An explanation of the four basic points of smart manufacturing

Digitization and networking are the original power and basic means of intelligent manufacturing; value creation is its most fundamental goal; collaboration and sharing are the basic paths to create value; rapid response to market and field changes is the most obvious sign of intelligent manufacturing.

These four points are explained in detail below.

Digitization and networking are the original power and basic means of intelligent manufacturing

Smart manufacturing is an opportunity created by the development of ICT technology. New technologies can be unrelated to ICT, but should not be classified as smart manufacturing. At the same time, we need to realize that the impact of ICT technology is widespread: it not only provides conditions for technological innovation, but also provides demand. Both types of technologies can be seen as related to ICT technologies. Among them, the so-called provision means that technologies that could not be done in the past can now be made; the so-called provision of demand means that technologies that were originally economically unfeasible become economically viable (such as the smart factory of Industry 4.0). This point is put forward, aiming at the phenomenon of "labeling indiscriminately", and putting technologies that have little to do with intelligent manufacturing into the basket. In addition, emphasizing "ICT technology-driven" is also the difference between intelligent manufacturing and flexible manufacturing.

Creating value is its most fundamental goal

The background of this point of view is against doing things that are advanced and useless. Why is advanced technology useless? There are two levels of reasons: the first level cannot improve the production and operation of the enterprise (such as quality, cost, labor efficiency, and response speed), and the second level is technological changes that cannot improve the market competitiveness of enterprises (such as Users do not accept high-quality, high-priced things). Emphasizing this point is to emphasize the need to "start with the end in mind" and promote intelligent manufacturing from the perspective of meeting user needs.

Collaboration and sharing are the basic paths to create value

The background for this point of view is that promoting collaborative sharing is the specialty of ICT technology. The big logic of intelligent manufacturing is similar to automation and informatization, but the scope of focus is different. Intelligent manufacturing focuses on a large space-time scope, and is the collaboration and sharing of departments and departments, enterprises and enterprises, past and present. Therefore, the subtext of this point is: intelligent manufacturing is different from traditional automation and integration of industrialization and industrialization, and is also different from flexible manufacturing.

Quick response to market and field changes is the most obvious sign of smart manufacturing