Chongqing — Chongqing has unveiled a new municipal innovation center dedicated to high-end instruments and measurement technologies, as the southwestern Chinese metropolis accelerates its transition toward higher-value manufacturing.
The Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology said on March 2 that an enterprise-run platform established by High-End Instrumentation Innovation Center (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. has been designated the Chongqing High-End Instrumentation Manufacturing Innovation Center. It is the city's 12th municipal-level manufacturing innovation center.
The new center is being developed with the support of Sinomach Group, a centrally administered state-owned enterprise, and builds on Chongqing's established foundation in the instrumentation sector.
Officials said high-end instruments and measurement systems are foundational to smart manufacturing, advanced materials, and high-end equipment, and are increasingly viewed as essential infrastructure for next-generation industrial development.
Concrete product strengths in Chongqing are most visible in industrial automation and process control, where local industrial official replies point to competitive lines such as intelligent sensors, intelligent transmitters, measurement instruments for power grids, control valves and related analysis instruments that serve process industries.
A clear example is Chongqing Chuanyi Automation Co., Ltd. and its valve business, which supports advanced industrial measurement and control.
Recently, a project in Guizhou began operating as the world’s first commercial, grid-connected supercritical carbon dioxide waste-heat power generation unit. Chuanyi’s independently developed high-pressure control valves were used in this demanding system, which must operate reliably under extreme temperatures and pressures—showcasing Chongqing manufacturers’ ability to supply critical components for next-generation energy and industrial equipment.
A staff member introduces smart processing equipment during the Smart China Expo in southwest China's Chongqing. (Photo/Xinhua)
Building on these real-world applications and seeking to replicate them on a larger scale, Chongqing is now working to strengthen the upstream innovation and shared R&D capacity that support these high-end products.
The Chongqing High-End Instrumentation Manufacturing Innovation Center will target critical technical bottlenecks and accelerate the commercialization of research, positioning itself as a core platform to expand the city’s high-end instrumentation industry and foster a nationally competitive industrial cluster.
It will integrate research resources while strengthening existing capabilities in functional materials, sensors, and precision testing. The center will also focus on developing shared technologies applicable across multiple industries — an approach designed to reduce development costs and speed up large-scale industrial adoption.
In parallel, the initiative is expected to deepen collaboration among manufacturers, universities, and research institutes, concentrating on areas that commonly constrain industrial upgrading, including high-performance sensors, intelligent instruments, and advanced functional materials. Officials said the goal is to enhance higher-end, smarter, and more self-reliant capabilities across the instrumentation supply chain.
Chongqing began accrediting municipal manufacturing innovation centers in 2019. Since then, the city has established one national-level and 12 municipal-level centers at the enterprise level, part of a broader effort to cultivate new applications, strengthen competitive advantages, and generate fresh growth momentum in manufacturing.