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hefei, september 18 (reporter zhang jun) the 2024 world manufacturing conference will be held in hefei, anhui province, and a large number of internationally renowned companies will participate in the exhibition. how can anhui attract global attention with its manufacturing strength, and how can it plan to become a new force in "made in china"?

looking back at the development history of anhui's manufacturing industry, from china's first vcd and the first microcomputer to the world's first quantum communication satellite "mozi" and the "original wukong" quantum computer, anhui has fought back from a traditional agricultural province to occupy a place in "made in china".

the “automotive first industry” continues to grow

anhui province has a long history of automobile industry development, starting from the first iron-wood structure bus "aiguo" modified by hefei axle factory in the early 1950s, to the "jac" truck born in chaohu auto parts factory in 1968, and then in 1997, chery's entrepreneurs came to a few "small thatched houses" on the wasteland of the yangtze river and started the dream of "making china's own cars"...

today, chery automobile has become the leader of china's own brands, with its automobile business in more than 80 countries and regions around the world, with a total of 14.2 million automobile users worldwide, including 3.9 million overseas users, and has ranked first in the export of chinese brand passenger cars for 21 consecutive years. anhui's manufacturing industry, represented by the automobile industry, has experienced a development process from scratch and from small to large.

how can anhui break through and gain a foothold in the development of manufacturing? as anhui's "first industry", the automobile industry has given a solid answer. as ge wandi, ceo of volkswagen (anhui) co., ltd., said in an interview with a reporter from china news service: "the right time, the right place, and the right people." ge wandi said that being at the right time, in the right place, and using the right people is the key to a company's success and the secret to the development of anhui's manufacturing industry.

so far, anhui has seven vehicle manufacturers, including chery, jac, volkswagen anhui, and changan, and nearly 1,400 parts manufacturers. in the first eight months of this year, anhui's new energy vehicle production was close to 940,000 units, an increase of more than 80% year-on-year, accounting for 13.4% of the national total, and the total volume ranking rose from the fourth place in the same period last year to the second place.

the 2024 world manufacturing conference will set up an intelligent networked new energy vehicle exhibition area to display the latest new energy vehicles from inside and outside the province. more than 10 new energy passenger vehicles, including volkswagen's first intelligent electric coupe id. yuzhong in anhui and chery's 2025 xingtu xingjiyuan es, will be unveiled at the conference, showing the style of the "new force" of anhui's manufacturing industry.

innovative genes and manufacturing industry moving towards "new"

innovation is the gene of anhui, and manufacturing is the engine of anhui's development. how do innovation and manufacturing collide to create "sparks"?

anhui's innovative gene is inseparable from the university of science and technology of china, which is located in hefei. today, the scientific and educational forces represented by universities and institutes such as ustc, hefei university of technology, anhui university, and hefei institutes of physical science of the chinese academy of sciences have passed on the innovative gene from generation to generation and deeply integrated it with the development of the manufacturing industry, becoming a new driving force for the development of new quality productivity in anhui.

at ustc silicon valley in hefei, anhui, wang zhiling, cto and co-founder of zhongke xingchi, has transformed its scientific research results such as high-level intelligent driving systems into innovative projects through the "connection" of the silicon valley platform. founded in 2021, ustc silicon valley connects universities and research institutes on one end and venture capital and industrial investment resources on the other end, and has become an important engine for promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.

innovative genes also empower the transformation of traditional manufacturing. in ma'anshan, anhui, on the high-speed wheel intelligent production line of baowu group magang rail transportation materials technology co., ltd., automated equipment and intelligent sensors work closely together, and workers use intelligent systems to create high-performance "running shoes" for high-speed rail.

anhui has made it a top priority to cultivate and expand ten strategic emerging industries, including new-generation information technology and high-end equipment manufacturing. it has built 24 major emerging industry bases, created a 200 billion yuan "fund jungle", and established ten special working groups to accelerate the clustering of industries. so far, the output value of anhui's strategic emerging industries has contributed more than 60% to the growth of the total industrial output value above designated size.

this world manufacturing conference will set up a special release area in the comprehensive hall of hefei binhu international convention and exhibition center and hold 11 series of release activities, including the release of digital transformation results report, "industrial artificial intelligence" and "four new" economy, "xingshuo" scene release, and antelope industrial big model 2.0 release.

the “powerful wave” of future industries

robots fold clothes, open bottles and pour water, and clean dishes... these are not scenes from science fiction movies, but the "qijiang no. 2" humanoid robot released by the jianghuai frontier technology collaborative innovation center. the machine has 38 degrees of freedom and can perform basic movements that human limbs can do. anhui's manufacturing industry has also targeted future industries and has become a "powerful new wave".

in hefei hi-tech zone, the third-generation autonomous superconducting quantum computer "benyuan wukong" equipped with 72 autonomous superconducting quantum chips was put into operation. this superconducting quantum computer is autonomous and controllable in four aspects, from hardware to quantum chips, to operating system and application software, with a localization rate of over 80%.

as one of the few provinces in china that first laid out quantum technology and industry, "quantum" has become a business card for anhui. on yunfei road, a few hundred meters long in hefei high-tech zone, there are dozens of quantum technology companies, so this place is called "quantum avenue".

in fact, anhui province has issued and implemented the "anhui future industry pilot zone construction plan (trial)", targeting "7+n" key areas and directions such as general intelligence, quantum technology, aerospace information, and low-carbon energy. by 2030, anhui will have built a total of about 30 provincial future industry pilot zones.

during the world manufacturing conference, hefei luogang park will be transformed into an exhibition hall for future industries. the static exhibition area includes complete vehicle exhibition area, intelligent networked vehicle exhibition area, drone exhibition area and intelligent robot exhibition area, where visitors can learn in detail about the latest technologies and development trends of various future industries such as new energy and intelligent networked vehicles, drones, and humanoid robots.

anhui is using innovation as a pen and manufacturing as ink to draw a new picture of development and move firmly towards the new and the future. (end)