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How to promote the localization of thermal power valves
The valve industry is currently the largest sub-sector in the general machinery industry. In 2009, the output value of the industry was around 130 billion yuan. However, the industry is characterized by a large number of enterprises. According to the statistics of the association, there are several thousand, and the output value of a single enterprise is not large. A few hundred million is a very good company.
In order to promote the localization of thermal power valves, the association has conducted research on the echelon of industrial enterprises in the past two years. For enterprises with technical and manufacturing capabilities that are difficult to carry out localization projects because of customer distrust, they are organized by the association to win support from the country’s first set of policies; if there is a foundation but there is still a slight lack of technology, the organization will proceed. If there is a large gap in technology, it is necessary to organize production, research, and technical cooperation. In the symposium organized by the Association on the localization of thermal power valves for ultra-supercritical units organized by the Association in February this year, everyone reached a consensus. For the research and development of key products, a research team should be set up to conduct investigations. According to the difficulty of product research and development and application, R&D projects and subject undertaking units should be determined in stages and steps.
At the same time, a group of experts consisting of industry associations, owners, and design institutes was set up to conduct guidance and product identification of R&D projects, and the first products were tested on the basis of the identified products, and it was recommended that the country should use the first unit to replace imported valves. Some policy support.
It is precisely because of the clear direction that companies have also accelerated the pace of product development. For example, the full-scale safety valve for 1000 MW ultra-supercritical units developed by Harbin Power Station Valve Co., Ltd. recently passed the national technical appraisal. The stop valve, check valve, and hydraulic pressure test valve of the soda system passed. National product identification.
For the equipment manufacturers, they should strengthen their own new product development capacity building and business management, continue to innovate on the basis of the introduction, digestion and absorption, strengthen the development and application of new products to adapt to users' ever-changing product technology. demand. At the same time, it is necessary to continuously improve the quality of products and the level of service in the later period, and to consistently perform a full range of product services.
However, he stressed that if the localization of thermal power valve equipment, the efforts of the valve manufacturing enterprises alone are not enough, and government support is the key to success. For example, the state gives specific policy support on taxation, including the establishment of the first (set) of risk funds and insurance mechanisms used in domestic equipment.
In addition, in order to change the previous practice of “heavy mainframe, light auxiliary equipment”, the government can also incorporate the localization of valves into the specialization of major technical equipment localization research and development, and provide necessary policy support. Increase research funding input and technical transformation support as an independent national plan for major equipment research and scientific research; when arranging technical innovation investment projects for treasury bonds, it should also focus on the auxiliary equipment of the power station to support several companies with better foundations. Large-scale valve backbone enterprises improve their technological equipment, improve detection methods, and improve their independent innovation capabilities and international competitiveness.