The equipment manufacturing industry is a basic industry that provides technical equipment for national economic development and national defense construction, while the high-end equipment manufacturing industry is the backbone of the modern industrial system and the engine that promotes industrial transformation and upgrading. If a country's high-end equipment manufacturing ecological chain can develop in an orderly manner, it will not only effectively drive the rapid development of upstream materials, core components, processing and manufacturing, downstream brand end, complete machine OEM and other related industries, but also effectively implement the national security concept. strategy to further safeguard national security.
 
In recent years, although China's manufacturing equipment industry has continued to develop, the development method is still relatively rough, and the industrial foundation is relatively weak. As a collection of high technology, high-end manufacturing equipment is still in the monopoly of European and American technology for a long time. In addition, with the continuous escalation of the Sino-US trade war and the increasing tension of the Russia-Ukraine war, the world security situation and economic operation have deteriorated sharply, and the entire industrial chain and supply chain are facing the risk of severe chain disruption.
 
Facing the turbulent international situation, Shanghai Xinlanhai Automation Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Xinlanhai") has always adhered to the concept of "jobs should be in our own hands", and has already made arrangements for high-end smart equipment. In recent years, Xinlanhai has actively responded to the country's policy call for rejuvenating the country through science and technology and manufacturing power. Through the deep integration of digital technology research and development and the special metallurgy industry, the high-performance materials produced by various intelligent equipment independently developed and designed have been widely used. It is applied to China's core competitiveness fields such as aerospace, 5G communications, marine ships, automobiles and high-speed rail, energy and power, and nuclear power.
 
Steady and steady, and constantly achieve new breakthroughs
 
Xinlanhai was established in 2013. In the process of development, affected by the changing international situation, Western Europe and the United States imposed arbitrary restrictions on the sale of high-end materials and equipment in China, and key technologies were repeatedly "stuck". The company's leadership is keenly aware It is imperative to promote the high-quality development of high-end equipment manufacturing. Therefore, Chaoming Liu, the general manager of Xinlanhai, led the team to continuously explore on the road of transformation, and gradually developed the company into a professional intelligent special metallurgy equipment overall solution service provider integrating R&D, design, manufacturing, production and service. "In retrospect, the first order is the most memorable to me. Although the amount of the order was not large, it was a great encouragement to us at that time. The trust of customers is the source of Xinlanhai's courage to move forward." Chaoming Liu recalled.
 

 
After gaining trust, Xinlanhai's development has gradually entered the "fast lane". Since 2017, Xinlanhai has begun to focus on the research and development and design of high-end large-scale special metallurgy equipment. The goal is to benchmark European and American technologies, and is committed to solving the problem of domestic substitution of key technologies in special areas of the country, and constantly breaking the technology monopoly of Europe and the United States in related fields. Chaoming Liu explained: "The company has transformed from producing components to a high-tech enterprise engaged in high-end metallurgical and special smelting equipment. Xinlanhai has experienced the process from scratch, from 0 to 1. No matter what difficulties it encounters, Xinlanhai will always Step by step, we will move forward steadily."
 
At present, Xinlanhai has won the titles of international quality system certification qualification, Shanghai service-oriented manufacturing demonstration unit and Shanghai little giant (cultivation) enterprise, and has successively obtained nearly 50 national patents and 9 computer software copyrights.
 
"Through our efforts, Xinlanhai has a good reputation in the market. I can proudly say that from the first equipment order signed by Xinlanhai in 2018 to now, the equipment we sell has been accepted by our customers. , and all of them have been officially delivered. It is also because of the good delivery experience for the first time that many customers have developed into regular customers. Customers' recognition and trust in our products, coupled with our own equipment quality and industry reputation, This is Xinlanhai's greatest guarantee." Chaoming Liu said.
 

