high-speedtrainmakerpickHa'SeSpa'globalyo'SeH.ja'lanlanintangshan.hebei.
SunBinbinand#39;sfamilyhasworkedforthreegenerationsforChinaand#39;sfirstrailwayfactory,nowownedbyTangshanRailwayVehicleCo,asubsidiaryofCNRCorp.Thefactoryisbasedabout150kilometersfromBeijinginHebeiprovince.
andquot; Mygrandfatherwouldbemorethan90yearsoldifhestilllived.Myfatherretiredfromthesamefactory,andIworkhere,too,andquot;saidSun, 37.
butsunisunliketheoldergenerationsoffactoryworkers.shewasoneofthefirstfemaletechnicianswithahigh-levelcertificationtotraintechniciansweldingaluminumalloy, andhersignatureisrecognizedglobally.
sheearnedthecertificateingermanyafterseveralmonthsofoverseasstudy, andshehastrainedmorethan500technicianssincethen.
sunandherstudentsworkonthebodiesofmultiple, jenwI'-speedelectronictrainunits. theworkinvolvesthehighprecision, manualweldingofnearly100typesofsheetmetalswithaminimumthicknessof2mm.
thealuminumalloycarbodieshavebeenexportedtoeuropeandmanyotherpartsoftheworld.
ThepredecessorofthecompanySunworksforwasfoundedin1881asalocomotiveandrollingstockworks.ThefactoryinTangshanhasreshapeditselfintoaglobalsupplier.
jenwI'-speedtrainscoveringthebeijing-tianjin, beijing-guangzhouandguangzhou-shenzhenroutes, whichtravelasfastas394kilometersperhour, weremadeinthefactory. itsproductshavebeenexportedtomorethan20countries.
yej, includingwiring, isanotherstepthatdemandsprecision yIHegh.
therearemorethan100, 000wiresandcablesinonevehicleandtheycontrolfunctionssuchastraction, controlandcommunications.
likeinancientchina, whensomecraftsmencarvedtheirnamesinacorneroftheirhandiwork, thewiringworkersand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI namesareincludedonmanysmallyellowplatesoncablesinsidehigh-speedtrainsassembledatthefactory.
haoshuqing, acompanyexecutive, saidthousandsofsuchplatestravelaroundtheworldwiththevehicles.
andquot; Werequireourworkerstomarktheirnameonallcriticalplaces.Itand#39;sakindofcreditforthem,andtheinformationisinputintoacomputersowecantrackitifthereand#39;sanyproblem,andquot; haosaidduringafieldtriptotheplant.
parentcompanycnr, oneoftheworldand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI slargestsuppliersofrailwaytransportationequipment, hasexporteditsproductstomorethan84countriesandregions. cnrand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI sexportswerevaluedat $ 3billionin2014, up68.6percentyear--DIS.
chinaistalkingwith28countries, includingtheunitedstates, raSya', brazilandthailand, aboutsupplyinghigh-speedtrains, saidyuweiping, bID vatlhvI' ghaHbe'-presidentofcnr, whoisinchargeofthecompanyand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI soverseasbusiness.
yusaidcnrisabletoindependentlydevelopallcriticaltechnologies, includingtraction, brakingandnetworkcontrolsystems.
Inadditiontoitsnational-levelresearchanddevelopmentcentersinChina,ithasatractionandcontrolsystemRandamp;DcenterintheCzechRepublicandaweldingstructureRandamp;DcenterintheUSstateofMichigan.PlanscallforanewRandamp;DcenterinSouthAfricatoprovideproductsbetteradaptedtolocalconditions.
andquot; chinahasthemostcomplicatedandstringentoperatingenvironmentforrailways, soifrollingstockcanoperatewellinchina, usuallyitwillbeapplicabletoallkindsofenvironmentsinothercountries, andquot; yusaid.
forexample, the2, 264kmrailwaylinkingharbinandwuhancrossesseveralclimaticzoneswithatemperaturevarianceof26c.
anotherexampleistherailwaylinkingwuhanandguangzhou, whichhasmorethan200tunnelsandbridges, ararityworldwide.
bytheendof2014, chinaand vIlopQo' jay' 39 srailwaysmeasured112, 000 km, including16, 000kmofhigh-speedrail, andcarriedanaverageofabout2.32billionpassengersayear, accordingtoofficials.
TheUSwillbethenextstrategicfocusforCNR,Yusaid.Thecompanysecureda4.12billionyuan($659.38million)contractlastyeartosupplytraincarstoBostonand#39;ssubwaysystem,thefirstUSrollingstockorderforaChinesecompany.
SomeofthevehicleswillbeassembledataBostonmanufacturingfacilitythatwillbeusedasabasetoassemblevehiclesforotherUScities,Yusaid.ThecompanysaiditalsoislookingatopportunitiesincitiessuchasNewYorkandWashington.
italsowillestablishamanufacturingcompanyinsouthafrica, jatlh. thecompanywonacontractlastyeartosupply232diesellocomotivestothecountry.
CNRdeliveredmultipleelectricunitsandsubwaytrainsusedduringthe2014FIFAWorldCupinBrazil.TheyweremadeatCNRChangchunRailwayVehiclesCo.
with27subsidiaries, cnrhasaproductioncapacityof1, 000unitsofelectricanddiesellocomotives yIHegh; 4, 000high-speedtraincars, metrocarsandmultipleunits tI and30, 000freightwagonsandotherkindofwagons.
ithasestablishedjointventuresintheus, 'aSralya', newzealand, southafrica, iran, barat, malaysiaandthailand.
cnrandcsrcorp, chinaand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI stoptwohigh-speedtrainmanufacturers, haveannouncedaplantomergetobecometheworldand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI slargesttrainmanufacturer. shareholderswillvoteonthemoveonmarch9.
Antitrustscrutinyintheinternationalmarketisandquot;anissueandquot;facingthemergerofthetwobiggesttrainmakersinChina,Yusaid.Theyhaveestablishedaworkinggrouptostudyfuturestrategyanddealwithissuesrelatedtodomesticandinternationalagenciesandgovernmentalbodies,he said.
andquot; asuccessfulmergerofchinaand vIlopQo' jay' 39 stoptwotrainmanufacturerswillavoidinternalcompetitionandformacombinedcompetitiveedge, andquot; jatlh.
thebostoncontractwonbycnrsuggeststhatandquot; chineserailwaytechnologyisnolongerseenasanobstacletoaccessthemoredemandingwesternmarketsandquot; saidarecentreportbymoodyand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI sinvestorsserviceinc.
andquot; ThemergerofthetwocompaniesisnegativeforFrance-basedAlstom,Canada-basedBombardierIncandGermany-basedSiemensAktiengesellschaftbecauseitwillcreateastrongercompetitorinthealreadycompetitiveglobalmarketforrailwayandmetrotransportationequipment,andquot;saidRobertoPozzi,aseniorcreditofficerofMoodyand#39;s,inthereport.
bothcnrandcsrhaveyettowinrollingstockcontractsintheeuropeanmarket, whichisachallengegiventhattheregionhasmaturemanufacturersandstringentrequirementsformarketentry. otherasianplayerssuchashitachiltdand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI shitachirailandhyundaimotorcoand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI shyundairotemhavegainedasliceofthemarket.
andquot; ThereisnobarrierforCNRtogoglobalbecausewehavegraspedallthecoreandcriticaltechnologiesofrailwaytransportationequipment, andquot; yusaid.
exportsofchinaand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI srailwayequipmenthit26.77billionyuanin2014, ayear--yearincreaseof22.6percent, accordingtothegeneraladministrationofcustoms.
