The real economy is the foundation of a country and the source of wealth, and advanced manufacturing is a key element of the real economy, as well as the "ballast stone" for the sustained and healthy development of Hangzhou's economy and society. The reporter interviewed Hangcha Group, Zhongce Rubber and other traditional manufacturing industries, and found that in the face of a new round of industrial reform and technological revolution, "Made in Hangzhou" took advantage of the momentum, with the help of scientific and technological innovation, under the blessing and integration of new technologies such as the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence, etc., it has given birth to new vitality and become the "backbone" of the real economy.

Last year, Juxing Group invested 1.47 billion yuan in research and development. Juxing Group helped Hangzhou Manufacturing Juxing Group, together with Hangcha Group, Juxing Technology, and others, invest 5.8 billion yuan to acquire a 47% equity stake in Zhongce Rubber. The delivery has been completed so far, making it the largest acquisition in the history of Juxing Group. Qiu Jianping, Chairman of Juxing Group, said, "I am very optimistic about the tire industry chain of Zhongce Rubber. International tire brands such as Bridgestone and Michelin have achieved nearly 30 billion US dollars. In the next 10 years, China's tire industry has great development opportunities, and the tire industry will be integrated and concentrated on leading brands. Zhongce has an excellent management team, a well-known Chaoyang brand trademark, strong production capacity and distribution network, and excellent shareholders such as Hangshi, Hangjintou, and Tongcheng. I believe that we will work together to take Zhongce to a higher level of 10 billion US dollars and make a contribution to the manufacturing industry in Hangzhou." In recent years, Juxing Group has made frequent moves. Collect numerous high-quality assets under our command. In terms of domestic mergers and acquisitions, Hangcha Group was successfully acquired in 2011, and its performance doubled in just five years. In 2016, Hangcha Group successfully went public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. In terms of international mergers and acquisitions, we have acquired numerous well-known tool brands in Europe and America. In 2018, we completed the delivery of the European professional storage equipment brand Lista, and achieved a net profit of 13.9 million Swiss francs that year alone, a year-on-year increase of 33%. It is reported that in 2018, the R&D investment of Giant Star Group reached 1.47 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21%. The global circle of friends has raised their thumbs up, and Hangcha Group, a subsidiary of the traditional manufacturing giant Star Group, has become a typical example of Hangzhou's new manufacturing industry. At the just concluded third Global Agent Conference of Hangcha Group, a new type of lithium battery forklift wearing green "clothes" caught people's attention. This globally leading XC series lithium-ion battery electric forklift is closer to an internal combustion vehicle in terms of performance, including driving speed and lifting speed, and has a smaller body size. It can be operated in outdoor rainy environments, and the overall mobility and comfort of the vehicle reach international advanced levels. This car uses a lithium iron phosphate battery jointly developed by Hangcha, Ningde Times, and Pengcheng New Energy. It only takes 2 hours to charge and can work in low-temperature environments. It also provides a 5-year and 10000 hour battery warranty. The car body adopts a striking green color, symbolizing green environmental protection and clean energy. In the "Hangcha" exhibition hall, there are over 200 sets of products and components on display, all of which are the latest industrial vehicle new products developed by Hangcha Group. In recent years, the logistics industry has accelerated its transformation towards intelligence, and the demand for logistics automation equipment is also increasing day by day. Hangcha Group seized this opportunity and invested billions of yuan in technology and product research and development in recent years, successfully developing more than 30 autonomous vehicles and intelligent logistics management systems. As of now, Hangcha Group has undertaken over 100 intelligent logistics projects, which have been widely applied in industries such as automobiles, photovoltaics, 3C electronics, rubber, logistics, and pharmaceuticals. It has also established a "5G Innovation Laboratory" to study the application of 5G technology in autonomous vehicles and lead the development of the industry. At present, Hangcha Group's annual total sales account for more than 7% of the global forklift sales, ranking eighth in the global forklift industry. As an established manufacturing enterprise in Hangzhou, Hangcha has grown into the first industrial sales enterprise with a output value of billions of yuan on the West City Science and Technology Innovation Corridor in 2018, maintaining the industry's leading export position for 14 consecutive years. In 2018, Hangcha Group's sales exceeded 126000 units, of which nearly 25000 units were exported. "We have been cooperating for 10 years and have purchased forklifts from the earliest diesel engine forklifts to now electric forklifts, intelligent forklifts, etc." Orjan Adalen, a dealer from Norway, told reporters at the Global Dealer Conference that Hangcha Group has developed more and more intelligent and green forklifts, and their purchase volume has doubled every year in the past four years. "Nowadays, more and more European and American countries are cooperating with Hangzhou Forklift," British agent Steve Yang told reporters. He became Hangzhou Forklift's agent in 2012, and British material handling and large warehousing companies prefer Hangzhou Forklift's electric forklifts because of their outstanding performance and environmental protection. The Belgian agent CHIS stated that after visiting the production and manufacturing site of Hangcha, they felt very professional and strong, and full of confidence in long-term cooperation in the future. After returning to China, they will widely promote Hangcha's new products. Not long ago, Hangzhou held a conference to promote the "New Manufacturing Plan" and sounded the horn of "making Hangzhou a strong manufacturing city with global influence". Hangcha has been listed as a typical high-end manufacturing enterprise in the city's "New Manufacturing Plan". Hangcha will increase its research and development efforts in product intelligence, electrification, digitization, energy conservation and environmental protection, comfort and safety, and continuously expand its product matrix, fully promoting product globalization and service globalization.