Faced with the affirmation of customers and the huge demand of the market, Xinlanhai has continuously developed and innovated in the field of technology, and realized the "first" of a large number of high-end special metallurgy equipment. At present, the equipment products of Xinlanhai Special Metallurgy mainly include vacuum precision investment casting furnaces (VPIC), vacuum induction melting furnace (VIM), vacuum arc remelting furnace (VAR/RVAR), protective atmosphere electroslag remelting furnace (ESR), vacuum induction shell melting Furnace (VISM), vacuum CAP furnace (VCAP), automatic weighing and mixing system for titanium sponge (TWS), vacuum heat treatment furnace (VHT) and vacuum aluminum brazing furnace (VAB) etc. Smelt customized large-scale equipment. At present, Xinlanhai has developed and produced the largest tonnage special metallurgy equipment with stable performance: 12T vacuum induction melting furnace, 10T protective atmosphere electroslag furnace, 6T vacuum arc remelting furnace, 3T vacuum CAP furnace, and a variety of equipment was evaluated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences as "the comprehensive technical level of this equipment has reached the domestic leading level, and some technical levels have reached the international advanced level".
 
From "replacement" to "beyond" to "leading"
 
Relying on a solid technical foundation and rich products, Xinlanhai has gathered a group of the best talent resources in related fields at home and abroad. Chaoming Liu introduced: "Our company has always attached great importance to talents, and the team members are mainly from world-renowned talents. Special metallurgy equipment company and domestic large-scale special steel enterprises and scientific research institutes have rich experience in engineering design practice, project management experience and vacuum smelting production experience.”
 

 
A flower blooming alone is not spring, and the garden is full of spring with a thousand purples and reds. Xinlanhai cooperated with the School of Materials Science and Technology of Shanghai Jiaotong University to jointly build the "High-end Intelligent Melting Equipment Joint Research and Development Center", and carried out in-depth cooperation with Shanghai University, Donghua University, General Iron and Steel Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences and other scientific research institutes to further deepen the core technology Advantages, build a strong R&D and innovation platform of Xinlanhai, and accumulate strength for building a national brand of high-end special metallurgy equipment.
 
By strengthening joint research and development with universities and strengthening in-depth cooperation with top R&D institutions and top suppliers, Xinlanhai has gradually transformed itself into independent innovation from the introduction, digestion and absorption at the beginning. Now we are starting to take the lead. We have our own standards, our own team, and our own technology to strengthen the cooperation of all parties and achieve a win-win situation. Especially like the world's first "anti-gravity precision casting equipment" jointly developed by us and Jiaotong University, It can realize the integrated molding of complex high-temperature alloy thin-walled castings with a diameter not greater than 1000mm, and can solve the world-class problem of thin-walled forming of 1.0mm complex and thin-walled high-temperature alloy precision castings. For the industry, it has achieved a new breakthrough in key core technologies. It breaks the "stuck neck" problem of high-end equipment in foreign countries, and can even be considered to play a leading role in this technical field; for the country, it not only shortens the gap with the world's innovative countries, effectively promotes the process of manufacturing power, but also further National defense security is guaranteed," Chaoming Liu said.
 
Xinlanhai's corporate positioning determines the national character of its products. What can Xinlanhai do to solve the problem of domestic substitution?
 
In this regard, Xinlanhai has a clear and firm goal. From "replacement" to "surpassing" to "leading", Xinlanhai always emphasizes "priority in process methods, leading design concepts, rigorous management system, and perfect service in the whole process". The traditional industrial chain structure has built the company into a national high-tech enterprise with a strong brand effect in the field of high-end special metallurgy equipment.
 
Chaoming Liu believes that Xinlanhai will continue to give full play to the "Pearl" status of vacuum precision casting furnaces in the industry, comprehensively improve the quality of various types of equipment products and supporting services, focus on military industry supporting and military-civilian integration, and take into account the promotion of civilian markets to quickly seize the market share, forming and stabilizing a leading position in the market.
 
In the future, Xinlanhai will always be committed to taking the requirements of various core smelting processes in the metallurgical industry as the starting point, and continue to attract talents, innovate technology research and development, improve management levels, create brands, stabilize technology output, and improve the entire process in the high-end special metallurgy equipment manufacturing industry The supporting service system uses technology and technology to help the industry to improve its energy level, responds quickly to the different needs of global customers, and creates sustainable value for global customers by providing high-quality special metallurgy equipment.
 
Xinlanhai attaches great importance to participating in this innovation and entrepreneurship competition, "Thanks to the government for providing us with such a good platform. Through this competition, we have not only strengthened the communication and integration between us and our peers, but also increased our industry reputation, The exposure rate has made us truly feel the government’s concern for our small and medium-sized enterprises, and if there is an opportunity in the future, we will definitely participate actively.” Chaoming Liu said.