MINO

What MINO does

MINO (Guangzhou MINO Equipment Co., Ltd.) is a privately held Chinese intelligent-manufacturing equipment company founded in June 2008 by Yao Weibing in Guangzhou. The firm designs, builds, and integrates automotive body-in-white (BIW) welding production lines, powertrain and new-energy-vehicle manufacturing systems, and the standardized hardware, digital design tools, and industrial-IoT services that surround them. Its proprietary technology stack combines the AI-driven MIDP fixture design platform, the PGS PLC program auto-generation system, the world-first multi-vehicle co-line Flexible Framing System Skid, the FlexGun-3 modular weld gun, the RACD AGV-robot logistics system, and the MISP industrial-IoT platform (deeply integrated with Siemens MindSphere) which delivers production-line health monitoring, AI welding quality inspection, predictive maintenance, and lifecycle O&M. MINO claims a 4.5-month line build cycle versus an industry-standard 1-2 years, supports up to 7 car models on a single line with 8-second model switching, and serves 15+ global automotive OEMs including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Tesla, Volkswagen, Audi, Ford, GM, Toyota, Geely, GAC, SAIC, BAIC, and FAW.

MINO makes money through a hybrid model combining (1) large one-time BIW line integration projects (often hundreds of millions of RMB per contract, e.g., the 2018 RMB ~300M Mercedes-Benz order), (2) standardized modular hardware sales (Flexible Framing System Skid, NC Locator, MSR, Servo Positioner, FlexGun-3, Robot 7th Axis, Standard Robot Base, conveyors) delivered in pay-as-you-go / per-unit catalog fashion, and (3) recurring managed services via the MISP/IMEFuture platforms (production-line health check, AI welding quality management, predictive O&M, supply-chain finance), plus professional services for production-line transformation and SE synchronous engineering. Pricing is quote-based and project-negotiated, with outcome/performance-based contracts for O&M and consulting. Sales are delivered through a direct enterprise field force anchored by the Guangzhou headquarters, 7 Chinese regional offices covering all major automotive clusters, and 3 international subsidiaries (USA, Germany, Japan), supplemented by an online 'Request for Quotation' and 'Appointment for Demonstration' lead capture flow and an annual Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation Forum. Government strategic endorsement, including a personal visit from President Xi Jinping in October 2018 and a 2024 National-level Manufacturing Single Champion designation, has reinforced the firm's positioning as China's leading non-standard BIW intelligent equipment specialist.

Name

MINO

Legal name

Guangzhou MINO Equipment Co., Ltd. (广州明珞装备股份有限公司)

Website

https://minotech.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

MINO (founded 2008, Guangzhou) designs and integrates automotive body-in-white welding production lines, standardized flexible manufacturing hardware, and the MISP industrial-IoT platform. It serves 15+ global automotive OEMs including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Tesla, compressing line build cycles from 1-2 years to 4.5 months.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Manufacturing Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (54142), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMACAGAG

Vehicle Body-in-White & Structural Assemblies Manufacturing

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Automotive & Mobility Manufacturing/Vehicle Body, Cab & Trailer Manufacturing

SECONDARYIMACAGAH

Body Panels, Doors, Hoods & Closures Manufacturing

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Automotive & Mobility Manufacturing/Vehicle Body, Cab & Trailer Manufacturing

Keywords

• Automotive body-in-white equipment
• Flexible manufacturing systems
• Industrial IoT platform
• Robotic welding integration
• Intelligent production lines

