2018年CRI Changsha's manufacturing turning smarter

 

The city of Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, is considered one of the manufacturing centers of China, with four of the world's top 50 machinery¹ manufacturing companies based in the city.

The industrial development is now turning increasingly more innovative².

SANY, a Chinese multinational³ heavy machinery manufacturing company headquartered in Changsha, is the sixth-largest heavy equipment manufacturer in the world.

Among its advancements⁴, SANY built the pumping services for the construction of the Khalifa Tower in Dubai, which is the highest building in the world.

SANY also provided heavy mobile cranes to save the 33 miners in the 2010 Chilean mine rescue, and its business also covers road construction, port machinery construction and heavy equipment.

SANY currently operates six domestic industrial parks throughout China, and also owns and operates numerous manufacturing facilities overseas, many of which are in countries involved in the Belt and Road initiative.

"Our global manufacturing and sales network covers the Belt and Road route. In Europe, India, Russia and domestically in Xinjiang, we have built manufacturing bases or offices. This is part of our broader internationalization drive. The party secretary of Hunan told us in one of our European factories that we must strive to be the leading Belt and Road company. We plan to continue to solidify⁵ our businesses in these countries. We are expected to have two to three billion yuan worth of sales this year in India," says Liang Linhe, the CEO of SANY.

Based around its manufacturing expertise⁶, SANY has also developed its own platform for the Internet of Things, connecting all its equipment with its data network.

He Dongdong, deputy CEO of SANY, says this has made the company's manufacturing more intelligent and efficient.

"Through the live parameters⁷ of our equipment, such as the power of a working crane, we are better able to utilize⁸ our research for improving our equipment. Meantime, in our smart factory, all the machines being produced are connected to the internet. In this way we can constantly monitor the production process and achieve total digital manufacturing. With regard to after sale service, our internet-connected machines can help increase the efficiency of repairs, which helps increase our customer satisfaction," says He.

Also based in Changsha, Chaint Robotics is a high-tech⁹ company which designs and produces robotic manufacturing equipment.

The company provides automated¹⁰ solutions to customers in various fields such as rail transit¹¹, automobiles¹², engineering machinery and aerospace¹³.

"In 2014, our iron casting robot represented team China to attend the IERA Awards, the highest awards in the international robotics industry. We won the top prize for innovation. This is the first time a Chinese company has won the competition since China joined the International Federation¹⁴ of Robotics. Used on the assembly line of Dongfeng car manufacturing, four of these iron casting robots can do the same work as 40 people. Most importantly, the quality of the products we manufacture has increased by 80% to 90%," says Gao Di, a deputy manager with Chaint.

Gao says with robotic technology becoming more mature in China, he believes more and more industries will start moving toward smart assembly lines.

1 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

2 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

3 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

4 advancements   

n.（级别的）晋升( advancement的名词复数 )；前进；进展；促进

参考例句：

• Today, the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements. 当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Great advancements in drought prediction have been made in recent years. 近年来，人们对干旱灾害的预报研究取得了长足的进步。 来自互联网

5 solidify   

v.(使)凝固，(使)固化，(使)团结

参考例句：

• Opinion on this question began to solidify.对这个问题的意见开始具体化了。
• Water will solidify into ice if you freeze it.水冷冻会结冰。

6 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

7 parameters   

因素，特征； 界限； （限定性的）因素( parameter的名词复数 )； 参量； 参项； 决定因素

参考例句：

• We have to work within the parameters of time. 我们的工作受时间所限。
• See parameters.cpp for a compilable example. This is part of the Spirit distribution. 可编译例子见parameters.cpp.这是Spirit分发包的组成部分。

8 utilize   

vt.使用，利用

参考例句：

• The cook will utilize the leftover ham bone to make soup.厨师要用吃剩的猪腿骨做汤。
• You must utilize all available resources.你必须利用一切可以得到的资源。

9 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

10 automated   

a.自动化的

参考例句：

• The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
• Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。

11 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

12 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 aerospace   

adj.航空的，宇宙航行的

参考例句：

• The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
• Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。

14 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。