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　　Editorial note: China Industry Newspaper published “Serial Report on the Impression of Shenyang Machine Tool Group during ‘the 10th Five-year Plan’” from Feb. 27. The serial report not only made a profound generalization that the Group adhered to independent innovation, walked up to new way of industrialization, and led the Chinese industry of machine tools to historical spanning but also it greatly inspires and encourages the whole staff members of SMTCL.

　　 Independently technical innovation has made SMTCL, a brand in the manufacturing field of machine tools in the world win greater and greater competitiveness.

　　 SMTCL provided service to the key project of Shanghai Aerotrain with high-quality and complete sets of equipment; SMTCL independently developed five-shaft lathe turning and milling work center, and its items of globally leading technology drew attention from overseas well-known companies; GUAN Xiyou, General Manager of SMTCL won unfailing applause when he made a speech, “we have no interest in copy, and we will look for strategic and cooperative co-partner in the world” as the only representative on behalf of overseas enterprises in the manufacturing industry of machine tools in the summit meeting of the manufacturing industry of machine tools in Germany; these destined SMTCL, a nation brand for real meaning —— “independently technical innovation”forever.

　　 Breakthrough in commonness and key technology to display the effect of the first brand of Chinese machine tools

　　 An enterprise’s success rests with absorbing advanced technology and increasingly adding its own things to new products to realize technical spanning while overseas products are introduced.

　　 The first sign indicating technical spanning of SMTCL is that it provided 4 sets of rail beam production lines for the project of Shanghai Aerotrain. Not only the core technical problem of rail beam process was solved but also the construction period of the project was ensured. It won dignity and honor for the equipment manufacturing industry of China.

　　 The second sign indicating technical spanning of SMTCL is that it successfully completed the national technological program during “the 10th Five-year Plan”and all research tasks in the industry of machine tools in National Plan “863”. It made great breakthrough in key and commonness technology that restricted the development of homemade numerically-controlled machine tools. Total 25 items of key and commonness technology were achieved, 12 items of technical innovation realized, and 5 new products developed. It indicates that a pattern for high-speed, high quality and high-efficiency products has come into being in SMTCL. Chinese numerically-controlled machines have walked up to a mature period from a period of growth.

　　 The third sign indicating technical spanning of SMTCL is that it took the lead in the same trade at home in forming integrative ability to provide complete sets of production lines for automotive industry. It indicates that the Chinese manufacturing industry of machine tools have made historical breakthrough in providing complete sets of production lines to the core manufacturing field of automotive industry. It provided powerful technical support for the development of Chinese automotive industry.

　　 In the direction of the above-mentioned “signs” we can see the “innovative”views lined out by the sailing of the Chinese“Carrier of Machine Tools.”In April 2005 SMTCL exhibited 15 items of middle and high grade numerically-controlled machine tools with independently intellectual property rights at the 9th China International Machine Tools Exhibition held in Beijing. It drew great attention of both domestic and overseas experts and markets. The lathe turning and milling compound machining center independently developed by SMTCL is provided with one item of patent and 5 items of innovative technology, of which two of them are at advanced stage in the world. It is evaluated by experts that the machine represents the highest level of similar machine tools in China. It is the first five-shaft lathe turning and milling compound machining center in China with independently intellectual property right.

　　 Build up technical spanning channel to access to the top 10 of machine tools in the world

　　 Looking back to the independently technical innovation in SMTCL, it can be found that they have never departed from the fundamental direction to increase independently innovative capability although they selected different approaches during different historical period.

　　 During “the 9th Five-year Plan” SMTCL selected an innovative approach giving priority to introduction and following up. They realized new innovation and increased overall research and development and technical levels on the basis of introduction and absorption by means of introducing technology, joint venture and cooperation, researchers going abroad to jointly design and introduce overseas experts. BW high-speed horizontal machining center was a typical case. It is a brand-new serial product formed after SMTCL introduced German technology. From introducing horizontal machining center BW60HS at the beginning to present serial products BW60HS; from only processing aluminum to non-ferrous alloy; from single main shaft to double main shaft, the innovative elements have been added to SMTCL constantly. The product is well received by more and more clients. During the past two years they provided several product lines of key parts and components such as automotive cylinders and covers for a lot of automotive manufacturers both at home and abroad. It fully indicates that the strength and level for SMTCL to provide complete sets of technical equipment in the core-manufacturing field for key industries of national economy.

　　 Speaking of the technical innovation during “the 9th Five-year Plan”President CHEN Huiren said significantly, “We developed a group of products that took the place of products imported during the period, however we think a lot of forming a troop of technical talents that are the most precious wealth we accumulate.”

　　 The product line of rail beam process for Shanghai Aerotrain was independently developed by SMTCL during “the 10th Five-year Plan.” Shanghai aerotrain is the first in the world, for which concrete prefabricated rail beam was used. There was no precedent from design to manufacture to develop processing equipment for rail beams. Work pieces were fixed on processing equipment for previous metal cutting processing, however it was impossible to process rail beam of 200 tons and 36 meters long according to conventional methods. In addition the technical specifications were unprecedented. Not more than 0.01 mm of mismachining tolerance was only allowed with regard to machining accuracy, however the diameter of hair is as much as 0.07 mm. It was also an important challenge to the technical level of a manufacture of machine tools. Certain enterprise abroad quoted a price at two hundred million Deutsche Marks for rail beam processing equipment, and the production cycle was 2.5 years.

