Hanao Intelligence completes angel-round financing worth tens of millions of yuan to kickstart a new journey in the industrialization of electrochemical milling technology
Recently, the domestic high - end industrial mother machine sector has witnessed a crucial breakthrough. Shaanxi Han'ao Zhijiang Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. (Han'ao Intelligent) announced the completion of an angel - round financing of tens of millions of RMB. This round of financing was led by well - known domestic investment institution Guozhong Capital, with joint investment from Chunde Investment. This not only marks a key step for Han'ao Intelligent on the industrialization path of electrochemical milling technology but also brings new options for the autonomy and high - end development of China's high - end multi - axis linkage machining equipment.
I. Electrochemical Milling Technology: The “Chinese Key” to High - end Manufacturing
As an important branch of special processing, electrochemical milling technology has significant advantages such as high - quality machined surfaces, no cutting stress, and a wide range of applicable materials. It is particularly suitable for high - precision machining of complex structural parts in civil aviation and aerospace, automotive, new energy, medical, gas turbine, and high - hardness mold industries. For a long time, the industrialization level of this technology and equipment in China has been low, and the high - end market has been monopolized by foreign brands.
Han'ao Intelligent was established in April 2021. Its core team comes from Hanchuan Machine Tool and has decades of experience in high - end machine tool R & D and engineering practice. Since its establishment, the company has focused on the engineering and equipment of electrochemical milling processes. Through continuous technological breakthroughs, it has now formed a complete product matrix covering vertical five - axis linkage electrochemical milling machining centers, horizontal five - axis linkage electrochemical milling machining centers, multi - axis composite electrochemical milling machines, and key functional components. It has become one of the few domestic enterprises capable of realizing large - scale and product - based implementation of electrochemical milling technology.
Its wholly - owned subsidiary, Sichuan Han'ao Machinery Co., Ltd., has been recognized as a specialized and sophisticated enterprise in Sichuan Province and a national high - tech enterprise. Its equipment has been applied in batches in the aerospace, gas turbine, new energy, and mold industries. The process stability and the high - efficiency and low - cost machining results have been highly recognized by customers.
II. Industry Background: The Urgency of Autonomy in High - end Machine Tools
Currently, China's manufacturing industry is accelerating its transformation towards intelligence, precision, and compounding. Five - axis linkage CNC machine tools, as representatives of the technological integration of “industrial mother machines,” are directly related to the manufacturing levels of national strategic industries such as aero - engines, mold structural parts, and new energy equipment.
According to industry research reports, the global machine tool market reached approximately $120.19 billion in 2024 and is expected to increase to $129.2 billion in 2025. As the world's largest machine tool producer and consumer, China's CNC machine tool market scale was about 200 billion RMB in 2023. Among them, the proportion of high - end machine tools represented by five - axis linkage CNC machine tools in the high - end equipment manufacturing sector is only about 10 - 15%, and the overall market size is around 20 - 30 billion RMB, with most of them being foreign - owned brands. Domestic enterprises still have room to catch up in terms of stability, compounding capabilities, and industry application accumulation.
The electrochemical milling + five - axis/multi - axis linkage technology route focused on by Han'ao Intelligent precisely addresses the pain points of high - efficiency and precision machining of difficult - to - cut materials such as special alloys, superalloys, titanium alloys, and composite materials. It fills the gap in domestic high - end special processing equipment and provides process equipment support for the independent manufacturing of key components such as aero - engines and gas turbines.
III. Technical System: Self - developed Core Components and Full - process Process Empowerment
At the early stage of development, Han'ao Intelligent established a dual - drive model of “self - developed core components + overall process delivery.” The company not only independently develops key functional components such as special spindles for electrochemical milling, multi - axis precision turntables, and intelligent electrolyte circulation systems but also conducts in - depth secondary development at the CNC system level to achieve in - depth integration of electrochemical process parameters and multi - axis motion control.
At the product level, Han'ao Intelligent has launched two series: the “High - Rigidity Electrochemical Milling Platform” and the “Multi - process Composite Electrochemical Milling Machine.” The former focuses on structural rigidity and dynamic accuracy and is suitable for full - process machining of large and complex parts such as blisks and casings. The latter integrates functions such as milling and grinding to achieve multi - functionality in one machine, helping customers reduce equipment investment and process flow.
It is worth mentioning that Han'ao Intelligent has built a full - process service capability from process testing, equipment development to mass production, and can provide customers with a one - stop solution of “equipment + process + service,” truly realizing technology implementation and industrial empowerment.
IV. Use of Financing: Investment in R & D, Production Capacity, and Ecosystem Construction
This round of financing will be mainly invested in three major directions:
1. Technology Iteration and Product Expansion — Continuously promote the performance optimization of five - axis electrochemical milling machining centers, develop multi - axis composite models such as six - axis five - linkage and seven - axis six - linkage, and expand the process database of electrochemical milling in the aerospace, automotive, new energy, medical, gas turbine, and high - hardness mold industries, especially in the fields of aero - engine turbine blades and aerospace structural parts.
2. Production Capacity Improvement and Supply Chain Construction — Expand the mass - production scale of core models, establish an independent supply chain for key functional components, and improve delivery efficiency and product consistency.
3. Industry Penetration and Ecosystem Cooperation — Focus on industries such as aerospace, energy equipment, precision molds, and automotive, jointly conduct research on common technologies with downstream users, and build an industry ecosystem of “intelligent equipment + process service.”
V. Future Planning: From “Technical Breakthrough” to “System Upgrade”
The founder of Han'ao Intelligent said, “Domestic high - end machine tools are in a critical stage of evolving from'multi - axis' to 'composite and intelligent.' Electrochemical milling technology is not only a process innovation but also a reconstruction of the traditional processing paradigm. Han'ao Intelligent adheres to leading equipment with processes and supporting manufacturing with equipment, and promotes the transformation of China's high - end CNC machine tools from 'following' to 'parallel running' and even 'leading.'”
In the future, Han'ao Intelligent will continue to increase R & D investment, promote the integration of electrochemical milling technology with new - generation information technologies such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, build digital platforms for remote operation and maintenance, process optimization, and intelligent parameter adjustment, and gradually build an intelligent equipment ecosystem for high - end manufacturing.
Conclusion: Driven by the wave of autonomy in industrial mother machines and the national strategy of building a manufacturing power, Han'ao Intelligent has steadily embarked on a development path of “process - driven, equipment - supported, and system - empowered” with its characteristic electrochemical milling technology route. With the implementation of this round of financing, the company is expected to further accelerate technological precipitation and market expansion, become an important player in China's high - end special processing equipment field, and contribute solid strength to ensuring the security of the industrial chain and promoting the high - quality development of the manufacturing industry.