The bottleneck in the developme'>✔★nt of the textile industry is ✘©expected to be broken through.

In the first half of this year, t ∞∏δhe industrial added value of l↓•$arge-scale textile enterp£"rises in Fujian Province increased βλby 11.4% year-on-year, 4.6 perc₩↑>entage points higher than the nationa"δ l average in the same in€↑φ↓dustry. Large-scale enterprise∞♦λs achieved a total main business income α of 103.662 billion yuan, a year-₩ on-year increase of 7.7%,∏¶ which is 2.3 percentage points higher®​> than the national aver♥αδ§age in the same industry; th♦→e total profit reached ≤€↓β11.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year incre↓ ♠ase of 12.9%, which is 3.5  π≈ percentage points higher than th₩♥β₩e national average in the same✔< industry.

Faced with global textilδ≠↕≥e overcapacity, reduced γ↕♠domestic and foreign market d"×"®emand, and increasingly rising laborδ✘ ☆ costs and recruitment difficulties,←↑÷ the textile industry, as ©εa representative of labor-intensi£λ××ve industries, has encountered de<​velopment bottlenecks. In response,↕¥× Fujian Province has actively followed¥₩ the strategies of 'Industry​ ♦♠ 4.0' and 'Made in China 2025', introd©✘ucing preferential policies to encγ←ourage enterprises to i<↕↔←nvest in new automation equipmentεγ. By implementing 'machine subst₹™"itution' technological ♣→↕ transformation projects, the productα₹φion process has become more in∑‌‍telligent, becoming ♠≤an important weapon for the tra ←δnsformation and upgrading of texti§≤le enterprises.

Intelligent production processσ&♣

Recently, Fujian Shenyu‍®★an New Materials Co., Ltd€$. signed a technical licensing agree‌∏ment for the second phase of ∏×±the caprolactam project with theβ≠∏ world's top Dutch compa±γ☆™ny DSM, accelerating the construction↕¥ of the world's largest caprolacβδtam production base; this month, the m ​ost advanced fully auε↓±↔tomated high-speed production lin♦"e in the domestic nylo≥ n industry will officially be put" ≠∑ into use at Fujian Jingfeng×∑ Technology Co., Ltd., sound♣¥δσing a new horn for 'machine su₹ →bstitution'...

With the disappearance of the demogr÷δ"aphic dividend, recruitment difficultπ™ies and high labor costs have£±δα increasingly become problems tro↓Ω✔ubling textile enterprises. A ÷gainst this backdrop, many textile‌¶ enterprises are actively implφ€→™ementing 'machine subsδβ≈titution' to transform and upg↓±rade, improving quality and efficiency←★.

Changle, Jinjiang, andφβ¥γ other counties (citie‌♦>s) are the main gathering places f♣‍₹or the textile industry in Fujiaδ$↑n Province. Changle Lihφ§€λeng Nylon Technology Co., Ltd. is st$€®₽riving to build the world'↔★s largest nylon polyme✔<≈ rization and spinning production enε♣™£terprise. According t↓φo the company's deputy general m☆☆&anager Chen Lijun, due to the a♣‌pplication of semi-automatic new equi↓☆€ pment, the number of workers in the wo≠≤≤rkshop has been reduced by more than ™♦50% compared to before.₹£

Similarly, at Jinjiang Longfeng Cα♦↕ompany, automation reform♣®γ★ is also being carried out vig☆β→ orously. In the first ±α δphase of the Longfeng New Indus™♥€ trial Park, the Tsuda loom imported frφ ↓‍om Japan is running at high speed, wi♦♥th one person monitoring 100 mach‌π✔ines, greatly simplifying the w∑♠∞≤orkforce in the workshop. It is rep±♠orted that a traditional factory ↕™ with more than 1,000 water jet≠γ looms would require ab'¥‌↓out 700 people to maintain normal ope ™'rations, but now only 200 are needed.

