On January 6, 2023, the first phase of Welling Automotive Parts Anqing New Energy Automotive Parts Strategic New Base (hereinafter referred to as "Welling Anqing Base") in the Midea New Energy was officially put into operation. It is expected that after the completion of capacity climbing in late February, it will move towards the goal of 1 million electric compressors, 1.2 million EPS steering motors and 200,000 driving motors per year. With the support of the strong manufacturing capacity of American industry, the project will be put into production within one year to meet the "blowout" of new energy automobile market demand at the "Speed of the Midea".

Zhang Xiangan, Secretary of Anqing Municipal Party Committee, Zhang Junyi, Mayor of Anqing City, Fu Yongjun, Vice President of Midea Group and President of Industrial Technology Business Group, Xu Chengmao, Vice President of Industrial Technology Business Group and Dean of Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chen Jintao, General Manager of Midea Welling Automobile Parts Company, and other guests attended the project launch ceremony.

Welling Auto Parts "Anqing Base" Officially Put into Production

Fu Yongjun said at the launch ceremony: As the strategic direction of Midea Group, the new energy automobile industry has been invested in research and development for more than 10 years. From the development of cutting-edge technology to the establishment of Welling Automotive Parts Company in 2018, from the layout of "three major areas" products to the production of Anqing Base, the industrial technology of the Midea will become an important link in the chain of China's new energy automotive industry step by step, contributing to the rise of China's new energy automotive industry.

Flexible production and 93% automation rate production line guarantee delivery

CPCA data shows that as of November 2022, the domestic retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles has reached 36.3%. In 2023, with the continuous improvement of new energy and charging facilities by major traditional brands, the overall penetration rate of new energy vehicles is expected to approach 50%, and the market space is huge. The rapid completion and commissioning of Welling Anqing Base will further enhance the production capacity and delivery stability of core components of Welling New Energy Vehicle, and more calmly cope with a new round of "blowout" in demand.

The production line put into operation once again led the development of the industry with many bright spots such as "flexible production, traceability, high degree of automation". The production line can realize the agile and rapid replacement of multiple products in the whole production process, accurately trace the process parameters of the assembly process based on the two-dimensional code, and greatly improve the production efficiency and quality assurance by up to 93% of the automatic production ratio. With the support of strong manufacturing capacity, Welling Anqing Base is expected to move towards the target of 1 million electric compressors, 1.2 million EPS steering motors and 200000 driving motors per year after the completion of capacity improving in late February.

Fu Yongjun, Vice President of Midea Group and President of Industrial Technology Business Group

Speech at the launch ceremony of Welling Anqing Base

Major technological breakthroughs!
Five R&D centers have accumulated more than 10 years of R & D

As an important carrier of the strategic transformation of Midea Group, in addition to the Welling Anqing Base, Welling has also laid out R & D centers and cooperative institutions in Shanghai, Hefei, Anhui, Shunde, Japan, Osaka and Sheffield University to continuously enhance the technical capabilities of core components of China's new energy automobile enterprises.

Taking the first electric compressor offline as an example, the product has the characteristics of "high speed, low noise, low power consumption", mainly supporting the mainstream electric vehicle enterprises in the market such as Ideal, Xiaopeng and Weilai.

It is worth mentioning that in order to solve the pain point demand of "slow charging and short endurance" which affects the decision-making of end consumers, Welling Automotive Parts took the lead in introducing the industry benchmark product, the world's first 800V silicon carbide (SiC) 12,000 rpm high speed electric compressor. In 2023, 800 V electric compressor and other products of CO2 environmental protection refrigerant will also enter the stage of mass production, and Welling automotive components will make more contributions to the industry towards the era of 800V ultra-fast charging.

Welling Automotive Components focuses on the incremental components in the three areas of "thermal management, electric drive and chassis execution system" of new energy vehicles, covering five product lines of electric compressor, drive motor, EPS steering motor, electronic oil pump and electronic water pump. Relying on the technical layout of R&D personnel, patents and the advantages accumulated by the "Anqing + Hefei" dual production base, Welling Automotive Parts is committed to becoming the core supplier of new energy vehicle parts in the world.

Welling Auto Parts

Aerial View of Anqing New Energy Auto Parts Strategic New Base

Benchmark zero-carbon plant under Midea's new energy system

When green and low-carbon development becomes a global consensus, the importance of new energy is further highlighted. As a "top 500" technology company, Midea New Energy has become an important "second engine". In addition to the core components of new energy vehicles, Midea has also set up a strong "matrix" of new energy industry, which provides a strong boost for Welling Anqing Base to build a zero-carbon plant.

