Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi Group, announced on
July 8 that the next-generation Xiaomi smart factory with a total investment of
2.4 billion yuan in Changping, Beijing, was officially put into use. It is
dedicated to the production of flagship mobile phones, especially the highly
anticipated Xiaomi MIX Fold4/Filp folding screen series.
Xiaomi has invested in smart manufacturing
since 2017, and established a laboratory-level smart factory in Yizhuang in
2019, with an annual output of about 1 million mobile phones. Now the Changping
smart factory is officially put into use. The total construction area of the factory is 81,000 square meters, with 11 production lines. It
does not rely on traditional production line employees. It is a 100% fully
automated, large-scale mass-produced smart factory. Most of the equipment and
all manufacturing software are developed by Xiaomi itself, becoming the latest
case of large-scale use of AI in factories assembling high-end smartphones in
China. This innovation not only improves production speed, but also ensures the
consistency and stability of product quality.
Xiaomi's smart factory uses the world's
most advanced automation, digital production lines and intelligent
manufacturing technologies, and has infiltrated core capabilities such as
"data-driven, flexible and agile, global collaboration, and green and
low-carbon" into every aspect of intelligent manufacturing. It is one of
the most intelligent and digital mobile phone factories in China. It has now
been certified as a "national smart manufacturing benchmark
enterprise".
Under 24-hour operation, Xiaomi claims that
the average daily output can reach 30,000 smartphones and 10 million flagship
smartphones a year, and the MIX Fold 4 and MIX Flip folding phones launched in
July will be shipped from here.
Xiaomi said that the 100% self-developed
Xiaomi Hyper IMP (Intelligent Manufacturing Platform) is the brain of the
factory, injecting soul into the factory, allowing the entire factory to have
self-perception, self-decision-making, and self-execution capabilities, and can
independently diagnose equipment problems, improve process flows, and realize
full-scenario digital management from raw material procurement to delivery,
becoming a truly smart factory that can evolve by itself.
The opening of Xiaomi's new factory not
only marks the enhanced competitiveness of Xiaomi in the global smartphone
market, but also has a profound impact on the industry. Competitors may face
pressure to accelerate technological innovation and improve production
efficiency to meet challenges. At the same time, consumers will enjoy higher
quality products and services, promoting the popularization of foldable screens
and other innovative technologies.
