Didn't China still import the most advanced CNC machines from Japan and Germany? or my knowledge is obsolete already?
How about CNC 7-axis machines?
China continue to import Japanese/German machine tools .. But
China has enormous market for machine tools as world's factory you need a lot machines. so domestic firms are unable to fulfil demand. there are thousands of factories/production plants in china. so those firms are still importing German/Japanese tools. and Chinese tools were not as efficient as German/Japanese counterparts up until now.
on September 6, 2022 Chinese Ministry of industry and technology issued a report ..
1. The market share of domestic high-end CNC systems has increased from less than 1% to 31.9%
2. The market share of domestic digital tools increased from less than 10% to 45%
At present, the industry has formed a complete industrial system'
you see. as of 2022, Chinese firms gained 32 percent market share in high end CNC system with complete industrial chain. domestic firms rapidly taking over foreign firms share in mainland in high end CNC machine tools. it is matter of few years before they completely take over Chinese market.
as of 2021, more than 50 percent patent grants globally in Machine tools belong to PRC firms as per WIPO.
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Chinese military industrial complex have shifted entirely on domestic machine tools.
Another big news is, recently COMAC also shifting on domestically produced heavy machine tools.
1,200-ton large-scale skin stretching machine is the first domestic equipment supported by the National 04 Special Project;
the 17-meter large skin panel CNC shot blasting machine is a The first domestically produced equipment jointly developed and manufactured by Kunshan Kaixin Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Shanghai Aircraft Corporation and Xigong University
five-axis equipment for skin sag milling and contour milling, core functional components 30,000 rpm high-speed electric spindle, AC double pendulum The head, the large-scale ultra-weak rigid skin transmission and turnover system are all designed, assembled, developed and produced by Xi'an Xinghang..
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some Chinese tools makers continue to import core components from Japan and Germany. they still love western products and parts.
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what is 7-axis machine ?
if i m not wrong. there is no such as 7-axis machine exist. LOL
7-axic machine is an advance upgradation of 5-axis machine to increase the efficiency. that's it. there is no technological leap or generational leap.