Headquarters

HQ city

Guangzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Automotive Body-in-White (BIW) Production Line Integration: Large one-time project revenue from designing, building, and integrating complete body-in-white welding lines and powertrain/new energy manufacturing equipment for global automotive OEMs and tier-1 suppliers. Contracts typically worth hundreds of millions of RMB (e.g., 300M+ RMB Mercedes-Benz overseas order with 200 robots in 2018). Historically more than 50% of revenue from overseas markets.
2. Standardized Products (Flexible System Equipment, Standard Delivery, Robot Accessories, Digital Products): Recurring revenue from standardized modular products including Flexible Framing System Skid, NC Locator, MSR, Servo Positioner, Spot/Arc Welding Workstations, Tooling Fixtures, Conveyors, FlexGun-3 weld guns, Robot 7th Axis, Standard Robot Bases, Standard RIPs, Standard Safety Fences, and Tooling/Fixture MIDP digital products. Modular, 'building block' sales model with significant scale economics.
3. MISP Industrial IoT Data Services & Smart Manufacturing Consulting: Recurring managed services revenue from the MISP industrial IoT platform - production line health check, cycle/start-up rate management, equipment O&M management, welding quality AI management, equipment reliability/maturity evaluation. Includes value-based pricing models (costed by action quantity, promotion effect, or added value). Plus IME-based industrial internet service platform with supply chain finance offerings.
4. Production Line Transformation & Engineering Services: Service revenue from retrofitting/transforming existing production lines for new model introduction, capacity improvement, manual-to-automatic conversion, intelligent transformation, and old line relocation. Includes synchronous engineering (SE) consulting across punching/welding/coating/assembly phases.
5. Operation & Maintenance Services for Production Lines: Recurring revenue from full O&M service contracts for delivered production lines including personnel, spare parts, predictive maintenance, and reliability assessment. Reduces customer maintenance cost by 20%+ in year 1 with continued 10%+ decrease in subsequent years. Also offers salvage value evaluation for old equipment with proportional share of added value.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

MINO designs, manufactures, and integrates automotive body-in-white (BIW) welding production lines, standardized modular equipment (multi-vehicle co-line flexible framing systems, robotic workstations, conveyors, and robot accessories), and provides a proprietary MISP industrial IoT platform for production-line monitoring, AI-driven welding quality inspection, and lifecycle O&M services. Its offering spans from complete multi-million-RMB production line integration projects to standardized plug-and-play equipment modules and digital services for global automotive OEMs and tier-1 manufacturers.

Product overview

MINO offers a unified intelligent-manufacturing platform-and-modules architecture for automotive body-in-white (BIW) and general-industry production lines. At the platform layer, MISP (Industrial IoT Intelligent Manufacturing Service Platform) handles connected production-line health monitoring, AI-driven welding quality inspection, fault prediction, and lifecycle O&M, and is deeply integrated with Siemens MindSphere. The IMEFuture (智造家) industrial internet service platform adds supply-chain collaboration and supply-chain finance. On the engineering layer, MIDP (MINO Intelligent Design Platform) and PGS (Program Generation System) automate fixture design and PLC program generation. At the hardware layer, MINO provides standardized BIW modular product families — the Flexible Framing System Skid, Standard Robot Workcell, Arc Welding Station, NC Locator / Three-Axis Flexible Positioning Unit, MSR fixture-switching system, Servo Positioner, Robot 7th Axis, FlexGun-3, Standard Robot Base, Mino Standard RIP, TIP Dresser & Changer, Fixed Tip Dresser, and the RACD robot+AGV logistics system — together with standard conveying (High-Speed Roller Conveyor with Skid and GEO Pallet Systems, Fixture Servo Conveying, Accumulated Pallet Conveyor, Small Pallet System), standard parts, and standard safety fences. Service-layer offerings include Synchronous Engineering (SE), Trial Production Service, Production Line Transformation, and Operation & Maintenance Management, all powered by the digital twin / virtual manufacturing backbone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RACD (Robot and AGV Couple Device): Mobile intelligent logistics robot system integrating AGV and industrial robots for unmanned production across electronics, 3C, logistics and auto parts industries.
• MISP (MINO Intelligent Manufacturing Service Platform / 工业物联网智能制造服务平台)
• MIDP (MINO Intelligent Design Platform)
• FlexGun-3

