Focusing on the difficulties domestic industrial enterprises are facing while promoting intelligent manufacturing, this article introduces the methods for facilitating in-depth application of related technologies. It is shown through research and comparison, that the fundamental cause of these difficulties is the poor economic efficiency of technology. Therefore, the key to promote the application of certain technology is to improve the economic efficiency of technology. Besides, problems such as out-dated management levels and low requirements for quality are the general causes restraining the economic efficiency of technology. To promote the economic efficiency of technology, strategic goals have to be set for technological transformation and upgrading on a business level, and a higher quality standard should also be set. Meanwhile, intelligent manufacturing related technologies can be used to promote the management level and to address the weaknesses of the enterprises, thus to improve the economic efficiency of technology.