“It goes without saying that industrial software is to intelligent manufacturing what air is to humans.” Zhang Xiangmu said. In its point of view, our country wants to become a manufacturing power, must become bigger and stronger industrial software industry. Without autonomous, safe and controllable industrial software, “technology containment” or “abusive sanctions” will occur frequently in the future.

As the internalization and embodiment of industrial processes, industrial software is developed based on existing processes and then supports the optimization and upgrading of industrial processes. In the digital, networked and intelligent era, without industrial software, intelligent manufacturing system is just an empty shell without soul.

“It must be admitted that there is a major gap between our industrial software and that of developed countries, and many aspects are controlled by others. The reason is that the growth and maturity of domestic industrial software lacks the accumulation of industrial knowledge and feeding of industrial system.” Zhang Xiangmu analysis.

In his opinion, 1980s and 1990s, industrial software of our country had a good start. During that time, universities and scientific research institutes developed more than 2000 sets of CAD systems, but many projects were basically no follow-up after acceptance.

Zhang Xiangmu believes that although it is composed of lines of code, industrial software contains manufacturing process and process experience behind it, which is the precipitation and crystallization of industrial knowledge. Without the accumulation of industrial technology, there is no excellent industrial software. Foreign industrial software developed, in addition to the early start, the key lies in the understanding of industrial process marrow and strong industrial system feeding.

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“Industrial software is hidden in the bottom layer of industry, cannot be seen, can not touch, once ‘cold’. After experiencing too many ‘choke’ waves, industrial software has been highly concerned with shouldering the mission of The Times.” Zhang Xiangmu said, “Chinese industrial software enterprises should go deep into the ‘hard technology’ of manufacturing and develop industrial software with defining manufacturing functions. Chinese manufacturing enterprises should also actively use domestic industrial software to promote iterative upgrading and accelerate progress by feeding.”

Another expert analysis, industrial software localization replacement can be expected. After two or three years of incubation, it will gradually enter a cashing period. However, the market size of domestic industrial software is not large enough to drive more capital and enterprises willing to invest, which is also the main reason for the emergence of global leading industrial software in China.

During the “13th Five-Year Plan” period, China has launched intensive policies to promote the development of industrial software, which has greatly promoted the development of China’s industrial software industry. Entering the “14th Five-Year Plan”, policies and guidelines to promote the development of the industrial software industry continue to be issued in line with new development strategies such as intelligent manufacturing, chip industry and accelerating internal circulation.

The latest data show that there are nearly 1670 enterprises in China whose name or business scope includes “industrial software” and whose status is in business, existing, moving in or moving out. In terms of geographical distribution, Guangdong Province ranked first in the region with more than 300. Shanghai and Anhui ranked second and third, with more than 280 and 240, respectively. From the point of establishment time, 50.6% of industrial software related enterprises were established within 1-5 years; From the nature of enterprises, more than 90% of relevant enterprises belong to limited liability companies. Since January 2023, there have been 76 patent applications related to industrial software.