In 1958, China wanted to cast 10,000 tons of hydraulic presses independently, which was as difficult as climbing to the sky, and Soviet experts bluntly said: "You can't do it!."He listened and asked unceremoniously: "Why can't we do it?""4 years later, the strength slapped in the face, and the Soviet experts were dumbfounded.
In any case, they did not believe that the engineers who developed and built 10,000-ton hydraulic presses in China had only been studying for four years.
His name is Shen Hong, a native of Haining, Zhejiang, born in 1906.
His father died of illness, his family was in decline, and he dropped out of school due to illness in the fourth grade of primary school, and studied the rest of the courses at home, relying on reading to become self-taught.
At the age of 13, he went to Shanghai as an apprentice in a cloth shop, where he opened his eyes.
Because he is diligent and intelligent, the boss intends to train him to take care of accounts, but he is fascinated by machinery.
Next door to the cloth shop is a lock shop, and whenever he has free time, he reads mechanical books and tinkers with locks.
In 1929, Shen Hong gave up the preferential treatment of the account office and opened a lock factory with the help of relatives and friends.
In less than two years, China's first bullet lock was successfully developed, and the corresponding production equipment was developed.
His products are not only sold well in China, but also exported to Southeast Asia.
Then, with the help of a friend, he expanded the lock factory into a hardware factory.
He set his sights on auto parts, most of which needed to be imported at that time, which was not only expensive but also had a long cycle.
However, in 1936, Shen Hong independently developed a set of equipment for the production of automobile valves.
All kinds of accessories made by him are selling well, and he is well-known in Shanghai.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, the Japanese army invaded China in an all-round way, and in the face of the loss of the land and the shattering of mountains and rivers, he was heartbroken and decided to transform military production and support the War of Resistance.
He overcame many difficulties, took ten machines and seven workers, bypassed the checkpoint, traveled to Wuhan, Xi'an and other places, and finally arrived in Yan'an after several months.
That was the border area was severely blocked, and the equipment brought by Shen Hong was precious.
He founded the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Machinery Factory in the stone cave, which was the first arsenal in Yan'an.
He said: "We will build what we need for the War of Resistance!"”
He designed and manufactured more than 400 machines and equipment of 134 models, including steam boilers and coinage machines.
He has been awarded the title of special model worker in the border region three times and is known as the father of industry in the border region.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Shen Hongma immediately threw himself into the construction of national industrialization.
As an expert in the machinery industry, he is deeply aware that industry is the cornerstone of a strong country, and cannot completely rely on imports, especially heavy industry, which is the foundation of the country, and must seek the road of independent development.
In 1958, he wrote a letter that attracted great attention from his superiors.
His proposal was quickly approved, so we began to build our own 10,000-ton hydraulic press.
Due to special historical reasons, there is no external technical support, except for Shen Hong, the entire R&D team has never seen a 10,000-ton hydraulic press.
The Soviet expert said that the task was extremely difficult, and bluntly said: "You will not succeed." ”
Shen Hong asked unceremoniously: "Why can't we do it?"”
With firm belief, he led the team through various small and medium-sized hydraulic press factories across the country to conduct repeated comparative experiments. In less than four years, Shen Hong's team created China's first 12,000-ton hydraulic press.
The birth of this hydraulic press symbolizes that China has entered the field of heavy industry, and also ends the situation that large castings must rely on imports.
Having just completed his important assignment, he urgently took on another, more difficult task, responsible for designing the equipment needed for the nine major defense cutting-edge industries.
This involves 840 types of equipment and more than 1,400 kinds of projects, which is extremely difficult.
After nine years, he once again completed the task brilliantly.
In 1961, he solved the problem of welding the rotor of the hydropower turbine of the Sanmenxia Hydropower Station and developed the wheel turnstile of the train wheel, ending the dependence on imports.
He designed the ship lock of Gezhouba and completed the large-scale equipment manufacturing of Pangang Bengang.
At the age of 74, he was rated as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, becoming the first legendary academician in China to read only 4 years.
He compiled China's first mechanical engineering manual and electrical engineering manual, and donated all his life savings to the country, making outstanding contributions to the country's talent training.
In 1998, 92-year-old Shen Hong passed away peacefully.
The great man once praised him with the inscription "Infinite Loyalty".
In the journey of leading the team to open up a new world of heavy industry and win glory for the country, Shen Hong has created a glorious chapter in China's industrial history.
His fighting spirit will always be remembered and admired.