This paper firstly examines the development history of China's equipment manufacturing industry and the research status quo of domestic and foreign information technology upgrading of equipment manufacturing industry, then gives the definition of information technology and equipment manufacturing industry upgrading, clearly points out the shortcomings of China's information technology development and analyses the mechanism of information technology upgrading of equipment manufacturing industry, and finally explores two paths for the upgrading of production equipment and upgrading of production processes, and gives differentiated solutions for regional development imbalance of the boosting path gives a differentiated programme. This paper provides theoretical references for the development of this field in China by exploring specific paths on the basis of the research on the mechanism of information technology's facilitating effect on the equipment manufacturing industry at home and abroad.