WUZHEN, Zhejiang Province, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Fifteen intelligent robots move back and forth to transport polyester filament that rolled off the production line in the Xinfengming Group Co., Ltd., a fiber company in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province.
At the same time, the production scenes are transmitted through a 5G network to the company's industrial internet platform with 8K ultra high definition images. The platform facilitates centralized management, operation scheduling, as well as remote control.
This is an example of how Chinese companies are using digital technology to facilitate the upgrading and transformation of manufacturing process.
As China is fostering deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy to promote high-quality economic development, industrial internet has become a buzz word at the 6th World Internet Conference being held in the river town of Wuzhen in east China's Zhejiang.
When addressing a sub-forum themed "Innovations and Breakthroughs for Industrial Development," Chen Zhaoxiong, vice minister of industry and information technology said the development of China's industrial internet has been on a fast track, with more than 50 influential platforms being established. The number of industrial apps has reached more than 1,950, covering more than 100 industries.
"Industrial internet has penetrated into many industries such as steel, infrastructure, aerospace, and home appliances, which effectively promoted the digital transformation of manufacturing industry. It helps reduce cost and improve efficiency, helping some enterprises increase productivity by 20 percent," Chen said.
Zhejiang has become a forerunner in using industrial internet to empower its manufacturing industry.
Yuan Jiajun, governor of Zhejiang said the province will further enhance the service capability of the industrial internet platforms including the supET Industrial Internet Platform developed by Alibaba Cloud.
"As technological innovation is key to industry digitization, we will pool wisdom from universities, research institutions including Zhejiang Lab to develop key and core technologies in this area," Yuan said.
Inspur Group, a cloud computing and big data supplier has dedicated to constructing industrial internet platforms for companies from different industries.
Sun Pishu, CEO of the Inspur Group said at the forum that the adoption of industrial internet has expanded from large companies to small and medium sized companies.
"China has become a world pioneer in consumer-oriented internet platforms and applications, and I believe industrial internet will become a new engine for the country's digital economy. I hope more investment and policy support will be delivered to foster strong industrial internet platform operators," Sun said.
According to Wu Hequan, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 5G technology will bring more potential for the industrial internet as it will offer more stable connection and its low latency and high-speed broadband will better supply the need of industrial internet.
5G application in civil aircraft manufacturing was one of the fifteen world's leading scientific and technological achievements in the Internet sector unveiled during the conference.
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) have partnered with China Unicom, Huawei and Shanghai Jiaotong University to build a 5G-based industrial internet platform, which facilitates smart decisions through the entire supply chain including design, production, test flight and operation.
"Aircraft is dubbed as crown jewel of the modern manufacturing industry as it involves a highly complicated system. The application of 5G and industrial internet will help improve the quality and competitiveness of China's large aircraft," said Wei Yingbiao, chairman of COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
The fast development of industrial internet also brings more demand for cybersecurity. Zhuang Rongwen, director of the Cyberspace Administration of China said China needs to enhance the security system of industrial internet that covers hardware, software as well as data protection.
Zhuang said as the global supply chain and industrial chain become more closely linked together, the development of industrial internet calls for international cooperation.
China will foster international cooperation in policy-making, formulating technical standards and personnel training of industrial internet, so as to build a safe, reliable, and transparent international system for the industrial internet, Zhuang added.
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