In recent times, China’s manufacturing industry has been at the forefront, bearish sentiment has been unleashed, and opinions on the market outlook are divided. In the WeChat circle of friends, there are more and more voices denigrating China’s manufacturing industry. All kinds of gossipy news are constantly flooding the screen. “Kill lists” from all walks of life are circulated. Many experts and celebrities are also making false claims. They say that China’s manufacturing industry is bleeding, sounding alarms, and experiencing a wave of unemployment… Anyway, they are not shocking and they will continue to die, no matter how sensational they are! It sounds like manufacturing in China has never been in such a critical situation in the past 30 years, with people fleeing in panic.
But looking at the essence through the phenomenon, is Made in China so weak? If this is true, the tuition fees for the market economy in the past 30 years have been in vain! I think the pessimistic voices are too exaggerated, and there are many ulterior motives of some domestic and foreign forces. In the long run, Made in China is currently at a critical stage of decisively competing for the top of the world. The brand “Made in China” is re-imbuing its connotation and shaping high-end Quality, just like the nirvana of “Made in Germany” and “Made in Japan”, the brand image of “Made in China” will also be rewritten overnight. This is the responsibility that history has given this generation, and we must fulfill it.
Looking at our cotton spinning industry, today, there are such a group of cotton spinning bosses, leading their legendary “engineering teams”, who are conveying the positive energy of China’s textile industry to the world through their efforts, and their companies and products have also done so. No. 1 in the world and plays a decisive role in the global textile industry! They are using their own voices to swear a bright future for the textile industry. Today, let us get to know:
Esquel Group: 700-inch yarn: Overcoming 8 world difficulties to spin the world’s finest yarn!
To the naked eye, this world’s thinnest yarn is as thin as a human hair. The British count is a unit that measures the thickness of cotton yarn. The larger the count, the finer the yarn and the more high-end the fabric. In 2013, He Xiaodong and his R&D team overcame eight global technical difficulties and developed a 700-inch yarn, which was 212% thinner than the finest yarn at the time. It not only set a record for the world’s finest yarn but also It remains so to this day, and because there is no precedent.
From cotton to yarn, from yarn to thread, and then from thread to cloth, every step is a difficult process. He Xiaodong told reporters that Esquel was the first to develop products with 170-inch yarn in the industry before 2003, and then moved to 200-inch, 330-inch yarn, and now the advent of 700-inch yarn. Along the way, The R&D team has been chasing the limits of spinning technology.
“The research and development of 330-inch yarn required a total of 2 technical difficulties, which took 20 days to overcome; to overcome the new spinning height of 700-inch yarn, we had to overcome 8 technical difficulties, which took 200 days, and the difficulty of each technical difficulty was Both are more than three times the former.” He Xiaodong said with his fingers.
Products produced by Esquel
It is worth noting that shortly after the successful development of 700-inch yarn, an interesting episode occurred: how to test whether the newly developed yarn actually reached “700-inch count” became a “new problem.” Because at that time, no third-party testing agency in the world had advanced enough methods to conduct accurate identification.
He Xiaodong said that one method used in traditional testing is the “weighing method”. For example, picking a yarn of a certain length, weighing it, and then performing corresponding calculations to determine “how many British branches” the yarn is.
However, the newly developed 700-inch yarn is too thin and light, and the cotton fiber distribution is extremely uneven. Traditional testing methods are no longer enough to identify whether it is the “world’s finest” 700-inch yarn.
Later, the National Textile Appraisal Agency collaborated with the Esquel project research team to improve traditional testing methods based on testing principles, and developed new identification methods, using microscopes and other methods for testing, and finally issued an authoritative certificate. The appraisal report was passed by the expert group of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology, announcing to the outside world the birth of the “world’s finest” yarn.
He Xiaodong said that the world’s finest pure cotton-dyed fabric can be used to make high-end clothing, taking the route of high-end luxury goods. It is understood that the price of high-end clothing fabrics in the market can be as high as 5,000 yuan/yard (about 4,500 yuan/meter). If the annual output is 7,500 yards (approximately 6,800 meters) per year, the annual profit will be 35.99 million yuan.
