Recently, Su Yukun, Chairman of the Expansion Committee of Yieh United Steel Corporation (Taiwan) (hereinafter "Yieh United Steel"), Zhao Taotao, General Manager of SINOMACH Heavy Equipment Group Chengdu Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Chengdu Heavy Machinery"), and Liu Qi of Erzhong (Deyang) Heavy Equipment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Erzhong Equipment"), among others, visited Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd., USTB (hereinafter "DRI, USTB") to hold in-depth discussions on key control technologies for steckel mill strip shape and thickness. Guo Qiang, General Manager of DRI, USTB, Jing Fengwei, Deputy General Manager, and Wang Chun, Deputy Chief Engineer, attended the seminar, which was chaired by Ren Xiaohuai, Director of the Automation Department.

Guo Qiang, on behalf of DRI, USTB, extended a warm welcome to the visiting delegations from Yieh United Steel, Chengdu Heavy Machinery, and Erzhong Equipment. He noted that this steckel mill retrofit project is a collaborative effort of four parties, relying on deep coordination and complementary strengths to ensure the efficient advancement of all tasks, achieving a win-win outcome for all four sides and forging a profound friendship. He expressed the hope that, taking this seminar as an opportunity, the parties will further deepen cooperation, focus on technological innovation, high-end R&D, and intelligent manufacturing, and jointly draw a new blueprint for the high-quality development of the cross-strait steel industry.

Su Yukun of Yieh United Steel gave full recognition to DRI, USTB's work on the steckel mill retrofit project. He specifically mentioned that during the Spring Festival, the DRI, USTB project team resolutely stayed at the project site, rose to challenges, and repeatedly refined technical details — a spirit of perseverance and excellence that earned high recognition from the client. He stated that DRI, USTB has profound technical expertise and strength at the forefront of the hot-rolling automatic control field, and expressed the expectation that our side will fully integrate on-site equipment operating conditions, continuously iterate and optimize processes, and improve control precision, relying on solid and reliable technical services to ensure the long-term stable and efficient operation of the production line.

Zhao Taotao of Chengdu Heavy Machinery stated that IET, USTB spans multiple disciplines including metallurgy, materials, machinery, control, and computer science, and should give full play to the advantages of interdisciplinary integration and team collaboration, organize expert teams to actively promote steckel mill technological innovation, and drive further improvements in technical indicators through continuous key technological innovation of steckel mills.

Going forward, DRI, USTB will continue to take technological innovation as its core driving force, further deepen cross-strait metallurgical industry collaboration, and continuously empower the deep integration and development of the industry with hard-core technology.