From March 25 to April 10, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) publicly solicited comments on the "Industrial Robot Industry Paradigm Conditions (2024 version) (draft for comments)" and the " Measures for Management and Implementation Industrial Robot Industry Paradigm Conditions (draft for comments)."
The "Industrial Robot Industry Paradigm Conditions (2024 version)" aims to encourage and guide enterprises engaged in the manufacturing and integration of key components of industrial robots to voluntarily apply for government evaluation according to the requirements of this document. Qualified enterprises will be announced to the public, guiding various incentive policies to converge towards the announced enterprises.
The document sets requirements for enterprises participating in the evaluation, including, among others:
l Legitimate corporate entities engaged in industrial robot-related businesses for no less than three years.
l Possessing fixed research and development/production sites that are compatible with the enterprise's research and development capabilities/production scale.
l Sound financial conditions. Over the past three years, the annual average operating income of key component manufacturing enterprises shall not be less than 30 million CNY; for body manufacturing enterprises, it shall not be less than 50 million CNY; for integration application enterprises, it shall not be less than 100 million CNY.
l Establishing a quality management system in accordance with GB/T 19001/ISO 9001 standards and certified by certification bodies established in China.
The document also sets requirements for enterprises' products, including, among others:
l Compliance with relevant standards and testing by laboratories accredited by the China Metrology Certification (CMA) or the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) to meet standard requirements:
n GB/T 15706 Mechanical safety - Design principles - Risk assessment and risk reduction;
n GB/T 5226.1 Mechanical electrical safety - General technical requirements for mechanical electrical equipment;
n GB/T 16855.1 Mechanical safety - Part 1: Design principles for control system related safety components;
n GB/T 38326 Industrial, scientific and medical robots - Electromagnetic compatibility - Immunity test;
n GB/T 38336 Industrial, scientific and medical robots - Electromagnetic compatibility - Emission test methods and limits;
n GB 11291.1 Robots for industrial environments - Safety requirements - Part 1: Robots;
n GB 11291.2 Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial robots - Part 2: Robot systems and integration;
n GB/T 36008 Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots;
n GB/T 10827.4 Industrial vehicles - Safety requirements and verification - Part 4: Unmanned industrial vehicles and their systems
l Must obtain China Robot Certification (CR Certification).
The " Measures for Management and Implementation of Industrial Robot Industry Paradigm Conditions" provides detailed regulations on how to conduct evaluations and announcements.
The "Industry Paradigm Conditions" is one of the important means for the Chinese government to guide industrial upgrading. Although participating in the evaluation of the "Industry Paradigm Conditions" and meeting its requirements are not mandatory, they will bring significant competitive advantages to enterprises that meet the evaluation criteria. Therefore, it is recommended that enterprises engaged in the manufacturing and integration of key components of industrial robots actively participate in the evaluation of this system to gain a competitive edge.