“十四五”智能制造发展迈上新台阶

Core Insights - The integration of intelligent manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) in China is deepening, providing strong momentum for industries like petrochemicals and steadily building future competitive advantages [1] Group 1: Intelligent Factory Development - The cultivation of leading intelligent factories is a strategic approach for China to establish global manufacturing benchmarks, with significant progress observed in manufacturing models, core technologies, and industrial value [2] - Leading factories are becoming industry transformation benchmarks, exemplified by Zhenhai Refining & Chemical's catalytic cracking unit achieving over 99% self-control rate through digital twin technology, resulting in a 29% increase in production efficiency and a 47% reduction in product defect rates [2] - AI has penetrated over 70% of business scenarios in leading factories, with over 6,000 vertical models developed, driving the large-scale application of more than 1,700 key intelligent manufacturing equipment and industrial software [2] - Leading factories are transitioning from "product manufacturers" to comprehensive providers of "products + services + solutions," collaborating with over 1,300 upstream and downstream enterprises to elevate the entire industrial chain [2] Group 2: AI and Manufacturing Transformation - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has introduced the "AI + Manufacturing" action plan, focusing on technological innovation, integration applications, enterprise cultivation, ecological construction, and safety governance to accelerate high-quality development in the AI industry [4] - The MIIT emphasizes the importance of developing a workforce skilled in both AI and manufacturing, particularly in interdisciplinary fields such as synthetic biology and AI-assisted materials design, to support the transformation of the petrochemical industry [4] Group 3: Digital Industry Breakthroughs - The digital industry is a key support for the deep integration of the real economy and digital economy, with significant advancements in scale, innovation capability, and empowering applications since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan [5] - The scale of the digital industry is steadily growing, reinforcing its role as an economic stabilizer, while innovation capabilities are accelerating, enhancing the effectiveness of new growth drivers [5] - The MIIT plans to continue accurately grasping the trends and rules of digital industry development, accelerating technological innovation and empowering applications, and strengthening standard leadership and ecological construction [5]