Sino-Swiss cooperation highlights intelligent manufacturing

In line with "Made in China 2025" or "Swiss Industry 4.0", intelligent manufacturing is now stimulating industry development, according to the Sino-Swiss Business Roundtable, the first parallel session of the World Intelligence Congress held in Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center on June 27.

Sino-Swiss Business Roundtable [Photo/north.com.cn]

In January 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed to strengthen the alignment of "Made in China 2025" and Switzerland's Industry 4.0 strategies.

"The core of 'Made in China 2025' and 'Swiss Industry 4.0' is to organize production via informatization and intellectual technology, which can not only keep working for 24 hours 365 days of the year, but also eliminate all man-made interference," said Wang Jun, president of Oerlikon China.

Intelligent manufacturing enables companies to optimize production processes and also has an impact on products' research and development.

"If we can integrate all enterprises' information around the world, we will make exact judgments on the present and future of our industry and markets," Wang noted.

"Intellectualization will also be reflected in the after-sales service," said Liu Anping, vice-president of Tianjin Tidfore Marine Engineering Equipment Company.

Tidfore has set up an after-sales service platform and instant messaging service, which aims to build an intelligent and unmanned marine public platform, and finally launch intelligent ports.

At the forum, guests also discussed the opportunities and challenges both Chinese and Swiss enterprises will face with against the backdrop of "Made in China 2025" in line with the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province.

A representative from a Swiss innovative company speaks. [Photo/north.com.cn]

"The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area has a big potential market," Wang said. "There is a great possibility for us to cooperate in research and development innovation, technology application and manufacturing."

Both the Made in China 2025 strategy and Tianjin's intelligent port will provide great opportunities to the companies from both sides to further strengthen cooperation.

China and Switzerland have established an innovative strategic partnership to promote common development and prosperity since last April, according to a statement released after Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann's state visit to China.