From meeting demand to leading demand, doing well in innovation, upgrading, and market, Chinese manufacturing will continue to create a better future

Modern manufacturing cannot do without technological empowerment, and we must vigorously strengthen technological breakthroughs and take the path of independent innovation. Traditional manufacturing is an important component of the real economy, and we must grasp market demand, strengthen technological innovation, and revitalize traditional industries. During his inspections in Henan and Shanxi this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Luoyang Bearing Group Co., Ltd. and Yangquan Valve Co., Ltd. successively, emphasizing the importance of high-quality development of the manufacturing industry.

Bearings, the 'joints' of industry. More than 10 years ago, Luozhou Group could not touch high-end bearings. Nowadays, the output value of "high-end goods" such as aviation precision bearings and 16 MW wind turbine main shaft bearings accounts for 70% of the total output value of the enterprise.

Valves are known as the "gatekeepers" of modern industry. Once, the casting process of Yangquan valves was very backward. Now, multiple product technologies have filled the domestic gap, and valve products are widely favored by the market.

Bearings and valves, two industrial small components, see the hard principles of development. From this, we can see the past of the real economy climbing through obstacles, and also see the future of China's manufacturing industry rising from three dimensions.

Dimension one, continuous research and innovation, Chinese manufacturing will continue to reach new heights.

The main bearings of shield tunneling machines have become a bottleneck problem that restricts Chinese manufacturing, as only a few companies in the world have mastered the core technology in the past. How can breakthroughs be achieved? Starting from undertaking maintenance work, cooperate with shield machine manufacturers; Starting from a single component, gradually participate in core component maintenance; Starting from replacing small components and focusing on independent research and development... day after day, with continuous breakthroughs, the main bearings of the shield machine of Luozhou Group have been successfully applied to shield machines with a diameter of 12 meters. The reliability and other indicators have reached the international level, but the price is less than one-third of imported products. In the first quarter of this year, China's bearing exports increased by 8.7% year-on-year.

Keep the clouds open and see the moon shining. Always adhere to the core of innovation, strive for high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and strive to master more key core technologies. Chinese manufacturing will break through more bottlenecks and win larger markets.

Dimension two, intelligent upgrading, quality improvement and efficiency enhancement, Chinese manufacturing will continue to gain new momentum.

Yangquan Valve Heavy duty Machining Workshop, with computer-controlled lathes, significantly improves production efficiency and higher product precision; Luozhou Group's intelligent factory for gearbox bearings has digitized the entire process from design, material selection, production to delivery, reducing production cycles by 30%... Empowered by digital intelligence, it helps further improve the total factor productivity of traditional industries.

"The transformation and upgrading of traditional industries can also develop new quality productivity." In recent years, China's artificial intelligence industry has developed rapidly, with the number of enterprises exceeding 4700 and the scale of core industries approaching 600 billion yuan. Based on this advantage, promoting the deep integration of artificial intelligence and the real economy will significantly improve the efficiency of research and development design, production and manufacturing, business management, market services, and other links. It will also give rise to a large number of new industries, new formats, and new models, revitalizing traditional industries.

Dimension three, targeting the market and responding to demand, Chinese manufacturing will continue to open up new spaces.

In response to the demand for digitalization in the industry, Qingdao Jingrui Machinery focuses on the research and production of high-end intelligent valves, equipping industrial valves with "intelligent brains", and exporting products to 66 countries and regions; Taking advantage of the development opportunity of wind power, Luozhou Group has developed new products. The annual output value of wind power series bearings exceeds 2 billion yuan, becoming the highest revenue "fist product"... China has a super large market, providing unlimited business opportunities for various enterprises and fertile soil for the growth and expansion of Chinese manufacturing. In the future, with the continuous promotion of new industrialization and urbanization, and the accelerated construction of new energy systems, Chinese manufacturing will usher in broader market opportunities.

Manufacturing is an important pillar of the national economy. From relying on imports to independent innovation, from striving for physical strength to striving for intelligence, from meeting demand to leading demand... The development of the bearing and valve industries inspires us to do a good job in innovation, upgrading, and market, accelerate the improvement of weaknesses, forge long boards, and continuously enhance industrial competitiveness. Made in China will continue to create a better future.