Hengda: Technological Innovation Speeds Up The Pace Of Industrial Upgrading

At the appraisal meeting of new products, new technology and scientific and technological achievements in 2008, 20 new products and 11 new technologies and achievements were passed by national level experts. 17 of them reached the international leading level and 14 reached the leading level in China.

At the same time, the 31 new products, new technologies, and scientific and technological achievements have been listed in the market simultaneously.

Industrial experts from relevant departments of the national footwear quality supervision and inspection center participated in the appraisal meeting.

Since the beginning of this year, due to the continuous increase of raw material prices and the acceleration of RMB appreciation, the appreciation of the exchange rate and the sharp rise in the cost of energy, raw materials and labor have further accelerated the process of upgrading China's shoe industry.

Experts pointed out that for China's footwear industry, there is only one way out for the future: "only technological research and development is the way out for enterprises. Products with no added value of high technology will always be controlled by others. We must take market demand as the guide, technological innovation as the driving force, accelerate strategic pformation, pform technological advantages, and accelerate the pformation from a big shoemaking country to a shoemaking power."

As a leader in the footwear industry, he has been committed to enterprise innovation for many years, and has established a comprehensive and systematic R & D system. At present, the company has hosted and participated in the formulation of more than 20 industry and national technical standards, and has declared 326 patents.

More than 150 products have won the provincial and national technology awards, and more than 5000 new products have been trial produced each year.

The enterprise technology center has been identified as the "provincial technology center" and has set up research institutes such as China leather and footwear industry research institute, Hengda Technology Center and Qingdao Hengda Leather Research Institute.

In the annual appraisal meeting of new products, new technologies and scientific and technological achievements held by enterprises, the innovation index rate of one-time new products and technologies has been ranked the top of Qingdao enterprises for many years.