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Zhuhai intelligent manufacturing in national spotlight

Zhuhai's high-end equipment manufacturing received much attention at the 3rd Pearl River West Bank Advanced Equipment Manufacturing Investment & Trade Fair held in the city on Aug 16.

The fair aims to display the developments of constructing an advanced equipment manufacturing industrial belt on the west bank of the Pearl River.

More than 50 journalists from various cities involved visited Zhuhai-based enterprises and witnessed the great achievements Zhuhai has made over the years.

Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliances, a world-leading Chinese appliance manufacturer based in Xiangzhou District, amazed visitors with its "smart factory" full of robotic arms and sensors, which in fact, have appeared at the fair three times before.

Shen Xiandong, general manager of Zhuhai Gree Intelligent Equipment Co, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gree Electric Appliances, said that Gree has produced intelligent equipment covering 10-plus fields including servo manipulators and industrial robots.

Zhuhai's cutting-edge products and technologies featuring intelligent manufacturing attract attention from visitors. [Photo courtesy Zhuhai Daily]

The company has also realized independent research and development for reduction gears, controllers, and electrical machinery, becoming the country's first to master the production technology of the three core parts employed in robots.

In addition, Zhuhai Enpower Electric Co, a high-tech enterprise engaging in research and development, production and sales of systems for electric vehicles and clean-energy vehicles, and other industrial heavyweights, showcased their latest products and technologies in intelligent manufacturing.

Statistics reveal that Zhuhai completed a record of equipment manufacturing value added from 31.83 billion yuan ($4.77 billion) to 42.87 billion yuan in three years from 2014 to 2016, experiencing an annual increase of 16.05 percent.

Boosting the development of the intelligent manufacturing industry is the major direction of Zhuhai's efforts in the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry.

In recent years, there have emerged a number of local enterprises in this sector, helping make up an industrial chain integrating robot bodies, core components and parts, and system integration in its initial stage.

At present, the city of Zhuhai has set up three national industrialization demonstration bases, six provincial-level bases for strategic emerging industrials, and industrial clusters to further boost the development of advanced equipment manufacturing.

(xiangzhouonline)

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