As artificial intelligence fuses deeply with manufacturing becoming a proposition of the times, a smart factory that condenses twenty years of technological accumulation is about to present its answer. On March 28, the Chongqing Factory of美的楼宇科技 (MeiDong Building Technology) will celebrate its 20th anniversary, and will simultaneously release to the global market the first fully AI-enabled water machine lighthouse factory.

From an industrial perspective, the water machine products involved by Midea Building Technology Chongqing factory, under the guidance of "Double Carbon" targets and the concepts of green and sustainable development, are experiencing rapid growth. According to data from Industrial Online, the scale of the Chinese centrifugal chiller market is expected to expand to 129 billion yuan by 2024, with the export market reaching 35.15 billion yuan, up by 61% year-on-year.

Midea Building Technology's Chongqing factory is an important witness to the development history of the industry. Since the launch of the centrifugal chiller in 2004, it began to emerge, and in 2019, the first magnetic levitation centrifugal chiller was introduced to the market, achieving a breakthrough in the technical field. By 2023, relying on the deepening of product technology and the multi-level alignment with end-user demands, the annual production exceeded 2,200 units. The development trajectory of Midea Building Technology's Chongqing factory over the past twenty years in the water machine industry is also a microcosm of the development of China's water machine industry.

With the extension of AI technology application fields, Midea Building Technology's Chongqing Water Machine Factory is also seeking transformation in the integration of intelligent manufacturing and digitization.

Faced with the customization demands of the terminal, Midea Building Technologies' Chongqing Water Chiller Factory achieved an optimal solution through the adaptation of its internal structure and processes. For 87% of customized orders, strict control is exercised over product unit adaptation, precision design, and production quality. Relying on a full-process, digital and intelligent operation and maintenance system to optimize the product configuration cycle, they have achieved an 81% reduction in water chiller selection time, a 45% reduction in product design time, and a 31% reduction in the market repair rate, despite the surge in customization requests.

Next, through a data platform for high-precision physical models, Midea's Chongqing factory performs intelligent order selection for different fine application scenarios, reducing the selection cycle to increase winning bids; moreover, through system intelligent optimization in customized parts smart design, delivery, installation, and iBUILDING Service post-sales processes, business workflow handling is genuinely realized to be efficient and reliable.

The upcoming 20th anniversary celebration will delve into the secrets behind the transformation of the Beauty Building Technology Chongqing factory from ground up to the world's first AI-enabled water machine lighthouse factory, showcasing the integration of smart manufacturing and green development, and offering a Chinese solution for global manufacturing.