I.4th Quarter Market Work
Exploring international market while stabilizing the domestic high-end market is the market theme in recent years.
In the 4th quarter, our project technical communication with Russia has been successfully completed, and now it has entered the contract process stage, which is believed to be implemented in the first quarter of 2024.
On top of that, we actively carry out technical communications with many foreign customers, including Commonwealth of Independent States, Middle East, Europe, Balkan, and other foreign customers.
In order to open up the international market in 2024, we are making full efforts to prepare for technology and market promotion.
01. Visit Foreign Customers
1. In late October 2023, TIMS General Manager Zhu Haixiao, Technical Director Feng Liang, and Overseas Sales Representative Alan Kong, were invited to conduct extensive exchanges with five factories of the three groups from top 5 companies in Egypt on the automatic enamel line, powder spraying line and electrophoresis line. In these exchanges, we felt their desire for automation, intelligence and information equipment, and their strong awareness of learning from China to upgrade intelligent manufacturing, strengthen management, reduce personnel and improve efficiency, reduce costs and increase efficiency, and increase product competitiveness. With the recognition of advanced technology of TIMS high-end enamel line and coating line and the love of intelligent equipment, we believe that our TIMS equipment will soon enter the Middle East and the surrounding areas of Africa.
2. After the trip to Egypt, the three of them went to Turkey without stopping. TIMS high-end intelligent automatic cleaning enamel line for water heater, oven pretreatment enamel spraying line, epoxy resin automatic powder spraying production line, compressor water detection, electrophoresis vacuum pumping production line and other advanced equipment and superior production lines have aroused strong interest among the customers who participated in the exchange. With these advanced technology production lines, TIMS is full of confidence to participate in international competition.
02.Order Dynamics
1.In this quarter, we signed another high-end energy-saving gas enamel furnace production line contract in the water heater industry. By now, TIMS has undertaken more than ten high-end energy-saving enamel furnace production lines. All of those empowered us with rich design, installation, and commissioning experience. This time, we undertake the Gas Enamel Furnace Production Line Project for Haier Huangdao Water Heater Factory, which has the following benefits:
1) Large production capacity — 240 PCS/H;
2) Strict requirements — first level adhesion of enamel;
3) Complete configuration—multiple utilization of waste heat and protection and detection alarm of inner tank dropping;
4) High configuration—radiant tube material imported from Germany with original packaging, nano thermal insulation material, P-type radiant tube + self-heat exchange burner;
5) High degree of informatization—all-round monitoring of core data and digital 5G transmission, real-time interconnection of digital and communication, video signals and central control;
6) Energy consumption assessment—approved the energy consumption can help reduce the production energy consumption cost.
2. In November, we TIMS signed a contract with Huangshi Donper Co., Ltd. for commercial water inspection and electrophoresis coating line for their new workshop, which is the sixth compressor water inspection and electrophoresis vacuum pumping production line contracted by TIMS in the compressor industry. Many patents of our company in this field will be put into full use.
3. Another offline robot automatic enamel line for sandwich water heater tank was determined. This enamel line will realize the mixed production of sandwich tanks with a height of 700mm ~ 1600mm.
II. Technology R & D and Achievements
Fully understand the customer's production line, find out the customer's on-site production problems, adapt to the market demand, predict the market demand, actively and continue to implement the guiding ideology of technology research and development of "technology leading three generations of products", respond in advance and quickly, and develop innovative and subversive equipment to solve the customer's on-site production problems.
1.The research and development of the super mixed production enameling machine was completed in this quarter, and it entered the assessment stage in the factory. This is also the 10.0 + version of my company's robot automatic enameling machine. The new automatic enameling machine, through the re-innovation and optimization of the original structure, has a more novel and stable structure, which is suitable for the robot automatic enameling of mixed production of single tank, double tank, sandwich tank and air energy tank, and solves the problems that the enameling machine is not available for compatible production and the model replacement time is long.
2.Optimization research and development of TIMS 2.0 Hanger Righting Mechanism (TIMS 2.0 HRM for short). TIMS 2.0 HRM is the core mechanism for achieving robot automatic loading, transfer, and unloading. As for TIMS 1.0 HRM developed by TIMS few years ago, its functions like automatic righting of hanger opening direction, precise positioning of hanger, tank gripping detection, were scattered across several mechanisms. All of these result in many weaknesses for TIMS 1.0 HRM, like long conveyor chain, large land occupation, slow capacity pace, failure rate affected by the welding accuracy of the inner tank lug and the shaking of the inner tank incoming material, resulting in weak stability and reliability. In this quarter, we have developed a new type- TIMS 2.0 HRM, which integrates multiple functions such as automatic righting of hanger opening direction, precise hanger positioning, and tank grabbing detection. After this optimized structure design, TIMS 2.0 HRM not only occupies a small area, but also has faster production capacity, stronger flexibility, and better stability and reliability. It plays a decisive role in the robot automatic loading, transfer and unloading. In near future, this mechanism will be used in Zhongde Haier Water Heater Factory for the first time.
