On April 22nd, the 2024 Hanover Industrial Fair, one of the world's largest international industrial events with over a thousand industry technology leaders participating, was officially unveiled in Germany. On this heavyweight stage, Zhuhai Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Chuangzhi Technology"), a national level specialized and innovative "little giant" nurtured locally in Zhuhai, has traveled far and wide to showcase and promote its independently developed intelligent logistics industrial mobile robot to the world, setting off another new wave of "Zhuhai Intelligent Manufacturing" entering overseas and going international.

From starting with a few R&D personnel and a 40 square meter venue, to becoming one of the top players in the domestic intelligent logistics industry and a leading enterprise in mobile robot shipments in the field of new energy lithium battery production, we are now confidently and confidently stepping onto the international stage, accepting "reviews" from top global peers and experts. Rooted in the fertile soil of the industry, anchored to industry pain points, devoted to technological research and development, and deeply customized development are the development codes that drive the progress of Chuangzhi Technology.

Mobile robot testing.

Entering a large new energy battery production base in China, mobile robots of various shapes shuttle through unmanned workshops, systematically selecting materials, transporting materials, and connecting equipment between warehouse shelves and equipment. With fully automated processes and full process informatization, the base is promoted to achieve precise and efficient production. These mobile robots active on the production line are developed and manufactured by Chuangzhi Technology, which was born and raised in Zhuhai.

Yang Xueyan, founder and general manager of Chuangzhi Technology, introduced that the company was founded in 2013. It is a high-tech innovative enterprise with industrial intelligence technology as its core, committed to providing overall solutions for intelligent factories and logistics systems, and providing supporting core technology products. Its products cover various production links from raw material warehousing and storage to transportation and docking equipment between production processes.

The road to entrepreneurship is full of twists and turns, with numerous challenges. Looking back on the company's development process over the past decade, Yang Xueyan admitted that he has also faced "darkest moments" such as unclear development strategies, incompatible founding team management concepts, and inability to afford salaries, rent, and utilities without income. But on the basis of firm independent research and development, the company successfully seized two major opportunities from the government and industry in 2015 and 2017, consolidating a solid foundation for rapid development in the future.

The first opportunity was in 2015, when Xiangzhou District held the first "Party Member Leading Pioneer Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition". Founded only two years ago, Chuangzhi Technology won the third prize and successfully demonstrated good development potential, receiving government support, capital support, and welcoming partners with rich management experience and market resources to join.

The second opportunity was in 2017, when the State Council government work report focused on green development and the new energy industry flourished. Chuangzhi Technology combines its own technological characteristics and enters the upstream and downstream related markets of new energy batteries with a keen market sense. The rapid expansion of production capacity in new energy enterprises, coupled with tight product delivery schedules, has driven the large-scale application of mobile robots. "Yang Xueyan introduced that after focusing on the battery market, Chuangzhi Technology has doubled its performance for several consecutive years, remained in the top tier of the industry, and became the first domestic enterprise to connect the entire process of battery production with intelligent logistics.

Zhuhai headquarters of Chuangzhi Technology.

From the initial team of over 10 R&D personnel and a 40 square meter office space, to the current team of over 160 R&D personnel and a production space of over 10000 square meters, Chuangzhi Technology has completed independent research and development of all mobile robot intelligent logistics products, including project planning, product structure design, single machine navigation and control, and scheduling systems. It has accumulated nearly a hundred intellectual property rights and is the drafting unit of the "Data Interface Specification for Industrial Application Mobile Robots and Their Scheduling Systems" group standard. It has also participated in the compilation of the "2022 Blue Book on Robot Application Development in the Lithium Battery Industry" and has won numerous authoritative awards.

In recent years, with the implementation of the "dual carbon" strategy, China's new energy related industries have shown explosive growth, and upstream and downstream related enterprises such as Chuangzhi Technology have also ushered in unprecedented development opportunities. Nowadays, Chuangzhi Technology has successively provided one-stop intelligent factory solutions for leading enterprises such as Zhuhai Guanyu, Ganfeng Lithium, Aixu Co., Ltd., Fangzheng Technology, Gaojing Solar, Huawei, etc., becoming the leading enterprise in mobile robot shipments in the field of new energy lithium battery production and a true "hidden champion" in the segmented field.

To maintain a leading edge in the fiercely competitive mobile robot market, bold innovation is key, and deep customization is the core competitiveness. Yang Xueyan introduced that Chuangzhi Technology has deeply explored industry pain points, continuously innovated mobile robot processes and systems, and created a path of "deep customized research and development" for Chuangzhi.

