On June 24, Shandong Heavy Industry Group and ZF held a technical exchange day event at the Shandong Heavy Industry Future Technology Building. The two sides focused on technical innovation, product development, and global cooperation in the off-road field for in-depth discussions and exchanges. Wang Zhijian, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and general manager of Shandong Heavy Industry Group, and Andreas Moser, executive vice president of ZF Group and head of the Industrial Technology Division, attended the symposium.
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Wang Zhijian welcomed the arrival of ZF. He said that as a global technology company, ZF has always led the development of the industry with innovative technology. Shandong Heavy Industry Group and ZF have carried out in-depth cooperation in commercial vehicles and off-road business areas, and are one of each other’s most important strategic partners worldwide. At present, the sales share of high-end products such as high-horsepower excavators, electric loaders, high-horsepower tractors, and ship power systems of the group has increased rapidly. It is hoped that the two sides will continue to strengthen in-depth cooperation on traditional products such as off-road gearboxes and drive axles, accelerate the discussion and application of electrification solutions such as hybrid electric drives and pure electric drives for engineering machinery, agricultural equipment, and ships, and jointly create industry-leading core competitiveness and open up the global high-end market.
Andreas Moser introduced the basic situation of ZF Group and Industrial Division. He said that ZF and Shandong Heavy Industry Group have been working together in the field of commercial vehicles for more than 40 years and have jointly created a model of industry cooperation. Shandong Heavy Industry is a leading and world-class high-end equipment multinational group in China. ZF is a global technology leader in off-road transmission systems, and can provide global partners with a stable supply chain, leading technology solutions, a complete global network and brand influence value-added. The two parties have the same strategic direction, a good cooperation foundation and broad cooperation space. ZF will provide Shandong Heavy Industry Group with comprehensive industrial technology solutions and global network support, injecting strong impetus into Shandong Heavy Industry’s globalization strategy.
Before the meeting, the two parties jointly visited the ZF Off-Road Product Technology Exhibition. ZF exhibited world-leading technology products such as steering front axles, power shift gearboxes, and transmission gearboxes for wheeled excavators.
In the afternoon, the technical teams of both parties focused on transmission system solutions for construction machinery, agricultural machinery, ships, etc., and held business exchange meetings respectively.
This technical exchange event is a new starting point for Shandong Heavy Industry and ZF to expand cooperation in the off-road field. In the future, the two parties will continue to work together and deepen cooperation, jointly explore new technological breakthroughs, jointly develop the global market, jointly respond to industry challenges, promote the strategic upgrade and sustainable development of non-road technologies, and lead the industry towards a smarter, more efficient and greener future.
