The quality and efficiency of the real economy have been steadily improved

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Based on the foundation of the real economy, we will expand and strengthen the advanced manufacturing industry, actively promote new industrialization, transform and upgrade traditional industries, cultivate and expand emerging industries, advance the layout and construction of future industries, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system supported by advanced manufacturing." ”

The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China recently held a meeting and pointed out that "increase support for the real economy" and "develop new quality productive forces according to local conditions".

Since the beginning of this year, all regions and departments have taken the real economy as the foundation for building a modern industrial system, promoted the high-end, intelligent and green development of the manufacturing industry, and steadily improved the quality and efficiency of the real economy.

In Lingang, Shanghai, the first prototype of the 300 MW F-class heavy-duty gas turbine independently developed by the mainland rolled off the assembly line; In Changchun, Jilin Province, the first hydrogen energy city train in mainland China completed the high-speed test run, and a new breakthrough was made in the application of hydrogen energy in the field of rail transit; Guangxi guests, bagasse turned into degradable tableware, the market is widely ......

In the first quarter, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.1% year-on-year, the highest value in eight quarters; Among the 41 major industrial industries, the added value of 37 industries increased year-on-year, and the growth area increased by 24.3 percentage points compared with the fourth quarter of last year, providing strong support for promoting the economic rebound.

Industrial production has rebounded, the quality of development has continued to improve, and enterprise expectations have steadily increased

Manufacturing is the foundation of the real economy. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "We must always attach great importance to the development and expansion of the real economy, and we must do a good job in the manufacturing industry. ”

Since the beginning of this year, in the face of the difficulties and challenges of the increasing complexity, severity and uncertainty of the external environment, the lack of effective domestic demand and the weak social expectations, all regions and departments have actively adapted to and led a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, grasped the key task of realizing new industrialization, promoted the recovery of industrial production, continued to improve the quality of development, and achieved a good start.

In the first quarter, the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 4.3% year-on-year, increasing for three consecutive quarters; In April, China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index was 50.4%, in the expansion range for two consecutive months.

-- The development of high-tech manufacturing industry has been accelerated.

Walking into the Nantong Satellite Smart Factory of Galaxy Aerospace, the intelligent material distribution trolley shuttles back and forth, and the low-orbit satellite intelligent production line adopts technologies such as intelligent assembly robots, digital manufacturing systems, and three-dimensional model projection.

"In the past two years, there have been considerable orders for commercial satellites." Cheng Ming, the person in charge of the factory, introduced that satellite parts are usually large in size and heavier, and the assembly system developed by the company has increased the assembly efficiency by more than 80% to meet the development capacity of 100 to 150 small and medium-sized satellites per year.

Accelerate the development of new quality productivity and lead industrial transformation and upgrading. In the first quarter, the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 7.5 percent year-on-year, 2.6 percentage points faster than the fourth quarter of last year; the output of new energy vehicles increased by 29.2 percent year-on-year on the basis of the rapid growth in previous years, and the output of charging piles, 3D printing equipment, and electronic components increased by 41.7 percent, 40.6 percent, and 39.5 percent year-on-year respectively.

-- The equipment manufacturing industry is moving forward steadily.

In the steam turbine factory of Harbin Electric Power Group, the sound of the machine in the production workshop is rumbling, and the roof crane is slowly moving along the track. "In the first quarter, the output of major products increased by more than 90% year-on-year, and the operating income increased by more than 35% year-on-year." Zhang Long, deputy chief economist, said that at present, the factory's production capacity has been fully filled, and it will make every effort to ensure the delivery of new energy storage and other project equipment on schedule.

The second domestic large cruise ship began to be assembled and carried, and the construction entered an accelerated period; The world's largest diameter high-speed rail slurry balance shield machine "Pilot" rolled off the assembly line, equipped with intelligent systems such as intelligent tunneling and advanced geological forecasting...... In the first quarter, the added value of the equipment manufacturing industry increased by 7.6% year-on-year, driving the growth of all industries above designated size by 2.3 percentage points.

-- The production of consumer goods manufacturing has improved markedly.

Air purifiers, rice cookers, microwave ovens, water purifiers...... For the first time, 8 categories entered the list of consumption subsidies for green smart home appliances in Shanghai. For 16 categories of first-class energy-efficient household appliances, consumers can enjoy a one-time subsidy of 10% of the transaction price.