The editor has something to say: At Esquel, from the “latest in the industry” in knitted fabrics, to the “world’s best” in no-iron technology for shirts, to the “world’s finest” that challenges the limits of spinning, and the “world’s finest” in reclaimed water recycling technology The strongest in the industry”, which all reveal an enterprise’s ultimate pursuit of “craftsman spirit”. Perhaps it is based on this that this traditional textile company continues to strive for the “latest in the industry”, “the strongest in the industry” and even “the world’s top”.
Wuxi No.1 Cotton: More than 90,000 sensors are installed in the smart workshop, employing 20 people for 10,000 spindles
When it comes to Wuxi No. 1 Cotton Textile Factory, everyone in the industry knows that it is a benchmark for China’s cotton textile industry. Its small number of workers per 10,000 spindles has always been the target that many peers look up to. The large-scale production of 300s ultra-high count yarn has allowed them to lead the way. Got it��Adhesion materials, using “welding” technology instead of sewing, revolutionizing the tradition of using machine needles and sewing threads to sew garment pieces, thereby greatly reducing the past garment-making processes and types of equipment, overturning the original production model, and making it world-class. A technological change in the history of clothing. And these are just a microcosm of Lu Thai’s efforts to promote the development of China’s textile industry.
In 1990, Lutai Textile Co., Ltd. officially opened. In the year of its opening, the company achieved sales revenue of 22.69 million yuan, profit of 1.68 million yuan, and export earnings of 4.48 million US dollars. In 1993, Luthai took another key step – implementing joint-stock reform, issuing 20 million internal employee shares, becoming the first Sino-foreign joint-stock enterprise in Jiangbei at that time, and restructured into Lutai Textile Co., Ltd.
Since its development, Lutai Textile Co., Ltd. has become a foreign-invested joint-stock enterprise, an A- and B-share listed company, with 36 production plants and 12 holding subsidiaries. The company has a complete textile and apparel industry chain from cotton breeding and planting to spinning, bleaching and dyeing, weaving, finishing, garment production, and double-line brand marketing. It is the world’s largest manufacturer of high-end yarn-dyed fabrics and a top global brand. shirt manufacturer.
As early as 1990, Luthai’s yarn production reached 25% of the USTER Gazette level, which represented the highest level of domestic textile enterprises at that time. Since then, Lu Thai’s yarn quality has steadily improved, and some products have even reached the 5% level of the USTER Gazette. They have been recognized by customers in Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Australia and other countries, and have been praised by foreign businessmen as the best in the Chinese textile industry. “Moutai”.
The editor has something to say: Lu Tai’s persistence and perseverance in the main textile industry are very similar to the loyal and affectionate character of Shandong people. However, Lu Tai’s complex towards textiles cannot be summed up by words of justice and love. In fact, Lu Thai Textile also has the vision of “World-class, Century-old Lu Thai” – Lu Thai should grasp industry development trends in the global field, create a world-class high-end brand, rely on technological innovation to activate development potential, and lead industry progress. Based on textiles and beyond textiles, Lu Thai follows the scientific development path of green, low-carbon, science and technology, and humanities, wins competition with competition, and achieves an everlasting foundation.
In Lutai, we can feel that it is neither tepid nor impatient, but has been working hard on its main business. It does not rise suddenly, nor will it die in harsh environments such as economic crises. In particular, it has the idea of focusing on a certain field for a hundred years, and this focus is enough for the company to win the trust of society and become the most valuable asset for the longevity of the company.
Editor’s Note: Because the textile industry has been a traditional industry for many years, many people regard it as an “old bird” or “bad bird”, and they will be shot every time they lie down. But in fact, the vitality of the textile industry is often ignored, or turned a blind eye. These textile companies with advanced concepts, never worrying about orders, and a prosperous life are willing to spend money on technological reforms to make their factories world-class. It can be said that the vitality of China’s textile industry is very strong, and to some extent it is even leading the smart manufacturing concepts and practices of other industries.
Transformation and upgrading are like waves crashing on the shore, like a hurricane passing by and thousands of trees dormant. Although the situation is not optimistic, there is no need to look sad. There is a saying that goes, “If an egg is broken from the outside, it is food; if it is broken from the inside, it is life.” We must have full confidence in textiles. We do not need to complain that the industry is not good. Complaining cannot solve any problems. Instead, we must find out the problem from within, face it head-on, and solve it!
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