Pursuing Dreams and Writing a Glorious Chapter of Technological Innovation in Shandong Province's Equipment Manufacturing Industry - The 2024 Shandong Province Equipment Manufacturing Industry Technological Innovation Conference was held in Jinan
Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Network, November 29th, Jinan News Shanshui Spring City, with a surge of innovation. On November 29th, guided by the China Machinery Industry Federation, Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, and the Department of Science and Technology, the "2024 (5th) Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Industry Science and Technology Innovation Conference" was held in Jinan, hosted by the Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Industry Association. Nanjiao Hotel, gathering elites; The Blue Hall is home to a gathering of talented individuals. More than 400 people attended the meeting, including Xu Niansha, President of the China Machinery Industry Federation, Wang Maoqing, member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Du Guangxuan, member of the Party Group and Vice President of the Shandong Innovation and Development Research Institute, Gao Ling, President of the Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Industry Association, as well as leaders from the China Electromechanical Industry Price Association and Jinan University, leaders from relevant departments of the Shandong Provincial Finance and Investment Group, Jinan University, and Shandong University of Technology, relevant departments of the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, relevant departments of the city and county departments of industry and information technology, leaders of various equipment manufacturing industry associations, representatives of award-winning enterprises, equipment manufacturing enterprises, and high-quality service institutions, and mainstream media reporters.
The high standard and large scale of this conference have set a new record in previous years. The conference held the "2024 (5th) Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Industry Science and Technology Innovation Award" award ceremony simultaneously. The award-winning projects have strong representativeness, wide coverage, obvious disruptive innovation characteristics, and huge social and economic benefits, which have milestone significance for promoting the scientific and technological innovation work of Shandong's equipment manufacturing industry. Bao Jihua, Executive Chairman of Shandong Provincial Association and Director of the Science and Technology Innovation Award Evaluation Committee, and Li Yi, anchor of Shandong TV News Network, presided over the meeting.
In his speech, Wang Maoqing pointed out that the excellent scientific and technological achievements selected in this year's "Science and Technology Innovation Award" demonstrate the strong resilience and enormous potential of our province's equipment manufacturing industry. As an important pillar of the industrial system in Shandong Province, the equipment manufacturing industry has long played a key role in promoting economic growth, employment, and enhancing regional competitiveness, and is the main battlefield for technological innovation. He introduced the main achievements of Shandong Province's equipment manufacturing industry in adhering to the innovation driven development strategy in recent years, and hoped that the Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Industry Association and equipment manufacturing enterprises would take technological innovation as the guide, accelerate the pace of transformation and upgrading, accelerate the formation of new quality productivity, achieve the leap from a major equipment manufacturing province to a strong equipment manufacturing province in Shandong Province, and accelerate the construction of a new industrialized province.
In her speech, Gao Ling introduced the main achievements and enormous economic and social benefits of the selection of the "Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Industry Science and Technology Innovation Award" in the past five years. She called on equipment manufacturing enterprises to join hands and work together to vigorously promote the high-end, intelligent, and green development of Shandong's equipment manufacturing industry. With the power of innovation, they should break through the situation, win the future, and jointly depict the historical picture of high-quality development of Shandong's equipment manufacturing industry, and create a better future for Shandong's economy.
Xu Nian presented the theme report "Analysis of the Economic Development Situation of China's Machinery Industry". He conducted an in-depth analysis of the current development status, opportunities, and challenges faced by China's machinery industry in the domestic and international economic situation, pointing out that the world economy will continue to show a moderate recovery trend in 2024. He introduced the development of China's machinery industry in terms of added value, asset investment, foreign trade, and key industries such as automobiles, electrical engineering, and construction machinery, and put forward several thoughts and suggestions to promote the high-quality development of the machinery industry. He hoped that enterprises would focus on optimizing resource allocation and fully utilizing resources, finding key positioning and paths to develop new quality productivity and promote ESG construction, and enhance their competitiveness. The report has high expectations for the development of equipment manufacturing industry in Shandong Province and has important guiding significance for exploring and forming new quality productivity in the industry.
Bao Jihua comprehensively summarized the selection work of previous science and technology innovation awards in the "5th Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Industry Science and Technology Innovation Award Work Report", using detailed data and vivid cases to showcase the outstanding highlights and remarkable achievements of numerous award-winning projects in technology innovation, product research and development, application promotion, and other aspects. There have been 1459 projects evaluated and 532 award-winning projects in previous years, covering 7 major categories, 39 medium categories, and 101 subcategories of metal products, general equipment, special equipment, transportation equipment, electrical machinery and equipment, electronic and communication equipment, and instrumentation, representing the level of technological innovation in Shandong Province's equipment manufacturing industry; The capital, technology, and labor intensity of the participating projects are high. The units where the declared and award-winning projects are located have more than 1 million employees and a cumulative revenue of over 3 trillion yuan in 5 years. The impact on investment, technological progress, and employment is extremely significant, making it an indispensable force in Shandong's industrial economy; The award selection has stimulated the innovation enthusiasm of enterprises and researchers, and set an excellent example for the industry. Many award-winning enterprises have become leaders in the development of the industry with their outstanding performance in technology research and development, product innovation, and other aspects; Innovative achievements have repeatedly become a hot topic in society, and the popularity and influence of awards have significantly increased, winning high recognition from the whole society and industry.
