
Government-Enterprise Synergy | Zhang Jianfu (Qingzhou, Weifang): The Core Code of Jianfu Gear’s Journey from “Small Workshop” to “Century-Old Dream”
Dazhong.com, in collaboration with Qingzhou Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology and Qingzhou Municipal Market Supervision Administration, launched the column “Government-Enterprise Synergy: A Tour of Qingzhou’s SME Development”. This column highlights the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as the “capillaries” of urban economy — and Qingzhou Jianfu Gear Co., Ltd. stands out as one of the most representative cases. Today, this national “Little Giant” enterprise (specializing in specialized, refined, characteristic, and innovative sectors) covers 200 mu (about 13.33 hectares) and serves leading automakers like Sinotruk, FAW, and Dongfeng Motor. However, three decades ago, it was just a small gear workshop of less than 100 square meters in rural Qingzhou in 1996. Zhang Jianfu, the leader who led its transformation, has written a growth legend in China’s gear manufacturing industry with the philosophy of “people-oriented, technology-driven development”. Stepping into Jianfu Gear’s factory in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, the neat industrial scene is composed of light gray workshops and blue glass curtain walls: the main roads are free of debris, and the green belt vegetation is neatly trimmed. Inside the production workshop, steel billets and semi-finished products are stacked by category, with clear signs marking their specifications — even


