Schneider Electric Innovation Summit

The 2024 Schneider Electric Innovation Summit was grandly opened in Qingdao, Shandong Province, with the theme of "Dual Engine Progress, New Generation of Digital Intelligence".

On site, Schneider Electric showcased a series of high-tech, efficient, and high-quality green digital innovation achievements and full scenario solutions for the entire industry, aiming to empower industrial development through leading innovation achievements and profound industry experience, help enterprises accelerate the low-carbon "dual transformation" of digitization and greening, and achieve high-quality development driven by technology and ecological win-win.

Schneider Electric Innovation Peak Exhibition Area showcases digital solutions and applications

At this summit, renowned economist and director of the Shenzhen Greater Bay Area Financial Research Institute, Xiang Songzuo, shared his profound insights on China's economic transformation and upgrading under the theme of "New Era, New Industry, and New Economy".

How to find new development opportunities in uncertain times? Xiang Songzuo pointed out, "From high-speed development to high-quality development, innovation is the driving force for development, especially in new energy, green environmental protection, digital economy and digital industries, as well as emerging industries such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, which all have infinite potential

As stated by Yin Zheng, Executive Vice President and President of China and East Asia at Schneider Electric, "Empowering major industries with high technology is essentially digital productivity and green productivity

Driven by the dual engines of technology and ecology, accelerate the dual transformation of digitalization and green low-carbon

Yin Zheng stated that in the current situation, enterprises need to leverage the two engines of "technological innovation" and "ecological innovation" to seize the opportunity and win future prospects.

The first major engine is' technological innovation '. Yin Zheng pointed out that "there are formulas to follow and tools to achieve efficiency and sustainability. Schneider Electric's own practice and extensive empowerment experience have shown that the integration of electrification, automation, and digitalization can comprehensively improve efficiency, increase efficiency, and reduce carbon emissions, and has become a key tool for 'dual transformation'. Among them, digital technology can cover the entire life cycle of products and assets from design, construction to operation and maintenance, and advanced AI applications can further strengthen simulation modeling, process automation, predictive analysis, and other functions, thereby comprehensively improving production and energy efficiency, exploring value potential, and promoting profits through transformation.

The second major engine is' ecological innovation '. Enterprises need to integrate into the ecosystem, empower each other, jointly enhance industrial influence, and achieve a win-win situation of economic and social benefits. Schneider Electric has put forward the concept of 'influence' in this regard, advocating that enterprises adopt sustainable development as a strategy, innovate comprehensively, strengthen ecological cooperation, and achieve the transformation from 'competitiveness' to' influence '. In China, we work together with suppliers, system integrators, disk factories, service partners, and design institutions to create an open and collaborative ecosystem, which not only accelerates the transformation of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, but also empowers users in various industries and helps promote sustainable social development

Technological innovation drives the acceleration of 'dual transformation

Technological innovation is the core driving force behind the "dual transformation". This summit will hold a roundtable forum with the theme of "AI accelerates digital transformation and moves towards a new era of intelligence". Ding Xiaohong, Senior Vice President and Head of Industrial Automation Business in China at Schneider Electric, pointed out that "the driving force behind digital transformation is stronger, and it presents more practical, integrated, and open characteristics. The digital transformation of enterprises should have a clear path, cultivate internal strength, make good use of technology, and integrate ecology. Among them, AI technology will show unlimited potential

The Influence Roundtable Forum on "AI Accelerating Digital Transformation and Moving towards a New Era of Intelligence"

Ma Jun, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Junshi Biopharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., said, "Digital technology, artificial intelligence technology, molecular structure design and other technologies have many disruptive application scenarios in research and development. In this regard, the application of artificial intelligence, especially generative artificial intelligence, may have a disruptive impact and bring about a paradigm shift in the entire industry

Li Chong, General Manager of Beijing Shuanghe Pharmaceutical Equipment Co., Ltd., pointed out that the pharmaceutical industry is undergoing rapid digital and intelligent transformation. Over the past 50 years, Shuanghe Equipment has witnessed the rapid development of China's pharmaceutical equipment industry and the evolution of traditional manufacturing from semi-automatic single machines to fast assembly lines. He said that the pharmaceutical industry requires equipment to be integrated with the overall quality control system of the factory in terms of intelligence, digitization, and control systems. This is not only beneficial for digital control, quality control, and improving the traceability of data sources, but also helps to optimize the quality system of the entire pharmaceutical factory.

The traditional manufacturing industry is still undergoing a gradual transformation. In addition to combining IT technology and utilizing the power of new technologies and platforms such as big data and AI, we also need cross functional and cross departmental personnel communication to fully tap into the power of data and create greater value Liu Yapeng, Chief Engineer of Manufacturing Execution Systems and Electrical Automation at Nestle (China) Greater China Group, said.

Ecological innovation, jointly building 'influence

At this summit, Schneider Electric specially invited Haibosichuang and its upstream and downstream partners to jointly explore innovative ideas for ecosystem construction. Shu Peng, co-founder and deputy general manager of Haibosichuang, Chen Wei, executive director of Zhuhai Huafa New Energy, Wu Zhongjun, sales director of Aisima Solar Technology Co., Ltd., and Xiong Yi, senior vice president and head of strategy and business development in China at Schneider Electric, discussed the construction of an ecosystem, including how to achieve breakthroughs from 0 to 1, from 1 to N, and then from N to infinity.

Roundtable Forum on the Influence of "Aggregating Ecological Forces and Shaping New Development Momentum Together"

During the summit, Schneider Electric joined hands with partners from all walks of life to launch the fifth season of the "Winning Plan", creating an innovative ecosystem and future technological influence through a three business model of "Growth Camp, Acceleration Camp, and AI+Exploration Camp". During the summit, a "Complete Factory Partner Ecological Day" event was held to share cutting-edge practices of the new power system. On June 7th, Schneider Electric also held a supplier conference, inviting over 100 major suppliers to discuss multiple topics together.

As an industry event, the summit also set up an innovation exhibition area, working together with partners such as Lenovo Group, Haibosichuang, Hangzhou Saichen Electric, Jushi Group, Zhongxun Posts and Telecommunications Consulting and Design Institute, Shandong Dongming Petrochemical, and Liaoning Chunguang Pharmaceutical Equipment to jointly showcase digital solutions covering key areas such as infrastructure, data centers, industry, and buildings, providing a transformation path for participants from all walks of life.

As one of the important achievements of ecological cooperation, Schneider Electric has also partnered with NVIDIA to release the first reference design tailored for smart computing centers, launching the EcoCool full range of liquid cooling products, laying the foundation for the flourishing development of the digital economy.