The grand and warm award ceremony was hosted by Li Yi, the anchor of Shandong TV News Network.The formation of new quality productivity relies on your selfless dedication; the confidence of Shandong's equipment manufacturing industry comes from your unwavering persistence and vigilance——This powerful award speech is the highest tribute to the vast number of engineering and technical personnel! They draw grand blueprints at the intersection of technological innovation and equipment manufacturing. Every attempt is a transcendence and sublimation of themselves, and every breakthrough writes a chapter of human progress; They have broken through technological barriers with wisdom, sweat, and unremitting efforts, achieving a historical leap from "unable to make" to "able to make" and then to "well made" in Shandong's manufacturing industry. This has shown us successful examples and directions of effort, and allowed us to feel the brilliance of technological innovation.
36 representatives who won the first prize and 118 representatives who won the second prize went on stage one by one to receive their awards. The heavy certificates of honor, proud smiles, and thunderous applause pushed the atmosphere of the conference to a climax!
The selection of the "Shandong Province Equipment Manufacturing Industry Science and Technology Innovation Award" cannot be separated from the high attention and strong support of various levels of industrial and information technology departments and industry associations. Eight municipal bureaus, including Jinan, Zibo, Yantai, Weifang, Weihai, Jining, Tai'an, Dezhou, Binzhou, and 50 district and county bureaus, as well as municipal equipment manufacturing industry associations, have won the Excellent Organization Award.
In the analysis report "Breakthrough Strategy and Innovative Development of Equipment Manufacturing Enterprises in the Era of Great Changes" by Sun Gang, Vice President of the China Machinery and Electrical Industry Price Association and former Director of the Business Development Department of the National Research Institute of the Development Research Center of the State Council, the macro environmental changes faced by equipment manufacturing enterprises in the era of great changes are deeply analyzed, such as accelerated digital transformation, increasingly strict requirements for green development, and global industrial chain reconstruction; It is proposed that equipment manufacturing enterprises must adhere to innovation driven development, strengthen technological innovation, management innovation, and business model innovation in order to achieve breakthrough development. This has pointed out the direction of innovative development for Shandong equipment manufacturing enterprises in the complex and ever-changing market environment.
In the project promotion stage, Liu Kai, Deputy General Manager of Shandong Huadongfeng Machinery Co., Ltd., presented the project promotion of "Industrial 'Green Heart' - Energy saving Application of Maglev Technology in Industrial Equipment". He provided a detailed introduction to maglev technology as an efficient and energy-saving new technology that can effectively reduce energy consumption and noise of industrial equipment, improve equipment operation stability and reliability, and has broad market application prospects, which is of great significance for achieving the dual carbon goal.
The Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Industry Association held signing ceremonies with Shandong University of Technology and Jinan University respectively on "Promoting the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements, Supporting Industry Scientific and Technological Innovation - Association and Universities", and with Shandong Finance Investment Group and Hengfeng Bank on "Financial Empowerment of Technological Innovation, Supporting High Quality Development of Enterprises - Association and Financial Institutions".
In 2025, the provincial association will focus on strengthening domestic and international market development and brand building. Gao Ling, President of the Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Association, Zhang Haiyan, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Zhao Juntang, rotating President and President of the Weihai Equipment Manufacturing Association, Zheng Hui, President of the Zibo Equipment Manufacturing Association, Chen Fei, President of the Dezhou Equipment Manufacturing Association, Su Hongxing, Secretary General of the Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Association, Wang Jingping, Vice President and Secretary General of the Jining Machinery Industry Association, and Zhang Huisheng, Secretary General of the Yantai Equipment Manufacturing Association, will jointly preside over the launch ceremony of the "Made in Shandong Premium Equipment" brand construction. This measure marks the beginning of a new journey in brand building for the equipment manufacturing industry in Shandong Province. Brand building activities will revolve around brand trademarks, evaluation standards, supply and demand platform construction, improving product quality, strengthening brand promotion, and perfecting the brand cultivation system. By creating a group of high-quality equipment brands with international competitiveness, the overall image and market influence of Shandong equipment manufacturing will be enhanced.
The successful convening of this conference has injected new vitality and momentum into the technological innovation of Shandong's equipment manufacturing industry, set an example for industry enterprises, and pointed out the direction of technological innovation. Shandong's equipment manufacturing personnel will pursue their dreams and continuously write new brilliant chapters on the road of technological innovation, moving towards the forefront of the global equipment manufacturing industry with firm steps, and making "Made in Shandong" shine on the world stage.
The conference has received high attention from all sectors of society, and Shandong Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce has sent a congratulatory letter.
The conference set up a news interview section, and Shandong TV broadcasted the conference live. As of the end of the conference, the online browsing volume has exceeded 317200. Mainstream media outlets such as China Economic Weekly, China Radio and Television International Online, Popular Network, Jinan Television Station, Jinan Daily, Shandong Provincial Federation of Trade Unions Integrated Media Center, and Economic Guide have all sent representatives to conduct on-site reports. Media outlets such as China Workers' Daily will also release information related to the conference.
Article: Guo Guangli/Image: Fan Long, Zhang Pengfei Live Broadcast of Conference Photos
