In the context of rising labor costs and increasing constraints on land and the environment, it is imminent to shift from 'manufacturing' to 'smart manufacturing.' Machine tools are machines that make machines and are also called 'machine tools' in the equipment manufacturing industry. Machine tool itself is also a 'weapon' for the development of high-end equipment manufacturing industry. How to boost the development of high-end 'machine tool industry' is particularly evident under the strategic opportunity of "Made in China 2025".
Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center to show the machine
As one of the specialized trading service platforms in Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center recently ushered in the 'heavy household' - AMT Shanghai Technical Service Center. While moving in, AMT Shanghai The Technical Service Center also completed the upgrade of version 2.0, will show the physical unit of the U.S. industrial network, bringing more advanced processing concepts and technologies to China.
Reporters learned from the Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center, Waigaoqiao International Machine Center nearly one-third of the world's top 100 enterprises settled in. Last year, the machine tool center to achieve 3.5 billion US dollars of imports, the first half of this year, the machine tool center's import trade The amount has been completed by about 2 billion U.S. dollars.
International giants settled in industries that help industries make 'smart manufacturing'
AMT, which just moved the Shanghai Technical Service Center to the Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center, was founded in 1902 and has now become an important service agency and industry spokesperson in the international machine tool and machine manufacturing industry. More than 600, the output value of the United States accounted for more than 85% of the total output value of the machine tool industry; member companies involved in a variety of machine tools, tools, fixtures, design, material handling, 3D printing, inspection, software and communications and control.
In 2004, AMT set up AMT Shanghai Technical Service Center in Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone. After more than ten years of development, with the help and support of the U.S. Department of Commerce and Shanghai Municipal Government, and relevant departments of Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone , Technology Center to expand all types of new trade model and gradually become the advanced technology of the United States 'incubator'. According to Wood, chairman of the Association of American Machinery Manufacturing revealed that as of this year, the association has successfully helped 150 US machine tools and related products companies settled Technology Center, providing advanced technology and full-time service for Chinese users, of which 80% have been 'hatched' from Shanghai Technical Service Center and have established joint ventures and wholly-owned enterprises in China.
Due to the expiry of the original property lease and the functional adjustment of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, the American Association of Machinery Manufacturers decided to relocate the Shanghai Technical Service Center to the Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center while completing its own upgrade. 'We firmly believe that China's machine tool and manufacturing Industry has greatly developed, and AMT will provide members a one-stop platform to help them get to market quickly. "Wood said.
It is reported that the new AMT Shanghai Technical Service Center has 35 AMT member companies settled in. Technology Center has 500 square meters exhibition hall, 21 independent offices, 21 open office space and 3 meeting rooms, will continue to Member Enterprises And Chinese users to provide market introduction, display, business services, product training, pre-sales and after-sales, exchange and exhibition services.
In addition, as the innovator and leader of the mechanical manufacturing technology industry, to meet the upcoming smart manufacturing new era, AMT hosted, developed and actively promoted the "NC Equipment Interoperability Standard" which was also demonstrated at the Waigaoqiao Machine Tool Center. The standard Will accelerate the implementation of digital manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing.
Bonded display to ease the financial pressure on enterprises
Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Exhibition Trade Center was established in 2008, mainly for high-end machine tool industry to provide international trade facilitation and professional services. Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone upgrade to the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Area, the service level of the International Machine Tool Center Constantly improve.
Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center has now expanded to 100,000 square meters. Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center for map
As a member of the American Machinery Manufacturing Technology Association, the American Heck Machine Tool Company also recently moved into the Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center, and brought in several multi-million dollar equipment at the same time. Benefit from the Shanghai Free Trade Zone bonded display Convenience measures, these several machine tools without paying customs duties, you can show.
'Import duty of a imported machine tool is about 9.7% and VAT 17%. If you enter the Chinese market with duty-paid status and have great financial pressure, so the taxation is of great significance to our company. "Yao Xue, General Manager of Heck China, said.
