As a key enterprise of national science and technology 03 program launched by Jiangxi Provincial Science and Technology Department in 2020 as well as the champion of the Industrial Group and the runner-up in the finals of the Zhanfang Cup 5G Application Competition of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, Elkem Xinghuo Silicones was recently invited by Jiangxi Provincial Science and Technology Department, Western Branch of China Information and Communication Research Institute, and Chongqing Municipal Science and Technology Bureau to attend the 2020 Chongqing IoT Development Forum and Member Meeting and deliver a keynote speech. Together with the IoT industry, enterprises and experts from across China, it has focused on the new enabling outcomes of IoT technology and application, making for a smart future.

In the keynote speech titled 5G Smart Factory Application Based on Edge Cloud, Elkem Xinghuo Silicones shared in the case of an enterprise using new 5G technology to focus on pain points of production and operation, open up the data chain of manufacturing, operation, maintenance and supply chain management, build an industrial internet platform with 5G as the core, and manufacture products in a green, flexible, intelligent and advanced manner. Attendees highly recognized that Elkem Xinghuo Silicones is the first seizing the opportunity of 5G development within the industry for its 5G plus smart chemical application. With a set of highly innovative replicable solutions, Elkem Xinghuo Silicones has taken a strong leading role in accelerating the development of China’s IoT industry, making traditional industries more digital, intelligent and network-based, upgrading the industry’s economic structure, and fostering new drivers of growth.

Elkem Xinghuo Silicones has built six 5G outdoor base stations coupled with two indoor substations, which have covered the entire factory with an area exceeding 300,000 square meters. By using the 5G technology featuring ultra-high bandwidth, ultra-low latency, high reliability and high-speed data processing, it has completed ten scenario applications such as smart factory, UAV, mobile camera, AI image analysis, industrial gateway and intelligent security monitoring.

By following the philosophy of science-driven development, Elkem Xinghuo Silicones will develop 5G intelligent logistics, 5G energy management, equipment health monitoring and other projects, further improve safety management, environmental protection, production efficiency, product quality and flexible production, and give full play to the scale effect and driving role of the new infrastructure of 5G network in the industrial internet for enterprises. Also, it will put into use the mobile IoT for enterprises, support the strategy for building China into a cyberpower from a powerful manufacturing country, and empower enterprises to operate in a high-quality and high-efficiency manner.