Reporter Cheng Lingrun Correspondent Zhao Qingshan
After two days of intense competition, the 7th National Foundry Industry Vocational Skills Competition ended on the afternoon of July 17th.
It is understood that the top three in the three types of work competitions will be awarded the title of “National Technical Expert”, the highest award for national skilled workers.
The national brand event has set a number of new records
In the past two days, 231 skilled craftsmen representing the highest level in the domestic foundry industry have fully demonstrated their solid technical foundation and superb technical level with full enthusiasm and high fighting spirit in 10 competition venues in Pingyin County. , Out of style, out of results.
Duan Wenheng from CRRC Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. won the first place in the smelting group, Xia Shiqiang from CRRC Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. Casting and Forging Branch won the first place in the die group, and Zhang Hai from Meide Group Co., Ltd. Won the first place in the modeling group.
“This competition has many types of work, practical skills are close to the actual production, the content of the competition has a certain leadership, and the rules of the competition are detailed, accumulated a lot of new experience for the in-depth development of the national foundry industry vocational skills national competition, and created a number of new A record.” Zhang Zhiyong, executive vice president and secretary general of China Foundry Association, summed up the competition at the closing ceremony and said, “The successful holding of this competition will definitely help the training of high-skilled talents in the industry, the high-quality development of the foundry industry and a bright future. , have a profound impact.”

“This competition is an authoritative and professional competition in the national foundry industry. The scale is high and the number of participating teams and players is unprecedented. In order to adapt to the latest development of the foundry industry, the competition has subdivided the subjects and types of work. It is the first time that wooden molds and metal plate assembly have been included in the finals of the competition.” Hu Jianjun, the chief referee of the competition, said that the competition emphasizes the combination of practical competition and field production of enterprises on the field, pays attention to the comprehensive knowledge and skills inspection of the players, and strives to achieve real knives. Real guns, real skills, real materials and real products.
At the closing ceremony, Zhang Libo, President of China Foundry Association, presented the flag to the Jincheng People’s Government of Shanxi Province, the next host city.

“Fire Rose” invites you to invest in business
During the 7th National Foundry Industry Vocational Skills Competition, the contestants recorded data on paper while using a computer to calculate the ratio of the main and auxiliary materials for smelting in the smelting and pouring workshop of Meide Pingyin Branch, which was over 40 degrees Celsius. , and the contestants had to finish the game in a splash of steel flowers.
At the wood mold competition site of the second machine tool Pingyin branch factory, the wood chips planed by hand planes gave off a faint fragrance. The contestants sometimes carefully analyzed the drawings, and sometimes took vernier calipers to measure carefully. They “played” in their minds…
The fragrance of roses, the sweetness of mountain spring water, the nourishment of donkey-hide gelatin, the folk characteristics of the intangible cultural heritage “Jiagutong” dance… These well-known iconic elements of Pingyin County were all presented in different forms during the competition, winning the The praise of the foundry craftsmen.
“This competition is more like a grand event for the foundry industry. We learned about the characteristic industry of Pingyin, a strong foundry county, felt the local customs, hospitality, and formed a deep friendship with our colleagues here!” From Changzhou contestant Lu Zhongjie said.

During this conference, Pingyin County also held a special investment promotion activity of “Beautiful Pingyin, Forging the Future Together”. Representatives of entrepreneurs participating in the conference offered suggestions and suggestions on the development of Pingyin foundry industry, so that enterprises can make suggestions on the development direction of Pingyin County. With a deeper understanding of the degree of integration with the enterprise, the confidence in the development of Pingyin County has been further strengthened.
“In today’s Pingyin, the development environment is unprecedented, and the development prospects are unprecedented. Pingyin will continue to adhere to the ‘fire rose’ spirit of forging ahead, striving for excellence, and pursuing excellence, and welcomes elites and talents from all walks of life to invest in Pingyin. We look forward to Let’s build and share a beautiful Pingyin with everyone here!” Pan Jianjun, deputy secretary of the Pingyin County Party Committee and county head, said that the foundry industry is the pillar industry of Pingyin, and it also represents the craftsman spirit of excellence and the business culture of harmony and commonality. Pingyin County will Taking this competition as an opportunity, we will build a high-level lightweight industrial cluster in China, called Pingyin Casting Brand, and sincerely invite talents from all over the world to enter Pingyin and love with a first-class business environment, strong support policies and considerate service guarantees. Going to Pingyin and choosing Pingyin has set off a new wave of driving high-quality double recruiting and double attracting.

