Pooling Strength for Intelligent Energy Manufacturing | The Technical Exchange Conference for the Oil and Gas Industry Was Successfully Held at Tianjin Shenming Technology

Pooling Strength for Intelligent Energy Manufacturing | The Technical Exchange Conference for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry Was Successfully Held at Tianjin Shenming Technology

To precisely align with the high-end equipment manufacturing needs of the oil and gas industry and to support the intelligent, high-precision transformation and upgrading of the energy‑manufacturing sector, a technical exchange conference for the oil and gas industry, co‑hosted by Dean Machine Tools and Shinming Technology, was successfully held on June 26 at Shinming Technology’s production base in Tianjin. The event focused on innovations in smart manufacturing technologies for energy‑related equipment and on pathways for industrial upgrading, bringing together core teams from Dean Machine Tools and Shinming Technology, as well as representatives from key clients in the oil and gas sector. Participants engaged in in-depth discussions on the application of high‑end machine tools, precision machining processes, and intelligent production‑line solutions, jointly exploring new avenues for the industry’s high‑quality development. The conference was chaired by Xu Kunxu, General Manager of Shinming Technology.

Xu Kunxu, General Manager of Shenming Technology

Dean Machine Tool’s Northern Region Sales Director, Minister Yu Haixiong; Beijing Office Head, Minister Zheng Changfeng; Yantai Factory R&D Department Head, Minister Yin Yanwei; and Pre-sales Technical Department Section Chief, Zhang Yansheng—along with the entire core technical and management team—were all in attendance. Shenming Technology Chairman Li Hongyan, Tianjin Factory Plant Manager Li Zhongming, and all regional sales leaders also attended, engaging in face-to-face discussions with representatives from the oil and gas industry, precisely aligning with industry needs, and conducting specialized technical seminars and business matchmaking sessions.

As a core city in the coordinated development of the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region, Tianjin is a major industrial hub in northern China, a premier base for high-end equipment manufacturing, and a thriving center for the oil and gas industry. Benefiting from a well‑developed industrial ecosystem and a uniquely advantageous geographic location, it serves as a pivotal platform for the research, development, manufacturing, and integration of oil and gas equipment. This technical exchange conference, held in Tianjin, aligns precisely with the region’s drive to transform and upgrade its manufacturing sector, directly addressing the key challenges facing the oil and gas equipment industry and establishing a high‑quality, specialized forum for technological innovation, process optimization, and resource collaboration.

With nearly half a century of deep industry expertise, Dean Machine Tools, founded in 1976, is a global leader in high-end machine tool manufacturing, consistently ranking first in South Korea’s machine tool sector and among the top three worldwide. Since establishing a strong foothold in China’s Shandong Province—specifically in Yantai—in 2003, the company has cultivated the local market for over two decades, building a comprehensive industrial ecosystem that integrates R&D and design, production and manufacturing, as well as after-sales service and operations. It offers more than 400 machine tool models, spanning CNC lathes, precision machining centers, five-axis multi‑tasking machines, and other advanced intelligent equipment, widely deployed across energy, aerospace, automotive, precision manufacturing, and numerous other industries. In 2022, the company officially rebranded from “Doosan Machine Tools” to “Dean Machine Tools,” ushering in a new chapter of premiumization, specialization, and intelligent innovation.

The conference was packed with substantive insights and practical content, with a series of presentations that built upon one another and highlighted numerous key takeaways. At the outset, Minister Yu Haixiong, Sales Director for Dean Machine Tools’ Northern Region, delivered a welcoming address, extending a warm welcome to all industry guests and clients, while also outlining Dean Machine Tools’ commitment to deepening its presence in the energy‑equipment sector and supporting the industry’s drive toward intelligent manufacturing and digital transformation.

Director Yu Haixiong, Sales Director for the Northern Region at Dean Machine Tool

Subsequently, Mr. Zheng Changfeng, Director of the Beijing Office of Dean Machine Tools, provided a detailed overview of the brand’s strategic positioning in the Chinese market, its industrial roadmap, and its localized service network.

