1. Construction and operation of technology center
The Technology Center is responsible for the development and application of new products, new technologies, new materials, new equipment, and new processes for enterprises, to carry out advanced research, development and design of future markets, to carry out industry-university-research cooperation, and to accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. The technical deputy general manager of the company is in charge of the work of the technical center, and is equipped with two directors and deputy directors with high ability and quality to facilitate the smooth development of the daily work of the technical center. The technology center has an office, a technology development department, a product design and research department, a process research and development department, a product test and research base, a pilot production base, and a computer network center. The responsibilities of each department are clarified and a job responsibility system has been formulated. In order to make decisions on major issues such as research and development directions, key topics, and technical center budgets, a technical committee composed of design, process, production, sales, quality and finance departments was established with the general manager as the director. The Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Research Institute, Hefei University of Technology, Jiangsu University and domestic and foreign industry experts have been hired to form an expert committee to provide decision-making guidance for major projects. Established three levels of organizational structures including technical committees, expert committees, and technical centers. Design control adopts ISO9001, TS16949 international standards, revised the technical center management system, institutionalized project selection, project establishment, and process management, and formulated annual and monthly plans and medium- and long-term research and development directions.
2. Informatization construction of enterprises and technology centers
Kefa attaches great importance to the informatization construction of the technology center, and has established a resource sharing platform and the popularization and application of CAD/CAM technology, which increases the efficiency of product design and development by 2-3 times and shortens the cycle by about 30%. In the implementation of the ERP enterprise resource planning system and network engineering construction, the management level of Kefa has been greatly improved. Enterprises are the mainstay of technological innovation. Since the 1980s, Kefa has been persisting in the implementation of the "production-university-research" project, and has established a successful model of "technology as a link, project as a carrier, enterprise-led, complementary advantages, and joint research".
3. Construction of technical innovation talent team
Kefa recruits many graduates from universities and the talent market every year, and transfers them to technical centers and other important technical positions after being assessed by the production line. On the other hand, Kefa attaches great importance to the training of in-service employees, especially the re-education project for engineering and technical personnel. Every year, it sends staff to participate in various studies and trainings at home and abroad, organizes domestic and foreign experts to conduct technical lectures and exchanges, and encourages them Use spare time to study for master's degree programs. Use the opportunity of cooperating with foreign consulting agencies to learn various modern diesel engine design and test theories, in order to continuously improve their business work ability and technological innovation level. Hire technical experts for part-time job, to pass on the treasure to Kefa. Expand the knowledge of scientific and technical personnel and broaden the field of knowledge. In terms of the treatment of scientific and technological personnel, the salary is linked to the ability, housing is given priority, relative employment is given priority, party membership is given priority, and relevant policies are given preference. In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of scientific and technical personnel, in addition to increasing the basic salary of scientific and technical personnel, a project development reward system has also been established.
4. Enterprise's core capacity building and independent intellectual property rights of key technologies
Strengthening the construction of the technology center is a major event related to the development of the enterprise. Over the years, the main leaders of Kefa Company have attached great importance to the construction and development of the technology center, and have successively invested hundreds of millions of yuan in new product development and R&D basic capacity building. In terms of intellectual property management, the company attaches great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights, and has established an intellectual property management office with special personnel responsible for patent management and declaration.
5. Research and development, testing and test conditions construction
In order to improve the independent development capabilities of the enterprise, the technology center must have a decision-making tier, a think tank, a capable and experienced design and research team and funding guarantees, and it is more necessary to carry out hardware construction.
