Xinxiang Changyuan strives to build a world-renowned 100-billion-level crane equipment industry cluster; Zhengzhou has the country's only comprehensive research institute for superhard materials; Huaibin's shipbuilding industry has achieved a four-stage jump from small wooden ships to cement ships, steel bulk barges and then to boats; Zhengzhou North Railway Station is responsible for the arrival, dismantling, marshalling and departure of freight trains in the four directions of the Beijing-Guangzhou and Longhai railway trunk lines...... The report cards from all walks of life in Henan embody the hard work of generations of front-line workers, and are the "Medal of Honor" for the majority of workers.
Steel welding sparkles with ingenuity in life
In the production workshop of Henan Weihua Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Weihua"), the sound of machine operation is endless, and the workers are holding welding guns and working in an orderly manner on the main beam of the crane.
"I have been in Weihua Group for 22 years, and I gradually fell in love with this profession after I didn't know much about it when I started, and it was love that kept me going. Wu Qingfu, a welding technician and senior welder technician of Weihua, said.
Wu Qingfu, Weihua welding technician and senior technician of welder, courtesy of the interviewee
From the beginning of his career, Wu Qingfu's teacher told him that the crane is a special equipment, and its quality directly affects personal safety and the property safety of the enterprise. Over the years, Wu Qingfu has adhered to the front line, practiced welding skills, and successively overcome the welding process and operation technology difficulties such as 310s stainless steel low magnetic welding, T-shaped thick plate single-sided welding and double-sided forming, developed more than 20 sets of welding process equipment, led and participated in the formulation of 8 local and group standards, authorized more than 10 national invention patents and more than 30 utility model patents, and overcame difficulties and excellence in the welding of major product projects such as large-scale shipbuilding gantry cranes, metallurgical cranes, and nuclear power special cranes. Studying hard, he has developed a strong skill and become a high-skilled talent in the field of crane manufacturing.
Due to his outstanding performance, Wu Qingfu has successively won the honorary titles of National Model Worker, National Technical Expert, 100 Craftsmen in Machinery Industry, and High-skilled Excellent Worker in National Heavy Machinery Industry.
Wu Qingfu (left) works in the workshop Photo provided by the interviewee
"Persistence and focus is the work attitude, excellence is the requirement of the work, and the craftsman spirit is to do one thing for a lifetime. Wu Qingfu said. As the leader of the "Henan Model Worker (Skilled Talent) Innovation Studio" and the "China Heavy Machinery Industry Welding Craftsman Studio", Wu Qingfu shared his work experience without reservation, compiled materials such as "Common Welding Methods and Operation Specifications" and "Crane Welding Process Regulations", and trained 3 senior technicians, 7 technicians and more than 50 senior workers.
At present, in Wu Qingfu's Model Worker Innovation Studio, three-quarters of the members are "post-90s". In the face of this group of young people with good professional foundation, high cultural literacy and love for welding work, Wu Qingfu said that he would do a good job in passing on the work of helping and leading, make good use of his own experience, cultivate them into compound talents, and contribute to the cultivation of talents in the industry.
To be a leader and pioneer in the field of composite supermaterials
"You must go to the front line, and the first line can produce results. This is a sentence repeatedly emphasized by Fang Haijiang, chairman of Henan Sifangda Superhard Materials Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Sifangda"). In his opinion, whether it is engaged in R&D or management, only by contacting the front line can we understand it.
Fang Haijiang, chairman of Sifangda, photography Zhang Yuqing
From 1985 when he became associated with diamond in college, to leading Sifang to become the first listed company in the field of composite supermaterials in China, and then to entering the field of multi-functional diamond applications, Fang Haijiang has grown step by step into a leader in the superhard composite materials industry.
Fang Haijiang said that talent is the primary productive force, technology is the soul of the enterprise, only continuous innovation, grasp the opportunity of cutting-edge scientific and technological development, in order to strive to develop into the leader and pioneer of composite superhard materials.
Sifangda has improved the organizational structure of R&D and innovation, established an effective innovation management system and incentive mechanism, and spent more than 8% of its sales on R&D and innovation activities every year, established a high-tech talent R&D team, and was approved as a postdoctoral research sub-station at the end of 2014 to cultivate research talents.
Fang Haijiang (right) instructs employees to work Photo by Zhang Yuqing
He has 159 authorized national patents, participated in the formulation of 4 industry standards, led the drafting of 2 group standards, and 4 technical achievements to fill the domestic gap, solving the key core problem of "stuck neck" in the superhard material industry...... With his rich experience in the front line for a long time, Fang Haijiang has successively won the honorary titles of Central Plains Industrial Innovation Leading Talent and Zhengzhou High-level Talent.
