High-Speed-trainmakerTippsbisDampfinglobaleOperationen,BerichteLANLANInTangshan,Hebei.
SunBinbinand#39;sfamilyhasworkedforthreegenerationsforChinaand#39;sfirstrailwayfactory,nowownedbyTangshanRailwayVehicleCo,asubsidiaryofCNRCorp.Thefactoryisbasedabout150kilometersfromBeijinginHebeiprovince.
Andquot; Mygrandfatherwouldbemorethan90yearsoldifhestilllived.Myfatherretiredfromthesamefactory,andIworkhere,too,andquot;saidSun, 37.
ButSunisunliketheoldergenerationsoffactoryworkers.Shewasoneofthefirstfemaletechnicianswithahigh-Levelcertificationtotraintechniciansweldingaluminumalloy, Andhersignatureisrecognizedglobally.
SheearnedthecertificateinGermanyafterseveralmonthsofoverseasstudy, andshehastrainedmorethan500technicianssincethen.
Sunandherstudentsworkonthebodiesofmultiple, hoch-Speedelectronictrainunits. Theworkinvolvesthehighprecision, manualweldingofnearly100typesofsheetmetalswithaminimumthicknessof2mm.
ThealuminumalloycarbodieshavebeenexportedtoEuropeandmanyotherpartsoftheworld.
ThepredecessorofthecompanySunworksforwasfoundedin1881asalocomotiveandrollingstockworks.ThefactoryinTangshanhasreshapeditselfintoaglobalsupplier.
High-SpeedtrainscoveringtheBeijing-Tianjin, Beijing-GuangzhouandGuangzhou-Shenzhenroutes, whichtravelasfastas394kilometersperhour, Weremadeinthefactory. Itsproductshavebeenexportedtomorethan20countries.
Montage, Includingwiring, Isanotherstepthatdemandsprecision.
Therearemorethan100, 000wiresandcablesinonevehicleandtheycontrolfunctionssuchastraction, Controlandcommunications.
LikeinancientChina, Whensomecraftsmencarvedtheirnamesinacorneroftheirhandiwork, Thewiringworkersand #39; Namesareincludedonmanysmallyellowplatesoncablesinsidehigh-Speedtrainsassembledatthefactory.
HaoShuqing, Acompanyexecutive, Saidthousandsofsuchplatestravelaroundtheworldwiththevehicles.
Andquot; Werequireourworkerstomarktheirnameonallcriticalplaces.Itand#39;sakindofcreditforthem,andtheinformationisinputintoacomputersowecantrackitifthereand#39;sanyproblem,andquot; Haosaidduringafieldtriptotheplant.
ParentcompanyCNR, Oneoftheworldand #39; Slargestsuppliersofrailwaytransportationequipment, hasexporteditsproductstomorethan84countriesandregions. CNRand #39; Sexportswerevaluedat$ 3billionin2014, up68.6percentyear-on-Year.
Chinaistalkingwith28countries, IncludingtheUnitedStates, Russland, BrazilandThailand, Aboutsupplyinghigh-Speedtrains, SaidYuWeiping, Vice-PresidentofCNR, Whoisinchargeofthecompanyand #39; Soverseasbusiness.
YusaidCNRisabletoindependentlydevelopallcriticaltechnologies, Includingtraction, Brakingandnetworkcontrolsystems.
Inadditiontoitsnational-levelresearchanddevelopmentcentersinChina,ithasatractionandcontrolsystemRandamp;DcenterintheCzechRepublicandaweldingstructureRandamp;DcenterintheUSstateofMichigan.PlanscallforanewRandamp;DcenterinSouthAfricatoprovideproductsbetteradaptedtolocalconditions.
Andquot; Chinahasthemostcomplicatedandstringentoperatingenvironmentforrailways, SoifrollingstockcanoperatewellinChina, Usuallyitwillbeapplicabletoallkindsofenvironmentsinothercountries, Andquot; Yusaid.
