Haikui Intelligent Manufacturing丨The Leap from Informatization to Digital Intelligence in Manufacturing Transformation and Upgrading

Introduction: Guided by Policies, Anchoring the Direction of Transformation

Recently, China's first national standard, namely "Digital Transformation Management - Reference Architecture", was officially released. It will provide support for leading the in-depth integration of industrialization and informatization and the development of digital transformation with the national standard. In combination with the Government Work Report of 2025, the guiding ideology put forward by the Premier of the State Council that "accelerating the digital transformation of the manufacturing sector, cultivating a group of service providers proficient in both industry-specific knowledge and digital technologies, and increasing support for the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises," clearly signals to manufacturing enterprises that the digital transformation journey—from informatization, to digitalization, and further to digital and intelligent transformation—is an inevitable choice for achieving leapfrog development.

Development Stages and Level Grades of Digital Transformation

The digital transformation with data as the key driving factor is divided into five development stages and ten level grades, as follows:

Informatization → Digitalization → Digital-Intelligence Integration

01 Informatization

The Foundational Stage of Data Electronization (Normative Level)

Informatization is the starting point of transformation, with the core being data electronization and process digitalization. Enterprises introduce tools such as ERP and MES, converting the data in production, sales, financial and other links from paper documents to electronic documents, and realizing the online storage and sharing of basic information. 

Enterprise Level: If an enterprise still relies on manual records, paper-based approvals, or has isolated system data, it is at the initial stage of informatization. It is necessary to deploy basic systems as soon as possible to break through the "information silos".

02 Digitalization

The Collaborative Stage of Data Interconnection (Scene Level and Domain Level)

The core of the digitalization stage is to connect data and coordinate processes. Enterprises achieve the interconnection and interoperability of data throughout the entire chain, including research and development, production, and supply chain, by establishing a data middle platform.

Enterprise Level: If an enterprise has already applied multiple systems but suffers from problems such as duplicate data entry and difficulties in cross-system collaboration, it is in a critical period of digitalization. It is necessary to build a data middle platform to promote the standardization and automation of processes.

03 Digital-Intelligence Integration

The Leap-forward Stage of Intelligent Decision-making (Platform Level and Ecological Level)

The core of the digital-Intelligence integration stage is data-driven and intelligent decision-making. Enterprises utilize technologies such as AI algorithms, the Internet of Things, and digital twins to transform massive amounts of data into predictable and actionable decision-making bases.

Enterprise Level: If an enterprise can analyze data in real time but has not yet achieved intelligent prediction or autonomous decision-making, it is in the exploration period of digital-Intelligence integration. It is necessary to introduce AI and machine learning technologies and build an "Industrial Brain".

Digital transformation often encounters process reengineering. Through systematic planning and design, the online operation of business processes can be realized.

Secondly, digital transformation cannot be achieved all at once. Each enterprise has different transformation plans at different development stages.

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Leading the Future with Intelligence, It's the Right Time for Transformation

Huizhou Haikui, as a digital transformation integrator for Huizhou's provincial-level small and medium-sized enterprises digital transformation city pilot, leverages the intelligent manufacturing expertise of its parent company Lyric to provide end-to-end transformation solutions for manufacturing enterprises. These solutions span the entire lifecycle from R&D and procurement to production, quality inspection, and after-sales service, supporting companies in their digital transformation journey towards leapfrog development, enabling them to reduce costs, improve efficiency, enhance quality, and foster innovation.

Incentive for Action: Enterprises that complete their transformation through Huizhou Haikui in Huizhou City from now until December 31, 2025, can enjoy government subsidies of up to 40% of the contract amount*, which significantly reduces the transformation cost.

*Based on the "Several Policies on the High-Quality Development of Huizhou Digital Industry Base (Draft for Soliciting Opinions)"