“In the process of moving into a new era of industry, the involvement of the Internet of Things, big data, and artificial intelligence will make the industry more complex. At the same time, there will be mutual support and game between the two parties. One party will be transformed from the original participants. The other side comes from the spoilers of cross-border players."
On November 24th, Zhou Lingkun, a leading partner of information technology at Deloitte Intelligence Industries, published the “2017 China Intellectual Industry Annual Conference†hosted by “21st Century Business Heraldâ€. He concluded that the two parties are mutually reinforcing. Under the effect, the company will eventually achieve common progress.
Whether it is a cross-border or original giant, the demolition of the smart manufacturing battlefield has already begun.
The earliest interconnected roots of Sany Heavy Industry (600031) have been recognized by the country as one of the three major national industrial Internet platforms. In the same year, Yundao Zhizo, which was just established in 2017, has also entered the market from the simulation application platform. .
From a worldwide perspective, GE has been making industrial grade software in recent years, repositioning the company's focus, and promoting its industrial Internet products Predix to the market; Siemens, Haier and other industrial giants have also over-emphasized industrial cloud platforms. It can be predicted that in the future, a group of companies providing industrial-grade Internet and software services will enter the market for competition.
Digital application differences
"The competition between platforms is more focused on the service capabilities of industrial platforms." An industry source told reporters, "Of course, manufacturing capability is the foundation."
Compared with different platforms on the market, it can be seen intuitively that there are some differences in digital applications. One of them is based on its own powerful equipment manufacturing capabilities. It exports industrial cloud platforms to its customers through services. Representatives of these companies are powerful manufacturing companies such as Sany Heavy Industry and Emerson.
“Thirty-one is currently ranked among the top five in the global market segment and is firmly positioned in China,†said Liu Ziqing, vice president of Shugen Interconnect Technology Co., Ltd., “We provide products on the one hand and quality services on the other. There are a total of 1,000 service engineers. This number is still 10,000 before the application of the Internet of Things."
Applying the Internet of Things not only reduces the service cost of Sany Heavy Industry, but also improves service efficiency. "All the equipment we sell is connected to the network, and we can collect application data and application scenarios on each device and improve the analysis of these data." Liu Ziqing added, "The platform for processing this data is Predecessor."
In the future, service extensions can also be achieved through the rooted application platform. "Equipment and technology can even be linked to finance, such as leasing and insurance. Based on new technologies, a new ecology will be built around traditional manufacturing industries, which will be a new direction for manufacturing transformation and upgrading," he said.
Similarly, GE, this year, will focus its business focus on aviation, medical, and electrical fields. The Predix platform, which was previously heavily invested, will also play a role in these areas. “Monitoring aircraft engine data, assisting hospitals in managing their medical equipment assets, and assisting power plants in energy management, etc. Predix can provide customers with a variety of data support services,†said Duan Xiaoyu, CEO of GE China.
For companies that were not previously strong manufacturing companies, the "angle" is particularly important when it comes to competition in the industrial Internet market.
"For enterprises, in fact, the data itself is not suitable for sharing, but software and applications are suitable." Qu Kaifeng, general manager of Beijing Yundao Zhizao Technology Co., Ltd., told reporters, "So we start from the middle of the simulation link, and it is easier to achieve sharing. This stage is now more controlled by large international companies. We hope to make an open platform to serve more SMEs."
This also constitutes the profit model of similar companies, namely "platform free + service charge": free to provide customers with a common simulation platform kernel and simulation APP development environment, rely solely on the development of simulation APP, custom enterprise-specific simulation Android platform and provide simulation Technical service charges.
"From the competitive situation, there may be only one or two large industrial cloud platforms at the end." An industry source told reporters that "competition will intensify."
Industrial cloud platform landing concerns
Although the form of competition seems to be “a hundred schools of thoughtâ€, it is difficult to “get a hundred flowers†​​in the actual landing process. A large number of manufacturing companies are not only unwilling to put data in the cloud, but also have doubts about the trend of transition to smart manufacturing.
In the “touch and wisdom†visit of the 21st Century Business Herald Organization, many business leaders and participating experts told reporters that there was still concern about the “cloud†in the manufacturing industry.
Standing at the point of view of manufacturing companies, Wang Zhonghui, deputy general manager of Dongxu Optoelectronics (000413), believes that “especially high-tech companies often have skills, rely on technology, and can optimize their competitive advantages by optimizing only the production lines.†The demand for intelligent manufacturing is not urgent.
