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As we approach the midpoint of 2023, the machine tool industry, as the core sector in the equipment field, has drawn significant attention from the industrial sector. While the Chinese machine tool market is gradually recovering this year, domestic enterprises are expanding their vision overseas, and foreign companies are also placing more expectations on the Chinese market.   Experts predict market uncertainties   At the recently held 2023 European Machine Tool Exhibition in Hanover, Germany, representatives from machine tool associations around the world made predictions for the global machine tool market. Mao Yufeng, Chairman of the China Machine Tool & Tool Builders' Association, stated that in 2023, the industry witnessed changes in China's industrial structure adjustment and machine tool consumer market, including a decline in total automobile production but a significant increase in sales of new energy vehicles. In addition to the changes in the consumer market, he also emphasized some major challenges, including fragile economic recovery, persistent inflation, unstable financial markets, and increasing debt pressures, which have led to uncertainties in the prospects of the machine tool industry.   At the exhibition, Marcus Burton, Chairman of the Economic Committee of the European Association of Machine Tool Industries, predicted that although the machine tool production of European Association of Machine Tool Industries member countries is expected to grow by about 5.5% in 2023, reaching nearly 27 billion euros, the global machine tool production is projected to remain relatively stable, slightly lower than the level of 2022. He stated that considering the current situation, the association has slightly adjusted its expectations. Nevertheless, the association remains optimistic about the positive growth of European machine tool production in 2023 and sees positive preliminary signs for 2024. At the same time, he also emphasized upcoming major challenges, including a slowdown in global economic growth and rising interest rates, among other unfavorable factors. These factors, combined, exacerbate the uncertainty in the short-term demand pattern of the machine tool industry.     Kazuo Yuhara, Chairman of the Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association, stated that the Japanese metal cutting machine tool industry has shown significant growth. In 2022, the total value of machine tool orders in Japan soared to a record 1.7596 trillion yen, a 14.2% increase from 2021. In the same year, the production of metal cutting machine tools increased by 20.5% compared to 2021, reaching 1.0788 trillion yen, with strong growth trends in both exports and imports. Although the order volume of metal cutting machine tools declined from January to July 2023, Kazuo Yuhara also emphasized the positive impact of investment demand in green and digital-related fields and the optimistic expectation of market recovery in certain sectors.   Douglas K. Woods, President of the Association for Manufacturing Technology, stated that after experiencing a year of market consumption close to the average level, the U.S. machine tool industry will continue to stabilize in 2023 and 2024. In 2023, the impact of tightened U.S. monetary policy became evident, leading to a slight decline in machine tool consumption. However, there are signs indicating that machine tool production and imports in the United States will recover in 2024, while exports will stabilize.   China's market is highly regarded by multiple countries   Simultaneously, countries around the world are also looking towards the Chinese market. According to the 2022 Global Market Report published by VDM German Mechanical Engineering Network, the global machine tool industry had a total output value of approximately 80.3 billion euros in 2022, with China ranking first globally with an output value of 25.7 billion euros, accounting for a 32% market share. The global consumption in the machine tool industry in 2022 was 80.8 billion euros, with China again leading the market with a scale of 26 billion euros, accounting for 32%.   China is known as the "World's Factory," with manufacturers from various industries having factories in China, resulting in a significant demand for the Chinese machine tool market. For many years, China has been leading in machine tool production and consumption ahead of the world. Research from Gardner Intelligence, a US publisher, shows that in 2022, China's machine tool (cutting + forming) consumption was 27.41 billion US dollars, a decrease of 9.3% compared to 2021. The production value in the same year was 27.1 billion US dollars, a decrease of 2.9%. Despite the decline in quantity, both figures are far ahead of other countries. The import value was 6.6 billion US dollars, a decrease of 12% compared to 2021, remaining the world's largest machine tool importing country. The President of Fanuc Corporation, who also serves as the President of the Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association, Mr. Inaba Yoshiharu, stated, "At that time, various industries in China were in a state of recovery, especially with the expanding scope of remote work from home. The IT products industry, including personal computers, tablets, and smartphones that meet the demand for remote work, as well as the electrical and precision manufacturing industry, including the semiconductor sector, actively contributed to the recovery." As the demand for remote work weakened, the electrical and precision manufacturing industry showed a tendency towards stagnation. However, during this period, the demand for electric vehicles became more active, and infrastructure and construction equipment also experienced some recovery. The future of the Chinese machine tool industry continues to be promising.   