At a time when labor costs continue to rise and green construction standards are increasingly strict, ground grinders, as the core equipment in the construction and industrial fields, are experiencing an industrial revolution with “intelligence, energy saving and high efficiency” as the core. According to the latest industry report, the market size of China’s dual-motor ground grinder has exceeded 3.5 billion yuan in 2025, and it is expected to maintain a high-speed growth of 18%-22% in 2026, and the rapid improvement in the penetration rate of intelligent models has become a key engine for market expansion.
The pain points of the industry force technological innovation, and intelligent equipment becomes the key to breaking the situation.
For a long time, the field of ground construction has faced three core pain points: high labor costs lead to the compression of project profits, the shortage of professional construction talents leads to delays in the construction period, and the low efficiency of traditional equipment and non-standard environmental protection. According to the data, the labor cost of the construction industry in 2025 will increase by 47% compared with five years ago, and ground grinding, as a labor-intensive process, the labor expenditure of a single project will account for more than 30%. At the same time, environmental protection policies such as the EU REACH regulations and China’s new national standards have been implemented one after another, putting forward stricter requirements for dust emissions and noise control of equipment, and traditional fuel models are accelerating their withdrawal from the market.
Against this background, intelligent grinding equipment is rising rapidly with precise pain point solutions. The grinding machine equipped with the Internet of Things (IoT) module can realize remote monitoring and real-time data transmission. Operators can adjust the grinding parameters through mobile phones. A single device can replace 3-5 traditional workers, and the construction efficiency can be improved by more than 50%. The intelligent model launched by a leading enterprise controls the operation accuracy error within ±0.3mm/m² through the laser positioning system, which perfectly adapts to the needs of airport runways, precision manufacturing workshops and other high-precision scenarios. Market feedback shows that its investment payback period has been compressed from 5 years to 3.5 years for traditional equipment.
Technology iteration presents three major trends, energy saving and intelligent dual-line parallel
The technological innovation of the grinding machine industry in 2026 presents three clear directions. In terms of power system, the combination of permanent magnet synchronous motor and frequency conversion control technology has become the mainstream, reducing energy consumption by 20%-45% compared with traditional models, and some energy-saving models can enjoy a 5%-8% value-added tax preferential policy. The environmental protection performance upgrade is also significant. The dust emission of the integrated dust collection system is controlled below 0.5mg/m³. The low-noise design makes the working noise below 85 decibels, which fully meets the EU CE certification and China’s green building evaluation standards.
Intelligent upgrading has become the core competitiveness of the enterprise. 5G remote operation and maintenance system, automatic leveling function, energy efficiency optimization algorithm and other technologies have been popularized from high-end models to mid-end products. In 2025, the market share of intelligent grinding equipment has increased from 27% to 45%, and it is expected to exceed 50% in 2026. It is worth noting that the improvement of the localization rate of core parts provides cost support for the implementation of technology. The localization and matching rate of key components such as servo motors has reached 67%, so that the manufacturing cost of intelligent models has decreased by 40% compared with 2020, and the pro-people price has accelerated market penetration.
The market pattern is reshaped, and agents usher in a golden opportunity period.
The rapid development of the industry has created a broad market space for agents. In terms of regional distribution, the Yangtze River Delta region is still the core market, and it is expected to account for 42% in 2026. The growth rate will exceed 30% when the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area benefit from policy dividends. The export market is also performing brilliantly. Orders of countries along the Belt and Road Initiative continue to grow. In 2026, the demand for infrastructure construction in Southeast Asia is expected to drive exports by 22% year-on-year, and RCEP member countries have become the main incremental market.
For agents, it is very important to choose manufacturers with technical advantages and perfect support systems. At present, the head manufacturers not only provide factory direct supply price to lock rich gross profits, but also launch integrated services such as technical training, spare parts supply, after-sales operation and maintenance. Some enterprises have also set up regional exclusive agency policies to reduce the operating risks of partners. With the continuous release of demand for municipal engineering, industrial plant transformation, commercial complex construction, etc., grinders, as a rigid demand equipment, are becoming a high-quality track for agents to enter the 100-billion-level ground engineering market to seize technological dividends and jointly open up the intelligent construction of a new blue sea.
From manual operation to intelligent control, from high consumption and inefficiency to green and efficient, the iterative upgrading of the grinding machine industry is not only the progress of equipment technology, but also the epitome of the transformation of the construction industry to intelligent construction. In 2026, with the continuous release of policy dividends and the further downward exploration of technical costs, intelligent grinding equipment will fully replace traditional models and become the mainstream of the market. For industry participants, grasping the development trend of intelligence and energy saving, and choosing strong manufacturers for in-depth cooperation, can seize the opportunity in this industrial transformation and share the dividends of market growth.
This blog news combines the latest industry data and technology trends, which not only provides readers with industry insights, but also implies opportunities for agents to cooperate.