SAMR Approves Smart Factory Business Management Standard

China News Service reported that the State Administration for Market Regulation has approved the release of a national standard titled Intelligent Manufacturing - Specification for Business Management of Smart Factories in Process Industries, which will take effect on May 1, 2027. The standard addresses the operational traits of process industries spanning petrochemicals, steel, pharmaceuticals, building materials, nonferrous metals, and food processing, setting systematic criteria for major smart factory business operations amid issues like disparate management frameworks, poor inter-system collaboration, and data-sharing barriers. The newly issued standard introduces a process industry business management framework that covers research and design, manufacturing, operational support, full-chain coordination, and management methods across core processes including scheduling, quality control, and workplace safety. To enable data-driven continuous production, the standard calls for establishing a unified industrial data platform spanning raw materials, processes, equipment, products, and emissions, while applying digital twins and artificial intelligence to assist dispatch optimization and analyze abnormal working conditions.

The standard embeds safety risk classification, hidden hazard investigation, special operation approvals, and hazardous chemical traceability into operational workflows. It establishes dual prevention mechanisms to coordinate safe production alongside energy reduction, consumption lowering, and pollution control across high-risk operational scenarios.