Recently, the reporter came to the Beijing Sino-German Industrial Park in Shunyi District, Beijing, and walked into the Wilo (China) Pump System Co., Ltd. in the northern area of the industrial park. A historical wall full of corporate products and honors came into view, recording this A 150-year-old history of innovation by German companies.
In less than a year, the park, which was officially opened at the end of last year, has gathered 73 German-funded enterprises including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Ameco, including 25 German hidden champion enterprises. In 2021, the park will achieve a total industrial output value of nearly 30 billion yuan.
Why are so many German-funded companies settling down?
As the first national-level cooperation park with Germany with the theme of "economic and technological cooperation" in China, what is the secret of its development?
Open environment facilitates new development
"We spend 5% of our investment in innovative research and development every year, which is the secret of the company's longevity after a century." Rong Guang, director of government and public affairs of Wilo China, said proudly.
Just last year, Wilo Group set up its second global headquarters in the Sino-German Industrial Park in Beijing to radiate to emerging markets around the world. In that year, sales revenue increased by 20% year-on-year, making it the largest single market in the world outside of Germany.
The water pump of the "Ice Ribbon" heat recovery system for the Beijing Winter Olympics is produced in Wilo China's R&D and manufacturing base in Beijing Sino-German Industrial Park.
The establishment of the second headquarters in Beijing was by no means a forehead move, but the result of careful consideration.
"The Wilo Group has planned to increase 100 million yuan for the construction of the Wilo factory in the Sino-German Industrial Park to further release production capacity." Rongguang told reporters that with the help of the industrial park, the company's German teams responsible for emerging markets have been in place one after another, and the Chinese R&D team has been in place. It is also gradually growing, and more innovation factors are taking root in the park.
Wilo Group is just a microcosm of the opening of Beijing Sino-German Industrial Park to the outside world.
In 2021, Beijing Sino-German Industrial Park will have a total of 28 projects with a total investment of 2.2 billion yuan, including Allianz Insurance Asset Management Company, Engbei Ecological Cycle R&D Headquarters, Rheinkester Dual System Education China Headquarters, etc. batch of well-known enterprises.
The solid industrial foundation and open and pragmatic international environment of Shunyi District are important reasons for attracting many German companies to cooperate with the Sino-German Industrial Park.
"We are based on the advantages of Beijing, combined with the industrial foundation of Shunyi, and benchmarked against the advantageous fields of Germany, focusing on the development of new energy smart vehicles, intelligent equipment, digital economy, advanced manufacturing services and other key directions. The industrial park adheres to the international first-class benchmark and hires Chinese and German professionals. The industrialized, market-oriented, and internationalized institutions are responsible for the operation and management of the park, and have consolidated the foundation for Sino-German industrial development from a high starting point." said Lan Xiongjing, director of the Beijing Sino-German Industrial Park Management Committee.
When it comes to the business environment, Li Mingshen, co-founder and CTO of Engby Company, felt deeply: "As a technology-based company, the core advantage of Engbei is talent. Beijing Sino-German Industrial Park provides a convenient way for talent introduction, work and life. Service guarantee. The company's China headquarters and R&D exhibition center are in full swing. The three-dimensional service provided by the industrial park helps enterprises to complete the project site selection and contract signing in only 20 days. It has successfully promoted business cooperation of nearly 10 million yuan."
"We have established a Sino-German Enterprise Service Center with 26 German enterprises and 39 Chinese service agencies to provide enterprises in the park with a full-chain 'one-stop' industrial service from start-up, growth to maturity." Tus Sino-German Park Operation Company General Manager Shi Ruifeng said that TusHoldings has set up an international, market-oriented and professional operation and management team in the industrial park to carry out investment promotion, industrial services, innovation incubation and other work to serve the development of enterprises.
Relying on Tus’ nearly 30 years of experience in attracting investment and operation of industrial parks and global innovation network resources, it has built industrial service platforms such as the Sino-German SME docking platform, from business services such as financial and taxation legal persons, investment and financing financial docking to innovation and entrepreneurship offshore incubation and joint technology research and development. In other respects, a full-cycle three-dimensional service system has been built.
Policy Scenarios Promote New Collaborations
It is reported that there are generally three development paths for domestic traditional industrial parks: one is to extend the formation of industrial clusters based on the local industrial foundation; the other is to develop dividend industries under policy guidance; the third is to cultivate emerging industries based on opportunities and potential.
