In Xianyang High-tech Industrial Development Zone in west China’s Shaanxi Province, digitalization is a popular option for many traditional manufacturing firms for industrial upgrading, even it’s a sheet metal processing company. Through the application of AI-driven quality inspection model, Huatai Kitchen Equipment saw its production lean level increase by 35 percent. The company’s sales in the third quarter of this year rose by 4.8 million yuan year on year thanks to the development of smart restaurants and related branding effects....