In 2021, Shaanxi Province laid out a photonics industry chain, focusing on strengthening and completing the chain as part of the "Chasing Light Plan," which is one of the 23 key industrial chains in Shaanxi led by provincial leaders. Thanks to the top-level planning of the "Chasing Light Plan," there are now more than 100 photonics companies in Shaanxi, forming three major industrial clusters in photonics manufacturing, photonics materials and chips, and photonics sensing, and gathering a group of leading talents in the global photonics industry. Xi'an Zhongke Weijing Photonics Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zhongke Weijing") is a core enterprise of Shaanxi's "Chasing Light Plan."

Recently, Zhongke Weijing announced the completion of nearly 200 million yuan in financing. This round of financing was led by the National Fund for the Transformation and Upgrading of Manufacturing Industry (hereinafter referred to as the "National Manufacturing Fund"), with continued follow - on investment from the original shareholder Beijing Sunrise Ansheng Capital Management Co., Ltd. This means that Zhongke Weijing has become the first enterprise directly invested by the "National Manufacturing Fund" in Shaanxi Province.

Why does the national - level fund favor "Zhongke Weijing"?

It is reported that Zhongke Weijing was established in 2015. It is a hard - tech enterprise incubated by the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and supported by the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory. It has been deeply involved in the field of laser extreme manufacturing application technology for nearly a decade and is a pioneer in domestic femtosecond laser high - end precision manufacturing equipment in China. It can provide systematic solutions for ultra - precision and low - damage manufacturing in various fields.

Zhongke Weijing - A Pioneer in Domestic Femtosecond Laser High - end Precision Manufacturing Equipment

From the very beginning of its establishment, Zhongke Weijing has been committed to meeting the urgent demand for high - end equipment in national major strategic projects. With the support of resources from all sectors, including the state, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Shaanxi Province, it has successively overcome a number of core technologies that restrict the engineering application of femtosecond lasers. It was also the first in China to develop a series of high - end femtosecond laser extreme manufacturing equipment, filling the domestic gap and strongly replacing similar foreign products. In particular, it has solved the industry - wide problem of ultra - precision and low - damage manufacturing of complex micro - structures in hot - end components of aero - space engines, promoting the early installation of "Chinese heart" in domestic large - aircraft. The related achievements have won the first prize of Shaanxi Science and Technology Award, Shaanxi's first set of awards, and have been selected into the large - scale exhibition of "Great Changes - Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening - up". At present, Zhongke Weijing has formed a radiating and interlinked layout with Xi'an as the center, Guangdong, Beijing, Shanghai and other places as the expansion, and the German R & D center as the overseas window.

**Staff Focused on Equipment Operation**

**National Fund Dedicated to Manufacturing and Upgrading "Made in China"**

According to available data, the National Manufacturing Fund mainly focuses on strategic investments in fields such as new materials, next - generation information technology, power equipment, high - end numerical control machine tools and basic manufacturing equipment, industrial robots, core components and components, key instruments and meters, and the industrial chains of aeronautics, space, and new energy vehicles. It is a national - level fund that is deeply involved in manufacturing and helps upgrade and transform "Made in China".

Since its establishment, the National Manufacturing Fund has focused on the major strategic field of "industrial mother machine" and has formed an investment map covering the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, from core components, host products to downstream applications, and has successively invested in several domestic "industrial mother machine" enterprises. As the first project directly invested in Shaanxi, the investment of the large - scale fund in Zhongke Weijing this time has further realized the layout in the field of laser precision manufacturing special "industrial mother machine". This fully reflects its investment goal of solving the "bottleneck" problems in key strategic fields, achieving independent and controllable industrial chains, high - quality development, and promoting the upgrading and transformation of "Made in China".

**"Hold the Lifeline of Science and Technology in Our Own Hands" is the Development Philosophy Adhered to by Zhongke Weijing**

Since its establishment, Zhongke Weijing has always practiced the corporate purpose of "strengthening the backbone of national industry and creating independent Chinese equipment". The recognition and support from the national fund this time have further strengthened Zhongke Weijing's determination to pursue technological self - reliance and self - improvement. In the next step, Zhongke Weijing will fully utilize the National Manufacturing Fund to focus on the development of disruptive and comprehensive laser extreme manufacturing technology and equipment, promote the domestication and nationalization of high - end laser manufacturing equipment and its core components, explore new applications of laser extreme manufacturing in fields such as aero - space power systems, new aero - space invisible aircraft, and electronic packaging, and support the realization of national major task goals and the sustainable development of the national economy.

Zhongke Weijing's Manufacturing Service Production Site

Integrating Its Own Development Deeply with the Development of Shaanxi Province's Photonics Industry

The femtosecond laser equipment in Zhongke Weijing's production workshop.

Shaanxi Province has deployed a photonics industry chain and is implementing the "Chasing Light Plan" as a comprehensive strategy. As a core member of the photonics industry chain, Zhongke Weijing fully leverages Shaanxi's pioneering advantages in the entire photonics manufacturing industry chain, especially its strengths in specific key core technologies. It deeply integrates its own development with the development of Shaanxi's photonics industry. By strengthening core competencies and addressing weaknesses, it expands new applications for photonics manufacturing, drives the transformation and upgrading of downstream application markets, extends the upstream chain, and accelerates coordinated development with Shaanxi's photonics industry. Zhongke Weijing aims to become a domestic listed company in laser precision manufacturing equipment, helping Shaanxi build the main battlefield for national photonics industry development and a globally influential photonics industry ecosystem highland.