In addition, the original Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center only bonded machine demonstration, the bonded machine can now be bonded and non-bonded machine demonstration, acceptance, for domestic, joint venture machine to provide a chance to debut.
This reporter saw in the Swiss GF (Georges Fischer) Group exhibition hall, several high-end machine tools are being debugged, the demonstration, one of the laser machine can replace chemical corrosion, 80 seconds to complete the mold manufacturing, high-speed cutting machine Speed reached 45000 to -50000 rev / min.
There are not only machine tools made in Switzerland, but also machine tools made in China. As the level of smart manufacturing in China is increasing, the demand for products from domestic factories is increasing. Thanks to the bonded free trade zone in FTA, we can display them together. Precision Machine Tools (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., said Chen Yixiang, president of China.
This reporter has learned that, as a global company, GF Group has set up factories in Beijing and Changzhou in China. Benefit from the bonded extension function, now only need to register in the customs and other functional departments, a week's time the two domestic factories are allowed to enter the product Bonded areas, do not need large fees and deposits, you can in the bonded area and imported products 'on the same', 'reception' global visitors.
In addition, using the "distribution and reporting" policy of the Customs, Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center has also created a publicized warehousing and distribution service information system in batches, focusing on customs declaration so as to facilitate the establishment of an international trading.
Phase II completed expansion of the center to 100,000 square meters
As a platform for international trade facilitation and specialized service of high-end intelligent manufacturing equipment, Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center Phase II has been completed and put into operation in mid-year. At present, Waigaoqiao International Machine tool center has been expanded to 100,000 square meters of scale.
Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center has successfully attracted more than 140 multinational machine tool companies from more than 10 countries and regions settled in, the customer showed 'three high' features - high precision, high efficiency, high cutting-edge. GF Group, such as the global rankings Top 6 companies, have settled, as well as 41 of the world's top 100 companies, such as Germany's Heller and Swiss power company.
According to reports, since the establishment of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, the Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center business has been further enhanced: from 2013 onwards, the import of machine tools and tools in the proportion of about 10% of the annual increase, by the end of 2016 to achieve imports The trade volume was 3.5 billion U.S. dollars. In the first half of 2017, the import trade volume has been completed by about 2 billion U.S. dollars.
In the operation mode, Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center to carry out 'precision marketing' work, in addition to gathering more than 100 world-renowned machine tool companies, machine tool centers and the world's most influential American, German, Swiss Machine Tool Industry Association Established a close cooperation.
Currently, the Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center is also actively preparing for the German Center for Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation, establishing a service center introducing German technological innovation through deep cooperation with the German Machinery Federation, the German Chamber of Commerce and foundations. It is estimated that it will be completed in May 2018.
'In the future, it will be expanded in a broader scope of business. It will not only be a sales center, it will become a global service network support, introducing advanced international machine tool technologies as well as helping domestic enterprises to go abroad. "Waigaoqiao Group Co., Ltd. Deputy General Manager Yao Zhong said.
It is reported that, in addition to the original convenience measures Shanghai Free Trade Zone, Waigaoqiao is planning to finance leasing and machine tool business services.
Europe and the United States on the market, 60% of machine tool sales through the financial leasing completed, while the domestic only 20% -30%, mainly due to incomplete supporting services caused by the high cost of the Waigaoqiao plans to import machine tools through custom leasing programs, Directly reduce the cost of financing enterprises and domestic customers purchasing costs.
According to the plan, Waigaoqiao International Machine Tool Center will be built into a trade service platform for international trade facilitation and specialization to introduce high-end intelligent equipment (including high-end CNC machining lathes, industrial robots, industrial automation equipment, etc.) Demonstration, import and export trade services, spare parts distribution, exhibits logistics, testing and certification, financial leasing, technical training as the core of the International Intelligent Equipment Services Industrial Park.