Three sub-forums held in Wuxi Taihu New City marked the start of the 2019 New-gen Manufacturing Conference of Xuelang Town on May 9.

Talking about intelligent manufacturing, talent cultivation and industrial internet respectively, the three sub-forums invited experts and enterprises to share their opinions on how the manufacturing industry should approach the changes being brought about by the digital era.

Over 300 guests attended the intelligent manufacturing forum and exchanged ideas on the solutions to problems manufacturing enterprises face when transforming, upgrading and integrating with the internet and big data.

"The significance of intelligent manufacturing lies in the use of data as a new raw material for manufacturing enterprises. In today's construction of new manufacturing plants, data has brought about revolutionary changes," said Wang Feng, founder of Wuxi Xuelang Digital System Technology Co., Ltd.

Wang Feng, founder of Wuxi Xuelang Digital System Technology Co., Ltd., gives a speech on the significance of intelligent manufacturing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Xu Jianfeng, vice manager of the Jiangyin-based Shuangliang Eco-energy Systems, shared Shuangliang's experience in transforming from traditional manufacturing to service-oriented manufacturing.

"Enterprises must know how to provide customers with more professional and intelligent energy-efficiency management services to help them create value continuously," said Xu.