“Smart Manufacturing in China” has gained wide recognition in the European market
2024-08-10
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At the Munich International Motor Show, staff introduced CATL's battery technology to European customers. Photo by our reporter Li Qiang
During the Paris Olympics, Alibaba set up a Future Life Pavilion on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, attracting tourists from all over the world to experience it. Photo by our reporter Shang Kaiyuan
Inside and outside the ongoing Paris Olympic Games, "Smart Manufacturing in China" has become a beautiful landscape. From modern venues and facilities to intelligent equipment systems, "Smart Manufacturing in China" not only meets the requirements of international events for product quality and performance, but also achieves technological leaps and innovation leadership in multiple fields. "Smart Manufacturing in China" represented by artificial intelligence, cloud computing, drones, smart home appliances and new energy vehicles is popular in Europe, bringing new experiences to European consumers and helping Europe accelerate its green and low-carbon transformation.
Innovative technologies frequently appear in major events
At the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, 1,100 drones precisely choreographed the Olympic rings, the Paris Olympics emblem, and the image of the torchbearer symbolizing hope and dreams, achieving a perfect fusion of technology and nature in the interweaving of light and shadow. This drone formation provided by the Chinese company Gaoju Innovation brought surprises to people. According to the relevant person in charge of Gaoju Innovation, the drones participating in the performance have fully upgraded their mounting systems, realizing multiple mountings such as fireworks and flower spreaders, demonstrating the company's technological innovation and product development capabilities.
Chinese technology helps innovate the way the Olympic Games are broadcasted. At the Paris Olympics, cloud computing surpassed satellites for the first time to become the main way to distribute live broadcast signals, with more than two-thirds of the signals distributed globally based on Alibaba Cloud. It is reported that this Olympics will produce 11,000 hours of ultra-high-definition content, an increase of more than 15% over the Tokyo Olympics, but the area of the Olympic Broadcast Center will be reduced by nearly 23%. "This is largely because Alibaba Cloud has been adopted on a large scale in this Olympics," said Sara Mullis, chief technology officer of Olympic Broadcasting Services.
The smart event broadcasting technology of Chinese company SenseTime was used in the full broadcast of table tennis and archery events, providing viewers with an immersive viewing experience. Reporters learned that this technology can achieve multi-person, large-scale, and multi-angle scene coverage using 3D non-sensing motion capture technology without any wearable devices, and obtain spatial motion posture information in real time.
Before the opening of the Paris Olympics, "Made in China" has frequently appeared in top international events. At the European Football Championship held last month, Hisense became the official partner of VAR (Video Assistant Referee) display, helping referees make more accurate judgments. This is also the first time in the history of UEFA that VAR display exclusive rights have been opened, which means that Chinese display technology has been recognized. BYD New Energy Vehicles also appeared as an official travel partner, providing green and low-carbon travel services for the event. Paul Tai, regional director of Italian retail solution provider Wanmei Group, said that Chinese brands are competitive, and with the greater application of artificial intelligence and automation technology, "Made in China" will continue to climb to the middle and high end of the global industrial chain value chain.
Meet the needs of intelligent and green consumption
In recent years, Chinese companies have increased their investment in technological innovation and R&D, and have continued to introduce new technologies, new products, and new solutions. European consumers' recognition of Chinese brands has continued to increase.
In view of the consumption habits of many local consumers who like emerging high-tech products, Hisense France has established a product development team composed of local personnel and headquarters personnel to plan product lines in a targeted manner. In 2015, Hisense successfully opened the door to the French market with its technological advantages in multi-door and double-door refrigerators. Liu Tao, general manager of Hisense France, said that 92% of the parts of Hisense laser TV are recyclable, and the energy consumption is 1/3 of that of ordinary LCD TVs. "Made in China" meets the intelligent and green consumer demand of the European market.
BYD has launched a number of new energy vehicles in 20 countries in Europe and opened more than 260 stores. Earlier this year, BYD cooperated with German car dealer Sternauto to open its first store in Berlin. "Before, German consumers were not very familiar with BYD, but now the brand's popularity is growing exponentially." Hein, the BYD brand manager of Sternauto, said that the company chose to cooperate with BYD because it was optimistic about BYD's recognition and development prospects in the new energy vehicle industry.
"Chinese companies have competitive advantages in new energy technologies, and we sincerely hope to establish partnerships with them," said Yann Pitolet, CEO of the Northern France Investment Promotion Agency. Markus Elsesseser, founder and CEO of the German Solar Promotion Company, said that strengthening cooperation with Chinese companies is a mutually beneficial and win-win situation.
Assisting energy structure transformation and low-carbon development
In June this year, the 2024 European Smart Energy Exhibition held in Munich, Germany attracted nearly 1,000 Chinese companies to participate in the exhibition. China became the country with the largest scale of participation for the first time. The report released by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association during the exhibition believes that China's new energy market is full of vitality and has injected strong impetus into the development of the global photovoltaic industry. The record growth of global photovoltaic power generation was largely driven by China.
China has become the world's largest new energy equipment manufacturer and new energy utilization country. Chinese companies and European companies continue to expand cooperation in photovoltaics, new energy vehicles and other fields, jointly develop competitive high-quality products and technologies, and help Europe's energy structure transformation and low-carbon development.
At the Francisco Pizarro Solar Power Plant in the Extremadura Autonomous Region of Spain, 1.5 million solar panels are neatly arranged to provide clean energy for 334,000 households. "All the solar panels we use are from China, and China's photovoltaic products are very suitable for our needs," said Jose Belliot, the local renewable energy development commissioner.
In Paracin, central Serbia, the Chinese company Norinco Solar announced in May this year that it would build a solar panel factory with an annual production capacity of 1 GW and a 200 MW solar power station. Once completed, the power station will become the largest solar power station in Serbia and contribute to the development of clean energy in the local area.
The first battery factory in Europe of Chinese power battery manufacturer CATL, the Thuringia factory in Germany, was officially launched in early 2023. It is expected to produce 30 million battery cells per year after full production, which can be used to assemble 185,000 to 350,000 electric vehicles. The factory supplies European automakers such as BMW, Daimler, and Bosch, and provides about 2,000 jobs in the local area.
France's L'Echo recently published an article saying that China has become a leader in e-commerce, renewable energy and other fields. Rothari, chairman of the Climate Change Working Group of the French Foreign Trade Advisory Committee, said that China's achievements in green industries benefit the world and China has made important contributions to global green development.
(Our Berlin correspondent, August 7)
Reporter Li Qiang
Source: People's Daily
