STEP sponsors the first National Elevator Installation and Maintenance Skills Competition—the "Luban Cup."
2017-12-01
The finals of the first National Elevator Installation and Maintenance Skills Competition, jointly hosted by the China National Machinery Industry Federation, the China Employment Training Technical Guidance Center, the All-China Federation of Machinery, Metallurgy and Building Materials Trade Unions, and the Youth Development Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, were held on November 11, 2017, in Qihe County, Shandong Province.
167 teams are competing in the finals.
The competition consists of two stages: the preliminary round and the final round. In the preliminary round, more than 2,500 contestants from 18 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country took part. After several rounds of rigorous selection, 167 teams comprising 379 contestants advanced to the final round. The final round features two competitive events—theory knowledge and practical operation—and is divided into four categories: elevator installation, elevator maintenance, escalator maintenance, and student maintenance.
The competitors who achieve first place in the overall results of each competition category will be recommended to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, respectively, for the titles of “National Technical Expert” and “National Young Post Expert.” Enterprise-based competitors who secure first place in the overall results of the finals will be prioritized for nomination by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions to compete for the “National May Day Labor Medal.”
STEP sponsors the competition’s C7000 control cabinet.
The elevator control system for the competition is sponsored and provided by Shanghai STEP Electric Co., Ltd. The STEP C7000 fully intelligent integrated control cabinet used in the competition is a product that summarizes more than 20 years of R&D and design experience in elevator control systems and incorporates the latest cutting-edge technologies. This control cabinet poses an especially challenging test of the contestants’ technical skills, significantly enhancing the prestige and value of this skills competition. After the competition, many participants enthusiastically praised the control cabinet for its ingenious layout, convenient debugging, advanced technology, and rich functionality—truly making it an outstanding elevator control product.
The C7000 control cabinet on the competition field
Wang Peng, Vice President of STEP, attended the skills competition as a specially invited guest. Meanwhile, STEP specifically assigned two senior elevator technology experts—Yin Jinsong, Deputy Manager of After-Sales Service, and Liu Hongchuang, After-Sales Engineer—to provide technical support throughout the entire competition, thereby offering robust technical assurance for its smooth operation. In recognition of STEP outstanding contribution to this skills competition, the organizing committee awarded STEP the “Special Support Award.”
From left to right: Yin JinSong, Wang Peng, Liu Hongchuang
China's elevator stock is expected to surpass 5.6 million units.
During the competition, Li Shoulin, President of the China Elevator Association, stated that China’s elevator stock accounts for approximately one-third of the global total and is expected to surpass 5.6 million units by the end of this year. However, there is a severe shortage of skilled professionals in elevator maintenance and repair, resulting in a significant talent gap. He expressed hope that the competition will help foster a social atmosphere that values and respects skilled workers, inspire technical workers in the elevator industry to continuously learn and hone their skills, and raise public awareness about elevator safety.
Li Shoulin, President of the China Elevator Association
As a specialized company with over 20 years of deep expertise in elevator control, STEP will continue to pay close attention to improving the overall installation skill level in the elevator industry and place even greater emphasis on cultivating high-quality elevator professionals. We are committed to contributing our part to China’s elevator control sector as it moves toward smarter and more advanced technologies.
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