On July 15, the Economy and Information Technology Department of Zhejiang announced the 2026 Zhejiang Province “Future Factory” pilot list. Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd. was successfully selected for its “Future Factory for Intelligent Thermal Management Components for New Energy Vehicles” project, joining the province’s cultivation system for 40 pilot enterprises.
Located in the Hangzhou Qiantang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the project covers approximately 22,000 square meters, with a building area of nearly 100,000 square meters and a total investment of about RMB 100 million. It is scheduled for completion in October 2027. As a strategic initiative by Sanhua Automotive in the field of thermal management for new energy vehicles, the project will be built to high standards as a benchmark intelligent manufacturing base for the industry.
Five-Level Integrated Architecture
Refined Management Across the Entire Process
The project establishes a five-level integrated architecture covering the equipment layer, control layer, execution layer, management layer, and decision-making layer. It deeply integrates core management systems including ERP U9 (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES (Manufacturing Execution System), APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling), and Sanhua’s self-developed PES 2.0 (Production Execution System). By connecting the full business chain from material procurement, inventory management, production planning, and process control to quality traceability, the factory enables automated and intelligent operations. Driven by real-time data, it can dynamically adjust production plans and resource allocation, significantly enhancing flexible production capabilities and market responsiveness.
Intelligent Logistics and System Collaboration
Building a Solid Foundation for Efficient Operations
The factory plans to introduce multiple production lines, supported by a newly built intelligent high-bay warehouse and a “5G + AGV” logistics system. It will continue to use the existing ERP and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) systems while enabling data connectivity between new and legacy systems through the industrial internet. The newly developed in-house PES integrated manufacturing management platform will deploy core modules such as Factory Brain and APS, empowering end-to-end process management with data and ensuring efficient collaboration and precise control across production operations.
Deepening Expertise in Thermal Management
Continuously Strengthening Core Competitiveness
With strong product capabilities and comprehensive development strength, Sanhua Automotive has successively been recognized as a National Manufacturing Single Champion Demonstration Enterprise, a National Green Factory, and a National Intellectual Property Demonstration Enterprise. Its selection as a provincial “Future Factory” pilot this time represents full recognition of the company’s long-term investment in intelligent manufacturing and management innovation.
Sanhua Automotive has always regarded management innovation as a driving force for enterprise development. From product R&D to manufacturing, and from supply chain management to customer service, the company continues to advance the development of its digital management system, promoting lean management and efficient collaboration across all processes through systematic thinking. In the future, the company will further deepen its intelligent manufacturing practices, explore new models and business formats, and contribute to the high-quality development of the thermal management industry for new energy vehicles.
