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Towards the "new" and "new" to improve the quality | New quality productivity empowers new energy

author:Chengdu Xinjin

The new quality productivity refers to the quality of advanced productivity with the characteristics of high technology, high efficiency and high quality, which is in line with the new development concept. This year, "new quality productivity" was written into the government work report for the first time. "Vigorously promote the construction of a modern industrial system and accelerate the development of new quality productive forces" ranks first in the government's work tasks.

As the youngest municipal district in Chengdu

Xinjin is moving towards the "new".

Improve quality with "new".

Focus on promoting industrial scientific and technological innovation

Develop new quality productive forces

Towards the "new" and "new" to improve the quality | New quality productivity empowers new energy

The new energy industry is an important engine for cultivating new quality productivity, and it is also one of the three leading industries in Xinjin. Xinjin District grasps the new energy industry outlet, based on the industrial foundation, takes the initiative to comply with the development trend, and deeply implements the industrial circle and strong chain.

At present, Xinjin District has gathered more than 1,200 new energy leading enterprises and high-tech enterprises such as CATL, Greti and Sinoma Technology, 15 of the world's top 500 enterprises, 88 high-tech enterprises, 45 specialized and special new "little giant" enterprises above the provincial level, and 2 listed companies.

Under the urban vision narrative system of "Intelligent Highland, Happy Water City", Xinjin continues to strengthen innovation-driven, highlight scene traction, deepen the connection between supply and demand, accelerate the formation of new quality productivity, and empower the new energy industry.

High-tech | Build smart factories

Promote green "intelligent" manufacturing

The new quality productive forces should take the industry as the carrier, and form a higher technical level and stronger competitiveness in technology and market supply capacity through upgrading traditional industries and expanding emerging industries.

In April, Xinjin was full of spring, and when we walked into CATL, which is located in Tianfu Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park, Xinjin District, the CFMS smart plant management system in the factory area is running smoothly, providing a "smart brain" for the green energy system.

"It can detect the status of equipment in real time, collaboratively optimize the total energy consumption of the system and the status of each sub-equipment, and protect the energy security and stability of the plant. According to the relevant person in charge of CATL, in order to actively respond to the national "double carbon" goal, we have planned a clear path for energy conservation and emission reduction, and carried out transformation and innovation in energy utilization, transportation and logistics, production and manufacturing, etc., to reduce carbon emissions.

At this time, it has been 4 years since CATL settled in Xinjin.

Towards the "new" and "new" to improve the quality | New quality productivity empowers new energy

CATL Smart Factory

CATL is a major industrial "chain master" in the new energy industry, especially in the battery field.

In 2021, CATL settled in Xinjin and built 5 lithium iron phosphate cell production lines, achieving full production in the year of construction.

In 2022, CATL will be the first full year of production in Xinjin, and it will become the enterprise with the largest contribution to Xinjin's output value that year.

In 2023, CATL will once again increase its investment in Xinjin, invest in the construction of a battery pack project with an annual output of 6.6GWh, and officially put it into production. The battery pack is the end product provided by the battery factory to the downstream vehicle manufacturer, which mainly includes the battery cell, module, electrical system, thermal management system, shell and BMS.

Towards the "new" and "new" to improve the quality | New quality productivity empowers new energy

Chengdu Xinjin Times New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Xinjin Times), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CATL

New energy is the intersection of a number of new technologies, a new industry in line with the direction of digitalization and green development, and the importance of increasing added value for the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry is self-evident.

The development of new quality productivity in the energy sector is essentially to support a new energy system that is clean, low-carbon, safe and abundant, cost-effective, supply and demand coordination, flexible and intelligent.

In order to apply digital technology widely and deeply in the whole link of carbon emission reduction in the factory, Xinjin Times has built a digital production central control management system, which can greatly reduce process losses through global visual management, and the AI visual inspection system can automatically learn and extract defect features to improve the detection rate in multiple links such as die-cutting, slitting, and winding.

Towards the "new" and "new" to improve the quality | New quality productivity empowers new energy

Intelligent production workshop

At the same time, Xinjin Times has carried out electrification transformation of the logistics chain and widely used electric transportation tools to achieve zero-carbon operation from the supply chain to production to the user end.

In August 2023, Xinjin Times obtained the PAS2060 Carbon Neutrality Certification issued by SGS, a world-renowned certification body, and officially became one of the zero-carbon factories, becoming the fourth zero-carbon factory of CATL to receive this certification.

Towards the "new" and "new" to improve the quality | New quality productivity empowers new energy

SGS issued the PAS2060 carbon neutrality certification for Xinjin Times

Continuous innovation is a strong driving force for the new energy industry to "change lanes and overtake".

According to SNE Research data, CATL's global power battery usage market share reached 38.4% from January to February 2024.

In terms of scientific and technological innovation, CATL Shenxing Battery will begin large-scale delivery in the first quarter of 2024 to create ultra-fast charging, low temperature, long life and all-round series products, and release the Tianheng energy storage system integrating "5 years of zero attenuation, 6.25 MWh, and multi-dimensional true safety", pressing the accelerator button for the large-scale application and high-quality development of new energy storage.

