Workshop of Taizhou Lihua Gear Manufacturing located in the Hailing district. [Photo/WeChat account: weihailing0523]
Taizhou Lihua Gear Manufacturing Co, located in the Hailing district of Taizhou, has recently stepped up production, injecting strong momentum into the region's high-quality development.
"Our orders are scheduled until May. The production and sales in the first quarter are expected to grow by over 20 percent year-on-year," said Liu Hongsuo, head of the company's production workshop.
Lihua Gear specializes in gear production for heavy-duty trucks, engineering machinery wheel-side reduction mechanisms, and a variety of cylindrical gears for automotive, agricultural vehicles, and transmissions.
In 2024, the company invested 3 million yuan ($414,000) in a new production line of high-precision gear rings for new energy vehicles. This line has an annual capacity of 24,000 pieces, poised to increase the company's sales by 12 million yuan.
"This gear ring, a new product from the company, features high precision, excellent wear resistance, a long service life, and low noise during operation," said Zhan Wenhuan, a technical staff member.
To meet customers' high demands and requirements, over the past few years, Lihua Gear has continuously updated its products and upgraded its workshop equipment.
Workers and robotic arms collaborate on a production line for NEV gears. "After the application of robotic arms, the production efficiency has increased by about five times compared to before, enabling the production of 40,000 pieces per month," said Han Jun, deputy director of the company's technical department.