There are many such enterpri✔♦φses. Fujian Jinxing Group actuaεβlly began planning for ₩ ♦π'machine substitution' π±as early as 2011 when expan∑↓ding its factory. The fully automated →‍‌packaging line is just the first ∞♠step the company has taken ' in this regard, and the research an¥♥d introduction of automat&♦‍↔ed equipment for packaΩαging and previous processes↕β✔ of other product specifications are♥≈ ‌ also on the agenda.

Industry insiders say→ε" that 'machine substitutβ¥♠×ion' not only solves the prob€∞lem of labor shortages and alleviφ≤♣ates the pressure brought byα§ → rising labor costs, bu€φ↑t also improves produc∞↑₹£tion efficiency with intellige✘∏™nt equipment, reducing cost♣ ↑s per unit time, thereby incre©¥asing profit margins.

Breaking through the industry aga‍®inst the trend

Since the beginning of this y±"€ear, more than 30 new produ‌$δcts have been launched. Among •‍™ them, specialty products such as€→​ nylon cool yarn, flat ♥→yarn, and split filame≈♥nt mother yarn have been wel‍≤×l received in the market, with produc¶σ γt added value increased by more than↓≠ 10% compared to conve®σ ₽ntional products, acc♣≠↔$ording to a person in charge o± ¶f a textile enterpri✔₩se in Changle.

It is understood that t₩§'πhrough 'machine substiλ™≤tution', many textile enterpriε♦₽‍ses have tasted the benefits. I₽$<n the first two quarters of this ye×α₩ar, Fujian Xingan Teσσλxtile Machinery Co., ↔₹±"Ltd. saw a 10% increase inσ£ sales compared to the same perioλ♦∏d last year, achieving counter-cyγγclical growth. The 'predecessor' of♦♠§ Xingan Textile Machinery Company was Cα£₽©hangle Hanggang Knit‌γ×&ting Co., Ltd. Under g♦  overnment guidance and♣€  support, the enterprise extended i®γσts industrial chain upstream to equi'‍pment manufacturing, ≤±→£creating Xingan Textile Machinery Compaβ¥γ ny and successfully ∏∞←developing domestically produced w≥₹₩arp knitting machines, breaking the relγ&  iance on imports. Currently, the ¶✔warp knitting machines p£©←roduced by Xingan occupΩ ‍y 60% of the national market.

As a leading enterprise in the t♥δ★extile and chemical fiber indu ®stry in Jinjiang, Zhengqi High ★↕♠Fiber, a subsidiary of Fujian Jinx←™γ¶ing Group, introduced the fir✔<st fully automated packaging eq≈♣uipment in the chemical fibe↔‌®r industry in Fujian Province  δ from Taiwan in 2014, savin≈">‍g nearly 120 employees in the pac↔§✘kaging process with a capacitβ≈®₽y of nearly 400 tons per day♣•β>, and improving the qualδ☆ πity of product packagin≈♠£g.

In Shishi, the appli₩§∏€cation of industrial¥"☆ robots has become an importantπ♦™♥ highlight of enterprise tran'→↕‍sformation and upgrading,£± with results exceeding expectatio∏₹∑ns. The application of indus÷±&​trial robots in the clo§ ↕thing industry began la•♥×πst year. It is under<™‌stood that the cutting ₩§Ωwork in clothing product$♦ε↕ion previously required 2 t♦€o 3 workers to lay the fabric, α$stacking it into 50 to ₽♦®₹200 layers, with each ♦☆≠layer needing to be smoothed by workers±™π using their hands or Ω₩sticks, which was time-consuming and lφ ☆≠abor-intensive. Using robots t♦® ☆o replace manual fabric laying not on♣£γ£ly greatly reduces the laγφ★₹bor intensity of workers but a$☆" lso improves production ​‌₹efficiency.

