Jiangsu Zhongyan Forklift Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Over the past 30 years of development, Zhongyan Forklift has grown from a mechanical manufacturing plant to a research and manufacturing expert in the field of green intelligent handling equipment. The following is the interview transcript:

Host: Could you please introduce the development history and main business of Jiangsu Zhongyan Forklift Manufacturing?

Zhang Guolin: Hello host, hello audience friends.

Our Jiangsu Zhongyan Forklift Manufacturing Co., Ltd. started as a mechanical manufacturing factory in 1997 and has a history of nearly 30 years. Since its establishment, the company has focused on the field of handling equipment. In 2012, we obtained the national special equipment manufacturing license, and in 2017, we invested more than 30 million yuan to build an intelligent new factory area.

Throughout our journey, we have always adhered to the concept of "quality service, technological innovation". Our vision is to become an expert in the research and manufacturing of green intelligent handling equipment. In traditional business, we continue to deepen our cultivation and currently have a complete product line including stacker trucks, handling trucks, balance weights, and forward moving trucks. In recent years, we have closely followed the trend of intelligence and established a joint research and development channel with universities in 2025, focusing on the development of intelligent logistics equipment. We have expanded our business to highly intelligent products such as AGV unmanned handling vehicles and AMR three-way forklifts, and are committed to providing comprehensive solutions for various enterprises from traditional handling to unmanned and intelligent.

Host: What are the core products and technological advantages of the company's focus on forklift manufacturing? How to meet the efficient handling needs of logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing enterprises?

Zhang Guolin: Our core advantages can be summarized in three words: "comprehensive, refined, and intelligent".

Complete: refers to having a complete product matrix. We cover various handling scenarios from simple production line distribution to high-density three-dimensional warehouses, from traditional stacker trucks, handling trucks, balance weight forklifts, and forward moving forklifts, to the latest developed AGV unmanned forklifts and AMR three-way forklifts.

Precision: refers to exquisite skills. Taking our upcoming AGV product on the market as an example, it is fully equipped with 3D laser SLAM navigation technology, which does not require auxiliary markings such as reflectors or QR codes, truly achieving trackless and highly flexible deployment. The positioning accuracy can reach ± 10 millimeters, coupled with our unique pallet recognition and secondary adjustment function, it can accurately cope with complex working conditions such as pallet offset, and the one-time alignment success rate exceeds 99%.

Intelligence: refers to intelligence and efficiency. Our product can achieve multi vehicle collaboration, dynamic obstacle avoidance, and traffic control through a scheduling system. Whether it is connected to a three-dimensional warehouse or working in a complex workshop with human-machine mixing, tasks can be efficiently and safely completed.

In terms of quality control, we have always adhered to the system of mandatory product inspection before leaving the factory, and have a national special equipment manufacturing license to ensure that every device can withstand market inspection. This technology is designed to help our clients solve real pain points such as recruitment difficulties, low handling efficiency, and operational safety hazards.

Host: Against the backdrop of green and intelligent transformation in equipment manufacturing, how does Zhongyan Forklift promote product upgrades and process innovation to achieve energy conservation, efficiency, and reliability?

Zhang Guolin: Green and intelligent are the two core directions for our product upgrade.

In terms of green manufacturing, we start with structural design, reduce the weight of the entire vehicle through lightweight design, and reduce energy consumption from the source. At the same time, our AGV products are equipped with intelligent power management systems that automatically recharge low battery levels, ensuring efficient operation of the equipment 24/7 and avoiding energy waste.

In terms of intelligence, our latest controller adopts a dual layer heterogeneous architecture, with the upper layer responsible for intelligent decision-making and the lower layer responsible for real-time control and safety monitoring, with clear division of labor. This ensures that even in extreme situations, the underlying security mechanisms of the vehicle can work independently, achieving microsecond level security response, truly achieving both intelligence and reliability.

This core technology has been practically validated in multiple industrial scenarios, and we have conducted in-depth technical docking with multiple potential customers, laying a solid foundation for subsequent large-scale applications. The ultimate goal of all our innovations is to enable customers to complete their daily transportation tasks with lower energy consumption, higher efficiency, and more reliable security.

Host: In the process of "Made in China" moving towards high-quality development, what kind of innovative spirit do enterprises hope to convey?

Zhang Guolin: The innovative spirit that Zhongyan Forklift wants to convey can be summarized in four words: perseverance, focus, seeking change, and win-win.

Perseverance is to adhere to the industry. We have been in this industry for almost 30 years and have never left the field of handling equipment. Focus is about focusing on technology and quality. From manual hydraulic trucks to a full range of electric forklifts, and now AGVs, every step has been taken steadily. Seeking change is keeping up with the times. We clearly see that intelligence and unmanned technology are the future of logistics equipment, so we launched joint research and development with universities in 2025, investing a lot of resources in the research and development of AGV and AMR technologies. Win win is the ultimate goal of our product. Our technological innovation is not about showing off skills, but about genuinely helping customers solve problems and growing together with them.

We believe that it is this spirit of being down-to-earth and looking up at the stars that drives the continuous progress of "Made in China".

Host: What specific plans does the company have for the next 3-5 years in terms of products, technology, and market?

Zhang Guolin: Our plan for the next 3 to 5 years is very clear.

In terms of products, we will fully promote the AGV handling vehicle and AMR three-way forklift series, so that these two technologically mature products can enter the market as soon as possible, and help more factories and warehouses achieve logistics automation and intelligent upgrades.

Technologically, we will continue to deepen our cooperation with universities and iterate our navigation algorithms and scheduling systems. Especially our data closed-loop system will enable vehicles to continuously learn and evolve during actual operation, truly achieving smarter and more efficient use of resources.

In terms of the market, we will focus on the domestic market and first create benchmark cases in industries such as manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, as well as pharmaceuticals and electricity that have an urgent need for intelligent handling, to win customer reputation with practical implementation effects. At the same time, we will also actively look for opportunities to go out along the "the Belt and Road" and let the world see our high-quality intelligent forklifts made in China.

Our phased goal is to become an influential brand in the field of intelligent logistics equipment in China within three to five years.

Conclusion: From manual hydraulic vehicles to unmanned AGVs, from traditional manufacturing to green intelligence, Zhongyan Forklift has demonstrated the resilience and vitality of "Made in China" with nearly 30 years of perseverance and innovation. In the future, with the continuous implementation of intelligent logistics equipment, this Jiangsu enterprise is expected to contribute more Chinese solutions to the global transportation scene on a broader stage.