Minister Zheng Changfeng, Beijing Office of Dean Machine Tool

During the core‑technology sharing session, Yin Yanwei, Head of the R&D Department at Dean Machine Tool’s Yantai plant, delivered a dedicated presentation on the company’s product portfolio, systematically outlining the high‑end equipment and innovative processes custom‑designed for the oil and gas industry. Today, domestic oil and gas equipment is undergoing iterative upgrades toward higher precision, greater reliability, lighter weight, and enhanced adaptability to extreme operating conditions. Consequently, the standards for advanced manufacturing technologies—such as five‑axis machining and precision CNC processing—are steadily rising, making machine tool upgrades a pivotal factor in improving both the quality and efficiency of the oil and gas equipment sector. Dean Machine Tool remains deeply committed to industry‑driven R&D, continuously refining and optimizing its product lineup to precisely meet the production and manufacturing needs of cutting‑edge oil and gas equipment.

Yin Yanwei, Head of the R&D Department at Dean Machine Tool’s Yantai Factory

Zhang Yansheng, Section Chief of the Pre-Sales Technical Department at Dean Machine Tool’s Yantai plant, focused on application scenarios in the oil and gas industry, thoroughly dissected the pain points of precision machining for oil and gas equipment, and presented Dean Machine Tool’s proprietary integrated precision‑machining solution. Addressing the machining needs of critical components such as oil‑and‑gas drill bits, high‑pressure pipe fittings, valve bodies, and core drilling assemblies, Dean’s high‑end CNC machine tools leverage their hallmark advantages—high precision, exceptional stability, and robust performance under extreme operating conditions—to fully meet the production requirements across the entire oil and gas value chain, from extraction and storage to transportation and downstream processing. This effectively resolves longstanding industry challenges, including insufficient precision, low efficiency, and poor adaptability inherent in traditional machining approaches.

Zhang Yansheng, Section Chief of the Pre-Sales Technical Department at Dean Machine Tool’s Yantai Factory

As a long-term strategic partner of Dean Machine Tools, with over two decades of deep engagement in the Chinese market, Shinming Technology shared at the event an in‑depth account of the two companies’ journey of mutual growth and collaborative industry leadership. Founded in 2005, Shinming Technology capitalized on the burgeoning opportunities in China’s intelligent manufacturing sector. Since its inception, the company has evolved alongside the brand—transitioning from Daewoo and Doosan to Dean—steadfastly advancing hand in hand in China’s intelligent manufacturing market, jointly witnessing and driving the rapid development of the domestic machine tool industry.

Shenming Technology is headquartered in Wangjing, Beijing, with Dean Machine Tools sales and related support services as its core business. The company is also actively expanding into diversified, innovative areas such as smart factory construction, robotic system integration, and custom non‑standard automation solutions, thereby comprehensively enhancing its intelligent manufacturing service ecosystem. To drive regional industrial upgrading, the company has established a modern 72‑mu production base in Tianjin, deeply rooting itself in the local market and continuously supporting the high‑quality development of the region’s manufacturing sector.

At the event, Li Zhongming, Plant Manager of Shinming Technology’s Tianjin facility, shared numerous real-world implementation cases spanning automated machining, intelligent assembly, and production-line upgrades, comprehensively demonstrating the robust service capabilities of Shinming Technology’s one-stop smart manufacturing solutions. Toward the conclusion of the conference, General Manager Xu Kunxu led all attendees on a tour of the Tianjin production base, where, in light of the oil and gas industry’s key pain points and emerging trends, he provided an in-depth analysis of the practical applications of smart equipment in this sector and its future growth prospects, ensuring precise alignment with customers’ specific needs.

Li Zhongming, Factory Director of Tianjin Shennaming Technology Co., Ltd.

This exchange event was substantive, pragmatic, and highly efficient, establishing a professional platform for technical dialogue and collaborative partnerships within the oil and gas industry. At present, the energy equipment manufacturing sector is accelerating its transformation and upgrading toward intelligent, high-precision operations. Looking ahead, Shinming Technology will leverage its deep strategic collaboration with Dean Machine Tools, drawing on the latter’s globally leading expertise in high-end machine tools, while combining this with its own decades of experience serving the domestic market, as well as its strengths in automation integration and smart‑factory development. Together, we will deliver tailored, highly efficient, end‑to‑end smart manufacturing solutions to customers in the oil and gas industry, effectively addressing key processing challenges and helping enterprises enhance quality and boost efficiency.

The successful conclusion of this technical exchange marks a new chapter in Shennaming Technology’s collaboration with Dean Machine Tools to empower the oil and gas intelligent manufacturing sector. Moving forward, the company will continue to deepen its expertise in the energy equipment field, focusing on technological innovation and practical implementation, while further refining its smart manufacturing solutions. By working hand in hand with industry clients, Shennaming aims to pursue shared growth and a win‑win future, thereby driving the high‑quality, intelligent upgrading of China’s oil and gas equipment industry.