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December. 18, 2025
A tide of digital intelligence is surging forward.
Over the past five years, cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence have reshaped industries across the board in ways that cannot be reversed. In Anping, a young “second-generation” wire mesh entrepreneur, Dai Qianli, carries both the legacy of his forebears and his own vision, boldly stepping into this challenging wave of industrial transformation.
From one perspective, his county-based private enterprise started with limited resources and a modest foundation. Yet Dai is undoubtedly a pioneer in this transformation, introducing AI into the wire mesh industry to inject new momentum into a traditional manufacturing field.
Dai Qianli’s journey reflects the broader story of Hebei’s traditional industries: facing the demands of the times, they confront challenges head-on and proactively seek breakthroughs. Their experiments may be tentative, their steps sometimes faltering—but they always move forward.
A giant screen faces a machine tool, as if across time itself. In the newly established Wire Mesh Industry Data Center at Hebei Jinbiao Building Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (“Jinbiao Co.”), the old machine tool marks the starting point of the company’s journey.
Years ago, Dai’s grandfather, Tu Zhugang, bought this machine, beginning the family business with Dai’s father. The worn tool witnessed the first-generation entrepreneurs’ years of steady, painstaking effort.
Now, a 17-meter-long, 3-meter-high screen displays real-time global market data and images, powered by WIREAI, Dai Qianli’s wire mesh intelligence platform. The screen embodies the ambition of a new generation determined to push boundaries and reshape the industry through technology.
Wire mesh, solid and rigid like iron, meets AI, nimble and cloud-like. At first glance, they seem worlds apart—but here, they spark transformative innovation.
On December 5, in one workshop at Jinbiao Co.’s Anping factory, two sets of geogrid production equipment roared to life. These plastic wire mesh products sell for only about one yuan per meter. Over more than a decade, the products evolved, but competition remained trapped in thin profit margins and cost battles.
Years ago, when the post-90s leader Dai Qianli asked himself whether the path his father carved through hard work could go further, he realized a new wave had arrived. “To be a pioneer, we must embrace it and seize the opportunity,” he said. From the sudden emergence of ChatGPT to the rollout of domestic large-language models, Dai sensed that disruptive technology was rewriting the rules across industries.
In 2023, Dai founded Hebei Dabaike Technology Co., Ltd., officially entering the AI field.
But what could AI really bring to wire mesh manufacturing? Initially, the team traveled to Beijing and Shenzhen for guidance, discovering that AI’s vertical applications in industrial manufacturing, especially in county-level traditional industrial clusters, were almost nonexistent. Being a first mover is never easy.
AI depends on high-quality, large-scale data, yet Anping’s wire mesh industry consists mainly of small and micro enterprises, with scattered and inconsistent data. However, the deep industry experience became the key to unlocking AI’s potential. Dai and his team began addressing the industry’s dependence on personal experience, compiling and refining data. After more than a year, WIREAI emerged as a “digital encyclopedia” of the wire mesh industry, containing 70,000 precise entries and nearly 3.4 billion tokens.
In May 2024, WIREAI debuted at the China (Anping) Wire Mesh Industry & Smart Equipment Expo. The “NI + Wire Mesh” concept immediately drew attention. During the three-day exhibition, daily system data calls surged tenfold, and registered users jumped from just over 100 to more than 700.
The initial excitement, however, met the hard reality. When the team sought collaboration with these enterprises for data co-creation, few responded—only 10 companies ultimately joined. Yet the challenge strengthened their resolve.
“Anping’s wire mesh industry has long relied on traditional experience and distribution channels. Its weak digital foundation isn’t ideal for AI innovation. But once we break through, we can open a new path driven by intelligence,” Dai explained.
As WIREAI pushed forward, government support arrived at the right moment.
The newly established Anping County Data and Services Bureau facilitated communication and provided unified basic data. Later, it helped secure provincial funding for the project.
