Innovation And Quality Improvement, Cluster Leadership——Baoji High-tech Zone Has Embarked On A Characteristic Road Of Titanium And Titanium Alloy Industry Development

On May 30, 2023, "Science and Technology Daily" carried out a key report titled "Innovation Improves Quality, Cluster Leads——Baoji High-tech Zone Walks Out of a Characteristic Road of Industrial Development". The following is the full text of the report.

The ever-changing industrial park, the construction site with tower cranes, the standardized factory buildings rising from the ground, and the highly automated production workshop... On May 25, a reporter from Science and Technology Daily walked into Baoji High-tech Zone, Shaanxi, and a scene of vigorous industrial development was reflected. eye.

A few days ago, the 2022 annual evaluation results of the construction of the national industrial transformation and upgrading demonstration zone were announced. Baoji High-tech Zone was awarded the industrial transformation and upgrading demonstration park with obvious achievements and plans to be commended. Only three parks in the country have won this honor. In recent years, relying on the strong local industrial foundation, Baoji High-tech Zone has made great efforts to promote industrial development and technological innovation, and has embarked on a road to develop high-tech industries in non-provincial capital cities in the inland west.

Give full play to advantages and create three major industrial clusters

Industry is the foundation of high-quality development. After 30 years of rapid development, Baoji High-tech Zone has formed three industrial clusters of titanium and titanium alloys, automobiles and parts, and high-end equipment manufacturing.

As the core area of ​​the world-renowned "China Titanium Valley", Baoji High-tech Zone was born and strengthened because of "titanium". At present, the high-tech zone has gathered 592 titanium material enterprises such as Baotai Group Co., Ltd. and Baoji Topuda Titanium Industry Co., Ltd., forming a relatively complete industry of "titanium ingots-titanium forgings-titanium processing-titanium parts-titanium equipment" The chain, the matching ratio of enterprises in the high-tech zone has reached more than 70%, and more than 300 varieties and more than 5,000 specifications of titanium products are produced, which are widely used in many fields such as aerospace, navigation, new energy, medical and health. In 2022, the output value of the titanium industry in Baoji High-tech Zone will be 52 billion yuan, with an output of 58,000 tons, accounting for 58% of the country's total output and 30% of the world's total. It has become the largest processing and manufacturing base of titanium and titanium alloy materials in China.

Baoji Geely Automobile Co., Ltd. is one of the leading enterprises in the automobile and parts industry in Baoji High-tech Zone. It is reported that the cumulative output value of Geely Baoji base has exceeded 70 billion yuan. After the successful introduction of the Geely Automobile project, Baoji High-tech Zone implemented business invitations, attracted more than 30 supporting enterprises, and strived to build a highland for the automobile industry. At present, a group of representative automobile and parts backbone enterprises such as Baohua Company of Shaanxi Automobile Group have gathered here, with an annual output value of more than 30 billion yuan.

In addition, Baoji High-tech Zone vigorously develops high-end equipment manufacturing industry, with Baoji Machine Tool Group Co., Ltd. as the "leading" machine tool, Baoji Petroleum Machinery Co., Ltd. as the "leading" oil drilling and production, and China Railway Baoqiao Group Co., Ltd. as the The "leading" high-speed rail equipment and other fields have been developed accordingly. The sales volume of more than 60 products in these fields ranks in the forefront of the same industry in the country or in the world, and the annual output value of the high-end equipment manufacturing industry cluster in Baoji High-tech Zone exceeds more than 41 billion yuan.

Innovation drive stimulates the momentum of enterprise development

Walking into Baoji Xinnuo New Metal Materials Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Baoji Xinnuo) located in Baoji High-tech Zone, the sound of melting furnaces, rolling mills, grinding machines, lathes and other equipment is running one after another. In just over ten years, this enterprise has grown into a specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprise. In the field of medical titanium alloy materials, the company has a domestic market share of more than 35%, and is the largest research and development and manufacturing enterprise of medical titanium alloy materials in China.

"Independent innovation is the golden key for us to open the door to the market." Zheng Yongli, chairman of Baoji Xinnuo, said that they will continue to take R&D and innovation as the core driving force, and strive to build the first production base of medical titanium materials.

