Knowhy — Ecosystem Strategic Partner of the Mechanical Industry Cloud Platform

Date: August 9, 2026
Location: Suzhou, China
Event: Mechanical Industry Cloud Platform Launch

SINOMACH Digital Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation (SINOMACH), officially launched the Mechanical Industry Cloud Platform and the “Qiaogong” Industrial AI Agent system, while also initiating the “Bailian” Ecosystem Partner Program.

At the launch event, Knowhy and SINOMACH Digital officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement, making Knowhy an ecosystem strategic partner of the Mechanical Industry Cloud Platform.

This is more than another partnership badge.

For Knowhy, it means bringing years of accumulated machining and cutting data, process knowledge, and shop-floor experience into a national-level industrial platform.

And this is the moment to explain what Knowhy is bringing to the ecosystem.

01 | Ecosystem: Connecting Cutting Data from the Shop Floor

For years, Knowhy has been building a cutting management ecosystem around one fundamental goal:

Turn fragmented shop-floor data into connected, usable intelligence.

How long has each tool been used?
How much inventory is left?
When should a tool be changed?
Which tool and process deliver the best overall cost and performance?

These questions have traditionally been answered through fragmented systems, individual workstations, or years of experience accumulated by skilled engineers and operators.

Knowhy brings these data points together into a connected ecosystem — linking tool brands and suppliers upstream with tool selection, usage, management, and maintenance on the manufacturing floor downstream.

Now, this ecosystem is connected to the Mechanical Industry Cloud Platform developed by SINOMACH Digital.

Cutting data that was previously confined to individual production environments can now be connected to a broader industrial network, creating new possibilities for data sharing, reuse, and intelligent applications.

A specialized cutting ecosystem is becoming part of a larger industrial ecosystem — giving Knowhy’s shop-floor capabilities a much broader stage.

02 | AI: Turning Fragmented Process Data into Actionable Tool Selection

Qiaogong is a platform-level industrial AI agent.

Knowhy’s Process Agent, meanwhile, is a decision-making agent built on real-world cutting data and manufacturing knowledge.

It brings together data from across the shop floor — including part drawings, machine tools, processes, quality, and cost — then cleans, standardizes, and structures that data to eliminate information silos.

More importantly, it turns the experience of skilled engineers into structured, reusable industrial knowledge.

The goal is not simply to generate another report.

It is to produce actionable tool-selection recommendations.

An engineer describes the machining requirement, and the Agent can provide recommendations based on available product and process data — helping improve tool selection efficiency and reduce repetitive engineering work.

This is not an AI demonstration built in a laboratory.

It is built on real cutting data accumulated by Knowhy at the machine tool level, and refined through repeated application in real machining environments.

From data to knowledge. From knowledge to decisions. From decisions back to the shop floor.

03 | The Shop Floor: Turning Data into Real Manufacturing Efficiency

No matter how powerful a cloud platform or AI model is, its ultimate value must be realized next to the machine tool.

That is where Knowhy has been working for years.

Smart Tool Cabinets

Control tool storage, access, circulation, and availability.

Tool Life Management

Understand actual cutting conditions and make tool-change decisions more precisely.

SCB Smart CNC Box

Monitor the real operating condition of machine tools and build a clearer picture of equipment health.

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These software and hardware products have already been deployed across machining environments, connecting data management with real manufacturing operations.

Within this ecosystem, Knowhy’s role is clear:

Bring cloud-based AI and accumulated cutting knowledge back to the machine shop — and turn data into measurable productivity.

From the Cloud to the Cutting Edge

Industrial AI should not stop at the cloud.

It needs to understand the machine tool, the tool, the process, the material — and ultimately, the cutting edge.

Through its strategic partnership with SINOMACH Digital and the Mechanical Industry Cloud Platform, Knowhy is taking another step toward this goal:

bringing industrial AI that truly understands machining into the shop floor.

The next generation of manufacturing intelligence will not simply tell engineers more.

It will help them make better decisions, faster — from tool selection and process planning to tool life and machining optimization.

Knowhy — Turning Every Cutting Operation into Visible, Measurable Value.

Want to see how cutting data can generate measurable value in your machining operations?

Talk to Knowhy.