China: AI reshapes China's machine tool industry.

Storyline AI reshapes China's machine tool industry Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of China's machine tool industry, pushing the sector into a new era of intelligent manufacturing. According to a recent report from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, AI has been named the number one trend driving the industry’s intelligent transformation. The report says AI is reshaping the underlying logic of machine tools, giving them the ability to learn, adapt, and optimize on their own. It also notes that these machines are increasingly integrating with robots and auxiliary equipment, accelerating the shift toward smarter and more connected manufacturing systems. Qu Guochun, Director, Equipment Industry Development Center, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: "Intelligent machine tools will give rise to a new lean intelligent manufacturing model with autonomous control over the entire manufacturing process, achieving overall excellence of quality, efficiency, and resource consumption, and continuously generating new business formats such as manufacturing-as-a-service." China's machine tool industry has made quantum leaps in recent years, with combined revenue of enterprises above designated size exceeding 230 billion U.S. dollars last year, accounting for about one-third of global production and consumption. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]