On July 15, as a new generation of Liugong 9075F series hydraulic excavator slowly rolled off the production line, Liugong Eastern R&D and Manufacturing Base (hereinafter referred to as Liugong Eastern Base) ushered in another important milestone - the 100,000th excavator rolled off the production line.www.hf-loaderparts.com
From the first excavator rolled off the production line in Changzhou in 2010, to the 5,000th rolled off the production line in 2014, and then to the 100,000th excavator rolled off the production line, after 14 years of hard work, Liugong Eastern Base has demonstrated strong manufacturing capabilities and operational efficiency, and has developed into an industrial cluster integrating R&D, manufacturing, marketing and after-market of multiple product lines such as excavators, bulldozers, mining equipment and small construction machinery.
Achieving transformation and upgrading with intelligent manufacturing
In the first half of this year, the production completion rate of Liugong Eastern Base's excavator business reached 100%, of which the production and manufacturing capacity of super-large excavators increased by 62.5%. Behind the optimization and improvement of production capacity is the transformation and upgrading brought about by intelligent manufacturing.
Under the opportunities and challenges of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, Liugong Eastern Base has firmly grasped the main direction of intelligent manufacturing, relying on innovation to drive the transformation of new and old kinetic energy, and comprehensively speeding up the construction of intelligent factories. It has been rated as Jiangsu Province Intelligent Factory, Jiangsu Province Green Factory and Industry Benchmark Factory.
As early as 2015, Liugong Eastern Base began lean transformation. In the critical period of industrial transformation and upgrading, the construction of a lean production system is regarded as a good prescription for promoting intelligent manufacturing and igniting the "new engine" of enterprise development. Several lean transformation projects have been completed and put into production, and technical transformation and innovation projects are in full swing. The level of automation, digitalization and informatization has been greatly improved.
On May 28, 2021, the second phase of the Eastern Base project was put into production and the first product was launched. The project covers an area of 500 mu, with a plant of 170,000 square meters, and 858 sets of equipment such as machining centers, RGV conveyor lines, AGV intelligent logistics vehicles, and automatic welding lines were purchased. The project integrates Liugong's eastern regional product line, focusing on the research and development and manufacturing of large-scale high-end mining excavators, loaders, bulldozers and mining trucks, creating a comprehensive intelligent solution for mining operations, and forming an annual production capacity of 3,000 large-scale engineering machinery and 4,000 mining machines.
Drive high-quality development with technological innovation
The successful rollout of the 100,000th excavator at Liugong's eastern base is not only the fruit of the transformation and upgrading of intelligent manufacturing, but also a reflection of the technological innovation and development of Liugong's excavator products.
From the first generation of "pioneers" in 1992, to the sixth generation of "transcendors" in 2019, to the newly upgraded F series excavators released at Liugong's 5.28 Global Customer Festival this year, Liugong excavators have taken the lead in realizing the application of full-series all-electronic control technology, and the product family has expanded to more than 70 models from 1.7 to 135 tons, covering crawler excavators, wheeled excavators, fuel power, diversified power, remote control, unmanned driving and other models.
Since the beginning of this year, Liugong Eastern Base has steadily promoted the iterative upgrade of excavator products and developed new small excavator items. The domestic sales growth of micro excavators has been better than the industry average year-on-year, and the market share has increased significantly. It has also focused on increasing the development of international markets such as Europe and the United States to create high-quality hot-selling products. In the field of electric excavators, the product spectrum of 1.5 to 90 tons has been completed, and the subdivided fields have been further explored, and solutions for working conditions such as wetlands, material grabbing, railway sleeper replacement, and agricultural and forestry fertilization have been launched. At the same time, it has made great strides into the wheeled excavator market. At present, Liugong's wheeled excavators are being promoted and listed in a blowout manner, setting off a buying boom.
The role of technological upgrades and changes in Liugong's rise in the field of excavators is self-evident. Up to now, Liugong Eastern Base has applied for a total of 604 valid authorized patents, including 162 invention patents, 383 utility model patents, and 59 appearance patents.
As the "bridgehead" for Liugong to implement the strategy of "comprehensive solutions, comprehensive intelligence, and comprehensive internationalization", the development and growth of Liugong Eastern Base has played a strong role in Liugong's global expansion and enhancing its market competitiveness. Looking back, Liugong Eastern Base has overcome all difficulties and created the "Liugong speed" that has amazed the industry. Looking forward to the future, Liugong Eastern Base will take the 100,000th excavator off the production line as an opportunity to continue to practice the core values of "customer first, innovation drives the future; struggle is the basis, cooperation creates value", embark on a path of innovation-driven high-quality development, and strive to write a new glory.
