Zhongshan-based company Guangdong Lianda Opto-Electronics Limited brought its new product - the laser projection television with “optical engine” technology - to the the 3rd Advanced Equipment Manufacturing Industry Investment and Trade Symposium conducted recently. Of leading techniques in laser television production, Lianda Opto-Electronics is one of the representatives of sophisticated machine tools enterprises in Zhongshan.

In the first 7 months of the year, according to Zhongshan Economic and Information Technology Bureau, Zhongshan’s added value of above-scale industry exceeds 88bn yuan, with a 7.2% year-on-year growth. The added value of machine tools sector in specific increased sharply 24.4% to 6.2bn yuan. 

In recent years, Zhongshan puts effort in development of machine tools manufacturing by centralizing land and capital resources. At present, in Zhongshan there are totally 468 machine tools manufacturers, 153 of which are above-scale enterprises.

Machine tools manufacturing sector sees good development under preferential policies. Some machine tools makers, such as Sotech who seizes 80% of market shares of intaglio printing, have become leaders of the industry. These competitive machine tools enterprises have boosted the development of equipment manufacturing in Zhongshan.