China CEOs discuss smart manufacturing’s role in improving productivity, supporting China Manufacturing 2025
August 22 2016 - 7:00PM
Business Wire
CEOs and experts from China’s leading companies gathered in
Shanghai and Beijing to explore how smart manufacturing will
deliver value to the manufacturing industry and support government
initiatives including China Manufacturing 2025. Hosted by Rockwell
Automation (NYSE:ROK), “The Connected Enterprise CEO Forum” was led
by Rockwell Automation’s new president and CEO, Blake Moret.
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Rockwell Automation refers to The Connected Enterprise as the
connection of information from the plant floor to the rest of the
enterprise. This delivers unprecedented business value by bringing
together people, processes and technology to achieve enhanced
productivity, sustainability and economic performance. The
Connected Enterprise is enabled by an integrated control and
information architecture that delivers a smarter, more productive
and more secure environment.
“The Connected Enterprise is a future-proof vision available
today that is perfectly aligned with the Chinese government’s
“China Manufacturing 2025” and “Internet Plus” initiatives, to help
China transition to smart manufacturing,” said Moret.
“Connecting operations technology with information technology
has become a business imperative,” added Moret. “The Connected
Enterprise is how companies will realize tangible business value.
For example, it will enable pharmaceutical companies to comply with
stringent regulations; the consumer industry to be more flexible to
changing market trends; and bring greater efficiency to heavy
industry.”
China’s traditional industries, facing the problem of
overcapacity, are considering moving abroad for further
development. Last year, China’s Overseas Direct Investment (ODI)
surpassed its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the first time.
It is crucial now for Chinese companies to enhance quality as well
as plant productivity to compete globally. As they move to
cultivate markets outside of China, The Connected Enterprise will
help those companies address a number of challenges, including
global differences in standards and regulations.
“Rockwell Automation is well-positioned to help Chinese
companies invest globally,” said Bob Buttermore, managing director,
Rockwell Automation Greater China. “Our Connected Enterprise can
help Chinese companies boost global competitiveness by connecting
their people, processes and assets for global optimization.
Additionally, our global network covers over 80 countries and can
help companies meet local manufacturing standards, access available
support resources and build the infrastructure for global
plant-wide optimization.”
Rockwell Automation boasts extensive experience in helping
Chinese companies expand globally. The company signed a strategic
agreement with SGMW to implement an automation control system for
SGMW’s plant in Jakarta, Indonesia. Rockwell Automation provided
the automation control and information solutions, technical support
for SGMW’s equipment suppliers, and training for an overseas team.
This collaboration ensured SGMW could maintain the same standard
across different countries.
In another recent case, a Chinese tire manufacturer planned to
build a plant in the U.S. Rockwell Automation helped the company
with plant design to meet local safety standards. A seamless
Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in the company’s China and
U.S. plants helped to ensure integrated control of both plants.
Since starting operations in China in 1988, Rockwell Automation
has rapidly expanded. Rockwell Automation now has over 2,000
employees in 34 offices, a global R&D center in Shanghai, a
software development center in Dalian and two manufacturing
facilities. With world-leading control and information
technologies, Rockwell Automation serves a wide range of industries
in China, including automotive, tire, oil and gas, chemical, food
and beverage, life sciences, mining, subway, and water and
wastewater treatment.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest
company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes
its customers more productive and the world more sustainable.
Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs
approximately 22,000 people serving customers in more than 80
countries.
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