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Helen Zhe: Specializing in "New" to "Wisdom", Overcoming Difficulties and "Action"

April 11, 2024

April 3, 2024,Articles published in China Chemical Industry Journal《Special“New”To“Zhi”,Overcome difficulties“Ok”——Interview with Xuzhou Hailunzhe Special Vehicle Co., Ltd.》,It is reported that the company is determined to break through the endless research.,The machine generation keeps pace with the times,Quality assurance reaches the world,Special Vehicles and special robots produced by the company,Sail in all directions,It also serves the emergency rescue in the fields of petroleum and chemical industry.、Show one's skill in operation support。

The full report is as follows:

Walk on the main road,There is a famous car。

Xuzhou is known as“The thoroughfare of five provinces”Reputation,The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the territory.,Longhai、The two major railway lines of Beijing and Shanghai meet here.。Xuzhou Hailunzhe Special Vehicle Co., Ltd.(Hereinafter“Helen Zhe Company”)Production of special vehicles and special robots,From then on, it sailed to all directions.,It also serves the emergency rescue in the fields of petroleum and chemical industry.、Show one's skill in operation support。How to make these vehicles run faster?、More stable、Longer?Gao Peng, chairman of Helen Zhe Company, said.,The proposition of new quality productivity,Brought them answers.。

March 18-The 19th,It is mid-spring,Organized by China Trade Newspaper Association“Developing New Quality Productivity and Enabling High Quality Development”Thematic interviews were held in Xuzhou Jingkai District。《China Chemical Industry News》The reporter walked into Helen Zhe Company with the interview group.,Take his car,Listen to the way,Visit the person。

Be responsive to every request,There is no end to research

——Determined to break through“New”

Put on your seat belt,Step into the operation platform,The reporter was steadily lifted to 28 meters in the air by an aerial work vehicle.。People on the ground are getting smaller and smaller.,The vision in front of us is getting wider and wider.。Rotate slowly with the platform, High-rise 、Sea of clouds、Mountains,The Buddhist pagoda of Baolian Temple on the west side of the factory area,Jump into view one after another。At the Baolian Temple Road Factory of Hailunzhe Company,Such an aerial work vehicle is just one of many products.。But Yin Yaping, vice chairman and general manager of Helen Zhe Company, said.,Its innovative technology is not simple at all.。

According to Yin Yaping,The company has always insisted“Technology-leading differentiation”Development strategy,It is the only enterprise in the industry to realize the localization of insulation arm production.,Break the long-term dependence on foreign imports of key components in the industry;The insulation of the FRP insulation arm independently developed and manufactured by the company、Mechanics、Aging resistance and other properties have been tested by third-party organizations.,All have reached the level of imported products.,Some performance parameters exceed those of imported products.。

Figure //  Get on the aerial work platform。(Photo by Li Donghai)

“After this year's NPC and CPPCC sessions,New quality productivity has become a hot topic in the current economy.。”Gao Peng said,“We believe that for business operations,,It is to grasp the bull nose of productivity.,Take advantage of innovations such as organizational innovation、Technological innovation、Technological innovation and other continuous improvement of business efficiency,Continuous introduction of new products,Solve the pain points of customers' needs,Increase productivity for customers。”He told reporters,The company attaches great importance to research and development,Emphasize independent innovation,Continuously tackle key technologies,Adapt to industry development、Keep up with the needs of users and constantly introduce new products,Only in 2023, more than 30 new products were put into production.。

How to accurately find the pain points of customer needs??

Shanghai Graman International Fire Fighting Equipment Co., Ltd.(Hereinafter“Graman Company”)It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Helen Zhe Company.,Its predecessor is the Shanghai Fire Fighting Equipment General Factory, which was founded in 1918.,It is the birthplace of fire engines in China.,Has created several firsts.(The first fire engine、First hand pump、The first fire extinguishing agent, etc.),It is the backbone enterprise of the fire Truck industry in China.,Deep ploughing of fire Truck business sector for many years。

