"How happy we are, to meet friends from afar?" On January 18, the annual creative activity of Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Co., Ltd. (XCMG) -- XCMG Experience Tour kicked off in Xuzhou. Among 3129 candidates from 54 countries, five overseas XCMG fans from Russia, Brazil, Kenya and Pakistan were elected to open a one-week long visiting tour as XCMG trainees.

First impression
Although it was in the middle of the cold winter, the sunshine was fine. On the first day, XCMG trainees excitedly opened their first close contact. Five interior-selected tutors gave a warm welcome waving national flags. A welcome bag composed of uniform, tie, notebook, four-in-one product mode and name card made them feel warm.

Welcome ceremony

In the morning, XCMG trainees and tutors had a friendly communication, sharing XCMG’s development, international achievements, knowledge of engineering machinery and their life and work experience.

Sharon Maingi from Kenya is the only woman in the group. She said in the self introduction: "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. I am very glad to have this opportunity, because a real experience comes more than tens of thousands of ideas. I believe this experience can make me better."

Sharon Maingi makes a self introduction

54 year old Russell Thomas Jennings from the USA is oldest trainee. He affectionately said: "my father and grandfather were engaged in engineering machinery industry. I helped my father to operate engineering machinery in the field from 5 years old. Although I am an English teacher, my love for the machine still exists. I am very much looking forward to this trip!"

Russell Thomas Jennings from the USA shared his love for engineer machinery

Li Naichao from XCMG Import and Export Corporation is one of the tutors. He said: “trainees are somewhat different with business partners, but I am still very excited. I hope from their perspective, XCMG’s openness, inclusion, innovation and vigor can be shown to make more people understand and fell in love with XCMG."

Li Naichao introduces XCMG’s development and achievements

Group photo

At noon, Han Bing, Deputy General Manager, and Xu Xiaohui, Assistant General Manager attended the welcome luncheon, and communicated friendly with trainees. They wanted them to, through the trip, feel XCMG’s high-end manufacturing, advanced technology and the charm of humanities, having a wonderful and unforgettable memory.

Sharon Maingi uses chopsticks for the first time

The first close contact
In the afternoon, trainees visited Asia’s largest Vibration Noise Laboratory, XCMG Research Institute Engineering and Technology Center and Industrial Design Center, witnessing the high-end and advanced technology.

Trainees take photo in front of the Research Institute

When trainees took off the eyeshade and stepped into the Vibration Noise Laboratory, Russell Jennings excitedly said: "Amazing! It is very great!" Laiq Shah from Pakistan was a student of mechanical engineering, and he showed great interest and heartfelt admiration on XCMG’s manufacturing and innovation ability.

Trainees wear eyeshade in Vibration Noise Laboratory

Trainees watch experiment results

Assisted by 3D printing researchers, trainees understand the latest application of 3D printing technology in mechanical engineering, and polish the XCMG logo model. Under the guidance of professional personnel, XCMG logos were polished smoothly and beautifully, was and given as a special gift to them.

Trainees show their self polished XCMG logo

When they see product models displayed in the Industrial Design Center Sludge Laboratory, they all admired and learned how to make models with the sludge.

Sharon is so excited that she made her love to XCMG into a sludge model.

Visits and practices
On January 20, trainees visited the Experience Hall, office area and living area, and witnessed XCMG's yesterday, today and tomorrow. On the second floor of the Experience Hall, a giant sand table covering an area of nearly 90 square meters attracted their eyes. The vivid product model, systematic product line and sound use of light and electricity made them feel surprised. They all stopped to watch and take photos.

Trainees are looking at the sand table model of the Experience Hall

The virtual driving on the third floor of the Experience Hall let trainees had a real visual, auditory and tactile experience of operating engineering machinery like cranes and fire engines. They lingered in the hall, and were deeply impressed by the rich content, advanced means and profound implication. Butyrev, 42, is now Director of Business Development at NTT Asia-Pacific. He has a strong interest in construction machinery. He said: "I like the feeling of changing the world, and the construction machinery can make our world more beautiful."

Trainees are making virtual driving

Sports and the Olympic spirit of "faster, higher, stronger" is the bridge of friendship among people in the world. Trainees stepped into the gym and had a friendly badminton match, further narrowing the distance between each other.

Trainees had a friendly badminton match

In the afternoon, trainees visited intelligent manufacturing base of large tonnage loader which covers an area of 230 thousand square meters. Stepping across the door, they saw the English welcome displayed on an electronic screen, as well as staffs dressed like cartoon characters "Xinxin" and "Rongrong", feeling warm and cordial in the chilly winter.

Welcome ceremony of carry-scraper division

Stepping into the huge plant, in the workshop with a high degree of automation and digital operation, cutting machine, welding machine, machine hand and other machinery are working. AVG robots are busy working according to the fixed route. Here, procedures like blanking, structuring, coating, and assembling can be completed without stopping. This is the world's largest joint plant in construction machinery industry and China's largest tonnage loader intelligent manufacturing base.

Trainees visited the large tonnage loader manufacturing base.

Trainees had a competition on hose jacket installation

After training in the tube section, trainees had a competition on hose jacket installation with the "Jiangsu Women’s Civilization” winners and operated XCMG’s most advanced laser cutting machine to produce plates engraved with their names, which were later given as souvenir.

Group photo with "Jiangsu Women’s Civilization” winners

Trainees operated laser cutting machine.

Then trainees watched training program of "National Road Building and Maintenance System Skills Contest" and driving skills of top loader drivers and product performance. Under the guidance of professionals, they experienced driving the skid steer loader. Jos Alessandro Silva Costa from Brazil had operated engineering machinery and he gave an interactive performance with XCMG operators using slip loader, winning a lot of applauses. In a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, the visit to carry-scraper division concluded with success.

Trainees watched the performance of skid steer loader and made friendly communication

Yang Li, Deputy Party Secretary of Carry-scraper Division gave trainees skid steer loader model as present

The tour continued until January 24. More activities include watching "iron Spiderman ET110 performance and excavator writing calligraphy, learning paper-cut, clay sculpture, calligraphy and making dumplings, and visiting Chinese culture scenic area. We believe that through thorough arrangement and planning, trainees can further understand, accept, and love XCMG and China's high-end technology, advanced products and cultural connotation.