The 7th National Conference on Equipment Management and Technology Innovation, hosted by the China Association of Plant Engineering, was recently held in Nanjing. Centered on the theme "Innovation-driven Development, Intelligence-led Future," the event featured extensive discussions and announced the award-winning projects. Several innovations from Shanghai Universal Logistics Equipment Co., Ltd. ("Shanghai Universal"), a subsidiary of COSCO SHIPPING Development, and its container factories received honors.

First Prize

Ningbo Container Factory – “Application of a Digitalized and Intelligent Smart Manufacturing System for Containers”

By deeply integrating cutting-edge information technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and 5G with intelligent-manufacturing techniques, and by deploying advanced CNC machines, industrial robots, AGVs, and other smart-manufacturing equipment, the project has achieved a remarkable boost in production efficiency.

Second Prize

Shanghai Universal –“An Efficient Training Model for Equipment Talent Based on Deep Industry-University-Research Integration”

By leveraging actual production equipment and real workplace environments, the program creates training settings that closely mirror real-world conditions. It delivers instruction in equipment theory and skills, robotics technology, and practical applications, achieving effective integration of educational, technical, and human resources.

Jinzhou Container Factory –“Container Parts Smart Manufacturing Line Based on Multi-machine Collaborative Technology”

By building an integrated composite line that interconnects all key technical equipment, we have achieved one-piece-flow intelligent production for container parts—from sheet loading and processing through finished-part stacking—raising productivity while lowering operator fatigue.

Qidong Container Factory –“All-scenario Intelligent Integration & Installation of Battery Modules for Energy-storage Containers”

Leveraging vision recognition and flexible-control technologies, we are driving the energy-storage container sector toward full automation and intelligence, delivering multi-dimensional innovation on the production line, boosting product quality stability, and sharpening our competitive edge.

Guangzhou Container Factory –“Application of a Smart Production Line in the Container Industry”

Through the deployment of a smart production line, we have strengthened safety management, optimized the handling of material storage and conveyance, and improved cold-workshop equipment maintenance—raising overall operational efficiency.

Lianyungang Container Factory –“High-efficiency Lock-rod Smart Manufacturing Line”

Having passed the China Classification Society (CCS) factory certification, this lock-rod line confirms that our products meet the stringent quality standards of the marine industry and sets a new benchmark for innovation and upgrading.

Qingdao Container Factory –“Research and Promotion of Key Technologies for an Intelligent Feeding Line for Container T-Floors”

With vision inspection technology and an optimized mechanical structure, the line enables automatic gripper positioning, material sorting, and flipping. Intelligent line optimization boosts throughput while reducing labor intensity.

Confronted with the sweeping changes of the big-data era, the company is fully committed to the "digital, networked, intelligent" transformation and to living out the principle of "empowerment through intelligence, driven by data." We regard technological innovation as the core engine propelling our high-quality development.

As equipment becomes ever more digitized, our container factories are pressing ahead with intelligent retrofits and technological breakthroughs, advancing whole-life-cycle equipment management while driving standardization, normalization, and unification of equipment governance. These efforts have markedly boosted production efficiency and service quality, steadily moving us toward the goal of world-class, benchmark-setting smart factories and injecting fresh momentum into the innovation-driven growth of the container-manufacturing industry.

The 7th National Equipment Management & Technology Innovation Awards focus on whole-life-cycle equipment management. The event showcases the groundbreaking advances China has achieved in recent years in equipment management, technological innovation, and industrial upgrading. After rigorous selection, a portfolio of benchmark technical achievements—rich in demonstrative value and replicable experience—has emerged, offering invaluable guidance for the innovative development of key sectors such as equipment R&D and smart manufacturing.