Online Instrument: Crown Pearl

November 9-10, 2011, "The 4th China Online Analytical Instrument Application and Development International Forum and Exhibition (hereinafter referred to as "Online") sponsored by the Analytical Instrument Branch of the China Instrument Society and the Analytical Instruments Branch of the China Instrument Industry Association. The conference) was held at the Beijing International Convention Center. The online conference was born in 1997. At that time, online instrument application was still in its infancy in China. Now more than ten years have passed. How has the application of online instruments changed in China? What are the opportunities and challenges that online instrument technology will usher in during the 12th Five-Year Plan period?

During the online conference, a website interviewed Ms. Cao Naiyu, the new secretary of the Analytical Instruments Subcommittee of the China Instrument Industry Association. At the same time, from the entrepreneurs to the staff of the association, Ms. Cao Naiyu, who has changed her identity, sees how the association’s work and the association's role in the company are.

On-line Instrument Technology is Still on the Road “The Twelfth Five-Year Plan” Has a Bright Future In 2003, Ms. Cao Naiyu was critically appointed as the general manager of Beijing Beibei Maihaike Analytical Instrument Co., Ltd., an on-line instrument manufacturer. She had just entered the online instrument industry. “My earliest understanding of the online instrument industry came from Mr. Zhu Liangjun's remark: 'If the instrumentation industry is likened to the emperor's expensive crown, then the online instrument is the shining pearl in the crown', a metaphor is a good interpretation. The position of online instruments in the instrumentation industry, said Ms. Cao Naiyu.

So, how is the application of online instrument technology in China today? Ms. Cao Naiyu said, “The application of on-line instrument technology has a lot to do with the industry scale of its application area. When the industry scale does not reach a certain level, online instrumentation technology is not considered, but rather the laboratory instrument technology is prioritized. Instrumentation technology is widely used in all aspects of life compared to the application of online instrumentation technology in China is still 'on the road' and does not match its position in the instrumentation industry."

"However, with the development of related industries, online instrument technology has received more and more attention from all parties, and its development has also shown two major characteristics. First, the online instrument technology has gradually shifted from traditional industrial applications during the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period. The field is expanding into areas where people's livelihood issues such as food, environmental protection, and security are concerned.For example, during the 11th Five-Year Plan period, online instrument technology is widely used for gas pollution source monitoring.Second, people's awareness of online instrument technology moves from a single product. Complete solution, including signal acquisition, identification, data processing, communications, self-diagnosis, maintenance and other aspects."

With regard to the advancement of online instrument technology, Ms. Cao Naiyun said, “In terms of technology, during the “11th Five-Year Plan” period, online instrument technology has made three major advances: (1) Completed the transition from analog to digital technology, online Significant progress has been made in the intelligentization and networking of the instrument; (2) A number of instruments or technologies have reached the international level of high-end instruments and have already achieved industrialization; (3) Domestic control systems have entered large-scale projects, breaking foreign companies Monopoly situation."

Talking about the future development of online analytical instruments, Ms. Cao Naiyu said with joy that “2011 is the first year of the national “Twelfth Five-Year Plan”. From the relevant “12th Five-Year Plan” that has been issued, we are pleased to see Online instruments have received great attention and the country urgently needs on-line instrumentation as a powerful means for the country to control safety, quality and emergencies."

"Specifically, (1) In the area of ​​food safety, develop technologies for rapid inspection of foods and agricultural products, and develop instruments for the analysis of toxic and hazardous substances and elements; (2) Develop environmental monitoring systems for online environmental protection, online Heavy metal detection equipment, and the use of online UV fluorescence field detection technology as the core technology for surface water monitoring; (3) In the field of instrument types, the development of infrared instrumentation, Raman spectroscopy and other on-line instrumentation technologies in related fields.In addition, in the '12 In the 'Strategic Emerging Industry' with focus on development, online instrumentation technology is also a key focus in the field of high-end equipment manufacturing."

Ms. Cao Naiyu added that during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, the state must also organize seven key technologies for on-line instrumentation, including new sensor technologies, industrial radio communication technologies, and precision machining technologies. Online instrument technology is V 'will usher in more opportunities and the development prospects are very broad."

The association builds bridges, and manufacturers pay attention to R&D investment to jointly win the market. Facing huge market demand and development opportunities, can domestic online instrument manufacturers win the market and seize opportunities? Ms. Cao Naiyu, who used to be the person in charge of the company, said, “Because of the influence of various historical factors, the gap between China's instrumentation industry and foreign countries is increasing, but I am still optimistic about its future development. More and more capital holders pay attention to and invest in the industry. The 'gap' is a must. Foreign online instrument companies have gone for decades or even hundreds of years, and we have only been going for more than 20 years. It is not realistic to catch up, domestic manufacturers need to resist temptation and do their jobs in a down-to-earth manner. It is particularly important to focus on R&D investment so as to achieve sustainable development."

"Now many domestic manufacturers do not pay attention to R & D investment, pay more attention to the immediate interests. Of course, domestic manufacturers to put profits into the market, and investment in R & D will have completely different results. Put into the market will have output, but it is not available The ability to continue to develop; while investing in R&D, there may be output, or it may be incomplete, and if it does, it will give the company the ability to achieve sustainable development. Very thoughtfully, there are three dial-up R&D personnel at NAC, one that can only be applied after ten years of research and development, one that can be applied after five years of research and development, and one who focuses on the upgrading of existing technologies. Maintenance, such a research and development system has enabled Nak to have a strong ability for continuous development. I think this is worth learning and learning from domestic manufacturers."

Talking about the role of industry associations for domestic manufacturers, Ms. Cao Naiyu said that "industry associations are neither 'markets' nor 'mayors', but industry associations are bridges connecting the 'market' and 'mayor' and can provide market information. And related national policies are passed to the manufacturers through the industry association platform."

Ms. Cao Naiyu also stated that “From the company’s person-in-charge to a full-time member of the industry association, I can better understand the value of the industry association for the company. Therefore, we have established the principle of “three things”. If one does not do it, the industry association will never do it. Give the company troubles and costly things; the second is to do less, that is, it is not necessary for some of the arranged work for the company to do; for more than three, that is done can do more for the business benefits, such as The Association publishes the "Analysis Instrument White Paper" and organizes various types of exhibitions, etc. It is hoped that through the bridge and platform of the industry association, domestic online instrument manufacturers will be helped to win the market and opportunities during the 'Twelfth Five-Year' period."

In the end, Ms. Cao Naiyu responded to the question concerning “Enterprises wishing industry associations to promulgate regulations to regulate the industry” and stated that “The first is impossible, the regulations are used to comply with and enforced, and the industry associations make any provision, but where one manufacturer does not comply There is no meaning in that provision; second, it should not be that the state explicitly prohibits the industry association from making any industrial agreement, which is a violation in the industrial operation.”