On December 6, at the "2016 World Smart Manufacturing Conference," the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "13th Five-Year Development Plan for Smart Manufacturing." The guiding ideology, goals, and key tasks for the development of smart manufacturing in China during the “13th Five-Year Plan†period have been clarified, and it is of great significance to promote the structural reforms in the supply side of China's manufacturing industry, build new competitive advantages in the manufacturing industry, and accelerate the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industries. After 2016 is over, what hot news is happening in smart manufacturing? 1. Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and SAP announced smart manufacturing solutions On January 27, 2016, the Shenyang Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and SAP Corporation officially announced the release of the 4.0 for Industry at the strategic cooperation signing ceremony and results presentation of intelligent manufacturing solutions. The smart factory solution and the industrial 4.0 demonstration line built based on the solution were also officially launched, demonstrating the future of smart factory custom production scenarios. Its birth will also provide better professional talents for the Chinese manufacturing industry, help the industry to explore the industry 4.0 technology standard system adapted to China's current situation, provide the best industrial 4.0 solution for the Chinese manufacturing industry, and promote the digital transformation of enterprises. 2. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology vigorously promoted the intelligent manufacturing project On March 31, 2016, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the Notice on Launching a Special Action for the Implementation of Smart Manufacturing Pilot Demonstration 2016, and issued the Implementation Plan for Smart Manufacturing Pilot Demonstration 2016 Special Action. †In summing up the implementation of the pilot project for smart manufacturing in 2015, we continued to organize and implement the “Smart Manufacturing Pilot Demonstration 2016 Special Actionâ€. Through pilot demonstrations, we will further upgrade key technology and equipment and industrial Internet innovation capabilities, form a batch of smart manufacturing standards in key areas, and continue to form and promote new models of smart manufacturing. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved 144 integrated standardization and new model application projects for smart manufacturing, and a total of 63 smart manufacturing pilot demonstration projects. 3. Sino-German intelligent manufacturing cooperation opens a new chapter China and Germany are both manufacturing giants. In order to welcome a new round of scientific and technological revolutions and industrial changes, and promote the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry and steady development, China and Germany have proposed "made in China." 2025" and "German Industry 4.0" strategy, and continue to strengthen cooperation in the field of smart manufacturing, hand in transition. From the establishment of Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing Alliance in Shenzhen to the Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing Cooperation 2016 pilot demonstration project list, the first batch of 14 Sino-German intelligent manufacturing cooperation pilot demonstration projects were officially announced and held the awarding ceremony, and then to “China and Germany CPS and "Intelligent Manufacturing Forum", "Industry 4.0 - Intelligent Manufacturing Thematic Activities and Sino-German High-tech Investment Matchmaking Meeting," "Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing Cooperation Summit" and other high-end summits ended successfully. In 2016, with the promotion of government, enterprises and other departments, Sino-German intelligent manufacturing cooperation has taken substantial steps. 4. The conference with the theme of smart manufacturing was very popular In 2016, the attention paid by Chinese companies to intelligent manufacturing has been greatly enhanced. They actively participated in related theme conferences, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Jiangsu Province in Nanjing on December 7. At the 2016 World Smart Manufacturing Conference co-hosted, nearly 4,000 guests from nearly 20 countries and regions, including 27 Chinese and foreign academicians and more than 200 celebrities participated in the conference, which has had a wide range of impacts and is a global smart manufacturing field. A large-scale, international exchange seminar. At the same time, local governments actively hold various types of smart manufacturing conferences. For example, Zhejiang Province and Hunan Province have successively held large-scale intelligent manufacturing forums. On September 24, directed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Xinhua News Agency, Xinhua News Agency’s “Financial National Weeklyâ€, the International Technology Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and China Intelligent Intelligence’s 2016 “Global Conference on Made in China 2025 and Industry 4.0†Held at the Beijing National Convention Center. The 51 guests from China and Germany brought a wonderful feast of intelligent manufacturing content to more than 500 participants on the site. 5. The GE Digital Innovation Workshop landed at Shanghai GE Shanghai Digital Innovation Square. It was officially put into use at Shanghai GE China Science Park on July 20, 2016. GE will form a digital innovation workshop in Shanghai with other similar facilities in other regions. The global network supports the incubation of local start-up companies and provides aggregators for customers to collaboratively develop new applications for the industrial Internet. It is the first digital innovation workshop established by GE in Asia and is the second of four innovation workshops planned by GE after Paris. On November 21, 2016, Premier Li Keqiang visited the GE Digital Innovation Workshop in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, and expressed his praise for the unlimited space of innovations that gather people together. 6. The alliance of suppliers of intelligent manufacturing system solutions was established On November 30, 2016, the establishment meeting of the alliance of suppliers of intelligent manufacturing system solutions was held in Beijing. Xin Guobin, deputy minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, delivered a speech at the conference and gave a plaque for the chairman of the board of directors. Li Dong, chief of the equipment division, read the list of coalition agencies. The Alliance of Intelligent Manufacturing System Solution Providers is a voluntary industrial and non-profit social organization jointly initiated by system solution providers, industry users, and research institutes engaged in the field of smart manufacturing, and accepts the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Business guidance. At present, the league has 13 directors and 41 directors. Xin Guobin serves as the director of the Alliance Steering Committee, and Zhang Xiangmu, former Director of the Department of Equipment Industry, serves as the director of the Expert Committee. 7. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "13th Five-year Plan" for intelligent manufacturing On December 7, at the "2016 World Smart Manufacturing Conference," the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "13th Five-year Development Plan for Smart Manufacturing." The guiding ideology, goals, and key tasks for the development of smart manufacturing in China during the “13th Five-Year Plan†period have been clarified, and it is of great significance to promote the structural reforms in the supply side of China's manufacturing industry, build new competitive advantages in the manufacturing industry, and accelerate the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industries. The ten key tasks are clarified: First, accelerate the development of intelligent manufacturing equipment; Second, strengthen the key common technical innovation; Third, build a smart manufacturing standard system; Fourth, build the industrial Internet foundation; Fifth, increase the demonstration and promotion of intelligent manufacturing pilots; Promote intelligent transformation in key areas; Seventh, promote intelligent transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises; Eight. Cultivate an intelligent manufacturing ecosystem; 9. Promote collaborative development of regional intelligent manufacturing; 10. Create smart manufacturing talents.