The intelligent upgrading of China’s construction machinery industry is constantly opening up new growth space through cross-border integration.
On June 17, Shantui Co., Ltd. (000680) and Luo Shi (Shandong) Robot Group Co., Ltd. (“Luo Shi Robot”) officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The two parties will rely on their respective industrial and technological advantages to deeply collaborate in the fields of intelligent equipment research and development and intelligent transformation of production lines. At the same time, they will link up the two-way upgrade of the Zoucheng Robot Industry Cluster and the Jining High-tech Zone Engineering Machinery Industry Cluster to create a new benchmark for the integrated development of high-end equipment manufacturing in Lunan.
“Intelligence is the core direction for the transformation of the construction machinery industry. The entire industry is continuing to iterate along the path of manual construction, auxiliary construction, semi-automatic construction, highly automated construction, and finally towards fully automated construction.” The relevant person in charge of Shantui Co., Ltd. said at the signing site
In the past, the industry focused more on the function upgrade of a single device, but now it has turned to the upgrade of system capabilities in all scenarios. Only by deeply integrating cutting-edge intelligent control, embodied intelligence technology and real construction scenarios can we create a new generation of engineering equipment that truly has autonomous perception and autonomous operation capabilities. This is also the core starting point of this cooperation between the two parties.
As a key state-owned listed enterprise in the field of domestic construction machinery, Shantui Co., Ltd. ranks among the top 50 construction machinery manufacturers in the world. It was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 1997 and is a component stock of the CSI 300 Index.
The company is the core entity of the construction machinery sector of Shandong Heavy Industry Group. Its products cover more than ten types of host products and various supporting parts such as bulldozers, excavators, road machinery, etc. The products are exported to more than 160 countries and regions around the world, and the overseas layout is complete.
In recent years, the company has continued to increase its electrification and intelligent technology layout, launched the SSC intelligent construction platform, and implemented a variety of intelligent engineering equipment. Related technologies have been commercialized in construction scenarios in more than ten countries around the world.
Fang Luoshi Robot, the other party in this cooperation, is the world’s leading intelligent robot supplier. It is deeply involved in “robot + AI” integrated innovation. Relying on a full-stack self-developed technology platform, it focuses on product development and application ecological construction of industrial robots, flexible collaborative robots and embodied intelligent robots, and provides intelligent solutions for many fields.
The company has built a global R&D system and set up R&D centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tokyo and other places. It has more than 600 domestic and foreign patents and industry awards. It has a production base in Zoucheng with an annual production capacity of over 50,000 units and serves more than 1,000 customers around the world.
According to the agreement, the two parties have delineated two core cooperation directions based on the principles of complementary advantages, collaborative innovation, and win-win cooperation.
The first is the joint research and development of intelligent engineering machinery and equipment. The two parties focus on excavator intelligent control systems, intelligent excavation robots and other products to carry out joint research. Shantui Co., Ltd. provides application scenarios, equipment parameters, performance indicators and other demand information, and Luoshi Robot outputs customized intelligent control algorithms, equipment body design solutions and full technical support. It integrates intelligent construction solutions and embodied intelligent robot technology to jointly create a new generation of intelligent engineering machinery products.
The second is the joint research and development and technological innovation of intelligent production lines. Combining Shantui Co., Ltd.’s production technology and intelligent upgrade needs, Luoshi Robot tailors an overall solution for the intelligent production line. It is responsible for equipment supply, installation and commissioning, system integration and adaptation of new and old equipment. It helps Shantui Co., Ltd. complete the intelligent transformation of the production end and consolidate the intelligent base of the regional construction machinery industry cluster.
Relying on Shantui’s mature overseas channels covering more than 160 countries and regions around the world and Luoshi’s efficient and flexible production capabilities, the two parties will open up the entire chain of “technology research and development-intelligent manufacturing-global market”, allowing integrated innovative products to quickly enter the international market.
“Our global layout has long been upgraded from exporting a single product overseas to exporting technical solutions and industrial ecology.” The person in charge of Shantui Co., Ltd. said that the intelligent equipment jointly developed this time will be simultaneously connected to Shantui’s global service system and transported to various overseas construction scenarios, exporting China’s intelligent construction experience and technical solutions to the global market.
During the strategic cooperation period, Luo Shi Robot promises to provide Shantui Co., Ltd. with the best purchasing price in the industry. Shantui Co., Ltd. will also give priority to Luo Shi Robot products and services under the same conditions, and deepen the linkage of the industrial chain with two-way priority.
Industry insiders said that the cross-border cooperation between leading companies in the fields of construction machinery and intelligent robots is a typical example of the deep integration of traditional equipment manufacturing and cutting-edge intelligent technology.
The powerful combination of the two will accelerate the joint upgrading of the Zoucheng Robot Cluster and the Jining High-tech Zone Construction Machinery Industry Cluster internally, promote the joint development and energy level leap of the two major regional industries; externally, it can help Shantui Co., Ltd. accelerate the intelligent iteration of products, improve production and manufacturing efficiency, and consolidate the industry’s competitive advantages. It can also promote the commercialization of Luo Shi Robot’s technology in large-scale construction machinery scenarios, expand the application boundaries of industrial robots, and help my country’s high-end equipment manufacturing industry move towards intelligence, globalization, and high-end.