Products and services

• MISP - Industrial IoT Intelligent Manufacturing Service Platform Cloud-side industrial IoT platform that connects production-line equipment online to provide full-lifecycle services: production-line cycle/start-up rate management, equipment O&M with predictive fault warning, AI welding quality inspection with defect prediction, and equipment reliability/maturity evaluation.
• IME (智造家) Industrial Internet Service Platform Industrial internet service platform connecting enterprise management, personnel, and supply-chain resources; provides supply-chain finance, equipment leasing, and procurement-side supply-chain finance to improve liquidity and supply-chain responsiveness.
• MINO Intelligent Design Platform (MIDP) AI-driven fixture and tooling automatic design platform; auto-generates 3D/2D drawings, BOMs, inspection reports, and operation manuals from process documents; completes one set of fixtures (10 units) within 1 hour with 93 built-in automatic test checkers.
• Standard Electronic Controlling System and Program Generation System (PGS) Standard 'Drawing + Procedure + Electrical Cabinet' package for BIW lines; completes drawing design of 1 automatic line (10 stations) in 2 hours and general programming in 30 minutes; PGS auto-generates PLC program structures.
• Flexible Framing System Skid (Multi-model Collinear Flexible Framing System) World-leading multi-model flexible assembly system; supports up to 7 models co-line production with random model switching; repositioning accuracy ±0.05mm; 14 robots in 21m × 20m footprint; 60 JPH.
• Standard Robot Workcell (Spot Welding Workstation) Modular and standardized robotic workstation for medium/small subassemblies; fixture repositioning accuracy ±0.1mm; turntable non-process time 5s; supports multi-model small-batch production.
• NC Locator (Three-Axis Flexible Positioning Unit) Three-axis flexible positioning unit for BIW welding workshop with rapid and flexible body-in-white positioning; 3 degrees of freedom; dynamic load 100-225kg; repositioning accuracy ±0.05mm; complete model switching within 3s.
• MSR (Modular Switching System) Modular GEO welding system that satisfies multi-vehicle production; supports co-production of at least four vehicle types with offline fixture-switching reservation; automatic fixture switching in 60s; repositioning accuracy ±0.1mm.
• Servo Positioner Single-axis or three-axis servo positioner for medium/small assemblies, spot welding, and arc welding; rated load 500-1500kg per side; repositioning accuracy ±0.1mm; fixture switching within 30 minutes.
• Robot 7th Axis Linear unit to transport robots or equipment components horizontally; repositioning accuracy ±0.05mm; rated load 1500-2500kg; rated velocity 1 m/s; compatible with KUKA/ABB/FANUC/MOTOMAN/NACHI.
• FlexGun-3 (New Series Lightweight and Modular Structure Weld Gun) Modular-structure lightweight weld gun for steel and aluminum spot welding; weld gun weight 100-110kg with welding force up to 8900N; C-gun opening up to 150mm, throat depth up to 800mm; ISO 'S' standard transformer.
• Standard Robot Base Standard cylindrical robot base for installing and fixing robots in automatic lines; allows robots to be raised 0.1-2.5 meters; widely adapted to KUKA, ABB, FANUC, and MOTOMAN robots.
• Mino Standard RIP (Robot Integrated Pneumatic) Supplies water and air to robot weld guns and grippers with air filtration, pressure regulation, water-flow monitoring, and circuit cut-off; IP67-level Bus Module for PLC communication; aluminum frame.
