Hardware machining is the process of changing the external dimensions or properties of a workpiece using processing machinery. Precision machining is generally applied in the production of complex parts and the assembly of finished products. Its main application areas include automotive, consumer electronics, aviation, and other industries.

The so-called hardware machining naturally pursues higher precision and efficiency. At present, many precision machining technologies are already based on nanometers, but they are still developing towards breaking through the nanometer boundary and moving towards deeper sub micron directions. According to relevant data statistics, the global precision machining market size was 216 billion US dollars in 2018, a year-on-year increase of 1.9%.

With the intelligent development of the industrial system, the efficiency of precision machining in Tianjin cannot be separated from the intelligence of equipment. Micro devices required in fields such as optoelectronic information and microelectromechanical engineering, as well as the need to establish large-scale optoelectronic devices and ultra precision machining equipment in aerospace and aviation, all have high requirements for their intelligence and automation. Introducing intelligent equipment can increase the stability of processing and reduce the dependence of processing results on manual experience.

From the perspective of segmented markets, the Tianjin precision machining market can be divided into outsourcing market and non outsourcing market according to whether it is independently produced. At present, suppliers are continuously outsourcing precision machining to precision machining suppliers in order to optimize management, save costs, and avoid the investment of large amounts of equipment and high-tech barriers. In 2018, the global precision machining outsourcing market reached 148 billion US dollars, accounting for 69% of the total global scale.

In summary, the precision machining industry in Tianjin is developing towards higher precision, and in the future, more intelligent precision machining equipment will be put into industry applications. Outsourcing will become increasingly common in the precision machining market, especially in the market.