A grain of wheat turning into fine flour, a grain of rice turning into sparkling rice, all rely on the support of grain processing equipment. At the 7th China Grain Trading Conference, intelligent rice mills, AI color sorting machines, and other products made a collective appearance, not only showcasing the fruitful achievements of domestic grain machines in core technology breakthroughs and product innovation upgrades, but also outlining a wonderful counterattack path from technological catch-up to innovation leadership, from single machine export to complete sets going global, and from "Made in China" to "Made in China". From catching up with technology to leading innovation, domestic grain machinery is flourishing and showing its edge in the wave of innovation. The new digital grinding machines independently developed by our country have become mainstream products in the market. Large continuous oil extraction equipment is on par with international brand products. Color selection equipment leads the development of the industry. The digitalization level of grain and oil processing machinery and equipment continues to improve. The new rice processing equipment has opened up new operating models for grain and oil processing enterprises. Various specifications of storage, rice milling, flour milling, oil production, feed equipment, and grain and oil testing instruments basically meet the needs of the domestic grain industry, and some equipment is exported to more than 100 countries and regions. With the leapfrog development from technological catch-up to innovation led, domestic grain machinery has completed the Western century long innovation path in just a few decades. In the early stages of reform and opening up, imported equipment monopolized the market, and a color sorter sold for millions of yuan, with maintenance being controlled by others. In order to break through the dilemma, Chinese enterprises have accelerated independent innovation, and the core components and key technologies of grain machines have continuously made breakthroughs: Meiya Optoelectronics has developed the first domestically produced color sorting machine, Jiangsu Fengshang Permanent Magnet Transmission Double Screw Puffing Machine has achieved localization of core components, and Hubei Wuhan Zhongjixing's low-temperature rice milling machine ensures the quality of rice processing in low-temperature environments... Currently, a group of "hidden champions" and "little giants" enterprises that master core technologies have emerged nationwide, gradually forming a full chain system of "raw materials core components complete machine manufacturing complete set supply" in the grain machine industry. The domestic grain machinery industry is showing a trend of cluster development, forming distinctive regional innovation highlands. ”Professor Li Zhi from the School of Economics and Trade at Henan University of Technology said. Hefei, Anhui is known as the "capital of color sorting machines", gathering leading enterprises in color sorting machine manufacturing such as Meiya Optoelectronics, Zhongke Optoelectronics, Taihe Optoelectronics, and Jiexun Optoelectronics, and building a complete photoelectric sorting industry chain; Hebei has gathered flour processing host and complete equipment enterprises, gradually forming a flour processing equipment industry cluster; Hunan and Hubei have formed a cluster of rice processing equipment industries; Suzhou, Wuxi, Yangzhou, Changzhou and other places in Jiangsu have developed and formed a grain and oil processing equipment industry cluster represented by grain and oil processing machinery and feed machinery; Relying on the manufacturing advantages of the Yangtze River Delta, Zhejiang has formed a precision testing instrument industry chain and developed a cluster of grain testing instrument equipment and rice processing equipment industries; Fujian Zhangzhou packaging machinery dominates the domestic market, forming market advantages in various fields such as rice processing and packaging, feed processing and packaging. These industrial clusters are like shining pearls, jointly linking the innovation chain of China's grain machinery industry. With the continuous improvement of manufacturing capabilities of domestic grain machinery enterprises, product quality is getting better and market recognition is also increasing. Nowadays, the quality of domestic flour processing equipment is excellent. Our company mainly produces specialized flour processing, using domestic flour processing equipment and flour layering and grinding technology. By accurately adjusting processing parameters, grading can be carried out according to different quality requirements. Wheat can be processed into dozens of types of flour, "said Yang Xinliang, Chairman of Hebei Wuxing Flour Industry Co., Ltd. With the gradual development and growth of the domestic grain machinery industry, a group of leading enterprises with strong market competitiveness have the conditions and strength to "go global" from single machine export to complete set export. For many years, we have been deeply cultivating overseas markets and exporting color sorting machines to over 100 countries and regions, with an export growth rate of 30%, "said Hu Biliang, Assistant General Manager of Anhui Zhongke Optoelectronic Color Sorting Machinery Co., Ltd. Domestic grain machinery has a large output, good quality, advanced technology, and low cost, and has strong competitiveness in the international market. Some grain machinery enterprises have achieved good results in exports. Professor Wang Fengcheng from the School of Grain, Oil and Food Science at Henan University of Technology believes that domestic grain machinery enterprises need to do the following work to expand overseas markets: firstly, continuously improve product quality and stability. The international market