Promote the "energy" of automobiles, the "intelligence" of household appliances, and the "renewal" of home decoration and kitchen bathrooms. The State Council issued the "Action Plan for Promoting Large-scale Equipment Renewal and Trade-in of Consumer Goods", and all regions and departments took active actions to implement policies. In the first quarter, the added value of the consumer goods manufacturing industry increased by 4.2% year-on-year, reversing the low operating trend since April 2022.

Favorable factors have increased, policy dividends have been released, and industrial enterprises are expected to increase steadily. Tang Weiwei, director of the Industrial Statistics Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, said that the results of the questionnaire survey of more than 100,000 industrial enterprises above the designated size showed that the expected index of comprehensive business conditions of enterprises in the first quarter increased by 4.4 points and 0.3 points respectively from the previous quarter and year-on-year, and the proportion of enterprises with optimistic business conditions in the second quarter increased by 5.9 percentage points from the previous quarter.

Leading industrial innovation with scientific and technological innovation, the high-end, intelligent and green level of manufacturing industry has achieved new results

Scientific and technological innovation can give birth to new industries, new models and new kinetic energy, and is the core element of the development of new quality productive forces. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is booming, the competition and game between major powers are intensifying, the trend of anti-globalization is rising, and the global industrial and supply chain is deeply adjusted.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "we should make greater efforts to lead industrial innovation with scientific and technological innovation" and "promote the high-end, intelligent and green development of the manufacturing industry".

Since the beginning of this year, all regions and departments have actively cultivated and developed new quality productivity, continued to promote the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure, and continuously improved the "gold content", "new content" and "green content" of the manufacturing industry.

Upgrading to high-end, the development advantage is more consolidated.

The Handbao hot rolling mill of Handan Iron and Steel Company of HBIS Group is in full swing. After the red-hot billet is rolled, the heat treatment process is completed by the quenching furnace and tempering furnace to become a piece of high-end wear-resistant steel. "With a strength of 1,500 megapascals, which is five times that of general construction steel, this product can reduce the production cost of high-end hydraulic balers by more than half. Since its launch in January, orders have increased by more than 40% on an average monthly basis. Liu Hongyan, head of the wear-resistant steel technology marketing team of Handan Iron and Steel Technology Center, said.

Waste clothing and plastic bottles are recycled and turned into "silk", and the polyester silk extracted from 8 waste plastic bottles can be woven into a polo shirt; The new 420 megapascal ultra-high-strength steel thick plate makes Asia's first deepwater jacket "Haiji-2" stand tall in the deep sea...... Consolidate the leading position of traditional advantageous industries, continue to create new competitive advantages, and accelerate the manufacturing industry towards the middle and high end of the value chain.

Marching towards intelligence, production efficiency has been steadily improved.

Walking into the prefabricated building 4.0 factory of China Construction Hailong Zhuhai Base, in the intelligent central control room, the large screen keeps flashing, and the data such as production, delivery, and inventory are displayed in real time. "From the design end to the production end, the staff can check the production progress and production capacity of different components, and check and fill in the gaps in time." Zhao Baojun, general manager of China Construction Hailong Technology Co., Ltd., introduced that the module structure can achieve 24-hour uninterrupted production, and it is estimated that it can save more than 60% of the construction time.

At present, the mainland has cultivated 421 national-level intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories, more than 10,000 provincial-level digital workshops and smart factories, and artificial intelligence, digital twin and other technologies have been applied in more than 90% of the demonstration factories.

The transformation to green has significantly improved the energy efficiency of products.

Suzhou, Jiangsu, Jiangsu Xin'an Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. is organizing a technical team to purchase equipment for the production line. "With the help of the intelligent analysis of power supply big data, we found that the ventilator and air compressor consume a lot of energy, and decided to replace the equipment." Qin Ling, manager of the intelligent promotion department of the enterprise, said. At the beginning of this year, the local power supply company equipped the enterprise with a carbon emission monitoring system, and installed nearly 180 electricity collection terminals in key carbon emission links such as plants, production lines, and key equipment, and carried out real-time quantitative evaluation of production energy consumption by drawing energy consumption curves.

At present, the mainland has cultivated a total of 5,095 green factories, 371 green industrial parks, 605 green supply chain management enterprises, and more than 500 specialized green manufacturing service institutions at the national level.

Stabilize growth, change mode, increase momentum, and reduce risks, and continue to consolidate the upward trend of the industrial economy

The industrial economy got off to a good start in the first quarter, with the prosperity level and business expectations improving. However, it should also be noted that the factors restricting the recovery of the industrial economy, such as insufficient effective demand and greater pressure on corporate profits, still exist.

