Ten Years of Brilliance: Extraordinary Achievements in China's Equipment Manufacturing Industry

On September 2, the CCTV News of CCTV reported on China'sThe manufacturing of engineering machinery equipment represented by shield tunneling machines and cranes has continuously made new breakthroughs through independent innovation, and the degree of localization and autonomy has significantly improved. China has become the country with the most complete categories of engineering machinery and the most complete industrial chain in the world, which is a remarkable feat that has attracted worldwide attention. In the past decade, a large number of railway and highway infrastructure constructions have accelerated, and construction of water diversion projects and underground pipe galleries has begun in many places. The demand for various types of construction machinery has increased significantly, and the huge engineering market has provided development opportunities for the research and iteration of key technologies in the equipment manufacturing industry. In 2020, China's machinery export volume became the world's largest for the first time, and this advantage was maintained in 2021. Becoming a mainstream participant in the world market segmentation fields such as shield tunneling machines, port machinery, and cranes, leading the world in technology and becoming a new business card of Chinese manufacturing.

Screenshot of news broadcast

Screenshot of news broadcast

Manufacturing is the foundation of a country and the basis of a strong nation,The equipment manufacturing industry is a fundamental and strategic industry that is related to national strategic security and the lifeline of the national economy. It has outstanding characteristics such as technology intensity, complex system sets, high added value, and strong driving force. The product field is wide, the variety is diverse, the technology span is large, the industry correlation is strong, and the demand elasticity is large. The development level of a country's equipment manufacturing industry reflects the country's industrial, national defense, and scientific and technological level.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,General Secretary Xi JinpingAlways concerned about the development of the equipment manufacturing industry, he went into factories and workshops, from pointing out the need to increase investment, strengthen research and development, accelerate development, strive to occupy the world's high ground, control technological discourse, and make China a modern equipment manufacturing country, to emphasizing that "key core technologies must be firmly controlled in our own hands. We must firmly strengthen, optimize, and expand the manufacturing industry and real economyHeIt is explicitly stated that high-quality development is the only way for China's economic development during the 14th Five Year Plan period, and the high-quality development of the equipment manufacturing industry is of paramount importance. In Shandong, Guangxi, Northeast China, Wuhan and other places, General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly put forward famous statements such as "equipment manufacturing industry is the backbone of manufacturing industry", "advanced manufacturing industry is a key to the real economy", "equipment manufacturing industry is a vital tool of the country", "a country must have the correct strategic choice, continuously promote industrial modernization, improve manufacturing level, and cannot deviate from reality to virtuality", "only independent innovation can strengthen oneself", etc. The "backbone", "key", "heavy tool" and "innovation" vividly illustrate the crucial role of manufacturing industry in economic development.

We still take shield tunneling machines as an example:A shield tunneling machine contains tens of thousands of components, and the industrial chain involves multiple industrial fields such as mechanical manufacturing, electronic components, hydraulic pipelines, etc. Due to its complex system and high integration, some people also refer to it as the pearl on the crown of mechanical manufacturing.Before 2006, China imported over 130 shield tunneling machines from abroad at a cost of billions, but was constantly at the mercy of others,At that time, many construction machinery and equipment in China were facing such a dilemma. Key technologies cannot be bought or waited for, nearOver the past decade, domestically produced shield tunneling machines have broken through a series of key core technologies, from tool heads to hydraulic systems, control systems, etc., mastering various construction techniques in complex geological environments and continuously overcoming world-class challenges. Nowadays, domestically produced shield tunneling machines have been exported to more than 30 countries and regions. Chinese shield tunneling machines, along with their technical services and construction capabilities, have gone abroad, forming a complete Chinese shield tunneling brand and winning the trust of the international market.More than 90% of the shield tunneling machines used in China's tunnel engineering are domestically produced, and globally, the market share of Chinese shield tunneling machines has approached 70%. Not only the change of market share, as in CCTV NewsSun Changsong, Deputy Manager of the Shield Tunnel of Beijing East Sixth Ring Road Project of China Railway 14th Bureau, said:我们盾构机开挖直径是16米07，地表沉降基本上始终保持在3毫米以内，而国际上，盾构机施工的标准一般是沉降不超过30毫米，隆起不超过10毫米，中国盾构机的控制精度远高于国际标准。

在习近平总书记擘画的蓝图下，我国装备制造业的创新实践正不断升华,成就辉煌！

十年来，大国重器亮点纷呈：神舟飞天、“蛟龙”潜海、双龙探极、C919试飞、“嫦娥”揽月、“北斗”组网、“九章”问世、高铁飞驰，海工装备崛起、工程机械扬威……从高端装备到精密仪器，从重大工程到基础材料，一大批重大标志性创新成果引领中国制造业不断攀上新的高度，中国制造、世界瞩目——而这一切辉煌的成就，都是在百年变局交织世纪疫情、中国经济面临内外部环境冲击的重大考验下取得的，尤为不易！这份亮眼的成绩单，展示了习近平总书记举旗定向、掌舵领航、统筹疫情防控与经济发展，坚持稳字当头、稳中求进、带领全国上下攻坚克难开拓奋进的魄力，彰显了习近平经济思想应时代之变所提出的科学方法路径，为推动中国经济航船劈波斩浪注入强大动力，也为我国装备制造业从辉煌走向辉煌提供了永不枯竭的续航力!

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