By October 2024, WIREAI launched an overseas version with generative chat, intelligent quotation, company search, and cross-border trading functions. Through international exhibitions, it quickly attracted over 100 overseas buyers and 40 domestic wire mesh companies, generating more than 20 export orders.
These numbers may seem small, yet they reflect Hebei’s courage in exploring the future of wire mesh and the determination to take a key step toward transformation using new technologies.
Five years ago, welder Fu Weiwei never imagined that his apprentice might work without holding a welding torch.
On November 21, in Jinbiao Co.’s seventh factory, a row of welding robots swung their arms precisely, sparks flying as mesh panels were accurately welded.
“Beautiful welds,” Fu Weiwei praised after inspecting the joints.
Operating these robots was his apprentice, Li Ang, a student specializing in industrial robot applications from Anping Vocational School. Unlike his master, Li’s skill lies in programming and parameter setting rather than hands-on welding.
When Li produced perfect welds, the master’s praise and the apprentice’s new skill painted a vivid picture of industrial upgrading.
The seventh factory, opened in May 2024, introduced over 20 welding robots, despite initial skepticism from traditionalists. Dai’s commitment to intelligent transformation went beyond machines—it reshaped the entire production system.
Early attempts taught him that transferring advanced equipment alone wasn’t enough. A 500,000 RMB German welding machine failed in a small workshop, as the traditional duo outperformed it. A later investment in two H-beam welding robots also proved ineffective due to limited functionality and lack of skilled operators.
These setbacks clarified the path forward: smart manufacturing is not equipment replacement—it’s a full reconstruction of processes, deeply integrating technology.
During the seventh factory’s construction, Dai pushed for full-process automation. Intelligent bending machines now handle heavy workpieces solo, and automated gluing systems achieve high precision. MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) coordinate production scheduling, while ERP optimizes management.
Daily operations transformed from bells and paper forms to real-time data flows. Workers clock in via facial recognition, and materials, inventory, and energy consumption data feed directly to management dashboards.
This evolution also reflects the generational shift in management style. Dai’s father, Dai Shuangbiao, managed through on-site presence and personal authority. Dai Qianli relies on data-driven decisions, demonstrating how manufacturing logic evolves alongside technology.
How far can a county-level enterprise expand?
Jinbiao Co.’s five-year journey offers an answer: from Hebei to Hainan, then Vietnam, its footprint is becoming global. The company now sells both products and intelligent systems.
The post-pandemic recovery provided the starting point. Dai remained vigilant during market disruptions, eventually expanding into overseas markets.
WIREAI 3.0, launched in October, added a global keyword index system, analyzing search engine data to track demand trends. The system now informs proactive product development and process optimization, allowing even a small Anping workshop to anticipate global market shifts.
Meanwhile, AI-powered vision systems monitor materials and inventory, and connected equipment enables deep data collection on capacity and energy use. Dai envisions a fully aware, self-analyzing, autonomous “smart factory.”
In his vision, WIREAI will process customer orders, calculate costs, and schedule production automatically, with instructions flowing directly to the smart production line—dramatically accelerating response times.
This is more than improving one company’s efficiency. Dai imagines an entire Anping wire mesh ecosystem: SMEs sharing orders and coordinating production, shifting from isolated competition to collaborative advantage.
This vision aligns with provincial initiatives for digital transformation in county-level industry clusters. Visits to successful models in Xingtai and elsewhere provide reference and confidence.
“Our mission isn’t to preserve the status quo,” Dai said, standing before the old machine tool. “On the foundation laid by our forebears, we must look further and forge a path for this era.”
Interweaving Old and New, Transforming Energy
From a worn machine tool to an industrial intelligence brain, from local focus to global reach, Jinbiao Co.’s five-year transformation illustrates Hebei’s traditional industries moving toward intelligence and innovation. The journey has no end, only a future where Hebei’s wire mesh sector embraces change and continuously reshapes its value in the tide of the times.
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