During the Hubei Province Industrial Machine Tool Industry Summit held at the 19th China International Machine Tool Exhibition, the world's first next-generation intelligent CNC system integrating AI chips and AI large models—the Huazhong 10 Series Intelligent CNC System—was officially unveiled.
The summit, guided by the Hubei Provincial Government and hosted by the Hubei Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, Development and Reform Commission, and Department of Science and Technology, aimed to showcase Hubei's technological prowess and innovation achievements in the industrial machine tool sector while fostering collaborative development across the industrial chain.
According to Huazhong CNC, the Huazhong 10 Series Intelligent CNC System—developed jointly with Huazhong University of Science and Technology under the support of China’s National Major Science and Technology Projects for Industrial Machine Tools and Hubei’s strategic initiative to build a world-class industrial machine tool hub—is the first CNC system globally to embed both AI chips and AI large models. As the world’s inaugural self-learning intelligent CNC system, its launch marks a major breakthrough for China in high-end CNC technology, signifying a strategic shift from “following” international standards to “leading” innovation in the field.
The system integrates core technologies such as command domain big data, digital twins, and integrated modeling into CNC systems, enabling machine tools to achieve self-awareness, autonomous learning, and deep interactivity for the first time. This represents not only a disruptive innovation in control theory but also a systematic breakthrough for AI in advanced manufacturing. Chen Jihong, Director of the National CNC System Engineering Research Center and Chairman of Huazhong CNC, stated at the event: “The Huazhong 10 Series transforms CNC machine tools from rigid, pre-programmed control to an intelligent ‘perception-learning-decision-control’ closed loop, heralding a shift from digital revolution to intelligent awakening.”
At the summit, leading equipment manufacturers such as Wuzhong Heavy Machinery Group signed strategic cooperation agreements with Huazhong CNC to adopt the Huazhong 10 Series in industrial applications.