The petroleum and chemical industry is an important application area of the company's products.。Yang Weili, general manager of Graman Company, told reporters.,They attend more than a dozen petrochemical industry conferences every year.,Follow up the development of petrochemical industry at all times。At the same time, we should insist on entering the front line of customer enterprises.,Understand their needs to determine the direction of innovation,Customers should also be invited in.,Ask for their opinions to improve the application effect。

“We try to do it‘Be responsive to every request’。Without this‘Beg’Word,Product innovation has become a rootless tree and passive water.。”Yang Weili told a story to reporters.。Last year,They won the bid for the Wanhua Chemical Fire Truck Project.。Proposed by Wanhua Chemistry,Can we develop an equipment?,It can meet the needs of fire reconnaissance and fire extinguishing at the same time.。For this reason,After in-depth communication with customers,,The scheme of carrying the robot on the fire engine is determined.。“This product sells for 3.3 million yuan.,If you buy a fire truck and a scout robot separately,It needs 4.5 million yuan.,A separate Transport Vehicle is also required.、Driver。So,According to the new plan provided by Graman,,The total cost of customers is greatly reduced.,And one machine for two purposes.,Very convenient。”He said,“Although the price of the product is higher than that of a single fire truck.,But the overall cost is lower.,It meets the urgent needs of customers as chemical enterprises in emergency rescue.,The customer was very satisfied。This also tells us that,Go to the front line of production,Listen to customer needs、Finding customer pain points is an important part of customized services.。”

Fire protection problems in petrochemical parks and enterprises,The liquid nitrogen foam fire truck was jointly developed by Grumman and Sinopec Safety Engineering Research Institute.。According to Zhang Yuchun, deputy chief engineer of Graman Company.,The vehicle uses liquid nitrogen tank instead of vehicle-mounted air Compressor.,Liquid nitrogen is output from the liquid nitrogen tank through the self-pressurization system.,Gas is supplied by liquid nitrogen gasification,Nerating ultra-large flow rate compressed gas foam,So that that serious shortage of the air supply of the compress gas foam system is solved、The air supply equipment has large volume.,Can realize super-large flow injection,It is suitable for dealing with fires in large oil storage tanks and oil pump areas.、Dangerous chemicals loading and unloading yard and warehouse fire、Maintenance and monitoring of liquid level of long-distance pipeline and hot work for maintenance of production equipment, etc.。Comparison of fire extinguishing test data of oil storage tank,Compared with the ordinary foam fire truck,,Fire fighting time reduced from 215 seconds to 61 seconds,Extinguishing efficiency increased by about 70%;Consumption of foam mixture decreased from litres 10750 to 4,636 litres,Save 40%Above。

“The flame increases at the initial ejection of the conventional compressed air foam,Air-assisted combustion,Resulting in increased combustion,With the formation of the foam-shaped layer, the flame begins to decrease gradually.,Thermal radiation is reduced,Poor foam stability,The oil surface is easy to re-ignite in the later period.。”Zhang Yuchun explained,“The advantage of that liquid nitrogen foam fire truck ly in the initial ejection of the liquid nitrogen foam,The flame immediately becomes smaller.,Nitrogen suppresses combustion,The combustion becomes weak,Thermal radiation is reduced,And that foam stability is high,It is not easy to re-ignite。”

Figure  //  Special Vehicle Manufacturing Workshop

Zhang Yuchun told reporters,The vehicle has two types of unpowered liquid nitrogen fire truck and large flow liquid nitrogen fire truck.。The former is used to deal with tank fires with tank volume of 5000 cubic meters or less.、Sealing ring fire of external floating roof tank,It was put on the market after testing last year.,Purchased by many large petrochemical enterprises;The latter is an upgrade,It can be used to deal with the tank volume of 50,000~Full area fire of 150000 cubic meters of storage tank,It will be put on the market after testing in May this year.。

“China once lagged behind in the field of petrochemical fire trucks.,Through hard work,Now it is basically the same as that of foreign countries.。”Zhang Yuchun's eyes are full of confidence.,“We have broken through many key technologies.,Solved a batch.‘Stuck in the neck’Technical products are highly dependent on imports.。Fire pumps currently owned、Fire Monitor、Foam proportional mixing system and other independent products,Its performance index is superior to most products in the market and its cost performance is high.。Our liquid nitrogen and foam concentrate mixed foaming fire extinguishing technology is in the leading position in the field of fire fighting in the world.。”

