Intelligent manufacturing technology has become an inevitable trend in the development of the world's manufacturing industry, and major industrialized countries around the world are vigorously promoting and applying intelligent manufacturing technology. Developing intelligent manufacturing not only conforms to the inherent requirements of China's manufacturing industry development, but is also a necessary choice for reshaping China's new advantages in manufacturing and achieving transformation and upgrading, and should be elevated to the national strategic level.

　　Inherent requirements for upgrading the manufacturing industry:

　　First, it is an important path to achieve high-end development of China's manufacturing industry,

　　Second, it is an inherent requirement to accelerate the progress of intelligent manufacturing technology.

　　The realistic need to reshape the new advantages of the manufacturing industry:

　　First, it is a necessary choice to meet the challenges of "double pressure";

　　Second, it is an objective need to accelerate the industrialization of intelligent manufacturing technology in China;

　　Third, it is a powerful means to solve the constraints of energy, resources and environment, achieve energy saving and emission reduction goals, and is also an important measure to expand the policy space of the industry.

　　Analysis of China's already issued plans and policies to promote the development of intelligent manufacturing shows that the current focus is on the development of intelligent manufacturing technology and intelligent manufacturing equipment industries, while intelligent manufacturing is the process of applying intelligent manufacturing technology throughout the entire process of product design, production, management and service manufacturing activities, including not only intelligent manufacturing equipment but also intelligent manufacturing services. Therefore, to promote the development of intelligent manufacturing, planning and increased policy support should be provided in many areas such as intelligent manufacturing technology, intelligent manufacturing equipment, and intelligent manufacturing services.

　　Since the late 1980s, when intelligent manufacturing was proposed, countries around the world have conducted various researches on intelligent manufacturing systems, first on intelligent manufacturing technology, and then, in order to meet the changes in economic globalization and social product demand, the environment for the integrated application of intelligent manufacturing technology—intelligent manufacturing system—was proposed. Japan proposed the intelligent manufacturing system in 1989 and launched the Advanced Manufacturing International Cooperation Research Project in 1994. In 1992, the United States implemented a new technology policy, vigorously supporting key major technologies including information technology, new manufacturing processes, and intelligent manufacturing technology. In 1994, the European Union launched a new R&D project, selecting 39 core technologies, among which information technology, molecular biology, and advanced manufacturing technology all highlighted the status of intelligent manufacturing technology. In recent years, in addition to researching basic intelligent manufacturing technologies, countries have conducted more international cooperative research.

　　Modern industry now relies on advanced machinery, advanced software and communication technologies, and modern management techniques that emphasize lean inventory and integrated supply chains. And there is another trend in the industrial field: buildings, factory equipment, vehicles, warehouses, pallets, and the workers themselves are increasingly connected to networks, with equipment ranging from tiny environmental sensors to complex industrial robots. The networks they use may be wired or wireless. Some low-power devices will be battery-powered or use Power over Ethernet (PoE) connections. Others must be plugged into or connected to the building's electrical system. Many devices have their own firmware that can be remotely updated or reprogrammed.

　　At the same time, we can see that from "the integration of informatization and industrialization" to "Made in China 2025", innovative transformation has become an irreversible trend in the development of China's manufacturing industry. In the five major projects mentioned in the "Made in China 2025" strategy, "intelligence" is the core keyword. Especially in the "Intelligent Manufacturing Project" section, it clearly mentions "closely focusing on key links in key manufacturing fields, carrying out integrated innovation and engineering applications of the integration of new generation information technology and manufacturing equipment. Establishing an intelligent manufacturing standard system and an information security guarantee system, and building an intelligent manufacturing network system platform." China's path to industrial intelligence will steadily advance under the ten-year plan of Made in China, realizing the dream of overtaking on a curve.