50 meters, 60 meters, 70 meters... The green arm support platform extends upwards, and the final height is frozen at 72.3 meters.

At the construction curtain wall operation site of a construction project of the Beijing Business Center District Management Committee, Zoomlion Heavy Science and Technology Co., Ltd., the aerial operation platform ZT72J-V developed by Zoomlion Heavy Science Co., Ltd., achieved synchronous expansion and contraction of three-section flying arms through the polygonal arm design, extending, changing and rotating at a height equivalent to 25 floors.

The 58-meter self-traveling straight arm type aerial operation platform is sold to Europe, and the 68-meter self-traveling straight arm type aerial operation platform is exported to North America... Zoomlion has quickly entered the high-end market of the aerial operation machinery sector.

In the first three quarters of 2024, Zoomlion Heavy Industry achieved a net profit attributable to shareholders of 3.14 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.9%. Anchoring to independent innovation, Zoomlion has climbed over obstacles and developed and grown in the process of constantly seeking innovation and change.

Taking scientific and technological innovation as the driving force for development, expanding emerging sectors

The construction of the Lion Ocean Channel is in full swing between the Pearl River Estuary, Guangzhou Nansha and Dongguan Humen. After completion, it will become the largest double-layer suspension bridge in the world. During the installation of the Sisota tower, Zoomlion R20000-720 tower crane assisted the entire process.

Tower rig is a traditional advantageous product of Zoomlion. However, winning this big order is not just about the reputation of the past.

"Customers focus on efficiency and safety, not only require the lifting load to be achieved, but also require the product to have the ability to prevent collisions in the whole region." said She Lingjuan, deputy director of the Institute of Structural Technology, the Technical Center of the Central Research Institute of Zoomlion.

R20000-720 tower crane not only has a rated lifting torque of 20,000 tons and a maximum lifting capacity of 720 tons, but the newly upgraded active anti-collision system can also achieve protection of 519 collision scenarios. "Using the boom and hook working areas as cylinders, almost any collision in the space can be avoided." She Lingjuan introduced.

Taking scientific and technological innovation as the driving force for development, Zoomlion has continuously opened up new tracks and cultivated new momentum.

The arm is thousands of times thick and towering into the clouds. On average, one arm-type aerial work platform product is removed every 20 minutes, and one scissor-type aerial work platform product is removed every 7.5 minutes... Zhonglian Smart Industrial City Aerial Machinery Park, 33 production lines and 620 sets of fully automated equipment are fully powered.

Learning with equipment electrification, Zoomlion has entered the field of high-altitude operation platform in recent years. Ren Huili, general manager of Zoomlion Intelligent High-Computer, told reporters that in the first three quarters of 2024, the company achieved revenue of 5.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.69%.

Expand emerging sectors and consolidate advantageous sectors. Currently, Zoomlion’s leading products have covered 15 categories, 75 product series, and 745 model spectrums.

The new overseas business system helps to "go global"

"Can you pick up the goods within a week when buying a 60-ton car crane?" Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, customers went to Zoomlion's business point.

Tap the mouse and the business specialist found that the product was not in stock locally. One instruction, remote upload, the global digital marketing team that supports the operation of the marketing system learned about the demands, enabled big data search, and found spot in the bonded warehouse of Almaty. 980 kilometers apart, the product is delivered within 3 days.

"With the help of the independently created digital platform, Zoomlion Heavy Science will connect the overall chain of R&D, manufacturing, logistics, sales and services, build a new overseas business system that starts from end to end, digital and localized, and seek initiative in global market competition." said Wang Yongxiang, co-president of Zoomlion Heavy Science Heavy Science.

The yellow sand is rolling around, and the steel teeth of the excavator bucket explode with sparks in the "contest" with the rocks. Zoomlion's ZE215G excavator is showing off its strength at a construction site in Saudi Arabia.

"In the past, good products were sold abroad in China. Now, we have responded to international market demand and adapted to R&D locally." Wang Yongxiang introduced that Zoomlion's market share in Saudi Arabia has increased rapidly. Products should "go global", and technology and service capabilities should also "go global". At present, Zoomlion has built more than 30 first-level business airports and more than 350 second-level outlets around the world. The company's R&D centers, production bases, market networks, and service systems are all over the world, and its products and services cover more than 140 countries and regions.

Promoting intelligent, digital and green upgrades

Seeking innovation and change is inseparable from hard practice of internal skills.

"Hardware" upgrade. Zhonglian Smart Industrial City, located in Xiangjiang New District, Hunan, has gathered 12 world-leading smart factories, 20 unmanned production lines and more than 2,000 industrial robots through intelligent, digital and green upgrades, and innovated more than 150 industry-leading technologies and more than 700 production line patented technologies.

"In this smart industrial city with perception and thinking, through the deep integration of digital technologies such as intelligent production scheduling, industrial artificial intelligence, digital twins, and full-process intelligent logistics with manufacturing, an excavator can be removed from the line every 6 minutes, a scissor-type aerial operation machinery will be produced every 7.5 minutes, a car crane will be manufactured every 17 minutes, and an arm pump truck will be created every 27 minutes." Yuan Ye, general manager of Zoomlion Earthwork Machinery Company, introduced.

"Software" innovation. Building a two-level innovation platform integrating basic application technology research and host products and key components development, Zoomlion enables seamless connection between scientific research and development and market demand.

"The enterprise's Central Research Institute is responsible for the research and breakthroughs of basic technologies, general technologies, and key technologies, and the business department is responsible for the development of applied technologies and engineering technologies." Wang Yongxiang introduced that with collaborative innovation among various platforms, Zoomlion's R&D cycle has been shortened by more than 25%. In recent years, nearly 500 new technologies have been developed and applied, and the conversion rate of scientific and technological achievements has exceeded 97%.

"The "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to "strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation", which inspired us to pay more attention to leading industrial innovation with scientific and technological innovation." Wang Yongxiang said.