Although the 9th Guangdong Aluminum Processing Technology (International) Symposium in 2018 has come to an end, the spirit of "new era, new technology, and new struggle" emphasized at the conference will continue to inspire a generation of aluminum industry professionals to move forward. At this seminar, the reporter from Aluminum Plus Network was honored to invite Mr. Zhang Qiufu, Chairman of Guangdong Yuanchen Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd., to listen to how Mr. Zhang speaks for the company and the industry.
Mr. Zhang Qiufu, Chairman of Guangdong Yuanchen Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd
Aluminum mesh: Please briefly introduce the development of the company in recent years.
Zhang Qiufu: Guangdong Yuanchen Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. is a high-tech aluminum equipment company specializing in research and development, design, production, installation, and service. With its professional level and mature technology in the field of equipment automation, the company has broad development prospects in the aluminum profile industry. In recent years, due to a decrease in the market share of anodizing in the industry, our orders have slightly increased. In addition, due to the government's environmental governance, we have increased investment in this area and launched some new environmental protection equipment products in response to market demand, which have been favored by the market. Therefore, the company's market size has gradually developed and grown in recent years.
Aluminum mesh: What are the main products of the company, and what are their characteristics and advantages?
Zhang Qiufu: The company's main products are vertical and horizontal automated oxidation electrophoresis production lines, fully automated aluminum profile and mold three-dimensional warehouse equipment, and other series of products for aluminum profile processing enterprises, which can achieve automatic and semi-automatic intelligent production. At present, with the rise of new processes and technologies in surface treatment, the level of aluminum profile processing equipment is also increasing. Yuanchen Machinery has a professional R&D and design team, which continuously improves new products based on the advantages of domestic and foreign peers in the industry. Our product has obvious advantages in terms of features, such as high automation, minimal labor, high production efficiency, reduced production costs, and stable quality.
Aluminum mesh: Under the new normal of economic development and new environmental policies, industries and enterprises are facing the challenge of transformation and upgrading. How can companies respond?
Zhang Qiufu: Faced with the new normal of the industry, the era of rapid economic growth has come to an end, and the survival space of most aluminum equipment enterprises has been greatly compressed. The main issue is the uneven levels of high, medium, and low-end industries, with rising material and labor costs, increasing investment, and decreasing profits. From focusing on speed in the past to emphasizing quality and efficiency now, how to develop new profit models and grow stronger is a problem that enterprises must consider.
I believe that enterprises should first do their own things well, gradually "strengthen themselves", and at the same time seize opportunities, assess the situation, improve their independent innovation capabilities, increase investment in scientific and technological research and development, improve product quality and added value, and form a competitive advantage. Especially in the field of environmental protection, we need to focus on design and manufacturing, carry out structural adjustments, optimize resource allocation, pay attention to both current and long-term development, and eliminate pollution sources from the source. In short, under the new normal, enterprises need to smoothly overcome the challenges of adapting to transformation and upgrading, and gradually enter a period of stable development.
Aluminum mesh: How to view the development of the industry in 2018 and what insights do you have for the future development of the industry.
Zhang Qiufu: In recent years, the Chinese aluminum profile industry has grown rapidly and has fully developed into a highly competitive industry, with excessive competition in the field of low value-added products. With the significant decline in real estate sales growth, aluminum profiles for doors and windows will decrease, and the industry will face a period of structural adjustment. However, the production of emerging industrial products such as industrial robots, civilian drones, new energy vehicles, urban rail vehicles, and solar cells is increasing. With the rapid development of industries such as transportation, chemical industry, power equipment, and national defense, the demand for aluminum profiles will continue to grow. Especially in the past two years, new uses of aluminum profiles have emerged, promoting technological progress and sustained healthy development of the industry. Therefore, I believe that the prospects of the industry are bright, the road is tortuous, and the development of domestic industries will enter a new stage.
Aluminum mesh: Are there any highlights of the company's future development that can be shared with everyone in advance?
Zhang Qiufu: Although our orders are still good at present, the rapid changes and updates in recent years require a sense of crisis. We must increase research and development investment, adjust industrial structure, improve independent innovation capabilities, focus on developing intelligent equipment and products, actively respond to national environmental policies based on new technologies and processes, promote multi-functional personalized equipment, attach importance to environmental protection and recycling, and achieve both energy conservation and environmental protection as the new development direction of the enterprise.
Aluminum mesh: How many times has your company participated in the aluminum processing seminar? What is your evaluation of this seminar?
Zhang Qiufu: The theme of this conference is the new era, new technology, and new struggle, which is very exciting and inspiring; More than 2000 domestic and foreign experts, scholars, industry elites, and entrepreneurs gathered at the meeting. Especially the wonderful speeches by Fan Shunke, Chairman of the China Nonferrous Metals Processing Industry Association, and Director Lu of the Aluminum Processing Professional Committee, which outlined the current industry situation, existing problems and challenges, and pointed out the direction for future development, left a deep impression on people.
At the technical seminar, solutions to technical difficulties in various processes of aluminum processing were presented, and their new inventions were shared. They also explored energy conservation, environmental protection, innovation, new models, and new technologies, and explored how enterprises can withstand the test of fierce market competition and find ways to adapt and break through. Provided strong intellectual support for attendees, brought a unique industry feast, and provided more and updated ideas and directions for the development of the aluminum processing industry! Very exciting, greatly benefited! thank you!
【Afterword】
For processing equipment manufacturers, technology and service are the two key points. Adhering to technological innovation and improving the quality of enterprise services is an eternal development truth for the processing equipment industry. The holding of the aluminum processing seminar has promoted the awareness cultivation of intelligent and automated processing equipment among industry professionals, and established the main tone for the innovation and intelligent manufacturing of aluminum processing industry equipment.
This is also one of the reasons why Yuanchen Machinery has strongly supported seminars over the years and actively participated in them. On the one hand, by attending seminars, Yuanchen Machinery can stay at the forefront of technology and market, and have a clear understanding of the company's brand positioning; On the other hand, through the seminar, a grand "circle of friends" that connects the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, Yuanchen Machinery can actively understand the needs of customers and the market, and conduct targeted research, development, innovation, and expand the application fields of equipment.
As Mr. Zhang said in the interview, "The development prospects of the industry are bright, but the road is tortuous." Through the interview, we also fully understand the efforts made by Yuanchen Machinery Equipment for the industry, the market, and customers. Adhering to the development goal of "creating world-class aluminum equipment", based on the industry's needs for energy conservation, consumption reduction, and transformation and upgrading, with its professional level and strong research and development capabilities in the field of equipment automation, Yuanchen Machinery will usher in a new high point of development.