　　 SMTCL successfully developed 8 units and 4 sets super-large five-shaft linkage numerically-controlled machines within only 6 months from design, technology and process to manufacturing in the spirit of independent innovation. It solved the core problem of rail beam process.

　　 The project of aerotrain perfectly showed the concept of “being geared to the needs of clients”established in the frame of independently technical innovation in SMTCL. The other two levels of the frame was to “be geared to thee needs of the enterprise inside”and “be geared to the needs of the future.” They are different objective levels for an enterprise to develop in the field of independently technical innovation and lead the future. The former gives support to current development, and the latter fixes its attention on continuous development in the future.

　　 Introducing and training excellent talents to lay sound foundation for innovation

　　 SMTCL has followed such a method for economic growth as transform from element drive type into innovative drive type, and the foundation is to introduce and train excellent technical personnel. Any technological innovation or technical progress cannot be separated from people.

　　 SMTCL has always been in pursuit of technical talents, even if when it was in the most difficult period. Walking out of any misunderstanding of attracting, retaining, training, and employing talented persons, they further introduced talented persons and attracted several hundred excellent talents who are devoted to the field of technical research and development, including doctors, masters, and those who have received education overseas.

　　 An improved learning mechanism and opened innovative platform provide with an extensive stage for them to develop and put their talents to good use. By jointly running with Northeastern University and Dalian University of Technology, SMTCL offered the courses for Master’s Degree in Engineering to lay a foundation for further studies of technical personnel; they send professionals to domestic large-sized automotive groups to make researches on manufacturing engineering of typical automotive parts and components, and a number of young talented people are becoming eminent.

　　 ZUO Ying, a technician of Shenyang Machine Tool Group No. 1 Machinery Works, a gentle and quiet girl. She was in charge of the task, “high-efficiency and high-speed lathe turning center”that was a national technological program during “the 10th Five-year Plan”when she was only 25 years in 2001.

　　 MIAO Zhuang, a colleague of ZUO Ying, 28 years old, graduated in Mechanical Engineering from university, however he obtained the mastery of professional knowledge of home appliances and technology related to machine tools soon through self-study. He was a technical backbone of “863”task as a model for young people of the enterprise.

　　 WU Chunyu, 29 years old, Head of the Technical Department of China Czechchosiovakia Radial Drilling Machine Works, took charge of research & development of GMB large-sized and portal shaped machining center, which won the gold prize at the international exposition.

　　 GUAN Xiyou, General Manager of SMTCL said, “Where is the reason that gives support for some world-class companies to be provided with unfading dynamics? At first it is the spirit of an enterpriser, and actually it is the pursuit of an enterprise; secondly it is that excellent talents join in the organization steadily.” At present SMTCL is provided with solid strength of research and development, and there are nearly 1000 full-time technical personnel, among others 11 of them are experts who enjoy special allowances granted by the State Department, and 156 of them are provided with senior technical titles. Those who are in full swing on the front line in the field of research and development of SMTCL are all young people who have received higher education. According to statistics the average age of the corporate researchers is 32 years, and all of them have received education higher than undergraduate courses. The mechanism provides a space for development of talents and accumulates huge energy for independently technical innovation.

　　 Taking independent innovation as the leading, taking an oath to create national brand

　　 In the Proposal for Making the 11th Five-year Plan for National Economy and Social Development Offered by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, as a bearing point to adjust economic structure and change the method for economic growth how to increase independently innovative capability was placed in an important position.

　　 As a leading enterprise to innovate in system construction in the industry of machine tools of China, SMTCL has established its innovative goal of more attractive prospect: to build up a world-class system of innovation, research and development that will be absolutely leading at home and of greater international competitiveness by 2010. As for SMTCL, the pace of technical expansion and updating will never stop. The choice in strategic meaning was derived from long-term strategic objective of Shenyang Machine Tool Group —— to create globally well-known brand and to create globally well-known company.

　　 “We can only depend on the edge of technical innovation to realize our goal,”said President CHEN Huiren firmly. It is also the reason for the expenses for R & D of SMTCL are as high as 3.8% of sales income.

　　 They will shorten the complex gap from 10 to 15 years to zero in 3 to 5 years, as compared with the industry of machine tools in developed countries in the world. It will be unceasing pursuit of SMTCL for several years in the future.

　　 At present the strategic action of independently technical innovation named “PRD” is listed as a strategic outline for the development of SMTCL. It is reported that PRD has been fully started up, in which the outlay is as high as RMB one hundred million to develop high and middle grade products of competitive edge, being geared to the needs in such fields as automobile, navigation and space flight, shipping, energy, electric power, and electronics. In the meanwhile the research and development and application of high-performance functional components of numerically-controlled machine tools as well as commonness and key technical researches on numerically-controlled machine tools are also listed as PRD. As the Headquarters of R&D, the Group has set up branches in Shanghai, Beijing, and Germany, and a system of technical innovation has come into being, including local talents.

　　 President CHEN Huiren indicated that SMTCL was faced with a good environment of national policy. Vigorously developing the equipment manufacturing industry and independent innovation have risen to strategic degree of national will. Centering on increasing independently innovative capability, SMTCL will quicken its development to give support to the lift-off of Chinese manufacturing industry with “Chinese edition.” The dream of SMTCL is nearer and nearer.