On April 20, 2026, Liu Xiaoping, Founder of Qiaotian Intelligent, led a team of senior executives and core talents departing from Shanghai Pudong for Germany. Following the overseas study tour in 2024, this marks another important journey for Qiaotian to connect with the world.

During the 8-day itinerary, the team paid an in-depth visit to the headquarters of strategic partner ECKOLD, attended Hannover Messe — known as the barometer of the global industrial sector, and toured world-leading manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz and Bosch. More than a technical pilgrimage, this trip served as an in-depth benchmarking exercise covering corporate development, product innovation and organizational culture.

Qiaotian firmly believes that empowering high-potential and outstanding employees with global vision helps broaden their horizons and bridge gaps, thereby reshaping their mindset. Committed to building an altruistic employer brand culture, the company offers global learning opportunities, trial-and-error platforms and professional training to enable employees to break through self-limits. In return, employees’ growth and cognitive upgrading feed corporate development, forming a positive cycle of mutual growth and shared success.

At the 2024 Hannover Messe, the industry was still exploring the integration of generative AI with manufacturing. This year’s exhibition delivers a distinct message: AI has been fully embedded into the entire industrial operation process.

The transformation from passive monitoring to active execution, and from digitalization to autonomous operation, is truly striking. As a professional supplier of robot end-of-arm equipment, Qiaotian Intelligent deeply recognizes that future industrial automation hinges not only on refined mechanical structures, but also on systematic integration of software, hardware and in-depth AI empowerment. Our quick-change systems and industrial connectors must accelerate intelligent upgrading to equip robots with greater flexibility and intelligence.

Beyond cutting-edge industrial exhibitions, the core highlight of this tour was visiting leading European enterprises. At the nearly 90-year-old headquarters of strategic partner ECKOLD, the team toured modern production workshops and robot workstations. As a hidden champion enterprise, ECKOLD pursues excellence in smoke-free, low-noise cold joining technology and operates a highly digital production management platform, demonstrating the profound expertise of German manufacturing in precision and sustainable development.

Prior to this in-depth exchange, ECKOLD has completed the connection with Qiaotian’s equipment via an experimental island at its German headquarters. This milestone signifies Qiaotian’s establishment of a localized service system in Europe, enabling local customers to experience and verify our product performance efficiently.

What further inspired the team was the visit to Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen Plant. The team witnessed world-class automotive manufacturing techniques and held face-to-face technical exchanges with Mercedes-Benz experts.

Although the high-end European manufacturing market sets stringent entry thresholds, it remains open to Chinese enterprises with solid technical strength and practical problem-solving capabilities. Qiaotian’s advantages in rapid response, flexible customization and customer services lay a solid foundation for our global expansion.

From Frankfurt and Hannover to Stuttgart and Munich, the team engaged in intensive brainstorming every day throughout the journey. By studying the development logic of benchmark enterprises, identifying gaps and analyzing global industry changes, we gained valuable strategic insights.

At century-old enterprises like Bosch and Mercedes-Benz, we witnessed how continuous innovation sustains long-term vitality, as well as their dedicated investment in employee working environments and humanistic care. This reinforces our core belief: talent is the fundamental driving force of corporate development.

The 2026 Germany study tour has concluded successfully, yet Qiaotian Intelligent’s global exploration has only just begun. Amid the rapid development of industrial automation and smart manufacturing, we will uphold pragmatism and innovation, take steady steps forward, and embrace a broader global future.