Exclusive Interview | Dr. Zhou Jun: Technology and Quality, the Underlying Forces Connecting Yizumi to the Future

As the tide of manufacturing surges into the deep waters of intelligence and sustainability, how does a leading forming equipment enterprise define its next decade?

At the YIZUMI CONNECT 2026 Advanced Molding Technology Conference held in late April, Dr. Zhou Jun, Director and Chief Technology Officer of YIZUMI and General Manager of the Press Division, offered his answer in a speech titled “The Power of Evolution.”

In his view, technology and quality have never been isolated capability modules; rather, they are the "dual wheels" that drive enterprises through cycles—mutually supporting and spiraling upwards, ultimately converging on a core: creating irreplaceable value for customers. This, in essence, is the underlying logic that propels Yizhi Mi from excellence to longevity.

"Why do customers choose us?" Dr. Zhou Jun's question goes straight to the essence. His answer is: because IZM can create more and deeper value for customers than others. He breaks down customer value into two interrelated levels:

The value of external customers has been redefined into four dimensions. In addition to the traditional concepts of "simplicity, efficiency, and stability" in production, a soft dimension—evolution—is particularly emphasized. Customers choose not just a piece of equipment but a strategic partner that can grow together with them. They consider whether Yizumi's future organization, brand, and product capabilities can support a long-term, strategic supply relationship. The value of internal customers follows the golden rule of "doing it right the first time." They do not produce, transmit, or accept non-conforming products in their positions; through continuous improvement, they enhance their capabilities to provide better quality output for downstream processes. This is a mutual achievement within the internal value chain.

Based on this, Yizhiming has constructed the "iron triangle" of product core competitiveness: technological performance and innovation, quality reliability and stability, and delivery and customer value realization. The three are deeply integrated and collectively point towards the true realization of customer value.

“Even with the same product, customer satisfaction can differ completely from one client to another,” Dr. Zhou Jun emphasized. “The difference lies in whether we have truly delivered value that meets their ‘individualized needs.’” This marks Yizumi’s firm transition from traditional “product delivery” to “customer value delivery.”

With the anchor of value set, how can every delivery be ensured to hit the mark with precision? Dr. Zhou Jun’s answer is: move beyond individual heroics and build robust systematic capabilities. This is precisely the core of Yizumi’s “five-in-one” systematic thinking—process, organization, capability, data, and IT.

Yizumi Academy was officially inaugurated in 2026.

In the technology field, Yizumi is embracing AI with a forward-looking vision. The company has divided the intelligence development of its products into six levels, from L0 to L5. Starting from L3, the introduction of AI will bring about a qualitative leap—remote management, fault diagnosis, and online quality monitoring based on neural network and data-driven approaches will become standard features. By L5, it will evolve into full-scenario, full-process autonomous intelligent collaboration based on digital twins, enabling the production system to achieve autonomous learning and self-evolution.

The 2nd Yizumi Technology Festival 2025

“Automation is replacing labor-intensive jobs, while AI will reshape positions that require analytical, judgment, and decision-making abilities,” Dr. Zhou Jun emphasized. “But the underlying logic of AI is not to replace people; rather, through automated decision-making, it reconstructs the entire manufacturing scenario and unleashes human creativity.”

2025 Yizumi Quality Month Event (Commendation)

In the field of quality, a profound transformation is also underway. Yizumi is shifting from the passive model of “problem-driven improvement” to a prevention-oriented quality management system. By establishing a Quality Management Committee, deepening the implementation of VDA 6.4 standards, and embedding quality standards into every business process, quality is evolving from “inspection” to “assurance” and “planning.”

The data has confirmed the value of this transformation: in 2025, the completed quality improvement projects at Yizumi saw an average failure rate reduction of more than 90%, and the avoidable cost of poor quality over the next year will decrease significantly. This strongly proves one point: quality is not a cost, but the most efficient way to create value.

After the foundational system and customer value anchors are established, how will Yizumi transform these capabilities into value that customers can perceive? Dr. Zhou Jun explained: With “green” and “intelligent digitalization” as two wings, Yizumi completes the “last mile” connection from capability to value.

This is the connection between strategy and products: Yizumi translates “green” into premiumization, intelligence, sustainability, precision, and modularity in its products; and interprets “digital intelligence” as the restructuring of production scenarios empowered by AI. These five directions together define the evolutionary coordinates of the next generation of products.

■ Full-process intelligent flexible mixed-line production system (part)

■ Intelligent Warehouse

■ AGV transportation

■ Parting Line

This is the connection between the enterprise and the ecosystem. Through collaboration with leading companies such as Huawei and Inovance, YIZUMI draws nourishment from their culture and capabilities. YIZUMI CONNECT 2026 itself is the greatest practice of connection. By bringing together global customers, suppliers, and experts, its deeper significance lies in the fact that the realization of customer value depends not only on YIZUMI itself, but also on the collaborative evolution of the entire ecosystem.

These three “connections” are interlinked, jointly answering a fundamental question: when a company simultaneously possesses a clear customer value proposition and solid, systematic capabilities, how will it shape its own future?

At the end of the speech, Dr. Zhou Jun replied: “Transformation is for evergreen growth. To earn our customers’ continued choice and trust, we must keep innovating and transforming, and continue to break through in the four dimensions of ‘better products, better quality, faster delivery, and higher value.’”

At YIZUMI CONNECT 2026, Yizumi showcased not only a series of new products and technologies but also a vision of the future that is unfolding: anchored in customer value, driven by technology and quality, and propelled by green intelligence, Yizumi is forging itself into a trusted partner for customers to achieve success.

And those imaginations about the future are being “made” real step by step. And this is precisely the power of evolution.