In recent years, Baoji High-tech Zone has adhered to the guidance of innovation-driven, cultivated and strengthened innovation subjects, accelerated the construction of scientific and technological innovation platforms, deepened collaborative innovation, and continued to stimulate the strongest momentum for enterprise development.

The innovation platform is an important carrier for cultivating high-tech enterprises. Baoji High-tech Zone has established a collaborative model of "scientific research institutes + professional parks", introduced 4 national-level innovation platforms including the Baoji Innovation Center of the National Engineering Research Center for Rapid Manufacturing of Xi'an Jiaotong University, and built 12 provincial-level engineering technology research centers and provincial-level enterprise technology There are 70 centers, 5 provincial-level "four main bodies and one joint" research centers, 23 post-doctoral workstations and academician workstations, promoting the comprehensive improvement of knowledge creation and technological innovation capabilities.

In addition, Baoji High-tech Zone has also formulated "Several Measures for Innovation-Driven Promotion of High-quality Development in Baoji High-tech Zone" and its implementation rules. It spends 50 million yuan every year, "real money" to support the innovation and development of enterprises, and fully release the development vitality.

At present, Baoji High-tech Zone has cultivated 22 national-level gazelle enterprises, 17 national specialized and special new "little giant" enterprises, 68 gazelle enterprises, and 264 high-tech enterprises, gathering more than 100,000 engineers and technicians. Enterprises lead the formulation of a number of titanium standards, accounting for more than 90% of national and industrial standards. The high-tech zone has become the only national innovative science and technology park in the western region, a national demonstration base for mass entrepreneurship and innovation, and a pilot park for the construction of a national intellectual property power.

Replenish and strengthen the chain to promote the upgrading of the industry

"We must speed up the construction of the world's titanium capital, the Silk Road car city, and the western manufacturing base, and strive to be at the forefront of the construction of a modern industrial system." Li Fengke, Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Management Committee of Baoji High-tech Zone, told the Science and Technology Daily reporter.

Baoji High-tech Zone has set up a special class and a professional service team for the titanium industry chain. In accordance with the principle of "complementary advantages, alliances to win, and win-win cooperation", it implements the strategy of "going out and bringing in" to carry out strategic cooperation with relevant domestic and foreign enterprises. During the 2023 China Titanium Valley International Titanium Industry Expo, the Northwest Nonferrous Metals Baoji Innovation Research Institute was officially unveiled, aiming to open up channels for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and promote the deep integration of industrial chains, supply chains, and innovation chains. The establishment of the research institute has become a starting point for Baoji High-tech Zone to supplement and strengthen the chain.

In order to maintain and enhance its own advantages, Baoji High-tech Zone will give full play to its technological advantages and create an innovation highland. According to the idea of ​​"incubating in Hong Kong, transforming in Baoji, researching and developing in Xi'an, manufacturing in Baoji", it will invest 15.9 billion yuan and implement 40 innovations to drive high-quality development The project aims to create five R&D incubation carriers including Baoji Innovation Port, Science and Technology Innovation Center, Innovation Promotion Center, Enclave Incubator, and Baoji Innovation Research Institute of Northwest Nonferrous Metals, and build China Titanium Valley New Material Science and Technology Port, Titanium Industry Innovation Center, Intelligent Machine Tool Innovation Center, Giant Whale Innovation and Entrepreneurship Valley's four major technology innovation bases, jointly build technology research and development platforms, engineering technology centers, and key laboratories with universities and colleges, and build "Qin Chuangyuan General Platform + Baoji R&D Base + Enterprise Technology Center" R&D and production clusters , to promote the industry's research and development capabilities and manufacturing capabilities to be at the forefront of the country.

Focusing on strengthening the leading industry, Baoji High-tech Zone proposes to adhere to the principle of "led by large enterprises, carried by parks, promoted by projects, and developed by clusters", invests 200 billion yuan within five years, implements 257 major projects, and builds a "three hundred billion A modern industrial new city supported by "industrial clusters".