has a high demand and price for grain machines, while also requiring high product quality. The quality of some domestic grain machinery products has reached or approached the international advanced level, but most enterprises still need to improve their product quality. The second is to form an international team. To sell products to overseas markets, it is not only necessary to have a strong sales team, but also a strong after-sales service team to customize process design and organize equipment according to local product requirements. The third is to provide customers with complete technical equipment solutions. Foreign customers prefer to receive turnkey services for the entire process from raw material cleaning, processing to packaging. Only a few domestic enterprises have the ability to export complete sets of equipment, while most enterprises are skilled in single machine production and lack the ability to export complete sets of equipment. Fourthly, long-term investment is required to establish a stable brand influence. The current international trade environment is complex and ever-changing, and domestic grain machinery enterprises still face multiple challenges such as tariff barriers and technological blockades when going global. How can we break the deadlock? Industry insiders believe that firstly, we should strengthen independent technological innovation, break through blockades with our own patented technology, create model projects, and enhance the international influence of "Made in China"; Secondly, promote market diversification, transition from "single dependence" to "global layout", and accelerate the layout of emerging markets while consolidating traditional markets; Finally, transition from "export led" to "internal and external balanced". This year, the expansion of the "two new" policies has promoted the upgrading of grain machinery and equipment, allowing more new technologies, processes, and equipment to be implemented and flourish. Li Zhi believes that in order to better assist domestic grain machinery enterprises in steadily expanding into international markets, policy guidance should be strengthened to support large-scale enterprises in aligning with international standards, developing marketable products, strengthening patent and trademark protection, and building international brands; Improve the service system, establish an industry information platform, expand export channels, promote the internationalization of grain machinery equipment standards, and enhance the discourse power of international grain machinery equipment standardization cooperation; Enhance industry risk prevention and control capabilities, improve warning mechanisms, develop emergency plans, and improve the ability of enterprises to respond to overseas risks. From "Made in China" to "Intelligent Manufacturing in China" to promote the high-quality development of grain machinery and processing industries, intelligence is a necessary path. We should strengthen innovation, promote the high-quality development of the grain machinery industry, and drive the transformation of domestic grain machinery from "Made in China" to "Intelligent Manufacturing in China". The development of the domestic grain machinery industry is showing a trend towards intelligence, with intelligent color sorting machines, intelligent rice mills, and other intelligent grain machinery being widely used. Li Zhi believes that the widespread application of intelligent sensing technology, big data analysis and other digital technologies in grain processing equipment has profoundly reshaped the development path of the domestic grain machinery industry. Empowered by AI, the color sorter can distinguish the length, shape, etc. of grains based on their different characteristics, resulting in better sorting efficiency and higher stability; The new intelligent control variable frequency roller changing huller can achieve automatic timing exchange of fast and slow rollers, improving the efficiency of grain processing. Li Zhi believes that the current domestic grain machinery equipment is closely following the trend of digital development, and technologies such as remote monitoring and diagnosis of equipment, energy consumption control optimization, etc. have been applied in new products. However, some enterprises are blindly following the trend in their intelligent transformation and have weak independent innovation capabilities. Due to the lack of basic theoretical support in the research and development of domestic grain machinery equipment, some grain machinery manufacturing enterprises do not attach enough importance to product research and development capabilities, and there are not many advanced technological means such as collaborative design, optimization design, intelligent process design, and intelligent manufacturing technology. How to solve the problem of intelligentization in the domestic grain machinery industry? Industry insiders believe that grain machinery enterprises should be encouraged to upgrade and transform production lines, build intelligent production demonstration lines, apply digital manufacturing technology and equipment, improve the production and manufacturing process of existing grain machinery equipment, improve the online monitoring and control function of grain machinery products and the whole life cycle quality traceability system: continue to promote the development and application of "Internet plus technology" for grain machinery equipment, and develop intelligent grain machinery equipment; Improve the efficiency of online monitoring, remote control, and energy management of grain machinery equipment operating conditions, and enhance the efficiency of real-time data feedback and automatic diagnosis of equipment status. In this wave of intelligence, domestic grain machines are opening up infinite possibilities. (New Society)