Inovance × Derateck: Co-Creating a New Ecosystem for Smart Sheet Metal Manufacturing

As the wave of Industry 4.0 sweeps across the manufacturing sector, sheet metal processing—the “skeletal structure” of industry—is undergoing a profound transformation, shifting from an experience-driven model to a data-driven one. At this year’s China International Industry Fair (CIIF), on the booth of Derateck Machine Tool, a deep exchange between Mr. Xingming Zhu, Chairman of Inovance Technology Co., Ltd., and Mr. Lixin Wang ,Chairman of Derateck Machine Tool, not only revealed the core path of digital transformation in sheet metal forming equipment but also outlined a clear blueprint for how “software–hardware synergy” can drive industry upgrading.

Mr. Xingming Zhu, Chairman of Inovance Technology, pointed out: “Today, manufacturing is experiencing a profound transformation from ‘manufacturing’ to ‘intelligent manufacturing.’ As a fundamental link in equipment manufacturing, the level of digitalization and intelligence in sheet metal processing directly determines the pace of downstream industrial upgrading. Derateck’s innovative practices across its full product range—including CNC laser cutting machines, CNC press brakes (bending centers), and CNC turret punching machines—are a vivid reflection of this transformation. Inovance’s core strengths in automation control and drive technology, when combined with Derateck’s innovation in forming equipment, will generate powerful resonance across the industry chain.”

Mr. Lixin Wang, Chairman of Derateck, fully agreed with this view. He emphasized that Derateck has always adhered to the philosophy of being “customer-centered and innovation-driven,” committed to providing customers with efficient, intelligent, and green sheet metal processing solutions. From equipment interconnectivity to factory-level turnkey solutions, Derateck, by joining forces with outstanding partners such as Inovance Technology, is advancing deep integration across the industry chain, building strong collaborative innovation, and helping customers construct truly smart sheet metal factories.

At present, China’s manufacturing industry stands at a critical window in a new wave of industrial revolution. Guided by new-quality productive forces, intelligent manufacturing, green manufacturing, and smart factories have become the new course for industrial development. As an indispensable segment of manufacturing, sheet metal processing must accelerate its digital and green transformation. The high-level dialogue between Derateck and Inovance Technology epitomizes the growing cooperation and consensus across the industry chain. Looking ahead, as more Chinese enterprises join hands, they will inject powerful momentum into global manufacturing and enable China to move more steadily and further along the path of new industrialization.