Taking the company's product, the lateral forklift mobile robot, as an example, this is a product developed by Chuangzhi Technology for the static process of the battery industry, which is the first of its kind in the industry. Static placement refers to the process of placing a battery for a period of time to improve its charging and discharging performance and efficiency. It is an important process in the production of lithium batteries and needs to be carried out in a constant temperature and humidity space with high energy consumption.

Yang Xueyan introduced that in the past, most battery factories used rail stacker cranes to store a basket of batteries in a storage location for static storage. Rail stacker cranes not only occupy a large area of warehouse space, but also cannot achieve 'logistics automation' of materials from shelves to production equipment

Chuangzhi Technology's logistics robot is demonstrating the material conveying process.

The development of the lateral forklift mobile robot by Chuangzhi Technology creatively solves the pain points in the static stage. This product is based on a mobile robot chassis and integrates the advantages of a stacker crane. It can freely shuttle in the aisle of the warehouse area. Combined with a self-developed system, it realizes the "logistics automation" of process production equipment and warehouse storage, and connects the "last mile" of the static link. At the same time, the product also breaks through the industry's maximum single load limit of 50 kilograms, and can transport 300 kilograms of materials at once, creating the industry's first process of stacking, transporting, and storing three baskets of batteries in one storage location at a time.

One device serving one warehouse area not only saves 30% of the warehouse area for the enterprise, but also saves nearly 10% of energy consumption and 40% of input costs. Currently, hundreds of devices have been put into use on the enterprise site. Yang Xueyan said, "We not only solved the customer's needs, but also exceeded expectations, and the customers recognized and amazed us

The ability of deep customization has widened the industry "moat" of Chuangzhi Technology. Not long ago, the industry's first omnidirectional forklift mobile robot developed by the company won the "2022-2023 China Mobile Robot Industry Benchmark Case Award" selected by the Mobile Robot (AGV/AMR) Industry Alliance, and its research and development strength has been fully recognized by the industry.

In addition, the 3D scheduling system created by Chuangzhi Technology can simulate and present the process flow according to the actual scene and demand, allowing customers to quickly understand the product efficacy and also grasp the production dynamics of the enterprise in real time. At present, this "3D intelligent scheduling method based on logistics simulation software" technology has also obtained an international invention patent.

The 2024 government work report of Zhuhai proposes to fully implement the "rooting plan" and support enterprises to root in Zhuhai like a "big tree rooting" and become stronger and bigger. Since its establishment 11 years ago, Chuangzhi Technology has deeply rooted its roots in the local industrial soil, while also bravely venturing overseas and participating in international competition. The source of its confidence and confidence cannot be separated from its own persistence in innovation and technology, as well as the protection of government departments and the empowerment of investment institutions.

In the early stages of entrepreneurship, the Xiangzhou District government not only recommended us to participate in the 'Double Innovation' competition, but also provided us with factory space and recommended customer resources, creating a good growth environment for us. "Yang Xueyan introduced that two years ago, with policy support, Chuangzhi Technology moved into a new office space to achieve 'one-stop' management of research and development, production, and office. And with the assistance of Xiangzhou District, the children of company employees also attended nearby Sanxi Kindergarten and Sanxi Elementary School. This solves our worries about continuously expanding our talent team

Mobile robot product assembly area.

Especially in recent years, the new energy industry has been established as one of the strategic pillar industries in Zhuhai. In order to support upstream and downstream related enterprises such as Chuangzhi Technology, and better play the role of optimizing industrial structure, saving production costs, and improving production efficiency, Huafa Group's investment platform participated in Chuangzhi Technology's Series A financing in 2021, and continued to participate in the new round of financing plan launched by Chuangzhi Technology through its investment platform Zhuhai Sci Tech Innovation Investment, empowering the company to further develop and strengthen its foundation.

Huafa Group has provided a lot of assistance in terms of financial support and industry resources, and the support of state-owned capital has also established a good image and reputation for the company's business development, jointly promoting the progress of Zhuhai's intelligent logistics field. "Yang Xueyan said that in the next step, with the strong support of the government and shareholders, we will take the advantage of the new energy industry as the starting point, extend to platform based industrial robot enterprises, deeply layout photovoltaic, military, aviation and other industries, fully explore overseas markets, polish the international brand of" Zhuhai Intelligent Manufacturing ", and strive to become a leading enterprise in the world's intelligent logistics industry.