Steady Recovery of China's Machine Tool Industry   Moreover, Chinese machine tool companies have a competitive advantage in occupying the domestic market, and this year, their product sales have shown signs of recovery. According to statistics from key contact companies of the China Machine Tool & Tool Builders' Association, from January to August 2023, the operating income of key contact companies increased by 3.6% compared to the same period last year, while the total profit decreased by 16.1%. All sub-industries remained profitable. New orders for metal processing machine tools increased by 0.5% year-on-year, and the backlog of orders increased by 10.0%. Overall, the machine tool industry has shown a stable recovery trend in the first eight months of 2023.   According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the production of metal cutting machine tools by enterprises above a certain scale in China was 398,000 units from January to August, a year-on-year decrease of 1.0%. The production of metal forming machine tools was 101,000 units, a year-on-year decrease of 19.8%.   According to Chinese customs data, the total import and export value of machine tool industry reached 21.3 billion USD in the first eight months, a decrease of 4.3% compared to the same period last year. Among them, imports amounted to 7.49 billion USD, a decrease of 11.6% year-on-year, while exports amounted to 13.81 billion USD, a slight increase of 0.1% year-on-year.   At the same time, China has provided multiple supports to the machine tool industry through relevant policies. Recently, the Ministry of Finance and four other departments issued a public notice to increase the proportion of additional deductions for R&D expenses of integrated circuit and industrial mother machine enterprises. It is proposed that the actual R&D expenses incurred by integrated circuit enterprises and industrial mother machine enterprises that have not formed intangible assets and are not included in the current period's income and expenses shall be deducted in accordance with the regulations. From January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2027, an additional 20% deduction shall be made before tax based on the actual amount incurred. For those that have formed intangible assets, they shall be amortized before tax at 220% of the cost of intangible assets during the aforementioned period. This tax incentive policy is more targeted, only applicable to integrated circuit production, design, equipment, materials, packaging, and testing enterprises encouraged by the state, as well as enterprises that produce and sell products that meet the basic standards of advanced industrial mother machines. The policy also provides greater incentives for innovative enterprises.

Overview According to available information, there are over 60 exhibitors showcasing turning machine tools at this exhibition, with more than 120 lathe products on display.      Main Features of Lathe Exhibits (1) Diversified Products: The lathe exhibits at this exhibition offer a wide range of models, with each exhibitor showcasing their unique products. The diversity stems from variations in the number and form of spindles and turret configurations, resulting in a variety of models. The overall structure of the machine tools includes vertical, inverted, and horizontal orientations. The spindle arrangements encompass single-axis horizontal, single-axis vertical, dual-spindle docking, parallel dual-spindle, and intermediate-drive dual-head spindle configurations. The turret arrangements include indexed turret, turntable turret, comb-shaped turret, dual turret, or multiple turret combinations. Some equipment is also equipped with large-capacity tool magazines and ATC mechanisms. Function-wise, there are general-purpose CNC lathes, turning centers, vertical lathes, as well as various types of specialized CNC lathes, such as pipe thread lathes, wheel hub lathes, and multi-axis multi-station dedicated lathes. Many machine tool exhibits adopt modular design, providing flexibility and excellent expandability. Exhibitors such as Emac, Tornos, Westinghouse, Murata Machinery, Mazak, Baoli Machinery, Indatex, Qinchuan Machine Tool, Taizhou Yijie, and others showcase their unique diversity.   (2) High Precision: High-precision electric spindles, linear motors, torque motors, roller guides, ball screws, linear scales, closed-loop control, and precision spindle bearings are extensively used in CNC lathes. These components ensure high positioning and repeat positioning accuracy, as well as minimal spindle axial and radial runout errors. The spindle runout of Xiaobulin is 0.3µm; Da Chang Huajia's ultra-precision CNC continuous contour machining machine tool uses a high-rigidity porous graphite-coated air spindle with spindle axial runout ≤4nm; Bogu Intelligent's high-precision lathe uses liquid hydrostatic guides and liquid hydrostatic headstocks, achieving an accuracy level of "X, Z-axis positioning accuracy of 1µm, repeat positioning accuracy of 0.5µm, and spindle axial and radial runout both