• TIP Dresser & Changer Integrated automatic dressing and changing of electrode caps to reduce labor and improve automation; motor power 1.1kW, 380VAC; high-rotation-speed dressing with low-rotation-speed removal.
• Fixed Tip Dresser Automatic dressing of robot weld gun tips; rotation speed 450rpm; small opening size 22mm and throat depth 43mm; German-technology blade for long service life.
• RACD - Robot and AGV Couple Device Workstation integrating AGV and an industrial robot for unmanned production in electronics, 3C, logistics, and auto parts; modular design supports magnetic/laser/GPS navigation; precision ±1mm.
• High-Speed Roller Conveyor and Skid Conveyor System High-speed conveying system for fast and precise part positioning between workstations; 12s cycle time; load 800kg; repositioning accuracy ±1mm.
• High-speed Roller Conveyor and GEO Pallet Conveyor System High-speed conveyor system for rapid and accurate positioning of parts between stations; 5-8s cycle time, ±0.1mm repositioning accuracy, 1000kg load.
• Fixture Servo Conveying System Flexible slide table for high-JPH multi-vehicle production with online/offline switching modes; online switching 6s; offline switching 30min; repositioning accuracy ±0.05mm.
• Accumulated Pallet Conveyor Industrial automatic transmission product with cache function to greatly improve feeding efficiency; max pallet load 150kg; conveying speed 7.4m/min; accumulation capacity 15 pallets per stopper.
• Small Pallet System Double-layer conveying system with welding on the upper layer and pallet return on the lower layer; conveying cycle time 5.5-6s; repositioning accuracy ±0.1mm; payload 300kg.
• Trial Production Service (Body Trial Manufacture) Flexible trial production solution for new-vehicle / new-process trial-manufacture workshops; covers welding, SPR, impact, gluing, stud, arc welding, laser, and aluminum connection; finished-automobile welding spot coverage 68%; automation rate 83%.
• Synchronous Engineering (SE) Service SE development assistance service focused on welding Simultaneous Engineering; divided into four phases from assembly process analysis through to 3D design and multi-vehicle flexible switching simulation.
• Production Line Transformation Service Service for upgrading existing production lines: new-model introduction, capacity improvement, old line relocation, manual-to-automatic conversion, and intelligent transformation; integrated with MISP for intelligent monitoring, diagnosis, and failure prediction.
• Operation and Maintenance Management Service (with MISP) Lifecycle service covering new-line delivery, production-line transformation, production O&M, and residual-value evaluation; includes Examination of Production Lines, Professional Analysis, Optimization and Verification, and Maintenance of Production Lines.
• Flexible Machining Line (Powertrain & General Industry) Flexible machining line for new energy, powertrain, and general industry applications; includes high-speed roller-bed trolley conveying, windmill switching mechanism, standard flexible framing system, and modules for side-body pre-assembly, framing, roof loading, laser, and arc welding.
• Automotive Body-in-White (BIW) Production Line Integration Large-scale project service for designing, building, and integrating complete body-in-white welding lines and powertrain/new energy manufacturing equipment for global automotive OEMs and tier-1 suppliers; contracts typically worth hundreds of millions of RMB.