Midea's new energy territory covers Midea Industrial Technology's Hekang Xinneng, Kelu Electronics, Welling Automotive Components, Midea Building Technology's iBUILDING Digital Platform, which has built a comprehensive energy digital management system, and Midea Cloud Intelligent Digital SCADA Energy Management Platform. From power generation to power consumption, energy storage to energy conservation, households, parks to cities, the layout of new energy in the field of integrated energy management in Midea has gradually become a forest.

2023年1月6日，美的新能源板块的威灵汽车部件安庆新能源汽车零部件战略新基地（以下简称“威灵安庆基地”）一期正式投产，预计在2月下旬完成产能爬坡后，将朝着每年100万台电动压缩机、120万台EPS转向电机、20万台驱动电机的目标迈进。在美的工业强大的制造能力加持下，该项目实现“一年内投产”，以“美的速度”迎接新能源汽车市场需求“井喷”。

安庆市委书记张祥安、安庆市市长张君毅、美的集团副总裁兼工业技术事业群总裁伏拥军、工业技术事业群副总裁兼工业技术研究院院长徐成茂、美的威灵汽车部件公司总经理陈金涛等嘉宾共同出席了项目投产仪式。

威灵汽车部件“安庆基地”正式投产

伏拥军在投产仪式上表示：“新能源汽车产业作为美的集团的战略方向，研发投入时间超过10年。从前沿技术开发到2018年威灵汽车部件公司成立、从布局‘三大领域’产品到安庆基地投产，美的工业技术一步一个脚印，将成为中国新能源汽车产业链条上的重要一环，为助推我国新能源汽车产业崛起作出贡献。” 

柔性生产及93%自动化率产线保障交付

乘联会数据显示，截止2022年11月，新能源汽车国内零售渗透率已经达到36.3%，2023年，随着各大传统品牌加速发力新能源和充电设施的不断完善，新能源汽车的整体渗透率有望逼近50%，市场空间巨大。威灵安庆基地的快速建成投产，将进一步提升威灵新能源汽车核心零部件产品产能和交付稳定性，更从容地应对需求量新一轮“井喷”。

此次投产的产线凭借“柔性生产、可追溯、自动化程度高”等诸多亮点再次引领产业发展。该产线能够在生产全流程中实现多产品的敏捷快速换型；基于二维码对装配过程工艺参数进行精确追溯；高达93%的自动化生产比例大幅度提升生产效率与品质保证。在强大的制造能力支持下，威灵安庆基地预计在2月下旬完成产能爬坡后，将朝着每年100万台电动压缩机、120万台EPS转向电机、20万台驱动电机的目标迈进。

美的集团副总裁兼工业技术事业群总裁伏拥军

在威灵安庆基地投产仪式上致辞

重大技术突破！
五大研发中心逾10年研发积累

作为美的集团战略转型的重要载体，除本次投产的威灵安庆基地外，威灵还在上海、安徽合肥、广东顺德、日本大阪和英国谢菲尔德大学布局了研发中心与合作机构，持续提升中国新能源车企核心零部件技术能力。

以此次下线的首台电动压缩机为例，该产品具有“高转速、低噪音、低功耗”特性，主要配套理想、小鹏、蔚来等市场主流电动车企业。

值得一提的是，为解决“充电慢、续航短”等影响终端消费者决策的痛点需求，威灵汽车部件率先推出了行业标杆产品——全球首款800V碳化硅（SiC）12,000rpm高转速电动压缩机。2023年，CO2环保冷媒的800V电动压缩机等产品也将进入量产阶段，威灵汽车部件将会为行业迈向800V超快充时代做出更多贡献。

威灵汽车部件聚焦新能源汽车“热管理、电驱动、底盘执行系统”三大领域的增量部件，涵盖电动压缩机、驱动电机、EPS转向电机、电子油泵、电子水泵五大产品线。依托在研发人员、专利等技术布局与“安庆+合肥”双生产基地所积累的优势，威灵汽车部件致力成为全球新能源车零部件核心供应商。

威灵汽车部件

安庆新能源汽车零部件战略新基地鸟瞰图

美的新能源体系下的标杆零碳工厂

当绿色低碳发展成为全球共识，新能源重要性进一步凸显。作为一家“世界500强”的科技公司，美的新能源已经成为重要的“第二引擎”。除了新能源车核心部件外，美的还组建强大新能源产业“矩阵”，为威灵安庆基地打造零碳工厂提供了强大助力。

美的新能源版图涵盖了美的工业技术旗下的合康新能、科陆电子、威灵汽车部件，美的楼宇科技iBUILDING数字化平台自研打造了综合能源数字化管理体系，美云智数SCADA能源管理平台等。从发电到用电、从储能到节能，从家庭、园区到城市，美的新能源在能源综合管理领域的布局逐渐连木成林。