CNC machine tools are highly efficient automated machines and their place in production is becoming increasingly important. Therefore, the troubleshooting and daily maintenance of equipment is very important, but most of the failures of CNC machine tools are in the form of integrated failures, so the maintenance is more difficult. Combined with the mechanism of CNC machine tools, we have summarized the four main methods, namely: look, smell& hear, ask and touch.   I. Look To find the cause of the fault through the human hand, eye and other sensory organs, which is also the most simple and direct method. When the machine tool failure, the first thing you need to understand is the phenomenon of failure and the causes and processes. If the fault can be reappeared, the process of the fault should be observed and the most basic situation should be mastered. At the same time, observe whether there is mechanical damage; and whether there are burn marks, whether the resistance and conductors have been discoloured; whether there are any abnormalities in the running and sealing parts, such as splashes, shedding, spills, oil, smoke, sparks, etc.; whether the circuit breakers, relays, etc. tripped, whether the fuse is melted; whether the machine power supply is out of phase, whether the three phases are seriously unbalanced, whether the machine voltage is normal; whether there are parts on the electrical components are off, broken wires, jammed, loose joints, etc.; whether the switch is suitable; whether the operator's processing procedures are correct, etc.     2. Smell& Hear Identify whether there is an odour. When the machine tool moving parts have violent friction, the electrical insulation will burn, while the oil, smoke, gas and insulation materials will produce a burnt smell; the machine will produce ozone smell when discharged, you will also hear the discharge sound.   3. Ask Ask what happens when a machine tool breaks down. When machining, it is advisable to have strict management measures in place so that operators can make detailed notes in the event of a breakdown. This can avoid the occurrence of faults when maintenance personnel are not around and can accurately reflect the specific circumstances of the fault. When a fault occurs in a CNC machine tool, the first thing to do is to stop the machine and protect the site, the operator to record the fault in as much detail as possible, where the important information is to be observed and recorded in detail. For example: when the fault occurs, the phenomenon of the fault occurs in the part of the machine as well as when the fault occurs in the state of the machine and the control system. If the fault occurs in the automatic machining mode, the machining program number, the program segment number where the fault occurred and the tool number used for machining should be recorded. In the event of a fault such as poor machining accuracy or excessive contour error, the number of the workpiece being machined should be recorded and the non-conforming workpiece retained for specific analysis. In the event of a fault, if the system has an alarm display, the alarm display and alarm code of the system should be recorded. If the fault occurs when machining a part, the probability of the fault occurring when machining a similar part should be recorded.     4. Touch Diagnosis and repair based on the phenomenon of failure; this step is also the most important one in the maintenance of CNC machine tools. Which can be divided into the following specific steps:   4.1 System parameters check Nowadays, the operating system of CNC machine tools is becoming more and more self-diagnostic, and most of the faults of CNC machine tools can be diagnosed. When a fault occurs in the CNC machine tool, sometimes an alarm message will be displayed on the monitor; sometimes the alarm device on the CNC unit, PLC unit and drive unit, such as the alarm light will flash, beep, etc. In this case, the first thing to do is to check the maintenance manual and check the corresponding parameter settings. Missing or incorrectly set system parameters can cause changes or failures in machine performance. For example, in the FANUC system machine tool automatic processing, the machine tool holder stops moving and the screen shows 500, 501 alarm, check the parameter manual to know the corresponding parameters for the storage travel limit positive and negative limit value exceeded, then the machine can be changed to manual state to adjust the tool holder to the correct travel range and correct the parameters, the alarm can be relieved.   