In recent years, Sifangda has begun to lay out a new market for CVD diamonds, focusing on technology research and development of lab-grown diamonds. "China's lab-grown diamond consumption potential has not yet been stimulated, and the industry has a very promising future. Fang Haijiang said that Sifangda will unswervingly walk in the forefront of the field of composite superhard materials, and work with the upstream and downstream of the industry to promote the rapid development of the field of composite superhard materials.
The "welder goddess" casts a steel wheel
Recently, the list of the 2024 National May Day Labor Awards was released, and Qi Rui, a welding worker in the Lingang Industrial Cluster Area of Huaibin County, Xinyang City, was on the list.
Unpretentious is the first impression left by Qi Rui. At the interview, she was wearing a whitish denim jacket with a shy smile on her face. "I am 51 years old and have been working in the shipyard since 1996. Look at all my fingers, they've all been dislocated. Qi Rui said as he moved his hands.
Qi Rui, a welding worker in Lingang Industrial Cluster Area, Huaibin County, photographed Zhang Yuqing
Although there was a little restraint in the conversation, as soon as he got on the board, Qi Rui showed the demeanor of the "welding goddess". As one of the few female welders in the major shipyards in Huaibin, she not only leads the welding technology among female workers, but also masters the two-hand welding technology that many male welders have not mastered. "I used to work with my left hand, but then I was overworked and my left hand hurt a lot. If the left hand doesn't work, then let's switch to the right hand. I practiced and practiced until I was proficient in welding with both hands. Qi Rui said.
Welding a ship is hard work, dripping water into ice on the steel plate in winter, and boiling eggs on the steel plate in summer. In this environment, Qi Rui studied hard, studied carefully, humbly learned from the masters, mastered a variety of shipbuilding welding technologies such as elevation angle welding, vertical fillet welding, horizontal welding, flat welding, three-dimensional welding, etc., and mastered all types of shipbuilding welding such as hand arc welding, submerged arc welding, and gas shielded arc welding.
Qi Rui photographed Zhang Yuqing in welding the shipboard
With a tenacious and persistent spirit of innovation, Qi Rui seeks innovation and change and breakthroughs in ordinary welding positions.
Qi Rui not only has excellent skills, but also brings out a group of apprentices with excellent welding skills. "As long as people want to learn, I will do my best to teach the skills. Engaged in welders, we must use our hands, eyes and hearts well, and truly be responsible for the ships we weld, the shipyard and the shipowners. Talking about the requirements for apprentices, Qi Rui said.
Do a good job in dispatching "commanders" to ensure the safe and smooth flow of transportation "arteries".
"Careful, learn more, practice more, keep pondering, prioritize" is Cai Pengfei's summary of work. After graduating from graduate school, Cai Pengfei entered the Zhengzhou North Station of Zhengzhou Bureau of China Railway Group and became a dispatcher, directing trucks to move forward in front of the "three-foot" dispatching platform.
Zhengzhou North Railway Station is responsible for the arrival, dismantling, marshalling and departure of freight trains in the four directions of the Beijing-Guangzhou and Longhai railway trunk lines, with an average of 24,000 freight trains per day, and is an important hub through North China, Northwest, Southwest, East China and South China, known as the "heart of the road network", and at the same time undertakes the selection and assembly of about 80% of the empty car bottom of the China-Europe Express (Zhengzhou).
"Scheduling is a delicate job, the brain must make quick and accurate judgments, sometimes a car is not scheduled, and all the work behind it cannot be promoted. Usually, you have to learn more and practice more, and you can't do blind homework if you can't get it right. Cai Pengfei said that especially when the traffic flow is large, the pressure is greater, and it is necessary to do everything possible to solve it.
Before the freight train enters the station, he should check and grasp the traffic flow outside the station and the occupation of the marshalling yard through the driving platform, quickly compile the cargo train shunting operation plan, realize the fast programming, fast release and fast departure of the freight train in the station, and ensure the smooth flow of goods in the Central Plains.
Cai Pengfei, dispatcher of Zhengzhou North Railway Station, photography Tong Ruiqin
With 8 years of work experience, Cai Pengfei has developed the skills of "multi-purpose and listening". "When I first started learning, I didn't understand a lot of things, and I was often in a hurry. Cai Pengfei said. In order to do a good job, he insisted on learning more and asking more questions, consulting seniors and colleagues, working hard to practice business, constantly summing up experience and methods, and also developed the habit of taking notes.
"Work is a matter of prioritization, and you can't just grab your eyebrows and mustaches. Cai Pengfei said that after slowly mastering certain rules and experience, he was very clear about what he needed to do every day, which work needed to be prepared in advance, and which should be prioritized or emphatically handled.
"Work should not only be done conscientiously, but also brilliantly. People are self-motivated and can't stand still, so I will continue to improve my ability and be willing and brave to face new challenges. Talking about the future, Cai Pengfei said firmly.
Ordinary is extraordinary. "May Day" International Labor Day is approaching, let us pay tribute to the strugglers of every era and applaud the power of labor. (Text: Zhang Yuqing, Tong Ruiqin)