FORTY YEARS OF DEEP DEDICATION TO CASTING: CRAFTSMANSHIP FOR THE NATION, STAYING TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL ASPIRATION
——Chang Mingde, Chairman of Yantai Shide Equipment, Honored as "40-Year Devoted Worker to the Casting Industry"
The 22nd Annual Conference of the China Foundry Association, hosted by the China Foundry Association, was successfully concluded on May 8, 2026, at the Shanghai Fuyue Hotel. This year's annual conference coincided with the 40th anniversary of the founding of the China Foundry Association. Under the theme "Forging the 15th Five-Year Plan, Embarking on a New Journey for a Strong Nation," the event brought together leading enterprises, authoritative experts, seasoned scholars, and industry elites in Shanghai to celebrate this grand occasion and jointly chart the future course.
The annual conference featured eleven cutting-edge thematic forums, each filled with highlights and valuable insights. The sessions covered key areas such as casting process upgrades, breakthrough technologies, smart manufacturing implementation, green casting practices, high-end material innovation, and the integration of upstream and downstream industrial chains. Every report embodied the collective wisdom of the industry, every dialogue inspired future directions, and every presentation charted innovative pathways, fully demonstrating the firm determination of China's foundry professionals to drive industrial upgrading through technological innovation and to fulfill their mission through green transformation.
During the conference's special "40-Year Devotion to the Casting Industry" tribute session, Chang Mingde, Chairman and General Manager of Yantai Shide Equipment Co., Ltd., was honored with the "40-Year Devoted Worker to the Casting Industry" recognition for his forty years of steadfast dedication and contributions to the casting industry. This honor not only highly affirms his personal perseverance and commitment over four decades but also represents the industry's collective tribute to generations of casting pioneers who have dedicated their lives to the field.
Standing at this new starting point marked by the association's 40th anniversary, Shide Equipment will take this annual conference as an opportunity to build consensus, deepen cooperation, seize opportunities amid change, solve challenges through innovation, join hands to conquer key core technologies, promote the green and low-carbon transformation of the industry, enhance the resilience and competitiveness of the industrial and supply chains, and collectively propel China's casting industry toward greater efficiency, greener practices, smarter solutions, and stronger international competitiveness!