China’s equipment manufacturing industry has changed from “following” and “running” to “leading”, building a solid industrial foundation, resolving industrial pain points, and striving to master the right to speak of technology, which is a compulsory course; Focusing on the forefront of the industry, studying the difficulties of the industry, and being willing to sit on the bench are basic skills

Since the beginning of this year, the high-end equipment manufacturing industry has been receiving good news.

The Fuxing Winter Olympics train ran smoothly, achieving automatic driving at 350 km/h for the first time in the world, and was praised by passengers as the “ceiling” in the train industry.

The Hualong One Demonstration Project has been fully completed and put into operation, and China’s comprehensive nuclear power ranks first in the world.

“Jinghua” and “Canal” two shield machines are clanging and advancing, and China’s super-large diameter shield formation technology ranks among the forefront of the world.

Equipment manufacturing industry is the backbone of the country and the backbone of the manufacturing industry. High-end equipment such as high-speed rail, nuclear power, shield tunneling machine, integrates strategic emerging industries and advanced manufacturing, with large investment, long chain, complex key technologies, and strict material and process requirements. As a representative of China’s equipment manufacturing industry, these “created in China” have changed from “running” and “running” in the international arena to “leading” in the past ten years, which is a microcosm of the significant improvement of China’s comprehensive national strength, and also highlights the continuous enhancement of the independent controllable ability of the industrial chain.

The backbone of the manufacturing industry stands up, what is the internal function?

Building a solid industrial foundation, resolving industrial pain points, and striving to master the right to speak of technology is a compulsory course. High-end equipment is often based on high-tech materials and technology, and the key core technology can not come, can not buy, can not negotiate. If the core components are fully dependent on imports, it is like building a house on someone else’s wall base, no matter how big and beautiful it is, it may not withstand the wind and rain, or even be vulnerable.

Don’t let others “jam the neck”, first you have to “back up”. The world’s smallest diameter milling cutter successfully developed, a grain of rice can be milling 56 Chinese characters, greatly improving the processing accuracy of Chinese manufacturing; The first domestic flexible DC through-wall bushing was put into use, breaking the technical blockade of key UHV equipment; The core components such as turbine blades are in hand, so that the heavy gas turbine has complete independent intellectual property rights, and the great power heavy equipment is equipped with a stronger “Chinese heart”… By strengthening research on key technologies, promoting scientific and technological self-reliance, and promoting the deep integration of innovation chains and industrial chains, China’s equipment manufacturing industry has a more stable foundation and more fruitful results.

Focusing on the forefront of the industry, studying the difficulties of the industry, and being willing to sit on the bench are basic skills. Innovation, like a trek on a rugged mountain road, must cross the rocks, experience hypoxia, break iron shoes, in order to enjoy the joy of “infinite scenery in the dangerous peak”. Such a trek is often long and lonely, testing determination, patience, and perseverance.

When the back of the manufacturer stands up, the heart of the maker must sink down. Different from laboratory innovation, industrial upgrading, in addition to paying attention to independent research and development, but also the pursuit of quality stability and market economy, which makes the innovation cycle more lasting. Known as “black gold” large tow carbon fiber, the weight is less than 1/4 of steel, but the strength is 7 to 9 times that of steel, from the establishment of technology development room in 2005 to the start of large-scale projects in 2021, Shanghai Petrochemical takes 11 years; Caprolactam, widely used in automotive and other fields of new material innovation, self-sufficiency rate from 30% to 94%, after 30 years… It is generation after generation of scientists and industry people who face up to difficulties, work hard, cooperate sincerely, and transform valuable basic research into experimental samples and reliable products, which has made China’s equipment manufacturing industry more resilient and safer ecology.

The new technological revolution and industrial transformation will reshape the global economic structure. “To seize the major opportunities of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial change is to join in the construction of new venues at the beginning, and even lead the construction of some venues, so that we become an important maker of new competition rules and an important leader of new competition venues.” As a strategic frontier and commanding heights, high-end equipment manufacturing needs to play a more obvious leading role in the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, based on major technological breakthroughs and major development needs, enhance the competitiveness of key links in the industrial chain, improve the supply chain system of key industries, and build an independent and controllable industrial ecology.

Today, China has the world’s largest R&D team, the largest number of invention patents granted, and more than 200,000 small and medium-sized high-tech enterprises and high-tech enterprises, with a rich base of innovators, and a huge potential to enhance the industrial base capacity and modernize the industrial chain. As long as we stand tall and continue to struggle, we will surely be able to firmly grasp the initiative of competition and development in our own hands.