Industrial Internet Powers New-Type Industrialization
Cai Enze
In the era of rapid technological revolution and industrial transformation, the industrial internet is developing at an unprecedented speed, injecting boundless energy into new-type industrialization. As a product of deep fusion between new-generation information technology and manufacturing, the industrial internet exhibits distinctive features such as ubiquitous connectivity, data-driven decision-making, and intelligent collaboration, which are reshaping industrial production patterns, optimizing resource allocation, and elevating innovation capabilities.
The rapid development of the industrial internet is first reflected in its network infrastructure. Relevant data shows that by the end of 2023, China has built over 3.22 million 5G base stations, covering all prefecture-level cities, county-level cities, and 95% of township-level towns, providing a high-speed and stable communication guarantee for the industrial internet. In Guangdong, more than 80% of large-scale industrial enterprises have achieved digital networking, significantly enhancing the interconnection and interoperability between production equipment, production lines, and enterprises.
The industrial internet brings innovative vitality to industrial enterprises. Leveraging advanced technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, the industrial internet platform can perform in-depth mining and analysis of massive production data, providing precise decision support, optimizing production processes, and predicting equipment failures.
Haier Group has utilized the industrial internet platform for data analysis and application, shortening product development cycles by 30%, reducing product quality defect rates by 25%, and decreasing energy consumption by 18%. The industrial internet also promotes close interaction between enterprises and users, achieving personalized customized production. Qingdao Red Flag Group has collected user demand information through the industrial internet platform, customizing products based on individual preferences, with sales of customized products accounting for over 30% of total sales, not only meeting consumers' increasingly diverse demands but also opening up new revenue growth points for enterprises.
In terms of industry chain coordination, the industrial internet plays a crucial bridging role. It breaks down traditional information barriers and coordination obstacles between different links in the industry chain, realizing resource sharing, complementary advantages, and collaborative innovation between upstream and downstream enterprises.
In Jiangsu Suzhou's textile manufacturing industry, fabric suppliers like Shengze Silk, textile production companies like Ya鹿 Group, sales companies like Suning Easy Buy, and logistics companies like SF Express have implemented deep coordination through the industrial internet platform. Fabric suppliers can adjust production plans and inventory management according to orders from textile production enterprises, while textile production enterprises can quickly adjust product design and production processes based on market feedback from sales companies, and logistics companies can optimize delivery plans based on production and sales progress.
Through this industry chain coordination, the entire textile industry's inventory turnover rate has increased by 25%, supply chain costs have decreased by 15%, and market response speed has significantly accelerated.
The development of the industrial internet also has significant implications for promoting regional economic coordinated development. In Liaoning Shenyang, as a traditional industrial base, introducing industrial internet technology and platforms to digitize and intelligentize traditional industries such as machine tool manufacturing and automotive parts has led to over 50% of traditional industrial enterprises completing digital transformation.
Shenyang Machine Tool Group has vigorously promoted the application of industrial internet in the machine tool industry, achieving significant improvements in production efficiency, product quality, market competitiveness, and other aspects, driving local industrial economy recovery and growth, and reducing regional economic development disparities.
The industrial internet also plays a crucial role in ensuring safe production and green development. Leveraging technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data analysis, the industrial internet platform can monitor and predict potential safety hazards in real-time, effectively reducing accident rates.
Bao Steel Group has implemented an energy management optimization project through the industrial internet platform, reducing comprehensive energy consumption by 10% and carbon dioxide emissions by 12%, taking a solid step towards achieving the target of peaking carbon emissions and reaching carbon neutrality in the industrial sector.
Of course, in the process of rapid development of the industrial internet, we also face some challenges, such as network security issues, inconsistent data standards, and difficulties in digital transformation for small and medium-sized enterprises. However, as long as we maintain confidence, increase policy support, strengthen technical innovation, and cultivate talents, fully leveraging enterprise's main body function, actively promoting collaborative cooperation between industry, academia, and research, we can overcome these obstacles and unleash the industrial internet's powerful energy to drive new-type industrialization.
The industrial internet is a core engine for new-type industrialization, profoundly changing the landscape of industrial production. We must seize this historical opportunity, ride the trend, and fully tap the potential and value of the industrial internet, providing solid support and strong guarantees for China's manufacturing power and network power strategic goals.
This column article represents only the author's personal views.