Ballastgewichte, the2, 264kmrailwaylinkingHarbinandWuhancrossesseveralclimaticzoneswithatemperaturevarianceof26C.
AnotherexampleistherailwaylinkingWuhanandGuangzhou, whichhasmorethan200tunnelsandbridges, Ararityworldwide.
Bytheendof2014, Dreieckshandel #39; srailwaysmeasured112, 000km, including16, 000kmofhigh-Speedrail, andcarriedanaverageofabout2.32billionpassengersayear, Accordingtoofficials.
TheUSwillbethenextstrategicfocusforCNR,Yusaid.Thecompanysecureda4.12billionyuan($659.38million)contractlastyeartosupplytraincarstoBostonand#39;ssubwaysystem,thefirstUSrollingstockorderforaChinesecompany.
SomeofthevehicleswillbeassembledataBostonmanufacturingfacilitythatwillbeusedasabasetoassemblevehiclesforotherUScities,Yusaid.ThecompanysaiditalsoislookingatopportunitiesincitiessuchasNewYorkandWashington.
ItalsowillestablishamanufacturingcompanyinSouthAfrica, sagte er. Thecompanywonacontractlastyeartosupply232diesellocomotivestothecountry.
CNRdeliveredmultipleelectricunitsandsubwaytrainsusedduringthe2014FIFAWorldCupinBrazil.TheyweremadeatCNRChangchunRailwayVehiclesCo.
With27subsidiaries, CNRhasaproductioncapacityof1, 000unitsofelectricanddiesellocomotives; 4, 000high-Speedtraincars, Metrocarsandmultipleunits, and30, 000freightwagonsandotherkindofwagons.
IthasestablishedjointventuresintheUS, Australien, Neuseeland, Südafrika, Iran, Indien, MalaysiaandThailand.
CNRandCSRCorp, Dreieckshandel #39; Stoptwohigh-Speedtrainmanufacturers, Haveannouncedaplantomergetobecometheworldand #39; Slargesttrainmanufacturer. ShareholderswillvoteonthemoveonMarch9.
Antitrustscrutinyintheinternationalmarketisandquot;anissueandquot;facingthemergerofthetwobiggesttrainmakersinChina,Yusaid.Theyhaveestablishedaworkinggrouptostudyfuturestrategyanddealwithissuesrelatedtodomesticandinternationalagenciesandgovernmentalbodies,he said.
Andquot; AsuccessfulmergerofChinaand #39; Stoptwotrainmanufacturerswillavoidinternalcompetitionandformacombinedcompetitiveedge, Andquot; er sagte.
TheBostoncontractwonbyCNRsuggeststhatandquot; ChineserailwaytechnologyisnolongerseenasanobstacletoaccessthemoredemandingWesternmarketsandquot, SaidarecentreportbyMoodyand #39; sInvestorsServiceInc.
Andquot; ThemergerofthetwocompaniesisnegativeforFrance-basedAlstom,Canada-basedBombardierIncandGermany-basedSiemensAktiengesellschaftbecauseitwillcreateastrongercompetitorinthealreadycompetitiveglobalmarketforrailwayandmetrotransportationequipment,andquot;saidRobertoPozzi,aseniorcreditofficerofMoodyand#39;s,inthereport.
BothCNRandCSRhaveyettowinrollingstockcontractsintheEuropeanmarket, Whichisachallengegiventhattheregionhasmaturemanufacturersandstringentrequirementsformarketentry. OtherAsianplayerssuchasHitachiLtdand #39; sHitachiRailandHyundaiMotorCoand #39; sHyundaiRotemhavegainedasliceofthemarket.
Andquot; ThereisnobarrierforCNRtogoglobalbecausewehavegraspedallthecoreandcriticaltechnologiesofrailwaytransportationequipment, Andquot; Yusaid.
ExportsofChinaand #39; srailwayequipmenthit26.77billionyuanin2014, Ayear auf yearincreaseof22.6percent, AccordingtotheGeneralAdministrationofCustoms.
