Under the guidance of its "Strong Industrial County" strategy, Yongjia County is revitalizing its traditional valve industry through deep integration of technological and industrial innovation. The region is steering this foundational sector toward high-end, intelligent, and environmentally sustainable development, building a more competitive modern industrial system.
In the first half of this year, Yongjia's secondary industry recorded a 6.6% year-on-year growth in added value, reaching 13.287 billion yuan (approximately $1.83 billion), becoming a powerful engine for economic growth. This achievement stems from the accelerated transformation of local valve enterprises.
Yucai Holdings: Smart Manufacturing Powers Explosive Order Growth
Yucai Holdings Group Co., Ltd., a national high-tech enterprise and Zhejiang provincial growth-oriented cultural enterprise, is operating its intelligent production lines at full capacity to meet surging demand. The company's foreign trade exports showed steady growth in the first half of 2024, with full-year output value projected to achieve double-digit growth.
In Yucai's smart workshops, automated robots work efficiently across six production facilities running at full capacity. Production Director Wu Yanping reported significant increases in orders from European and Southeast Asian markets, with production scheduled through mid-September.
The company has continually innovated its product line, with its ninth-generation reclining chair seeing annual sales grow from initial thousands to over 60,000 units. Through July, production output has surpassed last year's levels.
Huang Zhonghua, Deputy Director of Yucai's Technology Center, explained the company invests over 10 million yuan annually in R&D, collaborating with institutions like China Academy of Art and Wuhan University. Focusing on eco-friendly, antibacterial materials, Yucai has filed for 10+ patents this year, maintaining a portfolio of 300+ inventions.
In shipping areas, workers pack 2,000 sets of new desks and chairs daily for global distribution, demonstrating the company's expanding international footprint.
Boteli Marine Engineering: Pioneering Deep-Blue Technology
The 526 million yuan Boteli Marine Equipment Manufacturing Project represents another leap in Yongjia's industrial upgrade. Scheduled for 2026 completion, the facility will produce 50,000 sets annually of marine intelligent equipment with projected yearly output of 360 million yuan.
Developed by Zhejiang Boteli Technology Co. (a national "Little Giant" specialized enterprise), the project in Oubei Street focuses on marine engineering equipment and liquid hydrogen storage/transport systems. It aims to domesticate production of critical equipment for extreme conditions, potentially exceeding 1 billion yuan output this year.
The 44-acre complex will feature integrated flexible intelligent production lines and R&D facilities. Since 2016, Boteli has made significant advances in FPSO, FSRU and FLNG vessel components, supplying ball valves, butterfly valves, and actuated products for major international projects.
Leveraging AI, Boteli is constructing a "digital twin factory" to upgrade from single valves to packaged equipment, challenging international monopolies in deep-sea engineering and liquid hydrogen transport. Market share and intelligentization rates have increased by 15% and 30% respectively.
Scheduled for June 2025 operation, the project will advance marine resource development while transitioning Chinese manufacturing from "CNC generation" to "smart generation" technologies.
Sybes: Filling Industrial Gaps with Smart Actuators
The Sybes Intelligent Valve Actuator Project addresses a critical gap in Wenzhou's pump valve industry chain. The rapid-development project (breaking ground immediately after land acquisition) will complete by 2027, producing 20,000 smart electric actuators annually with 400 million yuan output.
Invested by Zhejiang Sybes Measurement Technology (a hidden champion cultivation enterprise), the 52.5-acre facility in Qiaoxia Town will integrate high-precision CNC machining centers with intelligent warehousing and digital management platforms. The company's actuators serve oil/gas, petrochemical, power and water treatment industries, achieving 15.67% average revenue growth over three years.
Sybes holds 50 patents (including 7 new core technologies through 2025) and software copyrights covering actuator control systems. Future collaboration with China Aerospace will enhance precision for nuclear and "Three Oil Giants" applications, potentially capturing 10% market share in specialized segments.
Data-Driven Transformation: The Future of Yongjia's Valve Industry
Yongjia's industrial upgrade transcends equipment renewal, representing fundamental data-driven transformation. Through intelligentization, digital management and supply chain coordination, local enterprises are building efficient, sustainable industrial ecosystems.
Smart manufacturing initiatives like Yucai's automated lines, Boteli's digital twins and Sybes' intelligent workshops demonstrate how real-time monitoring and optimization boost productivity while reducing costs. Digital platforms (MES/ERP/PLM) integrate operations across production, sales and finance, enhancing decision-making.
Supply chain development, exemplified by Sybes filling the actuator gap, strengthens local industrial competitiveness. Continuous innovation through academic partnerships and R&D investment (as seen across all three enterprises) maintains technological leadership in competitive markets.
Moving forward, Yongjia's valve industry will deepen innovation partnerships while optimizing its business environment to attract talent and projects, ensuring sustainable, high-quality development of this foundational industrial sector.
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