Shanghai spells out its plans for intelligent manufacturing

Shanghai aims to become a hub for intelligent manufacturing and the main exporter of intelligent manufacturing solutions by the end of 2021. 

Pushing the "Made in Shanghai" brand, the city will turn into an highland for intelligent manufacturing and become the main exporter of intelligent manufacturing solutions, according to a three-year plan on intelligent manufacturing (2019-2021) announced on Monday.

The plan was issued by Shanghai Commission of Economy and Informatization at the 2019 Shanghai Intelligent Manufacturing Promotion Conference. It spells out the aims and the specific planning required for intelligent manufacturing.

“Intelligent manufacturing is the core driving force for high-quality development. Intelligent manufacturing matters in transformation and upgrade in industry. More resources and efforts will be put into it,” said Wu Jincheng, secretary of Shanghai Commission of Economy and Informatization.

By the end of 2021, Shanghai is set to achieve 100 critical breakthroughs on intelligent manufacturing equipment, industry software and key components.

The city will create a 10-enterprise list on the STAR Market, take the lead in formulating 50 criteria on intelligent manufacturing, and build two or three national service platforms for intelligent manufacturing.

It will cultivate 10 large suppliers of intelligent manufacturing, 100 intelligent manufacturing factory models and promote 1,000 enterprises to transform by 2021. Shanghai will focus on weak aspects in key areas, promote industries such as automobile, civil aviation, biomedicine, high-end manufacturing and green chemistry to apply intelligent manufacturing.

Shanghai will build “the core and belt” cluster for intelligent manufacturing. The core indicates Lingang world-class center for intelligent manufacturing, while the belt includes industry areas of Pudong, Minhang, Jiading, Baoshan and Songjiang.