Shandong Daming’s 2024 Outstanding Team Sets New Standards for Quality, Safety, and Innovation

In the heart of Shandong Daming’s cold-rolled slitting workshop, a young team is quietly reshaping standards of performance and excellence. With an average age of just 28, the Cold-Rolled Slitting D Production Team has emerged as the company’s Outstanding Team of 2024—not through grand gestures, but through consistency, craftsmanship, and commitment to innovation.

Their track record speaks volumes: zero safety incidents, near-perfect product quality (99.8%), and a twofold increase in efficiency. These milestones are the result of years of focused effort, rigorous discipline, and strong team leadership.

From “New Force” to “Model Team”

At just 27 years old, team leader Jiang Liyang brings nearly a decade of experience at Daming to the helm. Under his leadership, the team transformed from a promising new unit into a production benchmark across the company.

“Safety isn’t a slogan—it’s a mindset,” says Jiang. Every workday begins with a structured pre-shift safety meeting, where real-world cases of safety violations are reviewed to keep risk awareness front of mind. The team follows a rigorous “three-step” approach to safety management: pre-job planning, real-time supervision, and post-job review. Thanks to this methodical system, the team has upheld a spotless safety record for three years running.

Precision Work in Microns

In the steel processing industry, ultra-thin materials are especially challenging. One particular customer upgrade led to a spike in demand for 0.4mm ultra-thin plate processing—a product notoriously prone to deformation. Facing both high-volume demand and tight delivery deadlines, the team rose to the occasion with swift reorganization.

Team members quickly instituted an end-to-end quality control workflow:

• Front-end operators double-checked material specifications and dimensions to avoid initial errors.
• Main line operatorslogged all dimensions in real-time, eliminating batch defects.
• Post-process inspectorsverified final product geometry and packaging, piece by piece.

The result? A 99.8% qualification rate, and a highly satisfied client.

Innovation Under Pressure

Production pressure often reveals the true capability of a team—and this group thrives under it. Guided by Jiang Liyang, the team initiated process improvements that boosted equipment utilization from 35% to 85%, drastically improving production line efficiency. They also trained across multiple production lines, enabling them to support other teams during peak demand periods flexibly.

The team managed to cut delivery times for urgent orders by 50%, helping Daming respond faster to customer needs while maintaining its high quality standards.

Their operational leadership has not gone unnoticed: the Cold-Rolled Slitting D Team has repeatedly claimed the title of monthly output champion, and has become a role model for peer teams across the facility.

A Culture Rooted in Discipline and Growth

There’s a saying often heard in the Shandong Daming workshop:
“To do production right, you must be grounded, diligent, and meticulous—there’s no room for shortcuts.”

This philosophy defines not only the Outstanding Team of 2024, but also many others across Daming’s operations. Young as they are, the Cold-Rolled Slitting D Team embodies the spirit of industrial professionalism, merging millimeter-level precision with the relentless pursuit of continuous improvement.

Their story is not one of dramatic breakthroughs, but of incremental excellence: practicing safety as a habit, refining quality with discipline, and pursuing efficiency through innovation.

Fueling the Future of Intelligent Manufacturing

Shandong Daming’s success is built on a foundation of teams like this—young, committed, and deeply aligned with the company’s values. Their work highlights the emergence of a new generation of manufacturing talent, driving “China’s intelligent manufacturing” forward.

“Labor creates happiness, and hard work achieves greatness.” In the hands of teams like Cold-Rolled Slitting D, this is more than a motto—it’s a daily reality.