Racing at Full Speed to Catch Up in the Smart Inspection Equipment Manufacturing Industry
Release Date:
2022-06-13
Intelligent inspection equipment manufacturing is a sub-sector of the intelligent manufacturing equipment industry. According to the 2018 Classification of Strategic Emerging Industries, the inspection equipment manufacturing sector is further subdivided as follows:
The intelligent measurement and control equipment manufacturing industry is an emerging sector that transcends traditional industries and is designated as a national strategic emerging industry. Its core sectors include CNC machine tools, metal cutting and welding equipment, instrumentation, industrial control automation, intelligent inspection equipment manufacturing, the Internet, software engineering technologies, and automatic control—among other cutting-edge technologies. Compared with traditional industries, its products feature automation, intelligence, sensing, analysis, reasoning, decision-making, and control capabilities.
Another salient feature of intelligent inspection equipment manufacturing is that it serves as the cornerstone of China’s manufacturing sector transformation and upgrading. Consequently, the extent to which inspection equipment manufacturing can meet the needs of manufacturing enterprises undergoing transformation and upgrading will be a critical determinant of the success of this broader transformation.
The manufacturing of intelligent inspection equipment is a sub-sector of the smart manufacturing equipment industry, and its development has been driven by the growth of the smart equipment manufacturing sector. At present, compared with developed countries, China’s inspection equipment manufacturing industry faces the following three prominent challenges.
(1) The manufacturing of intelligent inspection equipment lacks independent innovation. Although China is a major manufacturing country, it still lacks technologically advanced products with fully independent intellectual property rights. Core technologies in manufacturing continue to rely on imports, resulting in strong external dependence; moreover, China’s scientific research capacity is inadequate, particularly in the areas of original innovation and fundamental scientific research.
(2) The manufacturing of intelligent inspection equipment calls for an optimization of the industrial structure. At present, China’s production capacity is unevenly distributed: there is overcapacity in the mid- and low-end sectors, while capacity in high-end segments is insufficient to meet the demands of manufacturing upgrading. Many equipment manufacturers are concentrated in the mid- and low-end markets, leading to intense homogeneous competition; meanwhile, capacity in high-end markets—such as advanced equipment and core components, high-performance materials, and cutting-edge manufacturing technologies—is severely inadequate.
(3) The manufacturing of intelligent inspection equipment entails substantial energy consumption. Due to its long-term and extensive development, China’s manufacturing sector as a whole faces significant energy-consumption challenges. This not only results in energy waste but also drives up costs and poses environmental protection concerns.
In recent years, the Chinese government has attached great importance to the manufacturing of intelligent inspection equipment and to the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing sector, introducing a series of supportive policies. By 2025, China’s manufacturing industry is committed to the fundamental principles of innovation-driven development, green growth, and structural optimization, as well as the guiding principles of market-led initiatives, government guidance, a balanced approach that integrates short-term needs with long-term goals and holistic planning, prioritizing key breakthroughs, fostering independent development, and promoting open cooperation.
China’s smart inspection equipment manufacturing industry started relatively late, with a weak industrial foundation and underdeveloped industrial clusters. The intelligent manufacturing equipment sector as a whole suffers from a weak foundational base and limited overall strength among supporting enterprises. While some leading companies have achieved breakthroughs in system-level technology and integration capabilities, the domestic supply of key core components remains inadequate, leaving the industry still subject to constraints imposed by foreign firms.
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