On October 15th, Dr. Stephan Bross, Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer of KSB Group, attended the opening ceremony of the intelligent test bench at the Shanghai Chemical Engineering Pump Plant. In a media interview, he stated, "China has evolved from KSB's 'production base' to a 'global innovation hub.'"
China Speed, German Quality, Bright Future
At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Dr. Bross summarized KSB's 31 years of development in China with three key words:
China Speed - The CEP plant, with a total investment of 130 million yuan and a construction area of 10,000 square meters, began production in July last year and has an annual production capacity of 2,500 sets of high-end chemical pumps.
German Quality - The intelligent test bench has a maximum power of 4,000 kW and a maximum flow rate of 4,300 m³/h, increasing testing efficiency by 300%.
Bright Future - The Chinese market has become the Group's second-largest globally, and the North Asia region has achieved five consecutive years of growth in orders, sales, and profits.
From "Localization" to "Global Standards"
Dr. Bross emphasized the innovative value of KSB's China team:
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“ In the past, people might have viewed Europe and the United States as centers of technology development, but the situation is completely different now. The intelligent diagnostic algorithms and digital twin technologies developed by the China team have evolved from "localized achievements" to "standard features" across the Group's global factories, and are even being exported to the European and American markets. ” |
He further noted, "KSB's global standards have never been 'set by headquarters, implemented locally,' but rather 'where there are good innovations, we transform their experience into standards.'"
The newly commissioned intelligent test bench is KSB's largest closed-loop test bench in Shanghai and one of the Group's most advanced. Dr. Bross stated that this is more than just a hardware upgrade; it also carries the strategic mission of "intelligent testing, empowering the chemical industry," strengthening KSB's brand recognition as an industry technology leader.
KSB Global Operations Conference to be Held in Shanghai
The KSB Global Operations Conference will soon be held in Shanghai. Over 100 operations leaders from various countries will gather in Shanghai to learn from the Shanghai team's experience in digitalization and AI applications.
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“ We aim to combine China's speed of innovation with German quality standards to serve global customers. ” |
The chemical engineering pump factory of KSB Pump Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, completed and put into operation in July 2024, is a model chemical pump production facility featuring green, intelligent manufacturing, and digitalization. It further enhances KSB's chemical pump production capacity and quality in Shanghai. The factory covers an area of 10,000 square meters and has a total investment of approximately 130 million yuan, including approximately 65 million yuan in equipment. It covers the entire chemical pump production process, including warehousing, machining, assembly, performance testing, pipe welding and assembly, painting, and packaging. The company manufactures dozens of products, including API and ISO series chemical process pumps, heat transfer pumps, magnetic drive pumps, and polyethylene medium pumps for special applications. The standard production capacity is 2,500 units/year, with a maximum capacity expandable to 4,000 units/year.
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