What is high-end manufacturing?

High-end manufacturing industry is a statement corresponding to low-end manufacturing industry, an advanced stage of industrialization development, and an industry with high technical content and high added value.

Low-end manufacturing industry is the product of early industrialization, while high-end manufacturing industry is the product of late industrialization and post-industrialization. High-end manufacturing industry is characterized by high technology, high added value, low pollution and low emission, and has a strong competitive advantage. High-end manufacturing industry is an inevitable product in the process of industrialization in a country or region. So far, the academic circles still lack a unified definition of high-end manufacturing industry, and there is even no clear statistical classification standard. We believe that the concept of high-end manufacturing industry should be defined from two angles: industry and industrial chain. From the perspective of industry, high-end manufacturing refers to the emerging industries with high technology content, high added value and strong competitiveness in manufacturing; From the link of industrial chain, high-end manufacturing industry is at the high end of an industrial chain. If the industrial sector is further subdivided, these high-end links can also be regarded as sub-sectors of the industrial sector.

The biggest difference between high-end manufacturing and traditional manufacturing is that traditional manufacturing relies on traditional technology, with low technical level, low labor efficiency and high labor intensity, and most of them belong to labor-intensive and capital-intensive industries. High-end manufacturing industry relies on the competitive advantages of high-tech and high-end equipment, and it is the easiest to replace traditional manufacturing industry. The biggest gap between traditional manufacturing and high-end manufacturing lies in scientific and technological strength. It is an inevitable process for high-end manufacturing industry to transform and upgrade traditional manufacturing industry.