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It takes just 7 seconds to produce one air conditioner—exploring Dongliu’s fully automated air-conditioner production line.
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2026-06-30
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The world’s longest and most highly automated residential split‑system air‑conditioner production line, designed and manufactured by Foshan Dongliu Automation Technology Co., Ltd. and successfully delivered, has been installed at TCL’s Nansha plant in Guangzhou.
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March 28, 2026, “Embarking on a New Journey, Pioneering a Smart Future” — TCL Air Conditioner Guangzhou Intelligent Manufacturing Base Commences Production and Marks the Milestone of 100 Million Air Conditioners Rolled Off the Assembly Line in Five Years It was held in Nansha, Guangzhou.
As The factory with the largest single-site smart manufacturing capacity for air conditioners in the Greater Bay Area. Following the commissioning of TCL Air Conditioner’s Guangzhou Smart Manufacturing Base, annual production capacity is expected to reach 8 million units. By 2026, output value is projected to hit RMB 3 billion. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the target is to exceed RMB 10 billion in output value, with the base and its ecosystem‑related enterprises expected to collectively create more than 10,000 jobs. 。
Leveraging the port advantages of Nansha, this base will serve as a showcase for “Made in China” on the global stage, driving the development of related industrial clusters in the Greater Bay Area, including precision manufacturing, electronic components, and logistics and transportation.
Backed by three world-class, fully flexible dark factories.
One air conditioner goes offline every 7 seconds.
TCL Air Conditioner Guangzhou Intelligent Manufacturing Base, With a total investment of nearly RMB 2 billion and spanning 303 mu, the park boasts three world-class, fully flexible dark factories, 15 state-of-the-art laboratories, 10 intelligent production lines, and an exceptionally high‑density array of collaborative industrial robots. Leveraging ultra-high computational power, multi-axis machine automation, and a robust AI‑powered collaborative platform, the facility boasts an annual production capacity of 8 million sets.
Stepping into TCL Air Conditioner’s Guangzhou Intelligent Manufacturing Base, the supercomputing‑powered production line is operating at… “One air conditioner goes offline every 7 seconds.” It operates with high efficiency. Powered by an AI data supercomputing center capable of 300 quintillion operations per second, this production line can efficiently handle the comprehensive data collection from 17,000 IoT sensors across the factory, meeting the real-time computing demands of more than 2,000 AI agents.
In addition, TCL’s Guangzhou Smart Manufacturing Base for Air Conditioners also boasts The world’s only AI-powered intelligent ultra-high-precision heat exchanger production line By leveraging AI algorithms, the company has developed a globally unique, fully automated and intelligently controlled robotic production line that integrates two‑piece stamping, piercing, expansion, and forming processes into a single workflow, boosting labor productivity by 41.7%. Three world‑class, fully flexible dark‑factory facilities have achieved 24‑hour, light‑free operations across three major manufacturing units—two‑piece components, piping, and injection molding—establishing an end‑to‑end, unmanned operating system under comprehensive AI‑driven control that features self‑sensing, self‑decision‑making, and self‑scheduling capabilities. This has positioned the facility as a global benchmark for intelligent manufacturing of core air‑conditioning components.
TCL Industrial CEO Du Juan stated that the TCL Air Conditioner Guangzhou Smart Manufacturing Base has set a record… “Acquire the land, commence production, and register with official statistics—all in the same year.” A remarkable achievement. Moving forward, TCL Air Conditioning will take the commissioning of its Guangzhou facility as a new starting point, leveraging and building upon TCL Industry’s decades of expertise in intelligent AI technologies within the smart‑terminal sector. On the consumer side, it will refine its product portfolio—from sleep‑enhancing fresh‑air systems to AI‑powered smart solutions—while on the industrial front, it will advance its exploration of commercial energy‑storage systems and thermal‑management solutions, striving to become a global leader.
Yueyang, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Nansha District Committee and District Mayor of Guangzhou, stated that, Nansha will, as always, serve as a dedicated facilitator and steadfast guardian of business development. Continuously optimizing the business environment, refining policy measures, and enhancing service efficiency, we are providing comprehensive support to enterprises and making every effort to establish the base as a new benchmark for intelligent manufacturing in the Greater Bay Area, thereby helping TCL Air Conditioning grow stronger and more competitive in Nansha.
100 million sets to be launched in five years.
A comprehensive upgrade toward ecological and systematic solutions.
A simultaneous event was held that day. TCL’s ceremony marking the rollout of 100 million air-conditioning units The 100-millionth TCL air conditioner was transported from the factory floor to the ceremony site by drone. Since 2021, TCL Air Conditioning has reached a cumulative production of 100 million units within just five years. Today, the company’s annual production capacity exceeds 38 million units, with its products sold in more than 160 countries and regions. Exports rank among the top two in the industry, and global sales have broken into the top three. , becoming a leading player in the global air-conditioning industry.
According to reports, TCL’s current air conditioner product lineup is centered on… “Xiaolan Yi Smart Health Technology Engine” Centered on this core, the company has achieved a comprehensive upgrade—from a single product to an ecosystem‑driven, system‑level solution—while building end-to-end AI capabilities spanning “perception–cognition–decision–service.” This enables air conditioners to evolve from sensing the environment to understanding user needs, and from “passive response” to “proactive service.”
Chen Shaolin, Senior Vice President of TCL Industrial and General Manager of the TCL Air Conditioning Business Unit, stated that TCL air conditioners will… Guangzhou Intelligent Manufacturing Base As a new engine, we are deeply committed to technological innovation, strengthening our global supply chain, and collaborating with ecosystem partners, continuously creating value for the development of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, for the advancement of the air-conditioning industry, and for the smart‑health needs of consumers worldwide.
It is worth noting that the park has also achieved 50,000 square meters of fully covered photovoltaic systems and equivalent-scale energy storage. By leveraging AI algorithms, the facility achieves intelligent, system-wide allocation of energy and resources, generating 6.9835 million kWh of electricity annually and yielding an equivalent reduction of 2,081 tons of standard coal. Supported by advanced smart environmental‑friendly exhaust‑gas purification technologies and underpinned by comprehensive digital‑intelligence‑driven management, it attains near‑zero solid waste, near‑zero emissions, and near‑zero water resource wastage, thereby establishing a fully AI‑enabled, zero‑carbon production ecosystem for the air‑conditioning industry and offering a replicable “TCL Solution” for the green transformation of manufacturing.
It is reported that the TCL air-conditioning Guangzhou base project broke ground in Nansha in December 2024. The main structure was topped out in just five months, and trial production is scheduled to begin at the end of October 2025. , truly “ “Land acquisition, groundbreaking, and production all in the same year.” 。
Behind the project’s efficient progress lies the Nansha District. An innovative working mechanism for “establishing a dual‑subject model” , the Nansha Development Zone Investment Promotion Bureau, the District Industrial Park Administration, the District Housing and Urban–Rural Development Bureau, the District Big Data Administration, the District Power Supply Bureau, and Dagang Town, Accelerate and enhance efficiency across enterprise project construction, power supply, and completion acceptance processes. For example, in response to the TCL project’s substantial electricity demand, the Nansha Development Zone Investment Promotion Bureau, the District Industrial Park Administration, the District Power Supply Bureau, and Dagang Town collaborated to adopt… “Phased Power Supply” Mode In the first phase, the 8,000 kVA capacity was connected ahead of schedule to support equipment commissioning, effectively shaving two months off the construction timeline and securing a valuable window for the project’s rapid launch.
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