The tires are made of bulletproof vest fiber material, which increases their puncture resistance by three times every year. Many car owners choose to buy new shoes for their cars. On this year's Double 11, data from Tmall platform shows that for every three winter tires sold, one of them is Chaoyang tire. Chaoyang Tire has tens of thousands of cooperative stores across the country. Car owners only need to place an order online to enjoy the worry free offline installation service, eliminating the installation hassle of the "last step" when purchasing tires. They can also receive a complimentary tire blowout insurance. Good reputation cannot be separated from good quality. The RP76 under Chaoyang is known as a domestically produced miracle tire, and has passed 16 rigorous project evaluations by authoritative evaluation institutions. The most outstanding is the braking effect of the tire. Compared with American brand tires, the braking distance of Chaoyang RP76 has been shortened by 2.7 meters, and it has successfully entered the 40 meter mark, which is very outstanding. At the just concluded 37th Nanjing Exhibition, Chaoyang Tire showcased a bulletproof tire! This Iron Horse Diamond tire is made of bulletproof vest material, which is an ultra-high performance high-tech innovative tire. This tire adds two layers of bulletproof vest fiber material with a strength 5 times higher than steel wire between the tread and the ply layer, improving its puncture resistance by more than 3 times compared to ordinary tires! Zhongce Rubber invests over 3% of its annual sales revenue as research and development funds, forming a new tire technology with Zhongce characteristics. The company has independently developed "low noise tire series" and "ultra-low rolling resistance tires", which have reached the international advanced level; The successful independent research and development of standard test tires for wet and snow tires of heavy-duty radial vehicles has broken through the technical trade barrier that currently only Michelin, France, produces this standard test tire. This is of great significance for promoting the technological progress of China's tires, advancing towards becoming a world tire power, and enhancing international influence.

It is reported that Zhongce Rubber was founded in 1958 and has continuously entered the ranks of China's Top 500 Manufacturing Enterprises since 1995. In 2019, it ranked 277th, ninth in the world tire industry, and first in China's tire industry. At present, the company has 9 specialized manufacturing bases in Hangzhou, Huzhou, and other areas. In terms of annual production capacity, there are 40 million semi steel radial tires, 20 million all steel tires, 5 million diagonal tires, and a total of 100 million motorcycle tires, electric vehicle tires, and bicycle tires. The company's leading product, all steel heavy-duty radial tires, ranks first in global sales and has a domestic market share of about 15%.