On July 17th, at the dispatch command center of China Coal Zhangjiakou Coal Mining Machinery Co., real-time data displayed on high-definition screens clearly presented the operational status across various stages, including R&D, production, supply chain, and sales. Artificial intelligence is driving profound transformation at this established coal mining machinery enterprise. By constructing an "AI+ mining equipment manufacturing" system covering key production processes, the company has increased its production turnover efficiency by 25%, shortened product delivery cycles by 15%, boosted overall labor productivity by 9% year-on-year, and significantly enhanced its market competitiveness.
At Zhangxuan Technology, a subsidiary of HBIS Group, multiple AI models serve as the "most powerful brain" for this steel enterprise. From raw material handling and furnace charging to the production of steel billets and plates, and further to the shipment of finished products like steel coils and precision alloy parts, Zhangxuan Technology has achieved digital control across the entire production process, leading to substantial improvements in both production efficiency and product quality.
Today, an increasing number of enterprises in Zhangjiakou are adopting AI to accelerate their transformation and upgrading. Zhangjiakou City views the development of AI as a strategic choice to seize the new opportunities presented by the latest wave of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. The city is advancing the construction of computing infrastructure, technological innovation, and integrated application in a coordinated manner. To date, Zhangjiakou has compiled a list of 149 "AI+" application scenarios aimed at empowering the transformation of key industries and fostering new drivers of high-quality development.
Zhangjiakou possesses distinct advantages for AI development, primarily in computing power and green electricity.
Computing power is the core driver for AI development. As a key city within the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei computing power hub of the national "East Data, West Computing" project, Zhangjiakou's total computing power scale ranks among the top in Hebei Province. Currently, the city's general computing capacity has reached 11,000 P, with intelligent computing capacity at 260,000 P. The operational computing power accounts for over 50% of the provincial total. Nine out of the twelve data center backbone enterprises recognized nationally have established operations in Zhangjiakou, continuously enhancing the competitiveness of its computing power industry. Computing power relies on reliable power supply, and Zhangjiakou is rich in green electricity resources. It is projected that by 2025, the city's installed capacity of renewable energy will exceed 46 million kilowatts, with annual power generation surpassing 75 billion kilowatt-hours. By the end of the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the city's green electricity supply capacity will be further enhanced. This ample, stable, and low-cost green electricity will provide sustainable support for data centers, AI training, and computing power operations.
Riding the wave of AI, Zhangjiakou's wind and solar resources are being transformed into electricity, computing power, and AI applications, significantly multiplying the value of its abundant clean energy. Leveraging its solid foundation in computing power and power supply, Zhangjiakou is focusing on the high-end, intelligent, and green transformation of its industries. The city is strengthening innovation-driven development, scenario-based application traction, and ecosystem cultivation to promote AI's role in empowering the upgrade of traditional industries and the development of emerging industries. Targeting key sectors, the city is using intelligent transformation and digitalization as key levers to deeply integrate digital and intelligent technologies into the entire chain from R&D and design to production, manufacturing, and supply chain management. The digital transformation of large-scale enterprises is accelerating comprehensively.
To promote the deep integration of AI with industries, the city has outlined specific roadmaps for key sectors: For "AI+ New Energy," the focus is on developing application scenarios such as intelligent monitoring and power prediction for wind farms, intelligent operation, maintenance, and cleaning for photovoltaic power stations, and full lifecycle management and safety early warning for energy storage systems. For "AI+ Sports, Culture, and Tourism," centered on post-Olympic economic development, the aim is to promote AI applications in scenarios like sports event data analysis, smart venue operation, immersive cultural and tourism experiences, and personalized travel service planning. For "AI+ Big Data," focusing on the data center cluster, the goal is to develop industries such as intelligent computing services, data labeling and governance, and large model training and inference. For "AI+ Green Manufacturing," support will be provided to local advantageous industries like equipment manufacturing and food processing to apply AI technologies for optimizing production processes and enhancing product quality traceability throughout their lifecycle.
To strengthen innovation-driven development and leverage innovation resources from Beijing and Tianjin, the city is focusing on areas such as data services, algorithm applications, industry-specific solutions, operational services, and intelligent application deployment. It is engaging in deep cooperation with algorithm companies, software enterprises, data service providers, and AI companies from Beijing and Tianjin to develop new forms of the intelligent economy. The city also plans to enhance collaboration with universities and research institutes in Beijing and Tianjin, conducting technological research on key areas such as computing power scheduling, data security, large model applications, and computing-power-electricity synergy.
According to its plans, Zhangjiakou aims to achieve a series of landmark outcomes and develop replicable, scalable solutions by promoting the deep application of AI technologies in key industries.
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