After three consecutive factories were selected as "Lighthouse Factories" selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF), CATL lithium battery intelligent manufacturing capabilities and digitalization level of the production process have once again been recognized by international authoritative organizations.

Recently, CATL's Jiaocheng factory and Ningde factory won the "Industry 4.0 China Award" and "Industry 4.0 Global Award" respectively issued by the well-known European management consulting group ROI-EFESO. CATL is also the only company selected for the two factories. Winning the two major awards demonstrates CATL's leading exploration and benchmarking value in the field of intelligent manufacturing at home and abroad.

The reason why the Industry 4.0 Award is highly sought after by enterprises is mainly due to two factors. One is the uniqueness of the award’s positioning. The award recognizes Industry 4.0 solutions that set new standards for digitization and automation in production environments. Industry 4.0 is the fourth industrial revolution led by smart manufacturing, or revolutionary production methods, considered the next decade. As the main driving force of global growth in the longer term, companies that can win this award undoubtedly have the most cutting-edge exploration practices and outstanding contributions in the field of Industry 4.0. The second is the strictness of the selection criteria. As a non-profit selection award, the Industry 4.0 Award is hailed by the industry as the "Nobel Prize" in the field of intelligent manufacturing due to its strict selection criteria, authoritative team of review experts, and strong industry foresight. Taking CATL's Ningde factory as an example, it underwent in-depth evaluation and strict review by a professional jury composed of 22 top industry experts before it stood out among many participating companies.

So, what are the outstanding performances of CATL’s factories in the field of Industry 4.0?

Markus Quicken, chairman of the board of directors and member of the review committee of SupplyOn AG, a world-renowned supply chain collaboration solution provider, gave the answer in his comments. It said: "The Ningde factory's solutions have performed very well in the field of Industry 4.0: from the green space planning of the factory to continuous production to the further development of lithium battery products, CATL has reached and continues to adhere to high standards, and this standard is to take into account Sustainable and cost-effective." It also pointed out that the Ningde factory can instantly adjust the lithium battery production process and output according to product innovation and new global market demands, and the production speed and efficiency are equally amazing.

Simply put, CATL uses cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, and digital twins to build and operate smart factories, achieving breakthroughs in extreme manufacturing, sustainable development, and cost-effectiveness. Especially in terms of extreme manufacturing, it has set many records in the lithium ion battery industry. Currently, CATL has achieved the ultimate manufacturing speed of producing one battery cell in one second and one battery pack in 2.5 minutes; its battery cell safety failure rate has reached One part per billion, far exceeding the industry's one per million, representing the world's top manufacturing level; in addition, by applying digital twin technology to virtually debug machines and production lines, real-time interaction with production line equipment can be achieved, and digital twins The debugged data can be directly sent to the production line machines with one click, realizing production line changes in seconds, which greatly saves the time of traditional production and debugging machines, and greatly improves production efficiency.

It is worth mentioning that CATL’s leading practices and experience in the field of Industry 4.0 are not limited to a single factory, but are being continuously replicated and promoted in 13 factories around the world. At the same time, CATL is also exploring a more efficient, more agile, and more sustainable future manufacturing model, and continues to empower industry chain partners and industries to further assist the intelligent and green transformation of global manufacturing.

Some people point out that the most important contribution of the Industry 4.0 Award to the industry is to provide a model for leaders. And CATL has become an integral part of the leader.