4.2 Reset machine tool During processing, the system alarm caused by instantaneous fault can be cleared by hardware reset or turning on and off the system power supply in turn. In case of system confusion caused by power failure, unplugging and plugging of circuit board or undervoltage of battery in the working storage area of the system, the system must be initialized and cleared. Before clearing, pay attention to copy and record important data. If the fault still cannot be eliminated after initialization, carry out hardware diagnosis.   4.3 Diagnosis by measurement Measurement method is the basic method to diagnose equipment failure, we can use multimeter, oscilloscope, logic tester and other instruments to measure the electronic circuit. For example, to determine the phase sequence of the three-phase power supply of the CNC system, you can use the phase sequence meter. That is, connect the three-phase power supply line to the phase sequence meter, and when the phase sequence is correct, the phase sequence meter rotates in a clockwise direction, and vice versa. You can also use a dual-channel oscilloscope to measure, if the phase sequence is correct, the waveforms of each two phases differ by 120° in phase.   4.4 Principal analysis method   When other maintenance methods are difficult to solve the fault, you can check step by step from the working principle of the machine tool. For example, we once encountered the phenomenon of disordered teeth when machining threads on a machine tool using FANUC 0itd system. According to the basic principle of position control of NC system, it can be basically determined that the fault is on the rotary encoder, and it is likely that the feedback signal is lost. In this way, once the NC device gives the command position of feed rate, the actual position fed back will always be incorrect, and the position error cannot be eliminated, resulting in problems in thread interpolation. When the pulse encoder was removed for inspection, it was found that the filament in the encoder was broken, resulting in no feedback input signal, which was consistent with the phenomenon of principle analysis. After replacing the encoder, the fault was eliminated.   4.5 Component exchange method For some faults involving the control system, sometimes it is not easy to confirm which part is the problem, in the case of ensuring that there is no further damage, you can take the suspected faulty parts or components with the same spare parts or the same parts or components on the same type of machine tool or on other parts of this machine tool to replace them to determine whether a fault has occurred. If the fault is lifted after replacing the device, it can be determined that the device is damaged causing the fault; if the fault remains, the device is proven to be intact and can be tested by other methods.   These four methods are not only applicable to the maintenance of CNC machine tool faults, but also to other types of mechanical equipment faults.

CNC horizontal machining centers have the following advantages during processing:   High speed: CNC horizontal machining centers typically utilize more efficient feed and multi-axis simultaneous cutting technologies, making the machining process faster. Operators and part designers can create seamless command sequences to achieve rapid production with fewer part cycles.     Capability to process complex parts: CNC horizontal machining centers can follow instruction sets derived from product design files for complex cutting and can machine workpieces with high precision from multiple angles. This allows the machine to create all components used in anything from standalone products to complex assemblies.   Automation and intelligence: CNC horizontal machining centers often employ automated processing methods, featuring functions such as automatic startup, automatic adjustment of processing parameters, and automatic shutdown. These capabilities enable intelligent production without the need for manual operation, improving production efficiency.   High precision: CNC horizontal machining centers utilize CNC technology and high-precision machine design to achieve high-precision machining, with dimensional, shape, and positional accuracy reaching 0.01 millimeters.   Cost-effectiveness: Compared to traditional machining methods, CNC horizontal machining centers can significantly reduce costs. They can reduce the number of employees and the time required, while also minimizing waste, errors, and defects caused by human factors. Versatility: The design of CNC horizontal machining centers allows for the continuous production of large quantities of goods with minimal interruptions. They can perform cutting, drilling, tapping, and other operations, catering to various processing tasks for different materials such as non-metallic, metallic, and alloys.   In summary, CNC horizontal machining centers offer advantages such as high speed, high precision, automation, and intelligence, enhancing production efficiency and reducing costs. They are indispensable equipment in modern mechanical processing.

