As a major manufacturing city, Foshan City in Guangdong Province has gradually formed a consensus in recent years: traditional manufacturing is not synonymous with backwardness, as long as the transformation is good, traditional manufacturing can also be revitalized. The textile industry is one of the traditional pillar industries in Foshan. In recent years, in response to the common problems of increased labor cost pressure, weak transformation and upgrading, and low added value of the industrial chain, Foshan has actively explored the digital transformation and intelligent transformation of traditional manufacturing industries, and developed new quality productivity according to local conditions. Industrial Revitalization: More than 5800 knitted clothing production enterprises continue to emerge with new models and business models, with 40000 large circular knitting machines, an annual output of 3 million tons of fabrics, 300 million pieces of ready to wear clothing, and an industrial scale of over 60 billion yuan. The world's knitting looks at China, and China's knitting looks at Zhang Cha Zhangcha Street, located in Chancheng District, Foshan, is a "famous knitting town in China". It is the largest knitting fabric industry base and the largest yarn trading market in the country, with an annual cotton yarn trading volume accounting for 30% of the country's total. Three years ago, Tao Siping, the chairman of Foshan Yadi Garment Co., Ltd., made up his mind to cooperate with Xiyin. Since coming to Foshan in 1991, he has been deeply involved in the knitwear industry for more than 30 years. Xiyin is a fast fashion cross-border e-commerce enterprise that adopts a "small order quick response" production model to quickly meet the diverse needs of the market. In recent years, Xiyin has changed and led the global trend of fast fashion production, and has also brought a huge ideological impact to Tao Siping. "With the rapid development of the Internet, if you don't adapt to it, you will fall behind or even be eliminated. The fast fashion production model has three characteristics: fast, low cost, and large-scale production capacity." "We have established a fast reaction production line to race against time." Tao Siping said that under the traditional production model, the production cycle of a new product takes four to five months, while according to the new production model, it only takes three to seven days. Only with the ultimate cost-effectiveness can we win the market. Currently, we design over 100 new styles every month, "said Tao Siping. In the three years of cooperation with Xiyin, the company has shown a rapid growth trend, with annual revenue doubling. In addition to new production models, a number of new business models related to the knitted fabric industry are also constantly emerging. The "Bangyibang" (Buy Cloth Worry Free) platform is a digital ecosystem platform tailored for the textile industry, which has grown rapidly in recent years. Our ideal is to create a 'fabric library' and reduce the procurement costs of Chinese textile enterprises Yuan Jia, the founder of Bangyibang, said that currently over 100000 garment factories have settled on the platform. Continuously promote the development of the knitted clothing industry cluster towards scale, high-end, and internationalization He Yongqing, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Zhangcha Street, said that from January to November this year, the development of the Zhangcha Knitted Clothing Industry Cluster continued to improve, with clothing production increasing by 21.3% year-on-year. Upgrading and transformation: As a leading enterprise, Guangdong East has established Yi Group, which is taking action to eliminate redundant production capacity and achieve lightweight development. Ou Shuwei, the general manager of the East Establishment Billion Operation Center, told reporters that the company originally had more than 500 large knitting machines and 33 dyeing and finishing production lines. Since 2019, enterprises have started upgrading and transforming: cutting down old machines that do not meet energy consumption standards, while transforming existing equipment into advanced production capacity through technological upgrades. At present, the number of knitting circular knitting machines has been reduced to 300, and the number of dyeing and finishing production lines has been reduced to 23. In terms of quantity, the production capacity of enterprises seems to be decreasing, but through 'slimming down', enterprises have become healthier Ou Shuwei said that the operating rate of the large round machine can reach 80-90% during peak season, far exceeding its peers. As a traditional industry, it is difficult to return to a period of high-speed growth, but through upgrading and transformation, healthy growth can be achieved. Entering the intelligent workshop of Foshan Ruian Clothing Co., Ltd., a huge digital display screen is jumping with various data such as orders. The workshop manager said that it takes only 7 minutes to turn raw materials into clothes. Zhang Yinfang, the general manager of Ruian Clothing, said that through digital transformation, the pressure of continuously increasing labor costs has been effectively alleviated. Enterprises will adhere to the concept of 'becoming stronger rather than bigger' and steadily move forward. There are no backward industries, only backward factories. Through digital transformation, 'traditional' can also be 'high-end'. "He Yongqing said that Zhang Cha regards digital and intelligent transformation as an important lever to promote the transformation and upgrading of the knitted clothing industry, with the main direction of extending, supplementing, expanding and strengthening the chain, striving to create a new cluster of knitted clothing industry worth billions of yuan. The textile industry is a microcosm of the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries in Foshan city, as traditional industries can also "transform" into new quality productivity. In recent years, Foshan has achieved significant results in digital transformation, with a large number of enterprises in industries such as ceramics, textiles, and building materials realizing the "old tree grows new branches". As of now, more than 7100 industrial enterprises above designated size in the city have implemented digital transformation, accounting for over 70%, and the average production efficiency has increased by 16.5% after the transformation. In 2023, Foshan will become the second prefecture level city in China and the first in Guangdong to achieve an industrial output value of 3 trillion yuan. This year, there are over 100000 industrial enterprises and over 10000 industrial enterprises above designated size in the city, and the manufacturing industry is accelerating its transformation from large to strong. Data shows that from January to October this year, Foshan achieved an added value of 495.8 billion yuan in industrial enterprises above designated size, and the proportion of industrial added value in advanced manufacturing industries to industrial enterprises above designated size remained stable at over 50%. The production of products such as refrigerators, air conditioners, water heaters, aluminum profiles, soy sauce, etc. ranks first in the country, and the city's business card of "wherever there is a home, there is Foshan made" is even more prominent. Taking the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries as the starting point, we will develop new quality productive forces according to local conditions Tang Yifeng, the Secretary of the Foshan Municipal Party Committee, said that the manufacturing industry is the solid foundation of Foshan, among which traditional manufacturing has the largest size, heaviest weight, and the best foundation. Among the 10 billion dollar industrial clusters, 7 belong to traditional industries. The transformation of traditional industries can also generate new quality productivity, and cannot be simply withdrawn as low-end industries. Vigorously promote the entrepreneurial spirit, continuously create a first-class business environment, and strive to form a 'grass irrigating trees and forests' enterprise ecosystem The reporter learned from Foshan City that in recent years, Foshan has formulated and implemented a series of policy measures such as "21 Measures for Stabilizing Industrial Economic Growth" and "8 Measures for Reducing Burden and Promoting Industrial Investment", continuously guiding resources such as land, capital, and technology to converge towards advantageous traditional industries, and the road of transformation and upgrading is becoming more and more spacious and solid. (New Society)