With the theme of “Smart New Era: The Transformative Power of AI in Production”, the second Future-Oriented: The German Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Federation Industry Conference was held in Zizhu High-tech Zone today. More than 400 people from the global manufacturing industry, including experts, business executives and technicians, gathered together to discuss the application and development of artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry, and provide new ideas and solutions for the application and development of artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry. It will also provide new opportunities and platforms for China-Germany economic and trade cooperation and technological exchanges.

It is understood that the German machinery and equipment manufacturing industry Federation, is the largest industrial association in Germany and even Europe and the representative organization of German manufacturing industry, composed of 35 industry associations, more than 3600 member enterprises, leading the high-quality development of manufacturing industry. The Shanghai chief representative of the Federation introduced in his opening speech, “This industry conference is a platform to promote the mechanical engineering solutions produced in China in the future. Each year, we carefully choose a theme that meets the current needs of the manufacturing industry. This year, we decided to focus on AI and its impact on production.”

LT9673a HESG446076R1 HE663599-31813 At the meeting, many experts, scholars and business executives shared the latest research results and practical experience of the application of artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry, confirming that artificial intelligence is an important force to promote the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry, and will lead the global manufacturing industry to develop in the direction of intelligence and digitalization.

In the manufacturing industry, the application of artificial intelligence technology is gradually changing the traditional production model. Mr. Gu Han, General Manager of East China of Microsoft China Eco-Partner Division, shared the keynote speech of “Microsoft Ai Capability Insight and Application Landing”, and looked forward to the prospect of artificial intelligence technology empowering manufacturing and helping enterprises to improve production efficiency and quality.

Dr. Guo Xin, Senior Director of business development of the digital Manufacturing Department of Siemens Digital Industry Software Company, interpreted the connotation of “Software Defined engineering design – non-standard automation equipment” through the application of artificial intelligence technology in Siemens production.

LT9673a HESG446076R1 HE663599-31813 Li Shiqi, senior Architecture Manager of Intel (China) Co., LTD., delivered a keynote speech on “Software-Defined Industrial Automation Systems”, introducing how to upgrade and optimize industrial automation systems through software definition. He stressed that software-defined industrial automation systems will be an important trend in the future of manufacturing.

In the keynote speech of “AI Big Model Leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, Dr. Zhang Yu, vice president of technology of Eston Automation Co., LTD., deeply analyzed the role of AI big model in promoting the fourth industrial Revolution, shared Eston’s research results and application practice in AI big model, and provided valuable case references.

In the round table discussion, the participants conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on the opportunities and challenges faced by artificial intelligence technology in the process of transformation and upgrading, and analyzed the status quo of global AI regulation and the importance of establishing a sound regulatory system. Everyone agreed that the new technology of artificial intelligence, as a strategic technology leading the scientific and technological revolution and industrial revolution, is the focus of global scientific and technological innovation at present; China and Germany, both major manufacturing countries, enjoy broad cooperation prospects and strong cooperation potential.

In the view of the leaders of Minhang District, the conference held in Zizhu High-tech Zone is an important opportunity for Zizhu High-tech Zone to focus on the intelligent manufacturing industry and develop new quality productivity, and it is also a strong embodiment of Minhang District’s insistence on “manufacturing and service areas”. The mutually beneficial cooperation between Chinese and German enterprises will further promote the growth of bilateral trade, accelerate technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and provide a strong impetus for the sustainable economic development of the two countries.

It is understood that Zizhu High-tech Zone has been positioning global strategic emerging and high-end industries, attracting many multinational R&D headquarters and high-end intelligent manufacturing enterprises to settle in. At present, among the 7,399 enterprises settled in Zizhu High-tech Zone, 507 are foreign-funded enterprises, attracting a total amount of foreign investment of 9.44 billion US dollars, gathering into a powerful new quality productivity industrial cluster.

Europe is one of the key directions of Zizhu High-tech Zone investment work, and Germany has many excellent well-known enterprises and hidden champions, especially in the field of high-end machinery and equipment manufacturing. Zizhu hopes to attract more German and European enterprises to pay attention to Zizhu, choose Zizhu and seek common development through this cooperation with the German Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Federation.