On May 24th, the "Tenth China Industrial Forum and China Industry Annual Personnel Release Event", sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and sponsored by China Industry News, was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. "Nantong Triathlon Sporting Goods Co., Ltd." stood out from the hundreds of companies participating in the review, and won the honorary title of "China Industrial Pioneer Demonstration Unit". At the same time, the company's chairman Huang Chengbin was awarded the "China Industrial Pioneer Figure".

For a long time, Nantong Ironman has always regarded technological innovation as the primary productive force. In the face of the continued downturn in the international economy in recent years, the company has made a lot of efforts in research and development, innovation and transformation and upgrading. Over the past 18 years, the company has invested more than 50 million yuan in total. It has formed a design research and development team consisting of senior engineers, excellent design and research personnel from abroad and Taiwan, and more than 50 professional research and development personnel. center.At the same time, the company attaches great importance to cooperation with universities and scientific research institutions, and has signed cooperation agreements with Nantong University, Shanghai University of Science and Technology and Nantong Design and Research Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University. Based on the principles of resource sharing, mutual benefit, research and production The integration road creates conditions for quickly transforming design ideas and research results into products and bringing them to market.

Years of meticulous cultivation have finally produced fruitful fruits. In 2013, the company's invention patents showed explosive growth, and as many as 62 patents were approved throughout the year. Just four months after 2014, another 28 patents were reported. Among them, Chairman Huang Chengbin is the first to set an example and overcome difficulties. As long as time permits, he will communicate with the engineers in the technology research and development department, discuss the problems encountered in the technology research and development process, and share his new ideas and methods.When faced with cross-industry problems, he took advantage of social circles such as alumni associations, design associations, and colleges and universities to take the initiative to ask for learning. Since the establishment of the company, there have been as many as 45 patents invented individually and in cooperation by Chairman Huang.

The "All-weather Outdoor Solar Integrated Fitness Path" successfully developed by the company last year is the result of the company's continuous research and innovation over the years. This product is not only energy-saving and environmentally friendly, but also convenient for users, and can provide outdoor exercise functions for bodybuilders. Once successfully developed, it was included in the "National Fitness Equipment Demonstration Park" by the State General Administration of Sports. It is expected that this product will bring 20 million yuan in sales revenue to the company every year in the next five years.

Product research and development innovation has greatly promoted the company's sales performance. In 2013, the company's annual sales revenue increased by more than 50% over the previous year, and it became a large-scale enterprise with annual sales income of 470 million and foreign exchange income of nearly 50 million US dollars. At present, the company's products are exported to more than 50 countries and regions around the world, with customers in Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East and other parts of the world, especially in Europe. According to statistics, one in ten households uses "Iron Man" products.

At present, the status of Nantong Ironman in the industry is constantly improving, not only as the "Provincial Sports Industry Demonstration Base" by the Provincial Sports Bureau, but also as a "Member Unit of the China Fitness Equipment Standards Setting Committee" by the State Sports General Administration. Because of his outstanding contribution to technology research and development, Chairman Huang was also elected by the Nantong Science and Technology Association as the vice chairman of the first council of the "Nantong Industrial Design Association".