Automation industry welcomes development policies to help "localization"

In the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan”, changing the economic development model is still the key point, and improving the level of industrial automation is the way to achieve it. Industry experts believe that China's automation industry will usher in great development in the next five years.

The automation industry ushered in the development of the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, China proposed energy-saving emission reduction as the core, focusing on solving the problem of improving energy efficiency, development of renewable energy, improving environmental quality, and greatly reducing the intensity of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission intensity constraints Sex index. In the strategic new industries, energy conservation and environmental protection will be the first priority, and the development and promotion of high-efficiency energy-saving technical equipment and products will be focused on to achieve key technological breakthroughs in key areas and drive the overall level of energy efficiency. To achieve this arduous task, it is necessary to dig out new resources on the one hand; on the other hand, it is necessary to reduce resource consumption substantially as a basic requirement for industrialization. How to establish a resource-conserving industrial technology and production system, and achieve rapid economic development with less resource consumption, these also require the strong support of automation technology.

I think this will bring new development opportunities to the automation industry. The economic transformation is inseparable from energy conservation and consumption reduction. The improvement of energy efficiency must be achieved through automation. In addition, in the aspect of high-end equipment manufacturing, it is mainly to increase the level of automation to achieve the purpose of energy conservation and emission reduction. Xu Changrong, general manager of Beijing Heli Automation Technology Co., Ltd., said in an interview with a reporter from China Sankei Shimbun.

At present, enterprises engaged in automated high-tech in China have developed more rapidly. In the past 10 years, especially since the Ninth Five-Year Plan period, China's single R&D and production development from DCS (Distributed Control) systems has been very rapid, and a number of outstanding products have emerged. Companies such as Beijing and Lishi Company, Shanghai Xinhua Company, Zheda Zhongguan Company, Institute of Electrical Engineering and Beijing Kangtuo Group. The DCS systems developed and produced by these enterprises not only significantly increased the number of varieties, but also had reached or approached the international advanced level in product technology. In the only 4426 DCS systems applied in 2001 in China, 1,486 domestic DCS systems were used, accounting for 35%. In recent years, this proportion has increased geometrically year by year. Taking Beijing and Lishi Company as examples, it was established in 1993. It is an automated high-tech enterprise engaged in independent development and manufacture of various advanced and reliable control systems and platforms, and provides professional solutions for various industries. It has process automation and track. Transportation automation, digitized instrument control system for nuclear power plants, factory automation, control and drive, and informatization business units. In 2009, the amount of contracts reached 3.1 billion yuan.

Policies help "localization"

During the "12th Five-Year Plan" period, the central government emphasized the strategy of localization of major equipment manufacturing. From the point of view of local planning and various industry "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" industries, "localization" has been put on the government's work schedule, and independent innovation has always been a shortcoming of domestic automation companies.

At present, China's domestic equipment has a market satisfaction rate of less than 60%, of which only about one-third can reach the international advanced level. Among these imports, China has already possessed research and development capabilities, but domestic products have just entered the market. Domestic users are afraid to take risks. They are afraid that the technology will not be mature enough to buy. They would rather import foreign mature products at high prices. This is very unfavorable for the development of domestic enterprises.

"This year's "Decision on Accelerating the Cultivation and Development of Strategic Emerging Industries" puts forward some good principles and policies for the problems of investment, finance, and fiscal policies, and imperfect systems and mechanisms for entrepreneurial ventures, which will protect the company's independent innovation activities. Escort.” Xu Changrong expressed to reporters with confidence.

Xu Changrong believes that companies must have independent innovation awareness, attach importance to personnel training, and increase investment in R&D. At Heli, R&D expenses account for 10% of annual sales, which is very high. Last year, they set up an R&D center in Xi'an High-tech Zone. It is estimated that there will be more than 1,000 R&D personnel within 3 years. This will further enhance the Group's overall technical strength and will play an important role in promoting the development of automation, intelligence, information, digitalization and high-end equipment, electronic information and other industries in the western region of China. On this basis, the Hollysys R&D Center will also establish the largest embedded software R&D team in China, striving to make all major technologies in the global industry leading position within three years after the completion of the project.