Machine instead of human,Zhi“Heart”Make“Soul

——Keep pace with the times“Zhi”

Luoshan Road Factory of Hailunzhe Company,A demonstration of a high-altitude tethered UAV fire fighting truck shocked the audience.。

Fire engine hatch open,A Drone flew out and landed on the ground.。Three minutes later,The Drone took off with a fire hose.,Spray foam at the same time,It shows excellent fire extinguishing ability.。Another four minutes.,The UAV climbed steadily to 150 meters and demonstrated fire fighting.。And then,The Drone cleaned the foam that had been sprayed before.,There is no trace of foam at the scene.。The wonderful performance won warm applause from the audience.。

According to data released by the National Fire and Rescue Service,,Fire of high-rise buildings in China in 2022 1.From 70,000,Year-on-year increase of 276%。“High-altitude fire fighting often encounters insufficient working height.、The situation of poor extinguishing effect,At present, the commonly used high-lift jet fire truck with a height of more than 50 meters is expensive.、The job unfolds slowly、Large demand for operation site、The operation is complex。”Zhang Yuchun introduced,This High-Altitude Tethered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Fire Extinguisher Focuses on High-Altitude Fire Fighting,With fire extinguishing、Broken window、Shout、Lighting and power generation functions,It can carry 8 tons of water and 500 kilograms of foam concentrate.,Can be continuously sprayed for half an hour after mixing,Ffective coverage of wall flames。Its compressed air foam fire extinguishing system and UAV technology can increase the fire extinguishing speed by 3~5x,Water consumption savings 50 %Above,Effective fire fighting height up to 150 m。“This product also has a wonderful use.,That is, it can be delivered to firefighters involved in high-altitude fire fighting.‘Ammunition’。”He said,Firefighters can go directly to the scene of high-rise fire fighting without carrying fire fighting equipment.,The unmanned aerial vehicle can directly put the required fire extinguishing equipment、The foam concentrate is delivered“Position”。

“This product is expected to be available soon.。”Chen Huiyuan, director and vice president of Helen Zhe Company, told reporters.,Through long-term research and development of hardware and software,The company has mastered advanced UAV application technology.,And apply it to“All kinds of disasters、Big emergency”Fire fighting and rescue equipment,O as to quickly carry out high-altitude fire extinguishing.、Disaster investigation、Assist in rescue,And improve the efficiency of fire fighting and rescue work.。

The era of intelligence is coming quietly.,And Helen Zell is ready.。Build“Flying Fireman”,It is just a microcosm of the intelligent construction of Helen Zhe Company.。

“The company's strategic positioning is high-end intelligent manufacturing.,Lead the future development。”Gao Peng said,According to 2023—2025 Development Strategic Plan,The company will adhere to the development center of special high-end intelligent equipment manufacturing.,Deep-ploughing special vehicles、Intelligent equipment manufacturing fields such as special robots and military industry,Helen Zhe has become a well-known leading enterprise in the manufacturing of special intelligent equipment.。

Nowadays,On the one hand, Helen Zhe Company is a digital factory.、Industrial Internet of Things and other means,Increase for oneself“Zhi”,On the other hand, intelligent technology is used to endow products.“Zhi”。

They cooperate with domestic advanced system integrators.,Build intelligent production line and intelligent factory,Intelligentize the existing equipment and production line synchronously、Automation upgrade and transformation,Blanking、Bend、Molding、Renew digital equipment for key processes such as welding,Ensure interconnection and interoperability of key equipment,Achieve cost reduction, quality improvement and efficiency enhancement。

Figure  //  Demonstration of high-altitude tethered unmanned aerial vehicle fire fighting truck

At the same time,They developed an explosion-proof fire fighting reconnaissance robot.、Fire smoke exhaust and fire extinguishing robots enjoy high reputation in the industry.;In the field of nuclear and biochemical decontamination robots,They have developed a national production controller.,Reduced dependence on foreign countries,The information security of the equipment is guaranteed.。According to Gao Peng,Its latest research and development put into useAMRMobile robot,Load 400 kg,And has efficient automation、High flexibility and adaptability、Highly stable transport、Four advantages of high safety obstacle avoidance。With a load of 800 kgHAS80 has also been developed.。Graman has also become the first batch of benchmarking enterprises of intelligent robots in Shanghai.。

