On January 2, Zhang Libo, Vice President of the China Machinery Industry Federation and President of the China Foundry Association, led a team to visit and investigate Ningbo Machine Tool Institute. Relevant responsible persons from Ningbo Foundry Industry Association accompanied the investigation. The company's leadership team warmly received them. Zhang Libo and his team visited the company's exhibition hall and conducted a field investigation of the company's pilot workshop in Dameiwan Park, followed by a meeting for discussions and exchanges.

During the investigation, Zhang Libo and his team learned in detail about the company's key products and industrial layout, and had cordial exchanges with the company's young technicians.

At the meeting, Zhang Libo expressed his appreciation for the achievements of Ningbo Machine Tool Institute's reform and development. He introduced the basic situation of the China Foundry Association, the association's main business and related work plans in the Ningbo Yangtze River Delta region, and suggested that the two sides could expand their business in the foundry field, including engineering materials, high-end machine tools, and complete production lines; participate in relevant exhibitions and forums; and establish a close collaborative working mechanism.

Fu Dawei extended a warm welcome to Zhang Libo and his team's visit and guidance. He stated that the China Foundry Association holds an important position in the industry, has a significant platform influence, and gathers industry resources. He suggested that both sides should make good use of exhibitions, forums, and investigations in Ningbo, Xiangshan, and the Zhejiang region as working platforms to strengthen the sharing of foundry industry resources, establish a mechanism for in-depth exchanges, and promote the development of new productive forces in related fields in the region.

Relevant functional and business department heads of the company participated in the meeting.