Development status and trend of intelligent manufacturing equipment

FU Jian-zhong

（College of Mechanical Engineering，Zhejiang University，Hangzhou 310027，China）

Abstract：The intelligent manufacturing equipment（IME）is an integration of the advanced manufacturing technology，the information technology and the artificial intelligence technology. It is the next- generation manufacturing equipment，which is considered to be efficient，high-quality，energy-saving，environment friendly，safe and reliable. A state-of-the-art review on the IME both in and abroad the country was given，the essence and the development emphasis of the IME were discussed. The results show that the German“Industry 4.0”and the American industrial internet equipment is the future developing direction of the IME.