On April 24, 2025, Anlps joined hands with Wuhan Optics Valley Small and Medium sized Enterprise Technology Innovation Association and Shenzhen Sheet Metal Processing Industry Association to launch the third stop of the "Yijia Steel Industry Jiangsu Zhejiang Anhui Tour" event. The visiting delegation visited the headquarters of Fangtai Group in Ningbo and explored the unique development path of intelligent manufacturing and user co creation in this industry leader with nearly 50% market share in China's high-end kitchen appliance market.

Fang Tai: A model of craftsmanship in high-end kitchen appliances

As a leading brand of high-end kitchen appliances in China, FOTILE Group has always taken "innovative technology leading Chinese kitchen appliances" as its mission, empowering quality life with craftsmanship and technology. During this visit, the Fangtai Ningbo headquarters factory left a very deep impression on everyone.

Intelligent Manufacturing: The Precision Revolution Behind 0.01% Error

Fangtai Group can be regarded as a benchmark in intelligent manufacturing. In the digital assembly workshop, the visiting delegation witnessed the precise collaboration between the robotic arm and AGV car, and the digital workshop achieved a full process automation error rate of less than 0.01%. Behind this data is Fang Tai's persistent pursuit of precision manufacturing, and it is also a vivid manifestation of China's transformation towards precision manufacturing.

Meanwhile, the AI visual inspection system introduced by Fotile is particularly remarkable. The system has surface defects on products that far exceed the industry average. In the production of kitchen appliances, the appearance quality of the product is crucial. The AI visual inspection system can quickly and accurately identify small defects, ensuring that every product can reach the hands of consumers in a perfect posture. This not only enhances the brand image of FOTILE, but also provides consumers with higher quality products.

User co creation: insights from pain points to the birth of popular products

In the user experience laboratory, the innovative model of "product manager stationed in the factory" is refreshing. Fangtai's "Product Manager Residency System" is a vivid practice of its user co creation concept. This model directly integrates consumer needs into the design process, enabling the product to better meet the actual needs of users. Popular products such as sink dishwashers and integrated cooking centers all stem from user pain point innovation. Through in-depth understanding of the problems and inconveniences encountered by consumers during kitchen use, FOTILE's product managers have worked closely with the R&D team to develop a series of innovative and practical products.

Event significance: Promote deep communication and collaborative development of the industrial chain

This visit not only witnessed the leap of Fotile Group from "Made in China" to "Made in China", but Anbei truly felt the true industry benchmark, which requires not only the hardcore strength to overcome "bottleneck" technologies, but also the management wisdom to transform cultural genes into innovative momentum. As the members of the visiting delegation said, "In FOTILE's digital workshop, we see vivid examples of traditional manufacturing transitioning to Industry 4.0

The visit to Fangtai Group during the "Yijia Steel Industry Jiangsu Zhejiang Anhui Tour" event provided a rare opportunity for upstream and downstream enterprises in the sheet metal processing industry chain to learn and exchange ideas. By drawing on the successful experience of Fangtai, enterprises can continuously improve their technological level and innovation capabilities, achieve industry technological upgrading and collaborative development, and jointly contribute to promoting the high-quality development of Chinese manufacturing.

Let's look forward to more gains and inspirations from the upcoming itinerary together!