Advantages of Machinery Enterprises in Business Development

The essence of advanced manufacturing technology lies in its practical application. The development of mechanical automation technology should be guided by the actual production needs and specific conditions of enterprises. Only by adopting appropriate automation methods for suitable products can optimal technical, economic and social benefits be achieved. In advancing mechanical automation technology, China must emphasize practicality and tangible benefits for the national economy. The tendency to blindly pursue automation and automated production lines - where annual production targets can be completed in just one or two months, resulting in low capacity utilization - should be corrected. Projects that fail to significantly enhance economic efficiency or demonstrate low productivity should be postponed. What we need is efficiency, not just speed.

The development of low-cost automation technology holds great potential and broad prospects, featuring low investment, quick results, and improved automation efficiency that can achieve maximum economic benefits with minimum effort - perfectly suited to China's current development needs and national conditions. In the latter half of the 20th century, Toyota Motor Corporation pioneered the Lean Production model, which exemplifies achieving maximum output with minimum input. Drawing lessons from international experience in developing low-cost automation technology for machinery manufacturing is beneficial. Chinese machinery manufacturers possess abundant general-purpose equipment. In developing modern automation technology, priority should be given to existing equipment through rational machine layout optimization, supplemented by limited CNC equipment and CAD/CAM technology integration. This approach leverages the advantages of computer-automated management while harnessing human creativity, ultimately establishing a human-centered, information-automation-led autonomous unit production system. This provides a new pathway for China's machinery manufacturing automation - one that requires less investment, delivers faster results, yields higher efficiency, and aligns with China's national conditions. In the long run, achieving sustainable development in manufacturing through gradual, step-by-step progress requires joint efforts from both entrepreneurs and the nation.