Only by conforming to the general trend of global industrial development and change, making overall plans and comprehensive policies, fully mobilizing the forces of all parties, focusing on making up for shortcomings, strengths and weaknesses, promoting advantages, and enhancing the status and influence in the global industrial division of labor, can we effectively respond to various difficulties and challenges and realize the leap from a manufacturing country to a manufacturing power.

"In the next step, we will strengthen the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, cultivate and develop new quality productivity, solidly promote stable growth, change mode, increase momentum, and reduce risks, and consolidate and enhance the upward trend of the industrial economy." Shan Zhongde, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said.

Strengthen the foundation and improve the resilience and security of the industrial chain and supply chain.

The supply of carbon-14 isotopes is fully localized! A few days ago, the irradiated carbon-14 target was successfully extracted from the heavy water reactor unit of Qinshan nuclear power plant, which is the first time that the mainland has used a commercial nuclear power reactor to mass-produce carbon-14 isotopes, which can be widely used in agriculture, chemistry, medicine, biology and other fields.

The integrated underwater wellhead system independently developed by Continental has been successfully applied in sea trials, which can speed up the surface well construction stage during underwater drilling by more than 40%; The mainland's first deep-sea multi-functional scientific investigation and cultural relics archaeological ship was undocked, and important progress has been made in the independent and controllable design of deep-sea scientific research equipment and ships in ice areas...... The industrial chain and supply chain that are independent, controllable, safe and reliable have been vigorously built, and the leading power of development is firmly in their own hands.

Shan Zhongde said that in the future, we will systematically lay out key core technology research in key areas, accelerate the implementation of major projects, give full play to the advantages of the new national system, promote technological research, iterative application and ecological cultivation in an integrated manner, and promote major strategic technology and product breakthroughs.

Systematic layout to comprehensively enhance the ability of industrial scientific and technological innovation.

Pilot test, the only way for products from R&D to production, the "last mile" of industrialization of scientific and technological achievements.

In the workshop of Liaoning Panjin Fine Chemical Pilot Base, a "miniature version" of the chemical plant is presented in front of you. "In the pilot stage of chemical industry, the investment in infrastructure is high, and it is also limited by environmental protection and safety. But the market is changing rapidly, and for start-ups, they can't afford to wait. The person in charge of a chemical company in Panjin said. The Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the local government jointly set up a pilot base to provide enterprises with all-round support from factories and warehouses to talents and technologies through market-oriented operation, and open up the channel for the transformation of scientific research achievements.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "Implementation Opinions on the Innovation and Development of Pilot Manufacturing Projects", requiring the first (set) and the first batch of insurance compensation policies to be used; Hunan proposes to increase the use of new models such as "unveiling the leader" and entrusting orientation, and integrate high-quality scientific research resources to collaboratively tackle the "bottleneck" problem of major technical equipment; Zhengzhou, Henan Province proposed to focus on the construction of scientific and technological infrastructure such as ultra-short and ultra-intense laser experimental devices, intelligent sensor (MEMS) pilot platforms, and large scientific devices.

Accelerate transformation and promote the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy.

Molten aluminium at 700 degrees Celsius is injected into the mold in 100 milliseconds...... In just two minutes, the die-casting of the rear floor of the vehicle, which was welded with 72 parts, was produced. Coming to the die-casting workshop of Xiaomi Automobile Factory in Beijing, 9,100 tons of integrated large-scale die-casting equipment is being produced in an intense and orderly manner.

In order to ensure the accuracy of die castings, the integrated rear bottom plate also has a "line of defense" - X-ray inspection. "Our self-developed X-Eye intelligent quality inspection system can take 28 X-rays for the inside and outside of die castings, and artificial intelligence can efficiently detect whether there are defects with an accuracy rate of more than 99.9%." Hu Kai, head of the die-casting workshop of the Xiaomi automobile factory, said.

Give full play to the amplification, superposition and multiplication role of digital technology, and the high-quality development of the real economy has more "data power". "In the next step, we will strengthen application traction, improve supply support, improve infrastructure, moderately advance the layout of 5G, computing power, mobile Internet of Things and other information infrastructure, and vigorously promote the digital, networked and intelligent development of the manufacturing industry." Shan Zhongde said.

The real economy is the foundation of a country's economy, the fundamental source of wealth creation, and an important pillar of a country's prosperity. On the new journey, we will thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's economic thought, completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, vigorously promote new industrialization, and build a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone, so that the real economy will move forward steadily on the track of high-quality development.

Source: People's Daily