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Through intelligent upgrading, the company has been recognized as a Provincial Advanced-Level Smart Factory. With improved automation and data capture on the dismantling lines, the processing takt of each unit, the weight of dismantled outputs, and abnormal downtime can all be recorded, producing raw data usable for regulatory verification and customer reconciliation.

What the Smart Factory Rating Measures

The advanced-level smart factory assessment focuses not on "how many robots were bought" but on how digitalized the production process is: whether key operations are completed automatically by equipment, whether production data is captured in real time, whether equipment and systems are interconnected, and whether anomalies can be predicted and traced. Ratings are typically tiered as "basic — advanced — excellence," with the advanced level requiring data-driven production organization in core processes.

Where the Upgrades Landed

  • Dismantling line automation — specialized dismantling lines divided by category replace manual handling and hand dismantling, with takt controlled by equipment.
  • Data capture — per-unit processing takt, dismantled output weights, and abnormal downtime duration are recorded automatically rather than manually reported.
  • Process visibility — line operating status and output inventory records are presented centrally, and anomalies can be pinpointed to specific stations and time slots.
  • Platform integration — captured data flows into the resource intelligent service platform for disposal progress tracking and batch reconciliation.

What It Means for Customers

For clients, disposal progress changes from "wait for notice" to "check it yourself." In the past, once equipment was handed over to the disposal party, the client could only wait for a phone call saying processing was complete; now batch status, processing times, and output weights are all on record and queryable.

For regulators, equipment-captured data is harder to tamper with than manual ledgers, and the correspondence between dismantled output weights and their destinations is clearer — an important basis for WEEE Processing License annual reviews and catalog checks.

Connection with Six-System Certification and the Zero-Carbon Factory

The company has passed six system certifications covering quality, environment, occupational health and safety, information security, IT service, and the GJB 9001C military quality management system. The smart factory's digital records are how these systems' "documented, traceable" requirements land on the production line — the systems require records, and the factory generates them.

On the zero-carbon factory path, the smart factory handles the "intelligent carbon control" link: processing volumes and energy consumption data by category and by line are the foundation of carbon accounting, and without such data a carbon inventory can only rely on estimates.

Indirect Value for Capacity Verification

The smart factory rating concerns how data-driven the production process is. In the e-waste dismantling context, it means dismantling counts, output weights, and key process parameters are systematically recorded rather than kept in manual ledgers. For clients the direct value is: disposal volumes can be checked, output destinations traced, and abnormal batches located. It does not replace qualifications or environmental approvals, but it turns "how much was processed and into what" from corporate self-reporting into verifiable data.

FAQ

Q: What level is a provincial advanced-level smart factory?
A: It is the advanced tier of the provincial intelligent manufacturing gradient cultivation system, assessed by provincial authorities — above the basic level and below the excellence level, and not an administrative license.

Q: What practical impact does the smart factory rating have on customer disposal?
A: Three main points: disposal progress is queryable, batch data can be reconciled, and output destinations are traceable, reducing information blind spots for clients during disposal.