While maintaining its strong hardware R & D strength,Helen Zell is also immersed in software and systems development.,Build a powerful for your product“Heart”And“Soul”,Help the construction of intelligent fire protection product system。

The system software independently developed by the company has stable performance.,The operation is convenient,It effectively avoids technology leakage and homogeneous competition.;Master Autopilot Technology,It has been successfully applied to unattended power station fire truck and valve hall robot equipment.,And that product competitiveness is improve.;R & D equipment remote maintenance、Fault diagnosis technology,Enables remote diagnosis and maintenance of equipment at the customer's location,It can greatly improve the timeliness of service,The statistical analysis of the whole life cycle of equipment is carried out.,Help R & D iteration。

It is worth mentioning that,They use a modular design concept.,The complexity of the whole system is reduced.,Easy to develop and maintain;Modules can be developed independently、Test、Deployment and maintenance,These modules can be shared and reused by multiple systems or applications.,It improves the reusability and scalability of the whole system.;Can be developed in parallel,Different teams can develop different modules at the same time,And improve that development efficiency.;Modules can operate independently of each other,The reliability and the safety of the whole system are effectively improved.。

Zhang Yuchun said,The company is a fire engine、Robot and other terminal products are equipped with fire truck product information collection terminal.,Realize the function of product、Real-time detection of performance、Transmission and early warning,It can remotely solve some control system faults for users.,It can also be transmitted to the fire command center through the network.,It is convenient for fire commanders to reasonably dispatch vehicles for rescue.。

In recent years,They have increased their investment in the transformation of digital services.,Automatic generation rate of digital operation data system 100%,Realize the intelligent interaction of the whole service system。

March 15,Helen Zhe signed a cooperation agreement with Chengdu Shenwei Science and Technology Co., Ltd.,Will be under intelligent control、Artificial intelligence and other directions in many fields、Deep cooperation in various forms,Will be conducive to the development and application based on“Shenwei core”Supercomputing technology,Accelerate the application of intelligent technology in special equipment and emergency field。

Kunlun on Sword,Temper in a hundred battles

——Tried and tested“Ok”

Helen Zhe's special vehicles and special robots can reach the world.,Because it really works.“Ok”。This is the reporter's deep feeling in the interview.。

This“Ok”,It was detected.,From stringent quality control and inspection standards。In order to ensure product quality,The company introduced a large laser cutting machine.、CNC punch press、Multi-dimensional machining center、Large welding robots and many other advanced equipment,Improve work efficiency while,And that product quality is ensure.。

In the factory area of Baolian Temple Road,Under the leadership of Dong Min, Vice Minister of Quality Department of Helen Zhe Company, the reporter visited the testing center of Helen Zhe Company.。The vehicles under inspection are undergoing various tests.。Rain Test Bench,The high-pressure water flow simulates the continuous scouring of the rainstorm.,To test whether the vehicle tightness is qualified.;On a road test track,An inspected vehicle is moving in a circle.,This is through a sharp turn.、The road bumps、Brake and park on the slope for detection.,Evaluate its safety;Special vehicles are prone to rollover risk,The rollover test is naturally indispensable.……Dong Min told reporters,The company is the only enterprise in the industry that has a vehicle reliability test bed and a vehicle road driving test site.,Various vehicle performance tests can be carried out here.,Including 11 kinds of vehicle testing items、7 kinds of parts testing items。

Figure //  Explosion-proof fire-extinguishing reconnaissance robot

This“Ok”,It's also a comparison.,From competing with similar products in the industry for many times。“We are not afraid of competition。”Speaking of the game,Zhang Yuchun was most impressed by the time he led the team.“Kunlun on Sword”。It was in an area 4500 meters above sea level in the Kunlun Mountains in Golmud, Qinghai.,It was the beginning of December,Outdoor temperature as low as-20℃,Seven special vehicle enterprises participated.。Fire engines participating in the inspection should be in the first place.-41℃Park for 24 hours in the environment.,And then detect that water discharge of the fire wat monitor、Whether the engine runs normally,Then increase the temperature to 50℃Check it again;After that,And go through from-50℃To room temperature and then to 70.℃Repeated tests at high temperatures,Observe the environmental adaptability and reliability of various electrical products of the vehicles。

