FAW Xichai: abide by the "artisan spirit" to quench the Chinese "core"

In ancient times, "skilled craftsmen" were mostly clever and unique in their ideas, and they were distinguished by their superior skills. They were dedicated to quality and enjoyed the process of product sublimation in their hands. “Artisan spirit” is the work attitude and pursuit of creating passion, craftsmanship, and excellence. In the 21st century, is it necessary for the modern Chinese manufacturing industry that "the foundation of the country" to carry forward the "spirit of artisan"?

On March 11th, 2016, at the unveiling ceremony of FAW Group's Model Worker Innovation Studio, Qian Hengrong, Director of Wuxi Diesel Engine Factory of FAW Jiefang Automobile Co., Ltd. pointedly pointed out: “The times are changing, the pursuit of speed, and the preference for shortcuts; the market is changing. The competition is fierce and the brand saw it, but I think that the 'craftsmanship' is never out of fashion. In this year's government work report, Premier Li Keqiang specifically mentioned the 'craftsmanship' and pointed out that it is necessary to realize 'made in China' to 'Chinese intellectual creation'. The magnificent transformation of the enterprise, companies should be multi-pronged to cultivate the craftsman spirit of excellence, with high-end technology, high-quality products to reshape the new image of the Chinese "artisan spirit" as part of the manufacturing enterprise, we have no responsibility.

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Dare to compete for innovation in the world

With fierce market competition and companies with core values ​​and sustainable development, besides hard work and integrity, innovation is the driving force behind the company's running. Innovation is the soul of Xichai. Director Qian Hengrong of FAW Xichai deeply feels deeply: “The Chinese brands created by Chinese companies are going international and have different ways of success, but one thing is common, and they all seek excellence. Constant innovation and development."

He analyzed the current situation in depth and shared the experiences and experiences of Xichai's “craftsmanship spirit”: “At present, the soil for innovation in the domestic engine industry is becoming more and more fertile. It has nurtured the spirit of craftsmen and created a highly skilled compound talents incubation base. 'Towards the fourth venture's third stage goal, 'Diesel Engine Technology Industry Leading and Brand Influence Leading the World,' continues to advance and creates favorable conditions. It can be said that 'innovation is just right now, and dreams are right for them.' Not long ago, FAW At the unveiling ceremony of the Group's labor model innovation studio, our “Gu Jian Model Innovation Studio” and “Zhang Jianyu Model Innovation Studio” came to the fore in more than 20 labor model innovation studios. In one fell swoop, they won double honors for the craftsmen. The spirit of 'Xichai people is even more double-level incentives.'

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Innovation, Xichai has been on the road. "In order to enhance the competitiveness of the Xichai light engine market and realize full coverage of the advantages of the heavy, medium and light sectors, our R&D team has invested a great deal of time and effort, boldly innovate, and prudently demonstrate that it is only a calculation and analysis of design solutions. It took 13 times to make a full effort and gain. At the end of last year, our first 4DZ product had been successfully ignited,” said Ji Tengfei, FAW Xichai technician.

It has been learned that since its establishment in 1943, the "innovation school" - FAW Wuxi has dared to take the lead in the world. In the course of four entrepreneurial stages, it has created several firsts in the domestic internal combustion engine industry: A 25-horsepower heavy-duty diesel engine was the first to launch the 412OSQ diesel engine. In the second venture stage, the CA4110 and CA4113 engines were successfully developed. It has become a research and development base for diesel engines in the East China area of ​​FAW with innovative strength; the third venture stage Focusing on the development of heavy-duty diesel engine products, successfully completed the new CA6DL trial production, and was positioned as “the strategic product of FAW-fifth Five-Year Plan”. In the fourth venture stage, the introduction of professional and technical personnel, through multiple initiatives and innovations, promoted technological progress, and the trial successfully succeeded in mixing. The 11-liter engine of Aowei was favored by customers for its power engine and turbocharged turbocharged diesel engine. It created a new product card for the “core service” brand, and Aowei, Hengwei, and Conway's five products have been launched... regardless of design, Quality control, marketing, service, or determine the "five technical platforms" and "ten core technologies," tin Chai Rensi changed his mind, persisted in seeking innovation, focused on the ultimate, carefully improved product technology and every detail, played a key role in the development of innovation expertise, and kept abreast of the “intellectualization” of the manufacturing industry. The path to innovation and development.

Manufacturing new beliefs ingenuity quench Chinese core

Independent innovation, mature technology, powerful low-cost, reliable and durable, it is the “strong and individuality” of FAW Xichai engine, and now it is calling for the return of “ingenious spirit”, the three major projects of Wuxi’s Aowei, Hengwei and Conway The series of products inherited the focus of the Xichai people and their perfect pursuit of technology, quality and other aspects. On March 4 th , FAW Xiichai won the “Mayor Quality Award” awarded by the Wuxi Municipal Government for its “artisan spirit” and “excellence” attitude and “precision” quality, and it was passed down by countless users. The quality of word of mouth has once again won praise from all walks of life, both inside and outside the industry. It is reported that this is another quality award that Xichai won after winning the "National Quality Award" last year.

"The engine is the core of the car. The spirit of the craftsmen is the chip of the engine. It is related to the efficiency of the entire engine and even the life of the car." The relevant person in charge of the production workshop of FAW Xichai pointed out: "Therefore, each engine is manufactured and requires our production line. The people are constantly striving for excellence in all aspects, avoiding quality defects in advance, and achieving lean production. On the one hand, they improve the accuracy of products and improve the combat effectiveness of the products in the market. Aowei 350 hp market share increased by 1.7 percentage points last year. With respect to the three major indicators, the annual indicators for 2015 have increased by 9.4%, 7.3%, and 0.5%, respectively, and the ingenuity is our belief in manufacturing.

Xichai modern workshop

The Chinese “core” is quenched. The warranty is the last line of defense before the product leaves the factory. “Quality is life, and life is only once again.” This well-known sentence is the maxim of Xicai's quality assurance department. As a model team of FAW Group, the Xichai Quality Assurance Department has firmly established the “customer first, quality first” quality concept, internal innovative quality management, deepening refinement projects, and deepening reliability projects, J6 road vehicles 12MIS thousand cars The frequency of claims decreased by 35.5 compared with the same period of last year, and the secondary claims decreased by 12.1% year-on-year, with remarkable results. Continuously improving the quality culture, the Xichai Quality and Responsibility Department completed the reconstruction of the quality exhibition hall last year, updated quality information, formulated the quality 13th five-year plan, improved the quality awareness of employees, witnessed the improvement of the quality assurance ability; externally penetrated the market, organized the collection of markets, users Respond to major difficult questions and respond quickly to solve quality problems in a timely and effective manner. Persistent quality, intensive optimization, won reputation. According to the data provided by a third-party survey agency, the reputation of Xichai Aowei Engine among users has skyrocketed in 2015 and is far ahead in the industry.

“Strictly adhering to the craftsman's spirit, meticulously crafting and striving for a better working attitude and pursuit” is not only a slogan, but has long since become one of the criteria for the continuous development of Xichai. Faced with the development of the future, FAW Xichai carries forward the spirit of ingenuity, adheres to high standards of design, production, and quality assurance requirements, builds the “core” of Chinese national brands, strives to be a leader in industrial innovation, activates demand through innovation, and agglomerates strength through innovation. With innovative Dreamworld, we will make every effort to attract customers with the ultimate product details, high-end technical content, and meticulous care services, and strive to become the 'BMW and Mercedes' of the engine industry as soon as possible.