Since the beginning of this year, the added value, investment, and profits of equipment manufacturing industry above designated size have achieved stable growth, and the role of "ballast stone" continues to be highlighted. Recently, following the "New Industrialization Media Research Tour" of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, reporters visited several equipment manufacturing enterprises in Anhui Province and found that frontline enterprises are actively exploring and promoting innovation breakthroughs in basic and key areas, accelerating the pace of high-end and intelligent development. The latest released data shows that since the beginning of this year, the development trend of equipment manufacturing industry has been good, becoming an important force driving industrial growth. Looking at the added value, in July, the added value of the equipment manufacturing industry increased by 7.3% year-on-year, 2.2 percentage points higher than the added value of the manufacturing industry above designated size, and contributed 47.9% to the overall growth of industrial production above designated size. Looking at the scale of investment, the investment in equipment manufacturing increased by 10.7% from January to July, 7.1 percentage points higher than the national fixed assets investment. Looking at corporate profits, from January to July, the equipment manufacturing industry's profits increased by 6.1% year-on-year, providing important support for the recovery of profits in large-scale industries. The stable growth of the equipment manufacturing industry is mainly due to the dual guarantee of demand and supply Wang Hao, Director of the Industrial Policy Research Institute of China Electronics Information Industry Development Research Institute, told reporters that from the demand side, the new round of large-scale equipment updates and the policy of exchanging old for new consumer goods have significantly driven the growth of domestic demand in the equipment manufacturing industry. From the supply side, China has many advantages such as the world's most complete industrial system and a huge market demand, which strongly support the steady growth of production and supply in the equipment manufacturing industry. Many equipment manufacturing enterprises are actively exploring and promoting innovation breakthroughs in basic and key areas, strengthening chains in segmented fields, and promoting industry quality, quantity, and efficiency improvement. After adding various impurities such as rice grains and stones into the intelligent color sorting machine, the rice raw materials are screened by a full spectrum high-speed high-definition imaging lens and a magnetic levitation spray valve with a removal frequency of up to 1200 times per second. On one side of the outlet, rice with full particles and uniform color flows out, while on the other side, there are defective products and impurities... At Hefei Meiya Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., the reporter saw that a precise grain sorting process only takes a few seconds, and a single device can process 30 to 40 tons per day. Since the beginning of this year, from the final assembly and production of the first prototype of a 300 MW F-class heavy-duty gas turbine, to the successful maiden flight of the HH-100 aviation commercial unmanned transportation system verification aircraft, and to the world's first 18 MW offshore wind turbine achieving grid connected power generation... The equipment manufacturing industry has continuously made new breakthroughs and accelerated its development towards high-end. Taking Anhui Province as an example, Luo Wenshan, Deputy Director of the Anhui Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, introduced that Anhui Province vigorously implements the improvement of industrial basic capabilities and major technological equipment research and development projects, compiles the "Anhui Province Industrial Basic Reconstruction and Development Catalogue (2024)", implements 60 industrial basic capability improvement projects, collects 470 "unveiling and leading" research and development guidance catalog projects for 2024, and forms a provincial plan for scientific and technological innovation in the fields of industry and information technology. Major projects and projects in the 14th Five Year Plan have been implemented one after another, and a number of equipment industry foundation reconstruction projects have been carried out in depth. The potential of new technologies and industries has been accelerated, providing new momentum for the development of equipment manufacturing industry. At the same time, the central and local governments will coordinate and support the accelerated development of new energy vehicles, industrial mother machines, high-end instruments, etc., continuously optimize the industry development environment, and promote the high-quality development of the equipment industry Wang Hao said. Not only is the amount of "new" content increasing, but the amount of "smart" content in the industry is also further increasing. In the welding workshop of Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. located in Wuhu, Anhui Province, more than 600 different models of robotic arms are waving, shaking their heads, turning around, welding, and sparks are splashing. The welding process here has achieved 100% automation. A car has over 5000 welding points, and through AI visual guidance, precise control of welding accuracy is achieved, ensuring product consistency, "said Wang Yuhui, the director of Chery Intelligent Manufacturing Factory. From January to August this year, Chery Group's cumulative automobile sales increased by 41.9% year-on-year. Wang Yuhui said that thanks to the intelligent layout, the factory can achieve mixed production of various vehicle models such as fuel vehicles, new energy electric vehicles, and hybrid vehicles, achieving "thousands of vehicles, thousands of samples" and fast delivery. The continuous release of industry development vitality through digital transformation and intelligent transformation. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 95% of national level intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories in the equipment manufacturing industry use digital design simulation, virtual verification, and other methods to significantly accelerate the research and development, production, verification, and delivery of high-end equipment such as large aircraft, new energy vehicles, and high-speed trains. The product research and development cycle is shortened by 20% to 90%, and research and development costs are reduced by 15% to 30%. The development of the equipment manufacturing industry towards high-end and intelligent industries not only promotes the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, enhances product added value, but also drives the expansion of strategic emerging industries, leads technological innovation, and injects strong impetus into the sustainable development of the equipment manufacturing industry Wang Hao said that in the future, it is necessary to continuously optimize the production capacity structure and strengthen high-end supply. Intensify innovation efforts, focus on cutting-edge demands, lay out future industries, build a stable and secure industrial and supply chain system, and promote comprehensive independent innovation in the equipment manufacturing industry. (New Society)