Under such harsh conditions.,Some fire engines lie down before they arrive at the testing site.,Some of them have water leakage and so on.。Zhang Yuchun's team went all the way.,Passed the test smoothly。“Our vehicles spray the farthest distances,Minimal engine attenuation。”Mention“Be brave at that time”,Zhang Yuchun has a face“Do one's duty”Confidence。

This“Ok”,It's even more typed.,It comes from the actual combat training of participating in accident emergency for many times.。In the factory area of Baolian Temple Road,Explosion-proof fire-extinguishing reconnaissance robot、Smoke exhaust and fire extinguishing robots stand in line.。If we say that the high-altitude tethered UAV fire extinguishing truck is still not in actual combat.“Recruits”,Then they are a group of battle-tested.“Veteran”。

“Don't underestimate these two little guys.,They've been in a lot of fire rescues.‘Go through life and death’Yes。”Zhang Yuchun introduced to reporters.,Explosion-proof and fire-fighting reconnaissance robot is less than 1 in size.25 meters,However, the height of vertical obstacle crossing is more than 240 mm.,The wading depth exceeds 400 mm.,Turn in place、Not to mention climbing the stairs.,It also has excellent explosion-proof and protective performance and automatic water curtain cooling self-protection device.,No fear of high temperature threat,It can replace firefighters to enter flammable and explosive dangerous areas to perform tasks in various occasions.。Its remote control distance is over 500 meters.,Through the omnidirectional camera system、Remote video transmission system、Gas detection system、Remote control system,Fire fighters can be familiar with the scene.,And fight under its command.。And in an emergency,,It also has, like a gecko,“Cut off the tail to escape”The function of——It can automatically cut off the fire hose and evacuate the scene.。Smoke exhaust and fire extinguishing robots can be used for petrochemical oil depots.、Fire in refining workshop and other places,Carry out fast smoke exhaust、Emergency fire fighting、Change the tuyere、Suppress the poisonous fog、Dilute the gas,The smoke exhaust volume is up to 90000 cubic meters./Hour,The range of water mist is over 50 meters.,Continuous working time up to 16 hours。

Figure //  Smoke exhaust and fire extinguishing robot

The reporter learned,In the rescue of many large-scale accidents,,As far away as 2015“8·12”Explosion accident in Tianjin Binhai New Area,Chemical Explosion Accident in Gulei Port, Zhangzhou, Fujian on August 26, 2015,On April 13, 2016, Jiangsu Jingjiang Deqiao Storage Explosion,September 16, 2018 Shandong Dongying Chemical Plant Explosion,2019 Xiangshui, Jiangsu“3·21”Particularly serious explosion accident,For example, the fire and explosion accident of Shanghai Jinshan Petrochemical Company on June 18, 2023,All active in the company fire engine.、The figure of a robot。The company also carried all kinds of fire rescue equipment to the scene for many times to participate in rescue support.,It was formed on June 20, 2023.“Helen Zhe Emergency Rescue Team”。

Nowadays,These equipment are used in fire rescue departments around the country.、Chemical industry parks and enterprises、Fire fighting and rescue work in coal mine,Become the most reliable partner of firefighters.。Gao Peng said,Practice has proved,The company insists“Technology-leading differentiation”The development strategy of,Based on independent innovation,The main industry is positioned in the field of high-end intelligent manufacturing.,It fully meets the relevant requirements of the development of new quality productive forces.。

It is understood that,Helen Zhe Company achieved the best performance in history in 2023.,“Ok”To a new height.;According to the development plan,,To be achieved by 2025“Quadrupling of business performance、Rebuild a Helen Zhe”——This is“Ok”Yeah?

“Time will prove everything.。”Yin Yaping, who has been engaged in the construction machinery industry for 42 years, said.。

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