On May 29,2026, Dandong – at a critical juncture where Industry 4.0 converges with the “China Manufacturing 2025” initiative, Dandong Top Electronics Instrument (Group) Co., Ltd successfully held the “Digital Transformation Practice Sharing Session of DDTOP Group, a Benchmark Enterprise for Intelligent Reform and Digital Transformation in Liaoning Province” in the conference room on the third floor of Building 3, No.72 Aihe Avenue. The event brought together municipal government leaders, officials from the cooperation zone, industry experts, and fifty business representatives to jointly explore the “DDTOP Path” of digital transformation.
Government and enterprises working together to write a new chapter in intelligent transformation and digitalization.
Leaders from the Dandong Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology visited the event site and delivered a speech. They highly commended DDTOP Group’s pioneering role as a benchmark in smart manufacturing, provided authoritative policy interpretations tailored to Liaoning Province’s and Dandong City’s relevant regulations, and encouraged local enterprises to embrace digitalization, networking, and intelligent development strategies, fully leverage policy incentives, and accelerate their transformation and upgrading efforts.
Li Zujun, representative of DDTOP Group, extended a warm welcome to all leaders and entrepreneurs. He noted that DDTOP Group’s digital transformation journey was not achieved overnight but stemmed from addressing genuine management challenges and sustained systematic exploration, hoping this sharing session would provide valuable insights and inspiration for participating companies.
With over three decades of dedicated effort, DDTOP has delivered outstanding results in the field of “smart manufacturing.”
During the subsequent sharing session, Zhang Yiding, General Manager of DDTOP Group, provided a systematic introduction to the company’s profile and its practical experience in “intelligent transformation and digitalization.” She stated that DDTOP Group was established in 1992 and currently employs 350 staff members. It is one of China’s first national high-tech enterprises and software companies, as well as a nationally recognized key “specialized, refined, unique, and innovative” small giant enterprise and single-champion enterprise. The company specializes in products such as industrial automation instruments, instrument calibration devices, and magnetic pumps, serving process-oriented industries including petroleum refining, chemical engineering, coal chemistry, power generation, metallurgy, water treatment, and pharmaceuticals, with annual R&D investment accounting for over 6% of sales revenue.
Zhang Yiding shared the landmark achievements his company has made in the field of “intelligent transformation and digital transformation” in recent years:
In 2024, it was recognized as a Digital Workshop in Liaoning Province.
In 2025, it was recognized as an advanced-level smart factory.
In 2026, the company was successfully selected as a benchmark enterprise for “Intelligent Transformation and Digital Transformation” in Liaoning Province.
These honors bear witness to DDTOP’s steadfast journey—from daring to innovate, to mastering innovation, and ultimately leading innovation.
Addressing key pain points: Developing a digital blueprint for system architecture
Zhang Yiding guided the attendees in reviewing DDTOP’s digital transformation journey. This initiative stemmed from genuine management challenges faced by the company.
Low business collaboration efficiency and severe information silos.
The production process is not transparent, and quality traceability is difficult to achieve.
Low equipment utilization rate and high inventory management costs
To address these challenges, DDTOP has established a digital factory framework centered around the ERP system as the “central brain” and the MES system as its “hands and eyes,” systematically integrating the following components:
Numerical control equipment, robots, automated storage systems – intelligent manufacturing and equipment upgrades
The PLM System: The “Experience-Based Framework” for Research and Development as well as Technical Design
CRM System – The Enterprise’s “Phone Book” and Central Hub for Marketing Management
Business Intelligence (BI) Data Platform – Data Analysis to Support Decision-Making
This comprehensive suite of solutions has integrated the entire value chain data flow—from orders and R&D to production and delivery—effectively achieving both business data-driven operations and data-powered business processes.
Looking ahead, let’s share our insights on digital transformation.
Looking ahead, DDTOP will continue to deepen the application of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and industrial internet in core scenarios, advancing toward its corporate mission— “Serving global engineering projects and building a safe world” —and realizing its vision—to become a leading global expert in automation control security.
During the interactive session, Zhang Yiding provided candid and thorough responses to questions raised by attending entrepreneurs, while sharing key insights into DDTOP’s digital transformation journey.
1. Management must take precedence; software is merely a tool—digital transformation begins with managerial change, not the mere accumulation of software tools.
2. The “Top Leader Initiative” and the “Second-Generation Executive Program”: Strong leadership commitment and sustained implementation are key to success.
3. ERP serves as the digital backbone of business operations—without a stable foundation, its branches and leaves cannot flourish.
4. When selecting software, fully consider scalability and stability—reserve interfaces for future needs to avoid redundant development.
5. Prioritize the implementation process—without a sound process, there can be no successful outcome.
6. Digitalization is an investment, not a cost—it delivers long-term competitiveness.
7. The digital transformation process is one of enhancing both an enterprise’s management capabilities and its workforce competencies—requiring human-machine collaboration with talent development taking precedence.
8. Make full use of government guidance and platform capabilities—leveraging existing momentum to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
On-site observation: experiencing the “smart manufacturing” process up close.
After the theoretical presentation, the attending entrepreneurs took a group photo in the third-floor lobby, then received safety helmets before beginning the on-site observation session. They visited DDTOP’s digital workshop and smart factory to gain firsthand experience of its advanced facilities.
The efficient operation of automated production lines
Seamless integration between the MES system and on-site operations
Intelligent Collaboration Between 3D Storage Systems and AGVs
The Data Cockpit provides real-time insights into production status.
Representatives from DDTOP Company—Zhang Yiding, Li Zujun, Qu Yougang, Yan Tao, Jiang Yuanhao, Li Yeyuan, Lu Rixiao, and Xing Ruxun—accompanying the event throughout facilitated in-depth discussions. The attending entrepreneurs unanimously agreed that DDTOP’s implementation approach is both replicable, tangible, and actionable, serving as a highly valuable reference model for their enterprises’ digital transformation and intelligent upgrading initiatives.
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