With the continuous advancement of technology, the manufacturing industry is undergoing unprecedented changes. Driven by the wave of digitalization, intelligent manufacturing has become a new engine of development in the industrial field. Qingdao, Shandong Province, as an important manufacturing base in China, is riding the east wind of digital transformation and accelerating towards the future of intelligent manufacturing. On July 19, the “2024 Qingdao Digital and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Forum” jointly sponsored by the Organizing committee of China Qingdao International Industrial Automation Technology and Equipment Exhibition and China Industrial Control Network once again brought together industry elites to deeply discuss a series of cutting-edge technologies and innovative applications of intelligent manufacturing.

At the beginning of the forum, Liu Chenglin, Marketing Director of Veronton, introduced Veronton’s cloud monitoring expert solutions from the perspective of product architecture, software tools, leading application technologies and application cases. He said that the company provides comprehensive services including one-stop cloud configuration platform, remote debugging, mobile inspection, centralized monitoring technology, etc., effectively solve the data sharing, data synchronization and headquarters management and other industrial site monitoring problems, help enterprises to achieve intelligent manufacturing upgrades, improve operational efficiency and security.

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The forum delved into the latest market dynamics of industrial networks. HMS Sales Manager Liming Xue’s presentation focused on the changing market share of industrial networks in 2024, including the market share and growth rate of fieldbus, Industrial Ethernet and wireless networks. He noted that the industrial networking market is expected to continue its solid growth momentum with the increase in the number of newly installed nodes in the factory automation sector. While discussing key network technologies and market trends in different regions, he stressed the importance of reliable industrial network connectivity and the need to enhance manufacturing productivity and sustainability through network optimization. Finally, he also looked ahead to the future development trends of 5G, TSN, OPC UA FLC and other technologies, indicating that industrial network technology is moving towards more efficient, flexible and secure.

The development of 5G technology brings more possibilities to intelligent manufacturing. In the keynote speech of “Industrial 5G private Networks Build New advantages in Manufacturing ecological Development”, Xue Fei, director of business development of Ailing Network, pointed out that 5G technology has unique advantages in ensuring low delay and high reliability, and provides strong support for industrial automation and remote control. He listed the application of 5G private networks in a number of specific industry scenarios, such as manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, open-pit mines, and corresponding technical solutions such as 5G gateways, industrial 5G base stations and core 125720-01
networks, showing how 5G technology can improve the flexibility, security and efficiency of industrial production.

If there’s one hot track right now, it’s a humanoid robot. Lei Sai Intelligent market deputy director Cao Tong shared the development status, trends, opportunities and challenges of the humanoid robot industry, as well as Lei Sai Intelligent technology reserves and market planning in this field. He introduced that Lesai’s humanoid robot solutions and technologies cover from the independent research and development of core components, to the integrated innovation of joint modules, and then to the systematic design of the overall motion control solution, aiming to provide high-performance and high-reliability motion control products and solutions for humanoid robots. In addition, Lesai also has a strong research and development team and advanced manufacturing capabilities to ensure that products can meet the growing market demand for humanoid robots.