At the same time, the current intelligentization of China's manufacturing industry does not have a clear goal orientation. Enterprises in the industry are more at the stage of exploration, and the criteria and path of maturity are public opinions. "In the intelligent process, whether or not it can be combined with corporate demands is also where many companies hesitate," he said.
What's more, if intelligent transformation is needed, enterprises need to bring their own equipment, processes, processes, etc., and the security of information becomes a topic that cannot be bypassed. "If information leaks, intelligent transformation will not be worth it," he said.
The other party's point of view is that the providers of industrial cloud platforms hope that companies can cooperate with themselves and jointly realize the intelligent transformation of production lines. Previously, when 21st Century Business Herald interviewed Mike Train, CEO of Emerson Automation Solutions, he revealed the process of promoting smart manufacturing solutions to customers.
“We have a lot of customers who are very conservative. In fact, it is understandable because for them, any mistakes in the process are enough to cause serious consequences.†MikeTrain said, “However, we can start with a small area and gradually expand the scope of cooperation. And results," he added, "At the same time, all software must also have strong expert support behind it. We have the strength to allow users to trust you at the very beginning and are willing to gradually expand their cooperation."
Instruction Manual
1. Features
Clock display, 10 sets of adjustable timed power control, randomized power control, manual switch and optional DST setup.
2. First time charging
This timer contains a rechargeable battery. It is normal that the new/old model runs out of battery if it wasn`t being charged for a long period of time. In this case, the screen will not turn on.
To charge : simply plug the timer to a power outlet. The charging time should take at least 15 minutes.
If the screen doesn`t light up or displays garbled characters, simply reboot the system by pressing the [RESET" button.
3. Set clock
Hold [CLOCK" button and [WEEK" button to adjust week.
Hold [CLOCK" button and [HOUR" button to adjust hour.
Hold [CLOCK" button and [MINUTE" button to adjust minute.
Hold [CLOCK" button and [TIMER" button to select 12 hour/24 hour display.
Hold [CLOCK" button and [ON/AUTO/OFF" button to enable/disable DST (daylight-saving-time).
4. Set timer
Press [TIMER" button, select and set timer. Setting rotation : 1on, 1off, 2on, 2off, ...... , 10on, 10off.
Press [HOUR" button to set hour for timer.
Press [MIN" button to set minute for timer.
Press [WEEK" button to set weekday for timer. Multiple weekdays can be selected. ex: if selected [MO", the timer will only apply on every Monday; if selected [ MO, WE, FR", the timer will apply on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Press [RES/RCL" button to cancel the selected on or off timer. The screen will show "-- -- : -- --" , the timer is canceled.
Press [RES/RCL" button again to reactivate the timer.
When timers are set, press [CLOCK" to quit timer setting and return to clock.
5. Random function
Press [RANDOM" button to activate random function, press again to cancel function.
System only runs random function when [AUTO" is on.
Random function will automatically start the timer from 2 to 32 minutes after the setting.
ex : if timer 1on was set to 19:30 with the random function on, the timer will activate randomly between 19:33 to 20:03.
if timer 1off was set to 23:00 with the random function on, the timer will activate randomly between 23:02 to 23:32.
To avoid overlapping, make sure to leave a minimum of 31 minutes gap between different sets of timer.
6. Manual control
Displayed features:
ON : socket turns on.
OFF : socket turns off.
AUTO : socket turns on/off automatically via timer.
Manual ON setting
Press [ON/AUTO/OFF" button to switch from [AUTO" to [ON".
This mode allows socket of the device to power up. Power indicator will light up.
Manual OFF setting
Press [ON/AUTO/OFF" button to switch from [AUTO" to [OFF".
This mode turns socket of the device off. Power indicators will turn off.
7. Electrical parameters
Operating voltage : 230VAC
Battery : NiMh 1.2V
Power consumption : < 0.9W
Response time : 1 minute
Power output : 230VAC/16A/3680W
Q&A
Q: Why won`t my timer turn on?
A: It`s out of battery, you can charge the timer by plugging onto any power outlet. Charge the device for at least 15 minutes. Then press [RESET " button to reset the device.
Q: Can I set seconds of the timer?
A: No, the smallest time unit is minute.
Q: Does my timer keeps old settings without being plugged onto a power outlet?
A: Yes, the timer has an internal battery, it allows the timer to save settings without a power outlet.
Q: Is the battery rechargeable?
A: Yes, the battery is rechargeable. We recommend to charge it for 4 hours so the battery is fully charged.
Q: Does the timer needs internet connection?
A: The timer does not need internet.
Q: Does the screen have back light function?
A: It doesn`t support back light.
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