Due to a lack of strong national institutional support for this industry, my country's instrumentation industry lacks high-level, multidisciplinary talent, skilled and proficient in diverse disciplines. This results in low independent innovation capabilities and a dearth of proprietary intellectual property rights. This is particularly evident in the scarcity of domestically produced high-end automation products and their limited market competitiveness.
Modern metrology, a highly integrated product of optics, mechanics, electronics, computers, and many other fundamental disciplines, is highly sensitive to new technologies and one of the fastest-changing products in modern industry, with new products released annually. Especially in today's era of rapid information technology development, competition is increasingly fierce, and even slower development can lead to being left far behind. Although my country has entered the 21st century, many aspects of its industry remain at the level of the early 1980s. Large and high-end instruments and equipment are almost entirely imported, and some specialized instruments are even lacking in China. Quality assurance for mid- and low-end products still faces significant challenges.
Thus, strategic national planning and strong support from relevant resources are essential to continuously narrowing the gap. If a testing instrument company cannot achieve a relatively large scale, it will be difficult for it to have the strength to compete with international giants, and early growth requires huge and long-term capital investment.
