The manufacturing industry is moving towards the direction of intelligentization, and the industrial power is just around the corner

【Hot attention from Chemical Machinery Equipment Network ] Introduction: Industrial software is of great significance to the upgrading of the manufacturing industry to the direction of intelligence and digitization
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Industrial software is known as the "soul" of the modern industrial system, and it is a master of industrial knowledge, work experience and technical know-how
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Industrial software plays a central role in the digitization, networking and intelligent control of industrial enterprises, as well as business model innovation
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The digital design, verification and testing of industrial products and the digital control of industrial equipment are all inseparable from the support of industrial software
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Therefore, there is no doubt about the importance of industrial software for China, which has the most complete industrial categories and the largest manufacturing scale in the world
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However, as a large industrial country, the development of China's industrial software industry is relatively lagging, and the identities of a large industrial country and a small software country are extremely inconsistent
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Although after more than 30 years of development, China’s industrial software product categories have been relatively complete, covering multiple industries such as food and beverage, biomedicine, engineering machinery, home appliances, etc.
, and have certain industry solution research and development capabilities and service support capabilities.
Compared with software powerhouses, there is still a big gap in the development of China's industrial software
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At present, foreign software giants occupy more than 80% of the domestic industrial software market from design, manufacturing to service, and control core industrial software technologies such as simulation design, analysis tools, enterprise management, and advanced control
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There are more than 150 types of industrial software in various fields commonly used in the international mainstream, covering R&D and design, production control, testing and verification, etc.
, almost all provided by foreign companies, and the software is closed, not open source, and not open
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　　Industrial software is becoming the main bottleneck for our country to move from a big manufacturing country to a strong manufacturing country, and it is very easy to be "stuck" by foreign countries
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So, what is the cause of such a stuck neck?
 

　　Due to the late start of domestic industrial software and lack of deep industrial accumulation, there is still a certain gap between the software products and after-sales service of large foreign software companies in terms of user interface, software functions, system architecture and platformization, and openness.
Manufacturing companies are accustomed to buying and applying industrial software from foreign companies
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In order to obtain the market, domestic manufacturers can only adopt the strategy of obtaining customers at low prices
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However, this low-price strategy is not a long-term solution.
Due to the insufficient profitability of many domestic software companies, insufficient investment in product research and development, slow upgrades and iterations, hindered market development, and limited corporate development
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In addition, industrial software standards are also subject to foreign companies.
At present, the de facto standards in the domestic industrial software market are dominated by large foreign manufacturing companies.
Most product development and applications require interconnection with each other’s products, so they can only passively comply with the other’s product standards.

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　　To prevent domestic industrial software from being "stuck" and to catch up with and surpass foreign advanced industrial software, relevant experts said that we can start from the following aspects: First, focus on the core technology of industrial software, provide policy funding support, and concentrate advantages Scientific research forces carry out concentrated research; the second is to create a domestic industrial software innovation ecosystem; the third is to support the development and growth of domestic industrial software companies, and to help expand the application scenarios of industrial software innovation products; the fourth is to strengthen the support of talents, finance and other factors, cultivate R&D talents, and encourage Social capital is invested in domestic industrial software
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　　The Chinese government has deeply realized the importance of industrial software to the manufacturing industry
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In terms of policies, the support is also increasing, creating a good external environment for the domestic industrial software market
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On February 1, 2021, the Ministry of Science and Technology issued the "Notice on Soliciting Opinions on the 2021 Application Guidelines for the First Batch of 18 Key Special Projects of the "14th Five-Year" National Key Research and Development Plan", and industrial software was selected as a key special project of the National Key Research and Development Plan
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On April 14, the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for Intelligent Manufacturing Development" (draft for comments) issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and relevant departments clearly stated that by 2025, the domestic market satisfaction rate for smart manufacturing equipment and industrial software technology levels will exceed 70% and 50%
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On July 3, six departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Science and Technology jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Cultivation and Development of High-Quality Manufacturing Enterprises", which proposed to promote the digital development of the industry, vigorously promote the promotion and application of independent controllable industrial software, and improve the level of enterprise software
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　　On May 21, 11 companies in Guangzhou responded to the call of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to establish the China Industrial Software Alliance, with the main purpose of breaking the monopoly of overseas companies in the field of industrial software in China
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It is reported that these 11 companies are all top companies in the industry, and they are beginning to carry out research and development work on domestic EDA and CAD software
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At present, less than 10% of the chip design process that can be completed by EDA in China is in total
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　　Domestic industrial software manufacturers are also increasing their research and development efforts, continuously introducing advanced software products adapted to industry applications, and assisting the process of localization of industrial software
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We can see that with the joint efforts of national policies and industrial software companies, the domestic industrial software ecosystem is gradually improving and perfecting, and a large amount of social capital is also investing in domestic industrial software
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Domestic industrial software companies are becoming the "sweet rice cakes" of capital's attention
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　　Only when the core technology is in our own hands can we avoid foreign countries' pursuit and interception of China and guarantee our country's industrial and national security
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"Success does not have to be with me, it must be with me.
" I believe that with the joint efforts of the government, research institutions, markets, software companies, and industrial companies, domestic industrial software will surely rise to the challenge, continue to catch up and promote China's transformation into an industrial software powerhouse
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　　Source: OFweek Gongkong
 

　　Original title: The manufacturing industry is moving towards the direction of intelligentization, and the industrial power is just around the corner