Quantifiable outcome

• Production line build cycle reduced from 1-2 years (industry standard) to 4.5 months
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability11 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Ladybug Resource Group, Inc. - Jingdiao DivisionflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2026Deepened strategic alliance to develop and deploy next-generation body-in-white welding and assembly systems for electric vehicle manufacturers worldwide. Under the partnership, Jingdiao supplies high-precision fixtures, robotic bases, structural assemblies, and specialized manufacturing components to MINO for large-scale automation projects serving automotive OEMs including Tesla, Volkswagen, and BMW.
• China Mobile (中国移动)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024Announced AI智算科创合作 (AI Intelligent Computing Science & Innovation Cooperation) with China Mobile in May 2024, supporting industrial 5G, AI compute, and smart manufacturing collaboration. Co-deployed 5G smart production line at MINO.
• Guangzhou Municipal Government & Industrial Ecosystem PartnersflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2020Featured by Guangzhou municipal government (Guangzhou Daily, October 2020) as exemplar of advanced intelligent manufacturing transformation. MINO is part of Guangzhou's strategic IAB (Information Technology, AI, Bio-pharma) industry initiative with Guangzhou Development District as primary base. Co-develops industry standards with national MIIT research institutes and Siemens.
• Siemens China (Supplier Award 2019)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Siemens China, SMC, BALLUFF, FESTO, MURR ELEKTRONIK and others received MINO 2019 Excellent Supplier Awards at the annual supplier conference (200+ partners). Siemens provides MINO's digital factory platform foundation; MINO integrated MindSphere with MISP. Co-supplier ecosystem for project delivery and after-sales support.
• IMEFuture (智造家IMEFuture / 智造家网络科技)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Friendly link partner and ecosystem member of MINO's IME (Industrial Internet Service Platform). Founder Yao Weibing founded Guangzhou Zhizaojia Network Technology Co., Ltd. in 2015 as a dedicated intelligent manufacturing supply chain service platform (one of the first batch of Guangdong industrial internet industry ecosystem supply pool enterprises).
• Siemens AG (Digital Industries)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2018Signed a global strategic cooperation agreement in December 2018 to jointly develop global digital business. Both sides will jointly establish an intelligent manufacturing innovation demonstration center and develop an international coordinative system in digital business. Extended in September 2019 with an AI and Edge Computing project cooperation agreement, integrating Siemens MindSphere with MINO MISP platform. Co-host of MINO's annual Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation Forum. MINO Digital Manufacturing Joint Innovation Center is being established.
• KUKA, ABB, FANUC, MOTOMAN (Yaskawa), NACHI (robot brand partners)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2018MINO's Flexible Framing System, Servo Positioner, Robot 7th Axis, Standard Robot Base, and RACD products are designed to be compatible with all major robot brands (KUKA/ABB/FANUC/MOTOMAN/NACHI). MINO integrates with these robot platforms as both a technology partner and competitor (Yao Weibing cites KUKA, ABB as scale competitors but notes MINO is technically at the leading edge of their BIW subsystem niche).
• Liuzhou City North Eco New District Management CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2017Signed December 2017 for the joint construction of the MINO Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment Industrial Park in Liuzhou, Guangxi. Strategically located to serve SAIC-GM-Wuling and other Guangxi automotive cluster customers.
• Beicheng GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2017Partner in the Liuyin Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Foundation (RMB 300 million scale) alongside Liuzhou City North Eco New District Management Committee and Liuzhou Bank Investment Management Company. Co-investor in MINO's Liuzhou expansion.
• Centerline (Canada)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2013Strategic technology cooperation on welding gun business starting April 2013. November 2013 MINO capitalized with Centerline to establish subsidiary Centerline (China) for welding gun manufacturing and sales. Enables integration of Centerline welding gun technology with MINO's flexible framing systems and FlexGun products.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• KUKA AG: German-headquartered industrial robot and flexible automation systems company; directly competes with MINO in automotive BIW flexible framing and welding line integration. KUKA's Flexible Systems Shanghai subsidiary is the primary direct competitor in China, and MINO's new President Wang Jiangbing was previously CEO of KUKA China.
• ABB Ltd. Swiss-Swedish multinational offering industrial robots, automotive manufacturing solutions, and BIW welding line integration. Directly comparable to MINO across automotive body-in-white welding and powertrain assembly, with significantly greater scale and global footprint.
• COMAU: Italian automotive industrial automation and robotics company (Stellantis-owned), focused on body-in-white welding, assembly, and powertrain manufacturing. A direct peer of MINO in the BIW flexible production line market serving global automotive OEMs.
• FANUC Corporation: Japanese industrial robot and CNC manufacturer with significant automotive BIW integration business and a major presence in China. MINO's products are designed to be compatible with FANUC robots, and the two companies are both direct competitors and integration partners in the automotive manufacturing stack.
• Yaskawa Electric (MOTOMAN): Japanese industrial robot manufacturer (MOTOMAN brand) supplying automotive welding and assembly lines globally. Directly competes with MINO in BIW robot integration and is listed as one of MINO's compatible robot platforms (alongside KUKA, ABB, FANUC, and NACHI).

Emerging players

• Estun Automation: Leading Chinese industrial robot and automation systems supplier, expanding into automotive welding and general industrial automation. Comparable to MINO as a Chinese-headquartered competitor pursuing automotive customers, though more focused on the robot hardware side than BIW line integration.
• Güntner-TWINTEC: Specialist in BIW framing systems and flexible welding tooling for the automotive industry. Comparable niche focus to MINO's Flexible Framing System Skid, though with a different geographic footprint and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• FFT (Edag Group / Aumann): German-headquartered automotive production systems integrator (formerly part of EDAG, now Aumann) offering body-in-white and powertrain assembly lines. Comparable to MINO in BIW integration scope and global automotive customer base, but with broader engineering services portfolio.
• Dürr AG: German industrial engineering group providing painting, final assembly, and environmental technology for the automotive industry. Adjacent to MINO's body-in-white focus, serving overlapping global automotive OEM customers and increasingly competing for digital factory and IIoT platform deals.
• Siemens AG (Digital Industries): German industrial automation and software giant providing the digital factory and MindSphere IoT platform that MINO integrates with. While a strategic partner of MINO rather than a direct BIW integrator, Siemens competes for the broader intelligent manufacturing and industrial IoT budget that MINO targets with its MISP platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors14 records

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M&A

Investments

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