China's first vertical high-altitude simulation test bench for rocket engines completed its ignition test in Beijing on Wednesday.
Conducted by the Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the ignition test marks the formal completion and operational readiness of the test facility.
The bench will be used for future tests of three-stage engines of China's new generation carrier rocket.
It can simulate the status of the engine in a vacuum environment and conduct ignition tests lasting thousands of seconds.
"We conducted a 50-second high-altitude simulation test for the purpose of comprehensively assessing the overall condition of the test bench," said Xia Wei from the CASC.
Upon operation, the test bench will provide guarantee conditions for China's major aerospace projects.
China's first vertical high-altitude simulation test bench for rocket engines completes ignition test
China's first vertical high-altitude simulation test bench for rocket engines completes ignition test
German "hidden champions" are showing greater confidence in the Chinese market, saying they are eager to develop cooperation ties with their Chinese partners.
At an investment promotion event held last Wednesday in Nanjing City of east China's Jiangsu Province, over 30 German "hidden champion" companies of automotive components, precision instruments and biotechnology engaged in discussions on technological innovation and industrial cooperation with over 70 outstanding firms among the small and medium-sized Chinese enterprises that use specialized and sophisticated technologies to produce novel and unique products in China, known as the "little giants."
Data show that in the first two months of this year, German investment in China surged by 54.7 percent year on year.
"Eight thousand German companies are in China. More than 50 percent are German companies worldwide, hidden champions companies, and [among] all these companies, 80 percent invested in China," said Savas Tumis, general manager of the Tumis Industrial Management Consulting Co. Ltd. (Shanghai).
During visit on the sidelines of the event last Wednesday and Thursday, the participating German companies showed keen interest in new patents and products of Chinese enterprises. They visited a bullet train manufacturing plant, a biomedical company and a medical technology company, seeking new opportunities for China-German collaboration.
"The Chinese development made a great impression on me. I think here is a very good atmosphere to realize things to the market," said Klaus Benecke, general manager of Benecke System.
"Here in China, in each city, they are so diverse with all these companies, [so] that the supply chain is very short, [so] that you can produce a product and you have very short way and make the product cheaper and faster," said Helmut Heuser, general manager of Wurth Electronic (Shenyang) Co., Ltd.
For China's "little giants," collaborating with German "hidden champions" amid the emergence of new opportunities in the global industry wave has become a focal point to empower each other, expand markets and enhance international cooperation.
"Through this event, we can gain a better understanding of German 'hidden champions.' Meanwhile, we hope that participating in the activity will help us identify good partners for collaboration," said Liu Qingquan, deputy general manager of Chongqing CTL Measurement and Control Technology Co., Ltd.
"Next, we aim to gain more opportunities to leverage our existing sales network to further promote these products internationally, allowing our newly developed products and technologies to go global, and enabling us to engage in collaborations with more overseas enterprises," said Wang Zhenyu, general manager of Wuxi IMV Industry Control Equipment Co., Ltd.
German "hidden champions" eager to foster cooperation in China