High performance | Innovation

Leading industrial innovation with scientific and technological innovation

To forge new quality productivity, high-level energy technology self-reliance and self-improvement must keep up, and further consolidate strategic emerging industries such as new energy, energy storage, comprehensive energy, and high-end equipment.

Go all out to grasp the project and catch up with the order, and the machine roars on the production line...... Sinoma Technology (Chengdu) Co., Ltd., located in Xinjin Tianfu Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park, is in full production, and the workers are working in an orderly manner, a lively and busy scene.

Towards the "new" and "new" to improve the quality | New quality productivity empowers new energy

Sinoma Science and Technology Production Workshop

2024 is the 13th year for Sinoma Technology to land in Xinjin, from the initial transformation of natural gas cylinders to hydrogen cylinders, Xinjin has witnessed the transformation and upgrading of Sinoma Technology.

Today, Sinoma Technology's hydrogen cylinders have been in the leading position in the industry, and for more years it has won the top share of the domestic vehicle market, and after the completion of the newly signed 100,000 hydrogen cylinder project, Sinoma Science and Technology Xinjin Base will be the largest production and manufacturing base of hydrogen storage cylinders in the Asia-Pacific region.

As a leading enterprise in the field of hydrogen energy storage and transportation, Sinoma Technology has gradually formed a full range of hydrogen energy storage and transportation product layout, such as vehicle-mounted high-pressure fuel cell hydrogen cylinders, high-pressure hydrogen storage cylinders for drones, and hydrogen energy storage and transportation equipment for transportation.

"In the first quarter of this year, in addition to stabilizing the existing business, Sinoma Technology will also accelerate the promotion of new projects, planning to invest 500 million yuan to build an automated production line capable of producing 100,000 hydrogen storage bottles with high standards. The relevant person in charge of Sinoma Technology said.

Towards the "new" and "new" to improve the quality | New quality productivity empowers new energy

Sinoma Science and Technology hydrogen cylinder production line

The new project will introduce advanced equipment such as domestic four-axis three-station winding machine, jade continuous straightening furnace, rotational molding machine, threading machine, pipe bending machine, air tightness detection machine, etc., to realize the whole process automation of drawing and thinning, rotary music closing, heat treatment and other processes, so as to create a fully automatic intelligent factory.

At that time, Sinoma Technology will become the largest hydrogen storage cylinder manufacturing plant in the Asia-Pacific region. The annual production capacity can reach 200,000, more than 100 new jobs, and an additional annual output value of more than 500 million yuan.

High quality | The quality of traditional industries has been upgraded

Optimize the energy supply structure

To develop new quality productive forces, while promoting the development of emerging industries, we should also promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries.

Walking into the assembly workshop of Chengdu Gree Titanium New Energy Co., Ltd. in Xinjin, two 400-meter-long production lines are full of logistics vehicles being assembled, and workers are distributed in chassis tire installation, cab installation, seat installation, glass installation and other links.

Through the orderly assembly line operation, every 8 minutes or so, an assembled logistics vehicle will complete the commissioning, go off the assembly line, and drive to the parking lot for shipment......

Towards the "new" and "new" to improve the quality | New quality productivity empowers new energy

Chengdu Gree Titanium New Energy Co., Ltd. workshop

In the view of people in the industry, the new ideas and new demands of the demand market are the fundamental driving force for the development of the new energy industry.

The large-scale promotion and application of new energy vehicles in the public transportation industry has brought market opportunities to enterprises such as Chengdu Greti.

Gree titanium new energy bus has the characteristics of wide temperature resistance and fast charging, and can adapt to extremely cold or hot environments. In 2023, Chengdu Gree Titanium New Energy Co., Ltd. has achieved a big leap in orders, production capacity and export volume.

"This year, we will work harder, not only to further expand the domestic market, but also to speed up the pace of going out, so that more parts of the world can apply 'made in Chengdu' new energy buses." Dong Feng, general manager of Chengdu Gree Titanium New Energy Co., Ltd., said.

Towards the "new" and "new" to improve the quality | New quality productivity empowers new energy

Chengdu Gree Titanium New Energy Co., Ltd. workshop

At present, in addition to the domestic market, Greti's new energy buses have also opened the international market and are sold to Norway, Israel and other countries.

Let the new energy industry gather "potential" into a chain, how can Xinjin accelerate the development of new quality productivity and create a city business card of "Happy Water City, Intelligent Manufacturing Highland"?

Lithium battery and hydrogen energy are the two tracks of the new energy industry. Xinjin closely follows the action of building a circle and strengthening the chain, focuses on the new energy industry, focuses on lithium battery, hydrogen energy and other subdivisions, and is committed to building a "new energy +" whole industry chain system, covering all aspects of R&D, manufacturing and application.

In the field of lithium battery and hydrogen energy, relying on leading enterprises such as CATL, Gretitanium, and Sinoma Technology, it has gathered upstream and downstream enterprises such as Silicon Treasure, Indilo, and Mingran Intelligence, and has initially formed a whole industrial chain of "upstream materials, midstream equipment and systems, and downstream applications".

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