Industry minister reviews digital manufacturing capabilities at AOI

Egypt’s Industry Minister Khaled Hashem visited the Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) at the Arab Organization for Industrialization’s (AOI) Engine Factory in Helwan to assess its production capabilities and potential to expand the local manufacturing of industrial components, spare parts and equipment. The visit is part of the Ministry of Industry’s efforts to assess national industrial capabilities, localize advanced technologies and deepen domestic manufacturing. Hashem was accompanied by AOI Chairperson Mohamed Abdel Fattah Abu Bakr, Engine Factory Chairperson Gamal Ramadan, Wang Long, Chairman of Dongfeng Import and Export Company, and ministry officials. During the visit, factory officials briefed the minister on the centre’s technological and production capabilities. The facility employs Industry 4.

0 technologies, including multi-axis machining centres, computer-controlled turning and milling machines, advanced measurement systems, dynamic balancing units and an electronic tool management system. These technologies enable the centre to undertake precision manufacturing operations and produce a range of industrial components, spare parts and equipment. Hashem said the Ministry of Industry aimed to accelerate technological transformation and promote smart manufacturing to strengthen Egypt’s industrial base, increase domestic production and exports, and enhance the integration of Egyptian manufacturers into regional and global value chains. He stressed the importance of maximising the use of the centre’s production capacity, localizing advanced technologies and developing technical and engineering expertise to increase local value added and enhance the competitiveness of domestic industries, particularly engineering and supporting industries. Abu Bakr said the…