It is learned on March 23 from Jin Rong Jie (Financial World), CATL was researched by about 160 investors from Great Wall Fund, China Merchants Fund and other institutions. Investors visited the company’s Z base and product testing and verification center, and conducted research on the company’s lighthouse factory construction, product quality, and R&D investment.
During the research, CATL stated that the company’s Ningde factory and Yibin factory are the only two “lighthouse factories” in the lithium battery industry, with production automation, intelligence and informatization levels reaching world-class levels, taking the lead in using new technologies such as image recognition, machine learning, predictive algorithms and 5G, and promoting the experience of extreme manufacturing intelligent production in major bases around the world.
CATL stated that the company is committed to building a leading extreme manufacturing system, focusing on improving manufacturing capabilities in terms of product quality, production efficiency, and safety assurance, and using advanced analysis, digital twin simulation, 5G, and edge computing/cloud computing to innovatively promote technology and intelligent design, greatly improve production efficiency and product quality, and achieve an industry-leading position. At the same time, relying on the existing strong supply chain system to rapidly promote the commercialization of new products and new technologies, while providing customers with high-quality products, promote the green and digital transformation of the upstream and downstream industrial chains.
In terms of research and development, the company continues to increase investment in research and development. By the end of 2022, the company has 16,322 R&D technicians, including 264 with doctoral degrees and 2,852 with master’s degrees;
The company has 5,518 domestic patents and 1,065 overseas patents, and a total of 10,054 domestic and overseas patents are being applied for. The company continues to lead the industry in technological innovation with an efficient R&D system.
Taking the innovation of materials and material systems as an example, the company’s lithium iron phosphate, high-nickel batteries, sodium-ion batteries, M3P, condensed matter, etc. are all in a leading position; Taking structural innovation as an example, the company took the lead in creating CTP batteries, and the performance of the launched Kirin batteries is industry-leading, and was named the best invention of 2022 by Time magazine.