The industry is currently localizing mid-to-high-end products. For a long time, domestic CNC machine tools have faced the challenge of expanding low-grade products rapidly, making slow progress in mid-grade products, and heavily relying on imports for high-grade products. Especially for key equipment needed in national projects, we mainly rely on imports, and the technology is controlled by others. The industry needs to undergo a gradual "quantitative change", as it is currently in the process of localizing mid-to-high-end products. However, the localization of mid-to-high-end CNC machine tools in China's CNC machine tool industry won't happen soon.   The market size is expected to drop by nearly 25% in 2020. From 2017 to 2019, my country's CNC machine tool industry experienced significant fluctuations in scale. In 2018, the industry reached a scale of 334.7 billion yuan, showing a year-on-year growth rate of 10.50%, which was slower than the growth rate in 2017. In 2019, the industry's scale decreased to 327 billion yuan, indicating a year-on-year decrease of 2.30%. This decline can be attributed to the adjustment and upgrading of the overall demand structure in the machine tool industry, as well as a slowdown in downstream fields. Due to the impact of the epidemic in 2020, China's CNC machine tool industry experienced a significant decline, reaching 247.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 24.37%.   The highest number of companies involved in the abrasive industry. According to statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics and China Machine Tool Association, the machine tool market in 2019 witnessed fluctuations and a contraction in total demand, as well as adjustments and upgrades in demand structure. With these changes, the industry's structure and balance were disrupted. During this adjustment and development process, industry enterprises made continuous efforts to adapt to the drastic market changes. Some enterprises focused on their core business, deeply understanding market demands, and enhancing their adaptability. However, many companies faced severe operating difficulties, significant losses, funding shortages, and some even had to undergo reorganization or halt production. As a result, the industry experienced a major differentiation in its overall landscape. According to data from the China Machine Tool Association, as of December 2020, the composition of large-scale enterprises in China's machine tool industry is as follows: a total of 5,720 enterprises, divided into eight sub-industries: 833 metal cutting machine tools (accounting for 14.56%), 529 metal forming machine tools (9.25%), 747 measuring tools and instruments (13.06%), 2025 abrasives (35.4%), 356 machine tool functional parts and accessories (6.22%), 467 foundry machinery (8.16%), 127 wood and bamboo processing machinery (2.22%), and 636 other metal processing machinery (11.12%).   Automobiles are the biggest consumers of CNC airports. In terms of downstream consumption in the CNC machine tool industry, automobiles account for about 40% of the demand, making it the primary consumer. Aerospace follows with around 17% of the demand, while molds and construction machinery rank third in terms of CNC machinery. The fourth consumer sector represents approximately 13% and 10% of the demand, respectively. The market is expected to exceed 540 billion yuan by 2026. Looking at the market sales prospects, the main demand areas for CNC machine tools in China will undergo an adjustment period from 2021 to 2026. This adjustment will impact CNC machine tool sales for a certain period. However, after this downstream adjustment period, the demand for CNC machine tools will significantly increase, leading to accelerated sales growth. Although the epidemic has temporarily decreased the demand for machine tools in the downstream market in 2020, the long-term outlook is positive. Thanks to the convenience of CNC machine tools, the demand will rebound in 2021 and surpass 540 billion yuan. Source: Analysis of China's CNC machine tool industry market scale and development trends in 2022. The industry has been affected by the epidemic, leading to a decrease in overall scale. [Photo]_Industry Research Report