Foshan forges ahead with innovative industrial development

Foshan, China's only pilot city to experiment with the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing, will stick to intelligent manufacturing and focus on introducing technology to emerging industries such as electronics, new-energy vehicles, biomedicines and new materials, said Deputy Mayor Tan Ping at the summit.

Traditionally, the city has led the country in the sectors of machinery manufacturing, textiles and apparel, furniture as well as ceramics and building materials.

Liu Taogen, director of Foshan National High-tech Industrial Development Zone, said the intensive integration of new-generation AI technology with advanced manufacturing technology will promote a new industrial revolution.

"The summit is a great opportunity for Foshan and will help the city develop a creative mode that puts the technology and intelligent manufacturing of Foshan and the worldwide market together," Liu said.

As an organizer of the summit, the development zone has been a core part of the city that supports intelligent manufacturing.

It has attracted more than 50 industrial robot manufacturers, including world and national leaders such as Wuhan Huazhong Numerical Control Co, Estun Automation and Yaskawa, according to Liu.