Beijing Sino-German Industrial Park can be said to be a combination of three: the North District, which is close to Huairou Science City and the Future Science City, relies on the existing industrial foundation and stock space resources, and focuses on leading enterprises such as Mercedes-Benz new energy vehicles. The advanced manufacturing industry mainly focuses on green manufacturing, and the atmosphere of “big wisdom” is full; the southern area adjacent to the Capital Airport undertakes a group of German invisible champion enterprises and scientific and technological service platforms such as R&D design, test verification, system integration, etc., to promote the innovation of German enterprises. Demonstration and application of technology, new products and new services, full of "innovation model".
As an important carrier of the capital's "two districts" construction and an innovative highland for opening-up and cooperation, Beijing Sino-German Industrial Park, in addition to the full coverage of the "two districts" policy, also enjoys the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Demonstration Base, the National Intellectual Property Pilot City, and the National Industry and Finance Demonstration Base. Cooperative pilot cities, Beijing innovative industrial cluster demonstration zone and other superimposed policies, and formed a list of 25 inclusive and personalized policies in seven major areas, including investment and trade opening, international talent flow, and intellectual property protection.
At the same time, the industrial park has successively opened up a number of application scenarios in the fields of intelligent manufacturing, smart city, and digital economy.
USB flash drives and Lego-like modules are two products with completely different shapes, sizes, and process steps, and they can be manufactured from the same production line that can freely change the layout.
This flexible production mechanism of modular organization is the outstanding advantage of the Bosch Innovation Center for Industry 4.0.
In the Zhongde Building, located in the southern area of Beijing Zhongde Industrial Park, the reporter witnessed this automatic production line: the front three stations are lined up, the back two stations are on standby, and the AGV trolley transports the materials from the silo. Put it in the front row station, and soon a product is produced.
The five workstations can be adjusted according to the products produced. This design concept makes it possible for small-scale and pilot-scale enterprises with the characteristics of "multi-variety and small-batch" production to solve the development problem of intelligent manufacturing.
Lin Lihua, head of the Bosch Industry 4.0 Innovation Center, said that with the increasing demand for customized products in the market, a variety of customized products need to be produced. How to improve equipment utilization and maximize the protection of enterprises' investment in intelligent manufacturing is an important issue. , while Bosch's intelligent manufacturing platform realizes compatible manufacturing, reconfigurable manufacturing, and scalable manufacturing.
Urban renewal injects new kinetic energy
Having experienced the industrial transformation from an agricultural area, a strong industrial area to a service area, Shunyi District is striving to be at the forefront of high-end manufacturing and new city development.
In the Sino-German Building, a planning map of the Beijing Sino-German Economic and Technological Cooperation Pilot Demonstration Zone links the production and living systems of the Capital Airport, the International Convention and Exhibition Center, the Central Villa District and the surrounding industrial parks, forming a "two districts with multiple points", a synergy of business formats, The development layout of spatial linkage and integration of industry and city will radiate the whole area of Beijing's innovative industrial cluster demonstration area of 100 square kilometers in the future.
In the factory of Siling Robot Company, located in the North District of Beijing Sino-German Industrial Park, the robotic arms are carrying out fine tests such as load-bearing, rotation, and positioning.
Here, a large number of intelligent robots with high degree of intelligence, strong adaptability and stability have been produced, and have demonstrated their skills in the fields of medical surgery, consumer electronics manufacturing, and smart agriculture.
"Siling Robots is carrying out the production of intelligent force-controlled robots and the research and development of application projects in the industrial park, helping Beijing's manufacturing industry to improve quality and efficiency," said Li Yang, co-founder of the company.
To wake up the "sleeping" land is to wake up a local economy.
As the first batch of enterprise representatives to land in the Sino-German Industrial Park, Siling Robot has renovated the 6,000-square-meter idle factory building, turning the old factory into a modern industrial factory.
Since last year, Beijing Sino-German Industrial Park has revitalized a total of 46,000 square meters of idle and inefficient workshops, and stimulated the vitality of urban renewal by "vacating cages for birds".
"The industrial park continues to improve and enhance the construction of international education, international medical care, international community, etc., and build an international living environment, which fully demonstrates the development concept of openness, diversity, friendliness and inclusiveness." Li Wei, secretary general of the Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Association, said that the park There are a number of international medical institutions such as the International Convention and Exhibition Center, the central villa area, more than 10 high-quality international schools, 4,000 international talent apartments, and United Family, as well as multi-level commercial service systems such as Xiangyun Town and Continental Shopping Center. A foreigner entry and exit service hall is established to fully meet the living and development needs of international talents.
In the next step, we will continue to rely on the internationalization advantages of the industrial park, gather more resources and strengths, give full play to the capital's "national door" advantage, and help the industrial park to create diversified scene spaces such as exhibitions, forums, exchanges, business, and industrial promotion.
(Economic Daily reporter Han Bingzhi)