'Machine substitution'↑' brings new momentum. Data shows th₹✔at in Changle, over 85% of cotton'↓≠ spinning enterprises have equipmenεεt that meets domestic®σ× leading levels. 'Machine substitu¶←tion' has reduced the labor level from★γ↔∏ 58 workers per 10,000 spi​∞‍ndles before technological trans→×<βformation to 36 workers per 10,000 spin↓×‌™dles now, a decrease of nearl¶↑‍↑y 40%. 'Under the same condition♠÷ s, the new automated pr♥♠✘oduction line will reduce lab♥≈≈or by about 50%, lower energy¶> consumption by about 30%, and saγδ₽≤ve 800 yuan in costs pe↔×♦r ton of nylon filament, sign>✔→'ificantly improving produc↔±tion efficiency,' said a person in chλ"arge of a textile enterp≠πrise in Changle.

Enhancing the internal driving force of&←→ the industry

Industry insiders point out that the t≥♣©≥extile industry is a labor-intensive i♠₩∞ndustry, and with the gra✘₽dual disappearance of ≠←λδChina's demographic dividend, transfor  ↕φmation and upgrading¥≈¥ are urgent. Mechanization, ↕£automation, and intelligence have be∏✘come effective ways to transform traditφ↔↔ional industries, pr★ σomote industrial transformation a♦φ'nd upgrading, reduce workforce, and all$εeviate recruitment difficultΩ>←✘ies, thus opening the c> "¥urtain on China's 'machine substitασ ®ution'. Especially c¶‌♠urrently, in the textile and clothin↔♦¥g production process, there is β¥≠×insufficient optimizati®÷on of production and pro÷¶¥βcesses. Improving the i♣←‍ntegrated applicatioΩ♦ε←n level of industrial "₹☆★management through 'machine substitu'÷tion' and enhancing the informatio‍β≤βn technology level of the industry ​'&♣as soon as possible is c•β₹rucial for industrial™✔¥ upgrading.

'The traditional development model th±"at relies on resourceΩ↑ consumption and continuous labor inp ÷ut is no longer sustainable. As ✘ε‌©the national economy enters a new normaα∏¶∞l, the internal driving forc ≥e of the textile industry must be c♣←¥§ontinuously strengthened,' s'↓↔∞aid a relevant person in cha™↕♥rge of the Fujian Texti"≈‌le Industry Association.

It is understood tha↑&‍✘t the governments of Fujian Province,✘®€ Quanzhou City, and Jinjiang City hav$↓e successively introdu  ↕ced multiple measures to encoura₽$​ge enterprises to purchase a∏ ↑utomation equipment. T≠₽he Jinjiang Municipal People's Governm⧧εent proposed in the 'Seλ±veral Opinions on Pro♣£$moting the Healthy Deπ‍velopment of Textile and Footwea↑≠$r Enterprises' that textile and fo₽$₽ otwear enterprises investing more than ₹δ500,000 yuan in intelligent ₹¥©±transformation will receive a→♥  financial subsidy of 10% of thei®​¶r actual transformation costs, δ✔λwith a maximum subsidy li₽₩mit of 1 million yuan. Las✘←≥t year, Jinjiang started rela  ♥¥ted work to promote the applicatiβφ®&on of intelligent te">€chnology transformation in​α traditional enterprises' produc≤♥™tion lines.

Regarding the enthusiasm for 'machine sε©→<ubstitution' among te÷≈‌xtile enterprises, it ÷π→★is also necessary to view the issue‍β¥¥ from two perspectives. For some enterpΩ€rises, machine substitution may be a ↕ φn opportunity, but the improvemeπ♠δ≈nt of equipment digitization and intell♥←∞<igence is more challengπ✘ing, requiring comprγ φehensive integration∏ε" from process flow to the overall p​↕ πroduction process, th‌γus posing greater ch¶‍λ£allenges.

In this regard, experts point out ♣Ωβ≥that textile enterprises should adapt →♠<&to local conditions and do not n ¶ecessarily need to achieve everyt‌↓‌₹hing at once. It is particularly im✘σ'✔portant to continuously op÷₩÷timize the differentiatioλσ <n of their products thr✔←ough technological innovation.