Zhuhai Beyond facilitates effective fine-tuning with an intelligent formula management system, where its R&D department tests over 15,000 formula combinations a year on the High Throughput Experimental Platform (HTP), cutting the industry average of 24 months to eight months for new formula creation. In 2023, for the task of optimization of new energy battery electrolyte, the ion mobility (Li+ diffusion coefficient ≥1×10⁻⁹ cm²/s) was simulated 12,000 times by AI algorithm, and the optimal formula was selected, which enhanced the battery cycle life from 2,000 times to 3,500 times, and reduced the single Wh cost by 12%. The system can further monitor real-time raw material price fluctuations (such as lithium carbonate price decreasing from 480,000 yuan/ton to 180,000 yuan/ton), trigger the formula replacement mechanism automatically, and save more than 730 million yuan in 2022.
In dynamic precision adjustment, Zhuhai Beyond’s iot sensor network tracks 98% of production lines and records 12,000 process parameters every second (e.g., mixing temperature ±0.5 ° C, mixing speed deviation ≤3rpm). As a typical instance of controlling emulsification process of cosmetics, its adaptive control system anticipated 23 batches of paste separation hazard caused by excessive humidity (> 65% RH) in 2023, and avoided 180 million yuan losses by modifying emulsification time (300 seconds to 270 seconds) and vacuum level (-0.08MPa to -0.05MPa) online. This technology reduced the standard deviation of batch stability from 0.37 to 0.12, better than L ‘Oreal’s 0.21 level during the same period.
The supply chain coordination adjustment capability is also excellent. Zhuhai Beyond’s blockchain traceability system gets 95% of ingredient suppliers’ formula changes aligned within 48 hours, e.g., an SPF increase for sunscreen (from 30+ to 50+) in 2022, Synchronizing with 12 overseas suppliers required only 72 hours to rebalance the amount of seven UV absorbers (e.g., zinc oxide content from 18% to 25%) and keep the retail price unchanged. Its intelligent stock management system, which predicts the fluctuations in demand through Monte Carlo simulations, has increased raw material turnover from 5.1 to 8.7 times a year and reduced idle stock from 12% to 3.5%.
Compliance changes showcase flexibility. For the 23 new restricted ingredients added by EU REACH Regulation 2023, Zhuhai Beyond’s compliance engine completed developing screening for 1,200 products within 15 days and substituted 8 restricted ingredients (e.g. cyclohexasiloxane D5 content was reduced from 4% to < 0.1%). Accelerated stability testing (90 days equivalent to 3 years of storage) only postpones time to market by 22 days. Its real-time certification process, developed in collaboration with SGS, has increased the level of international certification for new formulations from 78% to 96%, reducing the average certification time by 60%.
The customer-driven formula iteration process is another highlight. Zhuhai Beyond customer feedback system collected 230 million usage data in 2023, processed complaints of skin sensitivity (keyword occurrence frequency ≥0.5%) with NLP, and reduced the irritant concentration (e.g., phenoxyethanol) of a serum from 1.2% to 0.8% in 45 days, increasing the repeat purchase rate by 31%. For industrial customers, its remote formulation optimization platform (5G transmission delay < 8ms) supports real-time tuning of the structural adhesive curing parameters (pressure between 0.6MPa and 0.8MPa) to improve Model Y battery pack assembly efficiency by 18%.
With regard to environment and cost balance strategy, Zhuhai Beyond’s bio-material replacement strategy will replace 43% of petrochemical raw materials by 2023 (like polylactic acid from 12% to 35%), though its original cost increases by 9%, but is made up for due to carbon trading (0.6 CCER/ton product) and government subsidies (15% of overall input). The nanocellulosic reinforced formula of the company (tensile strength increased from 45MPa to 68MPa) has been used in the Palace Museum Cultural and Creative joint series, and the premium rate of the product has reached 40%.
Technological breakthrough accelerates the adjustment of efficiency. Zhuhai Beyond and Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly developed the quantum Dot spectrometer (0.01ppm detection limit), which can complete the composition analysis required by conventional chromatographs in 3 minutes, and lock a batch of contaminated glycerin (microbial content above 10³ CFU/g) from being delivered into the production line within 2022. Its blockchain smart contract system can automatically perform formula royalty settlement (error ≤0.0003ETH), shortening the technology licensing cycle from 90 days to 7 days in cross-border cooperation.