From Manufacturing to Intelligent Manufacturing: The Transformation Journey of a Hotel Bedding Production Factory！

In the vigorous development of China's hotel industry, hotel bedding production factories play a crucial role. They are not only the manufacturers of products but also the guardians behind the scenes of hotel service quality. In recent years, with the upgrading of consumption and the intensification of industry competition, these factories are undergoing a profound transformation from traditional manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing, and their transformation path is worth in-depth exploration.

China's hotel bedding production has formed industrial clusters represented by Nantong, Yangzhou and Huai'an in Jiangsu Province. Nantong, known as the "Home of Home Textiles in China", enjoys a complete industrial chain advantage and abundant textile dyeing and printing resources. Located in Chuanjiang Town, Nantong, Youmian Haochen started from a single store in Diershiqiao Market, supplying bed linen products to hotels and inns across the country, and gradually developed into a large-scale group enterprise specializing in hotel textiles. Its products are sold both domestically and internationally. In 2020, the company set its sights on Xinjiang, extending its production chain upstream to the fabric sector, achieving full industrial chain coverage from a single cotton flower to a cotton quilt. It has 600 looms in Xinjiang and further extended to the spinning and cotton planting sectors, basically forming a complete supply chain from raw materials to finished products.

Also located in Jiangsu, Guanghao Hotel Supplies Group has steadily expanded its market since its establishment in Jinhu in 2017, thanks to its superior product quality. Its cooperative clients now cover over 100,000 hotels and inns across China. In 2023, the company's output value reached 60 million yuan; it rose to 90 million yuan in 2024; and it is expected to exceed 120 million yuan in 2025. To meet the continuously growing market demand, the company has initiated a second-phase expansion project, doubling its production capacity.

In the past, most hotel bedding factories played a simple processing role - purchasing fabrics, cutting and sewing, and packaging and shipping. Nowadays, leading enterprises are transforming into an integrated operation model of "R&D - production - sales - service". Yangzhou Zhuoyun Hotel Supplies, as one of the top three comprehensive linen manufacturers in the industry, has a self-owned production base in Huai'an covering over 40,000 square meters, with a daily fabric production capacity of 60,000 meters. More than 500 intelligent weaving and embroidery machines form a large-scale production capacity, and its annual revenue has exceeded 500 million yuan, making it a core supplier for over 30,000 hotel brands worldwide.

Jiangsu Carnation Textile Technology is a benchmark in the industry. As a leading comprehensive hotel linen manufacturer in the Asia-Pacific region and a major drafter of the national standards for hotel linens, the company has, over the past 20-plus years, gradually established three major product lines: bathroom towels, bedding for guest rooms, and table linens. It has also completed vertical integration of the production process, achieving full control over R&D, weaving, dyeing, and testing, thereby minimizing the procurement risks for hotels. With a production park covering over 130,000 square meters and a workforce of over 1,000, Carnation ranks among the top in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of scale. It has collaborated with over 3,000 high-end hotels and 100 well-known hotel brands worldwide, and has been recommended and recognized as a linen supplier by renowned hotel groups such as InterContinental, Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Accor, Wyndham, and Shangri-La both at home and abroad.

Technological innovation is reshaping the production model of factories. Since its establishment in 2009, Jiangsu Songshu Weaving has been rooted in Huai'an, specializing in the research and development and manufacturing of towels, textiles, and bedding products with professional dedication. It holds 25 patent technologies. The factory focuses on the research and development of high-weight, highly absorbent, and soft and skin-friendly hotel linen for high-end hotels. With advanced technology and strict quality control, every product can meet the dual demands of comfort and practicality of high-end hotels.

In terms of product craftsmanship, Yangzhou Zhuoyun implements full-process quality control management, with 12 quality inspection procedures from fabric to finished products. The service life of its gauze fabric is increased by 50%, and the sewing standards far exceed the national standards. In the service aspect, the order response time is within 24 hours to start production, and the after-sales guarantee system provides a 3-year warranty service. Through the intelligent production scheduling system, the enterprise once reduced the delivery cycle for a certain hotel chain group by 40%.

In the face of market fluctuations, outstanding factories have established a strong guarantee system in terms of raw materials and production capacity. Take Youmian Haochen as an example. By extending upstream to the cotton planting and spinning stages, the enterprise has basically withstood the impact of cotton yarn price fluctuations. Currently, its annual sales revenue is stable at around 300 million yuan.

In terms of production scale, Yangzhou Zhuoyun has over 500 intelligent weaving and embroidery machines, with a daily fabric output of 60,000 meters. The production park of Carnation covers an area of over 130,000 square meters. Songzhu Weaving has established a stable capacity guarantee mechanism, which can not only meet the delivery of large-scale orders but also ensure the consistent quality of products.

At the beginning of 2026, the hotel supplies industry was under the pressure of continuously rising raw material costs. The price of cotton yarn rose from around 22,000 yuan per ton before the Spring Festival to over 26,000 yuan per ton in the middle and late March, increasing by nearly 20% in just two months. Meanwhile, the rise in oil prices also led to the increase in the prices of chemical fiber raw materials such as polyester-cotton. In the face of this situation, factories with full industrial chain advantages demonstrated stronger risk-resistance capabilities. Hanbi's full industrial chain layout from a cotton flower to a cotton quilt gave it greater autonomy in the raw material end.

Looking ahead, hotel bedding factories will continue to move forward in the directions of intelligence, greenness, and customization. In terms of intelligence, more factories will introduce intelligent looms, automatic cutting systems and other equipment to enhance production efficiency and quality stability. In terms of greenness, environmental certifications such as OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 will become standard, and the use of eco-friendly materials will become increasingly widespread. In terms of customization, flexible OEM/ODM models and personalized customization services will become important competitive advantages to attract mid-to-high-end hotel customers. This transformation from manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing is providing solid support for the quality upgrade of the hotel industry.