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Single pour of 380 tons of steel! Henan Qianjin Heavy Industry Casting &Forging Co., Ltd sets a new record in the domestic casting industry

2025-07-04

By Wang Yongle, Henan Daily Client Reporter; Correspondents Guo Dongqing and Li Chunqing

At 11:30 a.m. on July 1, molten steel surged like a fiery dragon through the workshop of Henan Qianjin Heavy Industry Casting &Forging Co., Ltd , precisely poured into the mold for an ultra-large casting. At this moment, the company achieved a remarkable single-pour volume of 380 tons of molten steel—setting a new record in its 40-year history. With its intelligent manufacturing prowess, it presented a fervent “industrial tribute” to celebrate the 104th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.

This casting operation represents a critical phase in the production of an ultra-large casting custom-designed by Henan Qianjin Heavy Industries for China First Heavy Industries. With a gross weight nearing 300 tons, the casting demands exceptionally high standards for total molten steel volume, purity, and uniformity of pouring. The company innovatively adopted a dual-furnace smelting technology combining a refining furnace with an electric arc furnace, alongside a “three-ladle simultaneous pouring process.” By synchronizing the precise pouring of molten steel from multiple ladles, it successfully addressed the challenge of achieving uniform formation in super-large castings, enabling the efficient organization and stable pouring of 380 tons of molten steel.

“This breakthrough represents not only a quantitative increase but a qualitative leap,” The on-site technical lead explained that the company leveraged a production line comprising a 120-ton dual-station LF refining furnace and 80-ton and 30-ton electric arc furnaces. Combined with CAE simulation and finite element analysis technologies, this ensured precise control of molten steel composition and process stability. The independent testing center, equipped with direct-reading spectrometers and ultrasonic flaw detectors, provided robust support for “360° non-destructive testing,” ultimately achieving casting quality at a high domestic level.

As a leader in Huixian City's foundry industry, Henan Qianjin Heavy Industry Casting &Forging Co., Ltd has specialized in large and extra-large cast steel components for nearly 40 years. Its products, weighing up to 300 tons individually, are widely used in cement mining, shipbuilding, metallurgy, and construction machinery sectors, supplying diverse high-quality carbon steel and low-alloy steel castings to China's key equipment manufacturing industries. The core values of “Quality Builds Brands, Integrity Weaves the Future” and the “Three-Heart Service” philosophy of “Choosing with Confidence, Using with Ease, Serving with Comfort” have earned the company deep market trust.

“The success of this 380-ton casting represents the culmination of 40 years of technological accumulation and symbolizes Huixian City's transformation from a ‘Foundry Town’ to a ‘Smart Manufacturing Powerhouse,’” “ This achievement perfectly aligns with the positioning of ”high-end equipment manufacturing base“ outlined in the Huixian City Territorial Spatial Plan and the ”innovation-driven, intelligent manufacturing, green development" path emphasized in the 14th Five-Year Plan, injecting strong momentum into regional industrial upgrading.

Standing at a new starting point, Henan Qianjin Heavy Industry Casting &Forging Co., Ltd's development blueprint is unfolding steadily. The closely integrated Qianjin Precision Machining Industrial Park for High-End Equipment in Northern Henan is accelerating the formation of a high-end equipment manufacturing cluster under the principles of “intensification, demonstration, and green development.” The planned heavy-duty processing workshops and logistics warehousing zones within the park will provide enterprises with full-process digital support from optimized design to finished product delivery, driving the industrial chain toward high-end extension.

“As a traditional foundry enterprise, we deeply understand the importance of ‘intelligent transformation and digital transition,’” stated Li Guoqiang, head of Henan Qianjin Heavy Industry Casting &Forging Co., Ltd. He emphasized that the company will leverage technological empowerment from the Xinxiang Digital Intelligence Innovation Institute to advance intelligent casting processes, green production practices, and efficient management models through industrial internet and big data analytics, thereby contributing more “Henan strength” to China's manufacturing sector.

Molten steel glows crimson, reflecting our fervent commitment;
Castings ring with resonance, etching the footprints of our endeavors.
Under the Party's leadership, Henan Qianjin Heavy Industry Casting &Forging Co., Ltd wields “smart manufacturing” as its brush and “innovation” as its ink,
Continuing to write magnificent chapters of new-quality industrial development across the Central Plains.
Editor: Zhao Zhenjie