Although the number is growing rapidly, compared with developed countries, there is still a clear gap in the overall level of China's gear industry.
First, the R&D capability of the product is backward, and the industry's R&D mechanism has not yet been established. Pan Wenyue said that the research power of the gear industry is decentralized, the process of industrialization of high-end products is slow, and the industry lacks a mechanism for sharing results. Some companies have invested little in independent research and development. The direct result is that we can only produce low-end products, while high-end products mainly rely on imports.
Second, the level of product technology and business management is relatively low. This leads us to consume almost the same resources and processing costs as foreign ones, but there is a big gap between product quality and quality. China's gear industry is still in the stage of low-level price competition.
"The gear industry is a technology and capital-intensive industry and its development has a long way to go," said Pan Wenyue. "We must get rid of our dependence on domestic resources."
After the reform and opening up, China adopted low-price and low-tax policies on production elements such as capital, labor, and land mineral resources. At the same time, various environmental protection standards are relatively low, which forms a resource-dependent development model. Because of the low barriers to entry into the industry, low-cost costs quickly create a competitive advantage, which provides favorable conditions for short-term competition.
However, with the expansion of economic aggregates, land resources are increasingly scarce, energy prices are rising, and labor costs and environmental costs are rising day by day. “These companies that are forcing us must take the path of innovation and development and get rid of our dependence on resources.†said Pan Wenyue. .
At the same time, we must get rid of dependence on foreign technology. "The essence of technology introduction is to shorten the process of technological learning." He cited the introduction of a dollar technology, Japan will use 7 dollars to digest and innovate, and we only use 0.07 dollars to digest. "This shows that Japan is focusing on the process of technological learning, and we only introduce ourselves."
Under such circumstances, some companies unknowingly fell into the bizarre circle of technology import reliance, causing many techniques to fail. “For companies, the introduction of technology is always external. If you fail to allow the imported technology to take root in your company and you do not develop the ability to re-innovate, then when companies need new technology, they can only be introduced again.†Pan Wenyue said .
In many areas where technology can be easily introduced, research and development have stagnated. Technology that cannot be imported from abroad can often be developed through our own efforts.
“This shows that the problem lies not in ability but in thought.†Pan Wenyue emphasized that core technology is the essence of competition and no one will transfer it to us. Without independent technology, we will be subject to people. "The gear industry must be free from the dependence of resources and technology and must constantly cultivate its own innovation capabilities.
The gear industry must get rid of two major determinants
"China's gear industry has made great progress in recent years, with rapid growth in production and sales, and it is expected to maintain a growth rate of more than 15% in the next few years." Pan Wenyue, deputy secretary-general of the Gear Professional Association, told the China Industry News reporter a few days ago, "But we also want to It is soberly realized that the gear industry must base itself on independent innovation and get rid of its dependence on resources and the introduction of technology."