On February 20, Man Shengang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shandong Heavy Industry Group, arrived in Weifang to investigate Weichai Lovol Agricultural Machinery Factory and Weichai Central Research Institute, and discussed with Weichai's technology talents. Liu Yun, Secretary of the CPC Weifang Municipal Committee, and Ma Changhai, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of the Group, participated in the investigation.
Weichai Lovol Agricultural Machinery Factory is mainly dedicated in manufacturing ploughing, sowing, plant protection, forage, drying and special harvest agricultural machinery products. Its high-end large agricultural machinery products, such as the 18-row precision seeders, large self-propelled sprayers, large rectangular balers, and continuous dryers, have become substitutes for imported products. After having gained a detailed understanding of the R&D, market demand, and manufacturing of new agricultural machinery products, Man Shengang said that Weichai Lovol, as a leading enterprise in China's agricultural machinery equipment industry chain, should leverage the Group's industrial resource advantages, make efforts to keep up with the international first-class level, accelerate the tackling of key core technologies and industrialization of agricultural machinery, create a golden combination of "tractors + machinery", establish leading competitive advantages in quality, technology and cost, and provide users with whole-process mechanized high-quality ramp-up solution, leading China's agricultural machinery toward innovation, intelligence, and greenness.
Later, Man Shengang came to Weichai Industrial Park to investigate the Virtual Development Center of Weichai Central Research Institute, Product Test Center and Weichai Hydraulic Factory. He listened in detail to the work reports of Weichai Future Technology Research Institute, Weichai Engine Research Institute, Large-bore Engine Research Institute, New Energy Research Institute, Hydraulic Transmission Research Institute, Electronic Control and Software Research Institute, and Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, and had in-depth discussions and exchanges with representatives of frontline scientific and technological workers.
Man Shengang pointed out that Weichai, as the vanguard and main force of Shandong Heavy Industry Group in scientific and technological innovation, should continue to take the lead in building an innovative platform, make great efforts to invest in research and development with high standards and refinement, deepen open cooperation and global industrial chain collaboration, promote the deep integration of industry-university-research-application, and utilize resources from all over the world. Weichai should continue to take the lead in becoming a world-class enterprise, comprehensively promote clean energy, new energy and multiple power systems to establish leading advantages in the industry, thus empowering the development of the Group in vehicles and machines, and boosting the strategic transformation and upgrading of the Group. Weichai should continue leading in talent development by establishing a market-oriented mechanism with high motivation, high goals, and high incentives. It should seek to retain talents through career development, emotional engagement, and diverse incentive measures, accelerating the creation of a global talent hub in the industry.
Man Shengang stressed that all scientific and technological workers at Weichai should thoroughly implement the important instructions given by President Xi Jinping to the Group, keep the entrusted mission in mind, take on responsibilities, focus on independent and self-reliant technological research and development, and continuously innovate and strive for excellence while complying with national strategies, tackling industrial bottlenecks, and embracing technological frontiers. They should contribute their wisdom and strength to building China into a powerful country in science and technology and manufacturing. They should pursue their dreams, be bold in thinking and action, aim for world-class standards in research and development, and establish a value pursuit that seeks to change the world, the industry, and the enterprise. They should dare to break free from conventional thinking, have the courage to overcome path dependence, and be adept at breaking through constraints. In the pursuit of benchmarking, they should be competitive, strive to catch up and surpass others. They should be must be pragmatic and value-oriented, focusing on practical and effective research and development. They should actively engage with the market and customers, continuously promote management improvements in "quality, innovation, and cost reduction," and create competitive product advantages that are different from others.
Relevant leaders of Weichai Group and Weichai Lovol Intelligent Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. participated in the investigation.