Title: Thinking about Development of Manufacturing Science and Technology and Manufacturing Industry in China
Abstract: A discussion on the importance of manufacturing science and technology and manufacturing to the nation and the national economy is proposed.the sunset industry attribute of manufacturing is criticized.The viewpoint of taking the third as the criterion for the level of economic development is questioned.It is pointed out that the significant value of manufacturing consists in that it is the foundation to realize modernization,the guarantee and the initial motivation for industrialization,the backbone of comprehensive national strength,and the footstone supporting the mansion of our country.A country without its own powerful manufacturing capability will never become an economic power.As the basis of technology,science is potential productivity while technology is direct productivity.Only by means of technology,especially manufacturing technology,will it be possible for science to become actual productivity.At present,the application research appears more urgent for China.With no success in application research,there would be no success in industrial manufacturing technology and China would forever be controlled by others with even no guarantee for her economic development and national security.The central science and technology shift trend in the 21st century is from info-science and technology to bio-science andtechnology(including life-science and technology),and further to cognitive science and technology(intelligent science and technology).NBICM converging technology will induce an industrial revolution to bring about new breakthroughs in science and technology and economic development.Therefore,the selection of key RD project of manufacturing technology should accommodate to developing trend of world economy and science and technology as well as China's demand for development of science,technology,economy and society.Advanced manufacturing technology is the linchpin technology for increasing China's comprehensive national strength.Of all sophisticated manufacturing technologies,special attention should be given to green manufacturing,precision manufacturing,microelectronic manufacturing,bio-manufacturing,micro/nano-manufacturing,energy equipment manufacturing,heavy and large-sized equipment manufacturing,manufacturing automation,digital manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing. At present,it is advisable for China to develop advanced equipment manufacturing to provide the national economic with complete sets of sophisticated equipment on the one hand,and the means of manufacturing the above-mentioned industrial equipments on the other.In the RD process of advanced equipment manufacturing,in particular,the greatest care should be taken to solve the technical difficulties in developing the manufacturing equipment for heavy and large-sized equipments,such as large airplane,manned spaceflight,moon landing project,high-speed train,large passenger ship,large oil tank,large thermo,hydro and nuclear power generator units and microelectronics. The historical mission of China's manufacturing science and technology and manufacturing is to lay the foundation for China to join the rank of the world's innovative countries,to advance from a large manufacturing country into a manufacturing power,and to become a great power in the middle of this century.Innovation-driven advanced manufacturing with high added-value will be the linchpin in enhancing the competitiveness of China as a nation and that of her enterprises.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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