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Centennial Heavy Machinery: Cultivating Rich Heritage, Exhibiting Longevity, Emotions, Innovating, Leading, and Casting a Chapter of Reform - A Documentary of the Reform of Fangda
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In the long history of the development of China's heavy machinery industries, Northern Heavy Industries is like an unshakable lighthouse, which has been tempered by wind and rain for a hundred years and always emits brilliant light.
Northern Heavy Industries is a large-scale equipment research and development manufacturing enterprise under Liaoning Fangda Group Industrial Co., Ltd. Its factory history can be traced back to the 1920s. This century old enterprise, with its profound historical heritage, sincere eldest son sentiment, pioneering innovative spirit, and remarkable reform achievements, has bravely stood at the forefront of the times and demonstrated its responsibility as a "great nation's heavy weapon".
Technological innovation
The core engine driving development
Since joining Fangda Group in 2019, Northern Heavy Industries has consistently regarded technological innovation as the core driving force for development, achieving significant breakthroughs in key technologies across multiple business areas.
In the field of tunnel engineering equipment, Northern Heavy Industries has broken the monopoly of foreign technology and achieved a leap from filling the domestic gap to becoming a world leader. In 2006, China successfully developed its first domestically produced Φ 5.93-meter hard rock double shield tunneling machine. In May 2023, the first 100% domestically produced shield tunneling machine was launched, with key components such as main bearings and cutting tools being domestically produced and achieving international leading performance. In 2024, the "Endeavour" TBM set a world record of single machine excavation of 26.52 kilometers. Its super large diameter and efficient excavation capability are remarkable, successfully overcoming many difficulties in complex geological conditions and consolidating the leading position of Northern Heavy Industries in the global shield tunneling machine market.
The mining product field has also achieved excellent results. The microwave rock breaking tunneling machine developed in collaboration with Northeastern University has an efficiency 2 to 3 times that of traditional tunneling machines, bringing about a revolution in hard rock cutting and mechanized mining of metal mines, as well as providing equipment foundation for intelligent and unmanned mining. The provincial key engineering technology center focuses on the difficulties in mining, and the MLL1200 spiral vertical grinder has won the third prize of China Machinery Industries Science and Technology Progress Award. The large-scale domestically produced gyratory crusher equipment has won the first prize of Liaoning Building Materials Industries Association Science and Technology Progress Award, and multiple technologies have reached domestic leading and even international advanced levels.
In terms of metallurgical equipment, Northern Heavy Industries is constantly innovating. The 5.5-meter head shear and fixed length shear are tied with the world's largest specification record, adopting a rolling cutting design with a cutting accuracy of 0.1mm level. The modular design improves equipment utilization by more than 30%, and the comprehensive energy-saving efficiency is increased by 15%. The Φ 5200 × 24500mm mixer is the largest diameter mixing equipment in China, with a 40% increase in material humidity uniformity and a 25% increase in mixing efficiency. The Φ 5.2 × 110m rotary kiln fills the domestic gap, increases production capacity by 50%, and reduces unit energy consumption by 20%.
The technological innovation achievements of bulk material handling equipment are outstanding. The key technology and complete set of equipment for the transportation and mixing of anti-seepage soil materials for the ultra-high earth rock dam of Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station is an international first, and the concrete mix ratio error is controlled within ± 1%. The 65 meter long span, fully explosion-proof, multi machine shared rail intelligent fully enclosed coal material yard bridge scraper reclaimer and gantry scraper reclaimer won the Excellent Award in the National Machinery Industries Product Quality Innovation Competition, among which the bridge and gantry scraper reclaimer shared rail technology is the first of its kind in China.
Talent cultivation
Building a solid foundation for enterprise development
Since 2019, Northern Heavy Industries has established a comprehensive talent training system, providing employees with a broad platform for growth.
In terms of skill development, a large number of outstanding skilled talents have been cultivated through various methods such as school enterprise cooperation order classes, "master craftsman" selection mechanisms, and enterprise new apprenticeship training. Wang Kai, from the machining workshop of the major component factory, has grown from an ordinary employee to a senior technician and workshop backbone, and has also won multiple honors. The "middle shield wiring assembly method" proposed by master craftsman Li Chen has shortened the TBM assembly cycle by 3 days and created economic benefits.
At the level of technological research and development, the company has launched the "Chief Engineer Responsibility System" to stimulate the innovation enthusiasm of technical personnel. Zhang Jianmin, the chief welding process engineer, led the formation of a cross departmental research team and participated in the research and development of multiple projects to fill domestic gaps. With the support of the enterprise, numerous technical personnel focus on technological innovation, providing strong technical support for the development of the enterprise.
In terms of cultivating management talents, Northern Heavy Industries breaks the traditional employment system and provides promotion opportunities for young talents. Chen Liang, the director of the production command center, has grown from a technician to one of the youngest middle-level cadres in the enterprise. Through his own efforts and enterprise training, he plays an important role in the operation and management of the enterprise.
Market Expansion
Global layout showcases strong strength
With technological innovation and product advantages, Northern Heavy Industries has achieved remarkable results in market expansion, with continuous growth in sales revenue.
In China, the company's products are widely used in various fields such as mining, metallurgy, tunnels, and bulk material handling. The EBZP260 (W) disc cutter hard rock tunneling machine has been applied in the fields of mining and tunnel engineering, and the hole expanding vertical shaft tunneling machine provides a safe and efficient construction plan for the construction of pumped storage power stations in China. Overseas, Northern Heavy Industries has successfully entered the international market with high-end equipment and made significant breakthroughs in the field of overseas mining, expanding the international influence of China's equipment manufacturing industries.
Northern Heavy Industries also actively responds to the national "dual carbon" strategy, develops green and environmentally friendly products, and promotes the sustainable development of the industries. Introducing energy management systems into metallurgical equipment to improve overall energy efficiency; Dry mist dust suppression technology is adopted in bulk material handling equipment to reduce dust pollution.
Intelligent manufacturing
Leading the new trend of industries development
Northern Heavy Industries actively promotes the upgrading of intelligent manufacturing, improving the production efficiency and management level of enterprises. Through device networking and digital workshop transformation, establish a production information management system to achieve digitalization in design, manufacturing, and other processes. In the design phase, use digital design software to shorten the research and development cycle; In the manufacturing process, achieving equipment interconnection and data collection, optimizing production processes, improving overall efficiency by 30%, and reducing costs by 20%.
According to the "Assessment Report on the Maturity of Intelligent Manufacturing Capability", the maturity level of Northern Heavy Industries is Level 2, with scores higher than the national average in multiple capability areas such as personnel and technology. Some capability areas have obvious advantages in the same industries. The pilot operation of the production big data integration solution based on the "Full Link Loop Development Plan" has been successful, and a closed-loop system for production, procurement, packaging, and shipping has been constructed, which has improved production efficiency, controlled costs, and ensured product quality.
Since 2019, under the guidance of the corporate culture of "Party building as the soul", Northern Heavy Industries has adhered to the corporate values of "three advantages" and "five compliances", and achieved remarkable results in scientific and technological innovation, talent cultivation, market expansion, and intelligent manufacturing. In the future, Northern Heavy Industries will continue to adhere to the innovation driven development strategy, increase research and development investment, deepen industries university research cooperation, enhance the level of intelligent manufacturing, provide better products and services to global customers, contribute greater strength to the high-quality development of China's equipment manufacturing industries, and continue to write a brilliant chapter of "national heavy machinery".