III. Enterprise Honors and Awarded Patents
01.Passed Review of High-tech Enterprise
On December 28, 2023, TIMS successfully passed the review for national high-tech enterprise, which is also the third time since we were first recognized as a national high-tech enterprise in 2017. This also provides strong support for us to continuously promote technological innovation and enhance industrial competitiveness.
02. Selected into Gazelle Enterprise Cultivation Library Entry
In December 2023, TIMS was successfully selected into 2023 Dongguan Gazelle Enterprise Cultivation Library Entry. We will continue to adhere to the development path of technological research and innovation, strive to expand the technological gap with other enterprises in the industry, and hope to continue to become a leader in our industry.
03. Awarded Patents in 4th Quarter
In 2023 4th Quarter, TIMS was honored with a total of 4 patents.
1. Universal enamel spray gun (Patent No.ZL20181055576.2)(invention patent);
2. A new type of enamel automatic mixing bucket with a glaze filtration system (Patent No.ZL202320547784.4)(utility model patent);
3. An enamel furnace top waste heat utilization system (Patent No.ZL 2023 202320531560.4)(utility model patent);
4. An offline enameling machine (Patent No.ZL202320725244.0)(utility model patent);
04. Our China Patent Excellence Award won a reward of CNY 300,000 from Guangdong Province and CNY 100,000 from Dongguan City
In November and December 2023, we were awarded the 24th China Patent Excellence Award, receiving a reward of CNY 300,000 from Guangdong Province and CNY 100,000 from Dongguan City. We TIMS will continue to increase investment in technology research and development, continuously innovate, and make our TIMS ’s contribution to the technological progress and development of the industry.
IV.Equipment Production, Shipment, Installation, Commissioning and Production
01. Production of Huangdao Haier Gas Enamel Furnace
In regard to Huangdao Haier Water Heater Gas Enamel Furnace Project, upon receiving customer’s contact, TIMS immediately entered into project design and production striving to complete it as quickly as possible. We are now striving to ship it to the customer's site for installation on February 20th, complete the installation and commissioning of the project before May 25th, and put it into production before the peak period of customer orders, creating benefits for the customer.
02. Completed Final Shipment for Chongqing Haier Water Heater Automatic Cleaning and Enameling, Gas Drying and Burning Enamel Line
In November 2023, we’ve completed the final shipment for automatic cleaning line, robot automatic enameling line, gas drying and firing line for Chongqing Haier Water Heater Factory providing a good guarantee for the completion and commissioning of the entire line by the end of the year.
03. Automatic cleaning and enameling, gas drying and firing enamel line for Chongqing Haier Water Heater Factory were completed and entered into commissioning stage
In December 2023, despite the delay in construction of field construction site and Party A’s foundation, after four months of intense construction in this stifling summer and severe winter, TIMS has completed the on-site installation of a complete set of automation, information, and intelligent production line project for Chongqing Haier Water Heater Factory, including automatic cleaning, robot automatic enameling, energy-saving gas enamel furnace drying and firing, robot automatic loading, transfer, and unloading. We are now going to start up and enter the single-machine debugging and online connected debugging phrase. We will strive to make sure the whole production line is put into operation in mid-January. This will be another high-quality project that will contribute to the development of Haier Group.
V. Invited to Attend the First Chairman Expansion Meeting of the Eighth China Enamel Industry Association Congress
On December 12, 2023, Mr. Zhu Haixiao, TIMS General Manager, was invited by the China Enamel Industry Association to attend the First Chairman Expansion Meeting of the Eighth China Enamel Industry Association Congress in Pattaya, Thailand. This is also the first time we has attended the meeting as Vice Chairman.
Guided by the leadership of the Enamel Association, Mr. Zhu visited and learned about the legitimate factories of the Chinese enamel industry in foreign countries for the first time - the Thai factory of Hebei Sanxia Company owned by the Vice Chairman of the China Enamel Industry Association. Our General Manager also participated in the first Chinese enterprise conference held on the territory of another country to discuss the development of the Chinese enamel industry. Through this groundbreaking conference, Mr. Zhu expressed that he was deeply touched by the association leaders’ ardent expectations and good intentions that they encouraged us to “Go Overseas to Extend Global Presence of Chinese Enamel”.
