On April 23, 2025, a delegation led by Ren Yunxiao, Secretary of the Party Committee of the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at Qingdao University of Science and Technology, visited Qingdao TEC Rail Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. for technical exchanges. The delegation included Pan Jiajing, Director/Associate Professor of the Department of Materials Forming and Control Engineering, Wang Tingli, Associate Professor of the Department of Intelligent Manufacturing, and Du Kang, Lecturer of the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Yang Chuanliang, Principal of TEC Rail, together with relevant department managers and R&D teams, attended the forum. Both parties conducted in-depth discussions on key topics such as the R&D of critical rail transit components and the upgrading of intelligent manufacturing, explored new paths for industry-university-research cooperation, and actively promoted the precise alignment between the university’s talent training and the enterprise’s development needs.
Qingdao TEC Rail Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D, manufacturing, sales, and service of high-end intelligent manufacturing equipment for critical rail transit vehicle components, with an annual operating output value exceeding 120 million yuan. Adhering to the philosophy of "Committed to Perfection, Focused on Precision", the company strives to become a first-class domestic and globally renowned supplier of high-reliability rail transit equipment.
Yang Chuanliang elaborated on the company’s development history, core businesses, operational status, and future talent development plans, with a focus on its market layout and technological innovation achievements in fields such as high-end intelligent equipment, inspection, measurement and control equipment for key systems of high-speed trains, intelligent flood control systems for underground spaces, and safety evacuation systems.
The R&D team of TEC Rail provided a detailed overview of the R&D progress of its three major inspection and maintenance production lines for bogie frames, valves, and fans, highlighting the production line inspection processes, overall planning, design schemes, and implementation plans. Experts and professors from the university put forward targeted optimization suggestions based on their research achievements in system control and material applications.
The university delegation visited the company’s manufacturing center, R&D center, and operation center, gaining insights into the development trends of the rail transit industry and the actual workplace environment through detailed introductions to the corporate culture, core businesses, intelligent production processes, and development prospects.
Both parties conducted in-depth exchanges on further expanding industry-university-research cooperation channels, as well as internships and social practice opportunities for college students. University research must be rooted in industrial needs, and enterprises’ technological challenges require intellectual support from universities. In the future, both parties will establish a regular communication mechanism to ensure the effective implementation of technical exchange results and jointly promote the high-quality development of the rail transit industry!
