"Industry 4.0" is the "Fourth Industrial Revolution", which is a national strategic concept proposed at the Hannover Messe in Germany in 2013. In a narrow sense, it is to compete with the United States and the United States, which have gradually intervened in the global traditional manufacturing industry through strong information technology strength. Enterprises, through digital technologies such as the Internet of Things, promote the transformation of the manufacturing industry and enhance Germany's position in the future global manufacturing industry. However, with the development of the times, the concept of "Industry 4.0" has gradually become globalized and has become synonymous with the fourth industrial revolution led by intelligent manufacturing. In 2015, the State Council officially issued "Made in China 2025", deploying to comprehensively promote the implementation of the strategy of manufacturing a strong country, and the cooperation with Industry 4.0 has entered a new stage.

  As China's emerging light industry agglomeration province, Guangdong is well-known at home and abroad for its home appliance industry. After entering the 21st century, it is also facing various challenges. The need for transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry coincides with the concept of "Industry 4.0". On June 8, CCTV's "Focus Interview" program focused on the digital transformation of Guangdong home appliance enterprise Galanz Group. Through Industry 4.0 base, self-developed supply chain collaboration platform and manufacturing execution system, it vividly explained Galanz's use of digitalization as a means to improve quality and increase. At the same time, it will drive new trends in the development of upstream and downstream industrial chains.


  Efficiency miracle from 20 days to 7 days

  The first impact of digitization is the efficiency of information transmission. Taking the Galanz Industry 4.0 base as an example, the relevant person in charge of Galanz said: "In the past, when we received an order, the commercial department sent an email to communicate, there was a certain error rate, and manual and semi-manual coordination and communication between the workshops were required from order receipt to delivery. Departments cannot respond quickly to the market, and it is even more difficult to provide personalized customized services." Today, Galanz has built a complete industrial IoT ecosystem through its self-developed supply chain collaboration platform and manufacturing execution system, and has opened up the industry chain through digital empowerment. In all aspects, it used to take more than 20 days for a microwave oven from order to delivery, but now the whole process only takes 7 days.


  Drive the entire industry chain to grow together

  Improving production efficiency is only the superficial effect of the industrial Internet of Things ecology. The efficient transmission of information in the industrial chain has a more profound impact on supply chains such as material preparation, quality control, logistics, and inventory. The demand for raw materials changes in real time with the order volume, and the information of upstream and downstream suppliers can be traced at any time. The optimization of the stocking of raw materials and finished products, the optimization of logistics from supply to sales, the optimization of quality control of each batch of products, and the follow-up of after-sales are all available. epoch-making significance. Galanz's industrial IoT ecosystem drives the digital transformation of the entire industrial chain in this way.

  As Liang Zhaoxian, Chairman and President of Galanz Group said: "We also need all kinds of talents, all kinds of experts, all kinds of ancient texts, to go deep into every small and medium-sized enterprise, and we must help it build a whole system together, so that the whole system can be effective, Sustainability can be continuously iterated and upgraded with the entire large system, so that the entire industry chain can grow together.”


  Enterprises in the era of Industry 4.0 are not isolated islands, but are constantly affected by upstream and downstream supply and sales as part of the industrial chain. Thanks to the development of digital technologies such as the Internet of Things, the upgrading of the industrial chain can be said to be immediate. Effect. In the "Island Era" where informatization is not so developed, we can say that companies that pay attention to the industrial chain are far-sighted but difficult to make returns in a short period of time. However, in the era of Industry 4.0, they still do not pay attention to the industrial chain and do not grasp the transformation of digital informatization. Opportunity companies must be short-sighted and difficult to survive.