State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Company: Meticulous guarantee empowers the lean transformation of the stone carving industry
On April 8, within the Shankou Stone Carving Industrial Park in Qingtian county, Zhejiang province, State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Company organized a visit for its employees to the park, aiming to collect and understand the electricity consumption needs of the park. They conducted electricity consumption inspections at multiple production stores in the Stone Carving City and patrolled the surrounding power lines to ensure a safe and reliable electricity supply for the stone carving industry's production and processing.
Entering the Shankou Stone Carving Industrial Park, there are numerous shops lined up here. From rare raw stones to seal carvings by renowned masters, a wide variety of items are on display. Many folk carving masters are busily roughing out the raw stones, refining the details and polishing them... In order to perfectly present their works, they use electric carving machines to "carve meticulously" on the stones over and over again.
Qingtian stone is one of the four famous stones in China, and Qingtian stone carving is one of the top ten historical classic industries in Zhejiang and a national-level intangible cultural heritage. With the development of the times, the stone carving industry has entered the all-electric era. With a reliable power supply guarantee, the application of tools such as electric band saws, electric bench drills, and hand-held electric drills has changed the disadvantages of pure manual carving, such as high difficulty and longtime consumption. It not only reduces the labor intensity but also enables precise speed adjustment and improves the carving efficiency.
On the day of the inspection, the local power supply station of the company also conducted on-site publicity and education for the owners of stone carving businesses on how to use electricity safely and handle electricity-related matters quickly. In recent years, State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Company has been actively serving the local economic development and has helped the transformation and upgrading of characteristic industries in terms of power supply guarantee, quality improvement and efficiency enhancement. It has carried out capacity expansion and renovation of power lines and equipment, implemented a "green channel" for handling electricity-related matters, and achieved a "one-stop" service for the whole process from business expansion application to power transmission. It regularly arranges the local power supply stations to conduct load tests, inspections, and defect elimination on the main power supply lines to ensure "zero waiting" for repair requests.
With the support of reliable electric power, the local stone carving industry in Qingtian county has developed rapidly, transforming from traditional handicraft production to industrialization, standardization, and large-scale operation. The output and quality have been steadily improved. The lean operation and efficiency brought about by electrification have given the stone carving industry a "boost" in development. According to statistics, there are currently more than 1,300 local stone carving production and operation enterprises, with an annual total output value of up to 3 billion yuan. Every year, the local area also expands the industry's influence by holding activities such as the Stone Carving Cultural Art Festival, Stone Carving Cultural Bazaar, and Stone Carving and Seal Engraving Art Exchange.
Moreover, State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Company will actively explore the management of power grid resources, scientifically carry out regional power grid planning, and build a modern mountainous area power grid. At the same time, it will expand the service channels for characteristic industries, continuously improve various power supply services, and provide a strong power guarantee for local economic development.
