In the course of its development with its GDP reaching one trillion yuan, the city of Wuxi has insisted on relying on scientific and technological innovation for economic growth and emphasizing its ability to innovate as the most important task in science and technology innovation.
Jiangsu Sunshine Group, the largest wool spinning enterprise in the world, has developed 500 worsted wool fabric by spinning 1 gram of wool into 500 meters of yarn and fabric, making it the lightest and thinnest wool in the world and representing the highest level of the world's wool technology.
The world record has resulted from Sunshine’s continuous efforts for technological innovation. Over the years, Sunshine Group's annual R & D spending reached nearly 300 million yuan, accounting for 5% of its total annual sales.
With the support of the local government, Sunshine has set up a post-doctoral scientific and technological workstation and a national-level technical center and became the first enterprise in China to undertake the work of the Secretariat of International Standards for Textile Technology.
Sunshine Group, through its own core technology, has obtained nearly 1,000 authorized patents, with more than 50 kinds of new products developed per day, and has always maintained the leading position against the global counterparts.
The company is the manufacturer of the full-dress uniform of the soldiers of China’s guard of honor and the spacesuit of the astronauts of the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft. Currently, Sunshine is drafting the world's only industry standard for smart textile manufacturing.
While backing up enterprises to bolster the ability to independently upgrade their scientific and technological innovation, Wuxi has insisted on accelerating the gathering of strategic emerging industries through industry-university-research collaboration.
Turbine Blades, located in Wuxi Huishan Economic Development Zone, is the largest turbine manufacturer in the world. In recent years, the company has stepped up its efforts to transform itself into a high-end power component supplier in the global energy and aviation industry.
However, the stringent requirements of high-end power components on the technological level and processing efficiency often make Turbine Blades feel powerless in tackling their own problems.
(Source:Jiangsu International Channel)
