Innovation attracts foreign delegations to China International Industry Fair

Swiss manufacturing giant ABB is unveiling its Integrated Vision 2.0 version at this year's CIIF. By applying artificial intelligence, this latest vision-guided robotics solutions application can adapt to most cameras in the market and connect to the entire system in 30 minutes, significantly lowering cost, according to the company's marketing promotion executive Liu Hao.

Minister for Industry and Information Technology Li Lecheng said at Tuesday's opening ceremony that China intends to deepen global cooperation by aligning with international standards and further facilitating the construction of global industrial chains and supply chains featuring high security, efficiency, inclusiveness and mutual benefits.

In light of the interdisciplinary breakthroughs and collective leapfrogs being made in technology innovation, China will explore new trajectories like humanoid robots, brain-computer interfaces, metaverse and quantum information to accelerate its new industrialization process, he added.

"The CIIF is projected to create an open and coordinated smart industrial ecosystem, providing China's solutions for global industrial transformation and upgrading," said Tang Wenkan, deputy director of the Shanghai Commission of Economy and Informatization.

Shanghai's Mayor Gong Zheng said at the opening ceremony that the city has been advancing a form of industrial transformation and technology innovation that is grounded in the real economy.

Attaching greater importance to fundamental research into core technologies, Shanghai has been dedicated to building high-quality incubators, centers for proof of concept and institutions for technology transfers in a bid to transform more research results into products and, eventually, industries, he said.

Leading Chinese robotics companies including Siasun Robot & Automation, Chaifu Robot and Jaka Robotics will all display their latest technology during the fair.

Chaifu is showcasing the world's first heavy-duty industrial robot with a rated load capacity greater than five tons at the wrist, enough to lift a car. According to the company's marketing manager Cao Jiahao, the robot can be used for transporting oversized tools and handling extreme conditions in manufacturing, logistics, construction and mining.

As well as upgrading its home appliances, industry giant Gree has been pursuing progress in industrial equipment such as CNC machine tool and chips, as well as green energy technologies.

"Industrial equipment is the very basis of high-quality products," said Gree chairwoman Dong Mingzhu.

"The core of manufacturing is technologies rather than production procedures, whether it is about compressor, motor, capacitor or enameled wire. Therefore, technology self-reliance is vital."