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Policy driven industrial mother machine upgrade, high-performance CNC machine tool industry chain receives strong support

Date: February 19th, 2025 Content: The country promotes the upgrading of industrial equipment and clarifies the elimination of machine tools that have been in service for more than 10 years. The demand for high-performance CNC machine tools is accelerating in fields such as aerospace, automotive, and energy, with five axis linkage technology being listed as a key direction. It is expected that the localization rate will significantly increase by 2030, and the mid-range market will become the focus of competition.

The US Department of Commerce imposes new restrictions on the export of high-end grinding machines to China

(July 2025) Event: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the US Department of Commerce has updated its export control list, adding export licensing requirements for high-precision CNC grinding machines (precision ≤ 0.1 microns) and core components from China, involving American companies such as MAG and Hardinge. The Chinese side responded that it will accelerate domestic substitution. Meaning: The technological blockade has forced the domestic industrial chain to become more independent, and in the short term, it has intensified the pressure on high-end equipment imports.

Shanghai Electric Group launches the first domestically produced fully independent CNC screw grinder

(June 2025) Event: Shanghai Machine Tool Factory Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric Group, released the first domestically produced CNC screw grinder "SGM-2025", which adopts self-developed high-precision spindle and domestic CNC system, with machining accuracy reaching P1 level (the highest international standard), breaking the technological monopoly of Klingelnberg in Germany.

Japan Machine Tool Manufacturers Association (JMTBA) releases export data for high-precision grinding machines

(May 2025) Event: The Japan Machine Tool Manufacturers Association released a report stating that the export value of high-precision CNC grinding machines in Japan increased by 32% year-on-year from January to April 2025, mainly driven by demand from Chinese new energy vehicle and Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturers. Among them, the export proportion of screw grinders and gear grinders accounts for 65%.

Fraunhofer Institute in Germany achieves breakthrough in nanoscale grinding accuracy

(April 2025) Event: The Fraunhofer Institute of Production Technology (IPT) in Germany announced the development of a new nanoscale CNC grinding machine, which improves machining accuracy to ± 5 nanometers through laser interference feedback technology and is suitable for aerospace precision bearing and optical lens manufacturing. This technology has entered the industrialization stage in cooperation with Siemens.

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released the White Paper on the Development of High Precision CNC Grinding Machine Technology

(March 2025) Event: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, in conjunction with the China Machine Tool Industry Association, has released the "White Paper on the Development of High Precision CNC Grinding Machine Technology", clarifying the key research directions for the next five years, including ultra precision grinding processes, intelligent control technology, and localization of core components. The document points out that the market share of domestically produced high-end grinding machines is expected to increase to 40% by 2025.