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- Suzhou Mingzhi Technology Co., Ltd. (688355.SS) engages in the research, development, manufacture and sale of high-end core shop equipment and high-quality aluminum alloy castings for the automotive, rail transit, construction machinery and industrial sectors primarily in China, Europe and select global markets. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, the company operates through two main divisions, Mingzhi Technology Equipment and Mingzhi Technology Castings, with production facilities spanning Suzhou's 100,000-square-meter campus including R&D centers, assembly lines and two aluminum foundries, alongside its European subsidiary Mingzhi Technology Leipzig GmbH established via full acquisition of DisaIndustrieanglagen GmbH in 2017-2018. Core products encompass advanced core shooters for hot box, cold box and inorganic processes; sand preparation systems; gassing units; core handling equipment; integrated core production lines such as the MiCC multi-core shooter solutions; core-boxes and tooling; custom permanent molds; intelligent casting workshops; and precision aluminum castings including condensing wall-mounted furnace heat exchangers, commercial and passenger vehicle parts, locomotive and high-speed rail components, valve assemblies and thin-walled structural parts for emerging applications like humanoid robots. The company serves major customers such as China South Industries Group and caters to lightweighting and efficiency needs in automotive OEMs and foundries worldwide. Recent developments include completion of the high-end casting equipment production line technology renovation project financed by raised funds as of June 2024; termination of select prior investment projects in June 2024 to reallocate resources; strong 2024 financial performance with revenue rising 18% to CNY 631 million and net profit surging over 275% amid export focus on Europe; expansion of MiCC integrated production lines; development of large-scale innovations like the 2000L Giga Cold Box Core Maker; and strategic attention to new demand in humanoid robot structural castings using precision core assembly technology.