The "Yangtze River Delta Manufacturing Digital Construction Demand-side Market Research Report" was released in Shanghai on the 18th. According to the news at the press conference, from March 5 to 7, 2025, the 2025 Manufacturing Digital Construction Expo (Shanghai) (hereinafter referred to as the "Manufacturing Digital Expo") will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. Spread out a new blue ocean of trillions, look at cutting-edge new technologies, promote digital transformation, and improve new quality productivity. At that time, global suppliers who provide products, technologies, system solutions and services for the digital construction of the manufacturing industry, as well as decision-makers, leaders and participants in the process of digital construction of the manufacturing industry, will gather in Shanghai.
Provide reference for market access decision-making and help expand opportunities on the demand side
At the beginning of 2024, Digital Intelligence Paradigm Exhibition (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Ipsos, one of the world's largest market research and consulting companies, conducted a survey on the scale of China's manufacturing digital construction market from the demand side, and the data shows that the market size of China's manufacturing digital construction will reach 1,100.8 billion yuan in 2024. Under the active promotion of national policies, enterprises facing their own competitive pressure, and the impact of the digital upgrading of the overall industrial chain, China's manufacturing digital construction market will continue to maintain rapid growth, and the market size is expected to reach 2,306.8 billion yuan in 2029, with an average annual compound growth rate of 16%.
The "Yangtze River Delta Manufacturing Digital Construction Demand-side Market Research Report" provides an in-depth analysis of the current situation, demand and future trends of the digital construction of the manufacturing industry in the Yangtze River Delta region, including the main six sub-industries (automobile manufacturing, electronic manufacturing, petrochemical, machinery manufacturing, food and beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturing) and their digital processes and demand trends, aiming to provide the industry with market access decision-making reference and help provide solutions for the digital construction of the manufacturing industry. The expansion of demand-side opportunities by product and service providers has important reference value for promoting the digital construction and transformation of the manufacturing industry in the Yangtze River Delta region and even the whole country.
The report points out that an important factor in the success of digital construction is the "two-wheel drive" of the business department and the IT information department, and the technology-leading solutions need to be integrated into the industry's Know How and solve the pain points and difficulties of the business, so as to avoid detours in digital construction. The market size of digital construction in different industries of the manufacturing industry is affected by the industrial scale, profitability and market competition, the type of manufacturing has a great impact on the implementation path of digital construction, and the future market size growth depends on the improvement of the maturity level of related industries.
The content of the report shows that in the process of digitalization, large domestic enterprises have the advantage of scale, driven by advanced manufacturing, domestic equipment and software substitution, through the integration of the supply chain system and the construction of industrial Internet platforms, leading the digital construction of the overall manufacturing industry. Although there are difficulties and pain points in the digital construction of small and medium-sized enterprises, the digital construction of small and medium-sized enterprises will be further accelerated with the joint empowerment of the industrial chain, digital solution providers and the government.
From a geographical point of view, the Yangtze River Delta economy is active, the manufacturing industry is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises and private enterprises, under the leadership of leading enterprises in the industry, coupled with the endogenous demand for small and medium-sized enterprises to improve their management, the digital construction market of the manufacturing industry in the region will grow at a rate higher than the national average.
Asia's digital construction is in a stepped shape, Japan, South Korea, Singapore maintain a leading edge in digital construction, Southeast Asian countries and India are accelerating the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, and with the mainland enterprises going overseas and expanding the layout of overseas production bases, the Asian market will be an important market for domestic excellent manufacturing digital solution providers.
China's manufacturing digital construction market is growing rapidly, and the Yangtze River Delta region is outstanding
The digital construction of the manufacturing industry refers to the application of digital innovation technology to all aspects of the manufacturing industry, covering product development and design, production planning, processing and manufacturing, quality control, warehousing and logistics, operation and maintenance services, supply chain management, sales management, operation management, etc., so as to realize the intelligent, digital, networked, flexible, sustainable and efficient enterprise management of the manufacturing process.
First, as a new engine of economic growth, digital construction has provided a new impetus for national economic growth by improving production efficiency, reducing operating costs, and innovating production methods. It promotes the intelligence and automation of the manufacturing industry, making the production process more efficient and precise, thereby improving the overall economic output.
The application of digital technology enables the manufacturing industry to respond more quickly to market changes, accelerate the speed of product development and marketing, and improve the quality of products and services. This strengthens the international competitiveness of the domestic industry and helps the country occupy a more advantageous position in the global market.
The third is innovation-driven development, and the digital construction of the manufacturing industry is an important way to implement the innovation-driven development strategy. Through digital platforms, enterprises can better integrate resources, collaborate and innovate, and promote the development of new technologies, new products and new business formats.
Fourth, the optimization of employment structure, with the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, the demand for high-skilled talents has increased, which has promoted the structural adjustment of the labor market and the improvement of talent quality. At the same time, digitalization offers more opportunities for new forms of employment and entrepreneurial activities.
Fifth, social sustainable development, digital construction helps to achieve the green development of the manufacturing industry, and promotes the realization of sustainable development goals by optimizing resource allocation and improving energy efficiency, reducing environmental pollution and resource waste.
Sixth, national security, in the digital era, the safety and reliability of the manufacturing industry are crucial to national security. Digital construction can strengthen the security protection of the manufacturing industry and ensure the safety and stability of critical infrastructure and important industrial chains.
By continuing to promote the digitalization of the manufacturing industry, the country can move towards the high end of the global value chain and maintain its leading position in the global competition. Digital transformation can help unleash the potential of new quality productivity, promote the optimization and upgrading of economic structure, and realize the transition from traditional manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing. This will not only inject new impetus into economic growth, but also bring higher quality employment opportunities and a greener and more sustainable development model to society.
According to the 14th Five-Year Plan of the People's Republic of China, by 2025, most of the manufacturing enterprises above designated size will be digitized and networked, and the backbone enterprises in key industries will initially apply intelligence, and by 2035, the manufacturing enterprises above designated size will be fully digitalized and networked, and the backbone enterprises in key industries will basically be intelligent. By 2030, the forecast market size will reach 2.7 trillion yuan, with an average annual compound growth rate of 15.3%.
At the same time, the report data shows that the market size of digital construction of the manufacturing industry in the Yangtze River Delta will reach 280 billion yuan in 2023. As an important engine of China's economic development, Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta region have significant characteristics and broad prospects for the progress and future development trend of digital construction of their manufacturing industry. The Yangtze River Delta has the largest economy, a clear focus on industrial development, and leads the three major industrial economic zones, with obvious advantages in infrastructure construction, industrial cluster effect, policy support, technological innovation and application.
It is understood that the upcoming manufacturing data expo is expected to have a site scale of 24,000 square meters and more than 400 exhibitors. It will focus on industry development and technological innovation, and invite manufacturing enterprises with digital construction needs from China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and other countries to visit and exchange. At the same time, industry forums, business matching, case studies and alliance activities will be held, and market research reports on the application industry will be released regularly and a series of forums will be held. It plans to release 8 in-depth market insight reports to provide data-driven and market-driven decision-making support for industry decision-makers, and launch more than 20 forums and activities, with participants including government departments, relevant associations, research institutes, manufacturing enterprises, system integrators and agents/distributors, business or professional service organizations, etc., and attracting the active participation of industry professionals such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data, 5G, IoT, additive manufacturing and digital twins. (END/Courtesy photo)