Efforts made to promote technological transformation of traditional manufacturers in Shandong county

A bird's-eye view of the Shandong Komori Seiko Machinery in Qingyun county, Shandong province. [Photo by Ma Xinlei/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Qingyun county in Shandong province has been bolstering efforts to carry out the "technological transformation and quality improvement" project, focusing on industries including electrical equipment, sports equipment, and new energy materials such as lithium-sodium batteries. The comprehensive planning revolves around the technical requirements of businesses, production processes, supply chains, and development strategies.

The county has established a cultivation system for technology-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), high-tech enterprises, and technological leading enterprises.

A special team has been set up for technological transformation projects, with 88 companies included in the library of technology-oriented SMEs, to provide support and assistance. Progress in project technological transformation, investment, and inclusion in statistical data is inspected twice a month, followed by a so-called "red-yellow-blue-gold" badge management mechanism based on performance.

Qingyun county is also advancing cooperation between schools, enterprises, production, research, and the transformation of achievements, establishing schools and institutions including the College of Energy Storage Technology.

The county is also setting up various technological innovation platforms focused on advantageous and characteristic industries to improve the technological innovation and transformation capacity of enterprises.

A worker in a factory of the Shandong Komori Seiko Machinery in Qingyun county, Shandong province. [Photo by Ma Xinlei/for chinadaily.com.cn]

For example, the Shandong Komori Seiko Machinery, located in Qingyun county economic development zone, is a manufacturer of cutting-edge paper feeding equipment. The company owned two machines in a dilapidated workshop 10 years ago. Since the company's technological transformation in 2017, the CNC rate of production and processing equipment has reached 90 percent, production efficiency has increased by 30 percent, and order accuracy has improved by 20 percent. The domestic market share of the company's cutting-edge paper feeding equipment now stands at 70 percent. (Edited by Yang Yi)