Shandong Xiajin Government And Enterprises Work Together To Stimulate New Vitality Of Textile Industry

Entering the spinning workshop of Shandong Xiajin Renhe Textile Technology Co., Ltd., hundreds of worsted equipment are running fast, and orders from all over the country are being made. Several cameras above the worsted equipment are monitoring the production process in real time, and only a few workers on the site are checking the operation of the equipment.

"More machines, fewer workers" is the effect of digital transformation. Standing in front of the big screen of the company's digital production scheduling command center, General Manager Li Zongzhi said that through the digital intelligent spinning online monitoring system, the scheduling, fault handling, performance management and other conditions of the entire factory were clear at a glance, and all links were smoothly connected, greatly improving production efficiency.

In the spinning workshop of Shandong Xiajin Renhe Textile Technology Co., Ltd., the equipment is in operation. Photographed by Jia Yunpeng, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

"The digital transformation has brought about an increase in output, a reduction in cost, and a significant increase in market competitiveness." Li Zongzhi said that the overall efficiency of the enterprise has increased by about 15%, and it has achieved full production for many consecutive years.

Xiajin has a long history of cotton planting. The local textile industry has become an important industry due to its planting and weaving. At present, the county has 2.6 million spinning spindles, accounting for about one tenth of Shandong Province; There are 166 textile enterprises, including 67 textile enterprises above designated size. Last year, the industrial revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan.

As a traditional industry, how does Xiajin textile industry transform and reshape new advantages for development? Ma Xiumin, director of the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology of Xiajin County, said that Xiajin County supports and guides enterprises to increase their efforts in technological transformation and Internet, big data and other applications, to achieve digital transformation of the whole process of management, design, manufacturing, marketing and other processes, and to improve the level of automation and intelligence in the production of the textile industry.

Xiajin has specially issued incentive policies to guide enterprises to make great efforts in scientific and technological innovation, project technology innovation, smart empowerment and talent cultivation. At present, the equipment automation rate of textile enterprises in Xiajin County has reached more than 75%, and the employment has dropped to less than 30 people per 10000 spindles, saving more than 70% of labor costs.

The exhibition hall of Xiajin Fengrun Industrial Co., Ltd. is full of various yarn products. Photographed by Jia Yunpeng, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

It not only accelerates digital transformation, but also focuses on re product research and development. In the exhibition hall of Xiajin Fengrun Industrial Co., Ltd., kapok yarn, dotted yarn, colorful yarn, Duanchai yarn and other products are fully displayed. This company started from producing pure cotton yarn, and gradually transformed to blending and new fiber spinning processes. Every year, it made technical improvements and launched new products. This year, the enterprise has also launched an advanced production line and is ready to further expand its production scale.

Meng Lingjun, the general manager of the company who has worked in the textile industry for 23 years, has deep feelings for technology and product innovation. "The more traditional industries are, the more innovation and change are needed." He said that only continuous innovation, continuous research and development, continuous technological transformation, and functional and differentiated direction can win market recognition.

Relying on technological innovation, many textile enterprises in Xiajin are moving towards the high-end of the industry. Shandong Xinruina Home Textile Co., Ltd. is a provincial-level specialized and special new enterprise. The reporter saw here that the cotton quilt made by the company using the technology of mesh free cotton tire developed for many years can be washed for many times without deformation, changing the impression that the cotton quilt cannot be washed.

Washable cotton quilt displayed in the exhibition hall of Shandong Xinruina Home Textile Co., Ltd. Photographed by Jia Yunpeng, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

Zhang Shubo, deputy director of the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology of Xiajin County, said that Xiajin County has built an academician workstation in the textile field and a textile product R&D and testing center. At the same time, the expert team of university research institutes has been introduced to precisely connect with enterprises for targeted research and development. In recent years, the textile enterprises in the county have developed more than 100 new categories, the proportion of functional and differentiated yarns has increased significantly, and the added value of products has continued to increase.

Enterprise vitality bursts and government services are guaranteed. While guiding enterprises to carry out technological innovation and digital transformation, Xiajin County also carries out precision services to solve problems of enterprise development in a normal way. For example, in terms of enterprise loans, the local government and financial institutions jointly launched cotton industry loans, Mianfeng series loans and other products. Since this year, they have provided more than 3 billion yuan of credit funds for textile enterprises.

According to the data provided by the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology of Xiajin County, in the first nine months of this year, the textile industry of Xiajin County broke through against the trend, and the industry profits and taxes both increased significantly. According to the plan, the local government will continue to focus on the green, intelligent and digital transformation, promote the extension and supplement of the textile industry, and create a 50 billion yuan modern new textile industry cluster. (Reporter Jia Yunpeng)

(Source: Xinhua News Agency)