Bestsellers among Belt and Road Countries -- China-made Shield Machine

Bestsellers among Belt and Road Countries 

-- China-made Shield Machine

“国货盾构”走俏“一带一路”

“When we ask about the national bestseller from Henan in countries along the Belt and Road, the shield tunneling machine produced by China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd (CREG) is the best one,” said Wang Dujuan, an NPC deputy and deputy general manager of CREG on May 17. This is her innermost thoughts to express to Xi Jinping at the coming NPC and CPPCC sessions.

“河南在‘一带一路’上最畅销的‘新国货’是什么？是由中国中铁工程装备集团有限公司自主研制生产的盾构机。”5月17日，全国人大代表、中国中铁工程装备集团有限公司副总经理王杜娟在接受本报记者专访时说，这就是她在今年全国两会上最想告诉习近平总书记的心里话。

Shield tunneling machine produced by CREG. [Photo provided to dahe.cn]

Designed by Henan, the shield tunneling machine is sold to the world and manufactured nationwide. In the three consecutive years of 2017, 2018 and 2019, the production and sales volume of CREG topped the world based on its “Henan-Global-Henan” industrial chains. Wang said that CREG had produced nearly 20 shield tunneling machines since the resumption from the pandemic on February 10.

设计在河南，采购在全球，制造在中国。2017年、2018年、2019年中铁装备盾构机产销量连续3年世界第一，关键在于“河南—全球—中国”产业链分工合作。王杜娟说，自2月10日复工以来，中铁装备已经制造了近20台盾构机。

Pointing at the world map, Wang, in her office, introduced the key products to the reporter, such as “No. Wendeng” (the world’s first compact hard-rock TBM with ultra-small turning radius) and rectangular shield tunneling machine with world’s largest diameter, which have been exported to 21 Belt and Road countries, including Algeria, Italy, Denmark, etc.

全球首台紧凑型超小转弯半径硬岩TBM“文登号”、全球最大直径矩形盾构机……在办公室里，王杜娟兴致勃勃地向记者介绍她带领团队攻关的相关产品。顺着她在世界地图上手指的方向，一台台“国货盾构”沿着“一带一路”出口到阿尔及利亚、意大利、丹麦等21个国家和地区。

In assembly workshop, Wang pointed at a shield tunneling machine, saying “CREG and LYC Bearing Corporation have carried out key technology research and industrial assessments on domestic main bearing and reducer. Confirmed by the experts, the main bearing and reducer of the shield tunneling machine for 6-meter-grade subway can match the standard and requirements, as equipped with a “Chinese heart” to the domestic shields.”

总装车间里，王杜娟指着一台盾构机说：“中铁装备联合洛阳LYC轴承有限公司开展国产主轴承、减速机关键技术研究及工业性试验。经评审专家一致认定，应用于地铁6米级盾构机主轴承、减速机相关性能达到标准和要求，为民族盾构机装上了‘中国心脏’。”

As a cutter head, water could cut everything into pieces. The shield machine with new rock breaking technology of high-pressure water coupling is comparable with the depict in Kungfu novels. “The revolutionary transformation to the cutter head of the shield tunneling machines is a new answerback to the entrustment from President Xi,” said Wang.

以水为刀、削铁如泥，这不是武侠小说里的场景，而是王杜娟带领团队攻关的高压水耦合破岩技术。“这是盾构机刀盘的革新性变化，也是中铁装备牢记总书记嘱托，要交出的新答卷。”王杜娟说。（记者 栾姗 翻译 赵汉青 审校 焦丹）