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With the advent of a new round of technological revolution, the wave of Industry 4.0 is sweeping the world, and intelligent manufacturing, which integrates advanced technologies such as the Internet, big data, and artificial intelligence, is gradually becoming a new highland for global manufacturing. The 2024 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference will be held in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province from December 20 to 22.
With the theme of “Accelerating the creation of an upgraded version of intelligent manufacturing and developing new quality productivity in accordance with local conditions”, this conference adheres to the idea of ”high-end, international, professional and systematic” and will present four major innovative highlights, injecting new vitality into the development of global intelligent manufacturing.01System layout as the core
Make every effort to promote the “upgraded version” of intelligent manufacturing
Manufacturing is the lifeline of the national economy, the foundation of a country and the basis of a strong country. Since the founding of New China 75 years ago, my country’s manufacturing industry has achieved leapfrog growth and significantly improved its development quality, becoming the world’s largest manufacturing country. In the process of comprehensively improving the modernization level of the industrial system, my country still faces many difficulties and challenges. It is necessary to actively promote new industrialization, transform and upgrade traditional industries, cultivate and strengthen emerging industries, plan ahead to build future industries, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system supported by advanced manufacturing.
The country continues to make systematic arrangements for the development of intelligent manufacturing, and is committed to promoting the continuous development of intelligent manufacturing in terms of independent innovation capabilities, resource utilization efficiency, industrial structure level, degree of informatization, quality and efficiency.
The 2024 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference will take “artificial intelligence + manufacturing” as its technical direction. At the theme conference, it will release and interpret the latest national-level strategic layout and achievements such as the “National Intelligent Factory Gradient Cultivation Plan” and the “National Intelligent Manufacturing Solution Unveiling”. With intelligent manufacturing as the main direction, we will deepen the promotion of new industrialization, create and improve the entire intelligent manufacturing ecosystem, and continue to explore new ways to build a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone, and even the industrial upgrading and economic transformation of traditional manufacturing cities.
The conference will comprehensively showcase new products, new technologies and diversified application scenarios in the field of intelligent manufacturing: key contents such as robots, demonstration applications and intelligent equipment. With its unique industrial positioning and rich display content, from basic research to application development, it will inject new vitality into the industry’s cutting-edge technologies and innovative trends!
In addition, the conference will also hold special seminars to explore the transformation and upgrading path of the manufacturing industry driven by artificial intelligence and the application prospects of aerospace intelligent manufacturing technology, striving to promote intelligent manufacturing to a higher level from multiple dimensions. At the same time, focusing on the frontiers of intelligent manufacturing technology and typical application cases under the new development pattern, the International Alliance for Intelligent Manufacturing (ICIM) and the Intelligent Manufacturing Association of the China Association for Science and Technology (IMAC) selected a number of intelligent manufacturing technology progress projects involving intelligent assembly and control of large device components, key technologies and applications of digital programmable multifunctional electro-hydraulic control valves, and carbon footprint ecological solutions.02Fusion innovation is the hot spot
Actively build an intelligent manufacturing “ecological chain”
From 2017 to 2024, the International Intelligent Manufacturing Alliance and the China Association for Science and Technology Intelligent Manufacturing Society Consortium released the “Top Ten Technological Advances in World Intelligent Manufacturing” and “Top Ten Technological Advances in China Intelligent Manufacturing” at the World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference for eight consecutive years, and held the “Intelligent Manufacturing Science and Technology Progress Exchange Forum”. The results covered nearly 20 key manufacturing fields, including high-end CNC machine tools, industrial robots, automobiles, electronics, aerospace, new generation information technology, textiles, marine engineering equipment, agricultural machinery, and medical equipment.
This conference will focus on the integrated innovation of intelligent manufacturing equipment, industrial software and intelligent manufacturing solutions, and plan to hold a series of special activities involving integrated innovation, including the 2024 Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Progress Exchange, 2024 Intelligent Manufacturing Development and Future Path, Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Talents, and Financial Empowerment of “Smart” Manufacturing to Strengthen the Province. Discussions will be held around key industrial chains such as integrated circuits, industrial mother machines, medical equipment, instrumentation, basic software, industrial software, and advanced materials, and high-quality development actions for key industrial chains in the manufacturing industry will be implemented.
The conference will also invite well-known experts and business leaders from home and abroad to discuss new ideas and practical cases in the cultivation of intelligent manufacturing talents, technological innovation, demonstration applications, etc., to promote in-depth cooperation among upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain.
03Relying on international exchanges
Actively expand the “circle of friends” of intelligent manufacturing
In order to further strengthen international exchanges and cooperation in the field of intelligent manufacturing, ICIM (International Alliance for Intelligent Manufacturing) will serve as one of the organizers of the 2024 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference for the first time, participate deeply in the conference, jointly promote international exchanges and cooperation in the field of intelligent manufacturing, and hold the ICIM Annual Conference and Council during the conference.
By then, experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from all over the world invited by professional organizations such as the World Association of Industrial Technology Research Organizations, IEC/SyC SM Intelligent Manufacturing System Committee, Russian Robotics Association, China Association for Science and Technology Intelligent Manufacturing Consortium, China Mechanical Engineering Society, China Society of Astronautics, China Automotive Society, China Automation Society, Mechanical Industry Instrumentation Comprehensive Technology and Economic Research Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology will gather together to share the latest research results and development experience in the field of global intelligent manufacturing. This is of great significance for promoting communication and in-depth cooperation among innovative entities in the field of intelligent manufacturing in various countries around the world, as well as the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry.
At the same time, the conference will also invite representatives from a number of international organizations to deliver keynote speeches or participate in roundtable discussions to jointly explore new opportunities for the global development of intelligent manufacturing.
04Supported by pragmatic cooperation
Cultivate and develop “new momentum” in accordance with local conditions
The conference will focus on the construction of Jiangsu “1650” and Nanjing “4266” industrial systems, coordinate manufacturing enterprises, intelligent manufacturing solution providers, industrial Internet platforms, and industrial software companies to actively participate in the conference and related market-oriented exhibitions, and fully demonstrate the latest achievements of industrial development and “intelligent transformation, digital transformation, and networking”. At the same time, the conference will focus on high-end think tanks and top experts in the field of intelligent manufacturing at home and abroad, and mobilize relevant parks, sectors, and enterprises to hold related activities such as intelligent networked vehicles, low-altitude economy, and industrial robots during the conference. Through R&D cooperation, industrial empowerment, and project implementation, it will deepen the connection between industry, academia, and research, and build a pragmatic cooperation platform for industrial transformation and development. In addition, the conference will also combine the leading domestic and foreign enterprises participating in the conference and market-oriented exhibitions to plan and hold a series of activities such as special investment promotion, project roadshows, and major project signings to enrich the content of activities during the conference and create a good atmosphere for industrial development.
By showcasing Jiangsu’s outstanding achievements in the field of intelligent manufacturing, the conference hopes to stimulate more potential cooperation opportunities and help promote high-quality development of the regional economy.
As one of the most authoritative international conferences in the field of intelligent manufacturing, the World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference has been successfully held in Nanjing for eight consecutive sessions since 2016. The 2024 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference is not only a grand event in the field of global intelligent manufacturing, but also an important opportunity to promote the innovative development of intelligent manufacturing. Let us look forward to this grand event and witness the arrival of a new era of intelligent manufacturing together!
