Robots, digital screens drive production at Inner Mongolia dairy factory

As part of Hohhot's dairy manufacturing cluster, the factory uses automated production lines and intelligent equipment to produce thousands of tons of dairy products, with workers mainly monitoring operations, managing equipment, and checking quality. A smart operations screen collects and displays data on production, safety, equipment, and energy use.

"From farming to production, testing, research, sales, and finally the consumer's table, digitalization is reflected across the whole process," said Shi Yudong, director of Mengniu Dairy's Global R&D Innovation Center.

At other plants, the dairy group is expanding deeper-processing products, including lactoferrin, demineralized whey powder, and whipping cream.