Recently, eight departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the Implementation Plan for the Digital Transformation of the Machinery Industry (2025–2030), explicitly setting a goal to build over 200 exemplary smart factories within three years. Exemplary smart factories are required to achieve integrated design, production, and operational data, intelligent management and control of manufacturing equipment, and promote multi-scenario, system-level intelligent applications, with the proportion of AI technology application scenarios needing to be no less than 20%.

This strategic layout presents a historic opportunity for the sheet metal processing industry. As a rare industry pioneer in China to have comprehensively implemented Italian sheet metal intelligent manufacturing technology, LAG ® is helping enterprises seize the initiative with its full-process intelligent solutions!

I Sino-Italian Technology Integration, Creating Industry Benchmarks

LAG® started in 2012, subsequently acquiring Italian companies LAG® and RAINER, and establishing "LAG Gessi" as the brand trademark. It achieved deep integration between Chinese and Italian technical teams and established R&D and manufacturing bases in Shanghai and Shandong. After more than a decade of development, the company has formed full-chain service capabilities from smart factory consulting and design to production integration, accumulating over 200 patents and software copyrights, and serving industry leaders such as Shanghai Siemens, German Hörmann, Shandong Inspur, and Hitachi Elevator. Driven by both "technology and scenarios," it has implemented over a hundred benchmark projects in industries including elevators, communications, fire doors, electrical cabinets, energy storage, and charging piles, helping customers unleash production capacity and achieve green transformation.

Ⅱ Full Range of Intelligent Products Covering Multiple Industry Scenarios

LAG® reconstructs the sheet metal processing workflow with robotic intelligent production models. Its core products include:

Robotic Bending Cell: Core algorithms achieve three major breakthroughs—synchronous following, dynamic edge finding, and dynamic compensation—establishing closed-loop control for bending accuracy. Integrated oil temperature sensing with automatic compensation, paired with the ALL4ONE master control software, enables automatic task generation, one-click start-up, automatic job reporting, and seamless integration with MES/ERP for full-process digital management. Empowered by four core algorithms, it eliminates the need for repeated teaching during production changeovers, making the first piece a finished product, and is perfectly suited for high-mix, low-volume production.

Laser Cutting Cell with Robotic Sorting: Features automatic obstacle avoidance and defect detection. Equipped with a BIPODE octopus multi-functional gripper for flexible sorting and palletizing across various scenarios. The integrated automatic loading/unloading device simultaneously handles feeding and remnant removal in a compact, efficient structure. The ALL4ONE integrated PC-based master control software enables automatic task generation, one-click start-up, and automatic job reporting, while digital twin technology provides real-time visual monitoring of the processing status. It supports seamless integration with automatic material storage modules and interfaces with external AGV/AMR transport systems to build unmanned continuous production lines, meeting "lights-out factory" operational standards. The master control system deeply integrates with MES/ERP and is paired with proprietary security software, ensuring both full-process digital management and data security.

Robotic Welding Cell: Incorporates a visual weld seam tracking system for real-time trajectory correction and a disassembly/welding navigation system to optimize the work path, achieving over 99% consistency in weld quality. The ALL4ONE integrated PC-based master control software enables automatic task generation, one-click start-up, and automatic job reporting, while digital twin technology provides real-time visualization of the process. The master control system seamlessly interfaces with the factory's MES/ERP, achieving digital management and intelligent scheduling for the entire welding process.

Punch-Shear Combined Center with Robotic Sorting: Features the BIPODE octopus multi-functional gripper for sheet extraction and transfer. Its integrated automatic loading/unloading device handles feeding, while waste is efficiently managed via a Y-axis movable work table. Relying on CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing) software support for modular combinations, it allows customization of automated processes including loading, punching/shearing, sorting, and stacking. Standard configuration includes 3 pallets to meet sorting and stacking needs for products of various specifications. The ALL4ONE integrated PC-based master control software enables automatic task generation and one-click start-up, while digital twin technology provides real-time visual monitoring. It supports interfacing with AGV/AMR transport systems and automatic material storage modules to build unmanned "lights-out factory" production lines. The master control system is deeply connected to MES/ERP and equipped with proprietary security software, significantly reducing processing cycles, lowering production costs, and improving efficiency compared to traditional models.

Sheet-Metal Digital Factory: Serving dozens of major industries including elevators, electrical cabinets, energy storage, charging piles, construction machinery, and automotive. It connects multi-process robotic cells via sheet material storage and AGV systems. The ALL4ONE master control system receives MES order information, automatically generates production tasks, and initiates them with one click. Each cell can operate independently (with flexible switching between full-auto and manual modes), managed for full-process closed-loop control by the production execution system. The core technological breakthrough lies in the deep integration of industrial robots with the CAM system, which transforms traditional process expertise into adaptive control algorithms. These algorithms are compiled by CAM into execution code, endowing key processes like cutting, bending, and welding with real-time parameter self-adaption capability to dynamically compensate for material variations and environmental interference, achieving "first-piece success." It has delivered significant results for clients like Shandong Inspur and German Hörmann, achieving a 25% reduction in production cycle time and increasing product yield to 99.8%, comprehensively driving the digital transformation of the sheet metal industry.

Ⅲ Modular Breakthrough, Leading a New Paradigm for Mass Production

In response to the need for flexibility in sheet metal processing, LAG® is advancing the modularization and standardization of robotic cells. Drawing on industry modularization cases, the company has achieved rapid disassembly/assembly and batch production for products like the Robotic Bending Cell and the Gantry-type Robotic Intelligent Sorting Laser Cutting Unit. Production lines can be flexibly configured based on customer needs, reducing project delivery cycles by 40% and providing a cost-effective choice for the intelligent transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Ⅳ Guidelines for Building Exemplary Smart Factories

According to the Smart Factory Gradient Cultivation Element Conditions (2025 Edition), exemplary factories must meet the following requirements:

Full-Process Digitalization: Achieve data integration from blanking and welding to assembly (LAG® has realized digitalization across the entire order-production-delivery chain through ERP and MES systems).

Deep AI Application: Deploy AI vision technology in areas such as sorting and quality inspection (industry cases show a 50% efficiency increase with AI sorting).

Green & High Efficiency: Reduce energy consumption per unit of output value by over 15% compared to traditional factories through intelligent energy management systems. LAG® has provided multiple clients with a graded upgrade path from foundational to exemplary levels. For instance, an elevator manufacturer successfully attained provincial-level smart factory recognition and is applying for national exemplary certification after introducing RBC Robotic Bending Cells and an intelligent warehouse system.

Ⅴ Seize Policy Dividends, Act Now

Case Visit: Schedule a visit to LAG^®'s demonstration factories in Shanghai or Shandong to experience intelligent manufacturing capabilities firsthand.

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