Dr. Zhou Jun: Crafting Superior Expertise for Premium Equipment

In 2024, Yizumi Holdings Co., Ltd. (YIZUMI) Die Casting Machine Division celebrated its 20th anniversary. It began as a small team of five and has grown into a thriving group with over 800 employees. Sales have soared from 101 million RMB in 2009 to a record 893 million RMB in 2024. Over two decades, it has achieved a triple leap: from a rising newcomer to a pillar of the die casting sector in scale; from a follower to an industry leader in technology; and from a local leader to a globally recognized enterprise in strategy.

Looking ahead to a new chapter, Dr. Zhou Jun, Director and CTO of YIZUMI, and General Manager of YIZUMI Die Casting Machine Division, states: "Numbers tell the story of growth, but the core proposition lies in converting development momentum into sustainable global competitiveness." Amid the surging waves of new energy and low-altitude economy, YIZUMI is aiming for the next golden twenty years, propelled by three strategic pillars: technical innovation, quality upgrade, and organizational evolution.

Dr. Zhou Jun, Director and CTO of YIZUMI, and General Manager of YIZUMI Die Casting Machine Division

PART 01 Innovation Breakthroughs

Capturing the Pinnacle of Semi-Solid Technology

In recent years, YIZUMI has made multifaceted breakthroughs in corporate growth and technical innovation. These include the gradual establishment of comprehensive product line management system, the initial construction of technical innovation management system, the execution of key product reliability enhancement plan, and the completion of initial turnkey solution prototypes. They strongly support the company's digital transformation and product optimization.

YIZUMI has always regarded technical innovation as the core engine of its development. It actively implements the product-platform-technology mid- to long-term R&D planning and builds a multi-generational, parallel technical innovation system—first-generation product developing, second-generation platform prepared, and third-generation technology pre-researched—highlighting its technical roadmap and strategic foresight for sustained advancement.

As a key part of its strategic upgrade, YIZUMI is building an integrated "Product-Platform-Technology" synergy system to systematically strengthen its vertical integration capabilities in semi-solid molding. Dr. Zhou Jun reveals, "We adopt a dual-driven parallel technology strategy to establish competitive barriers—both solidifying our leadership with mature products like the LEAP and HⅡ series die casting machines in the new energy market, and pioneering emerging markets with semi-solid molding and NEXT2 2-platen die casting technologies."

YIZUMI Thixomolding Machine

The global debut of YIZUMI Next2 series 2-platen die casting machine

YIZUMI Al Rheocasing Machine

The Al Rheocasting machine, scheduled for mass production in 2025, will combine with the upcoming ultra-large Mg Thixomolding machine to form an innovative "material-process-equipment" ecosystem. This move embodies YIZUMI's dual-driven strategy in Mg and Al semi-solid molding technology, delivering comprehensive lightweight manufacturing solutions for the automotive industry.

PART02 Intelligent Solutions

Forging Competitiveness in High-End Equipment Systems

Through continuous production process optimization and deep supply chain integration, YIZUMI has established robust multi-dimensional market barriers. It recently achieved significant milestones in complex project development: the LEAP9000 and LEAP7000 ultra-large die casting machines were successfully delivered to FAW FOUNDRY and CHANGAN Automobile, marking YIZUMI's leadership in heavy equipment R&D and delivery.

By simultaneously advancing lean manufacturing and operational management upgrades, YIZUMI has built an end-to-end efficiency management system that ensures complex order fulfilment. Its innovative "assemble-disassemble-reassemble" final assembly line for small- and medium-sized die casting machines at YIZUMI China Gaoli Factory enables preliminary supply chain collaboration, precisely matching small-batch, multi-model production needs and showing highly agile market responsiveness.

Small and Medium-Sized Machine Final Assembly Line at YIZUMI China Gaoli Factory

Furthermore, YIZUMI's turnkey plant solutions have gained high praise from top-tier customers. YIZUMI provided over ten sets of LEAP/HⅡ series die casting cells for ZONSEN POWER's digital casting factory. It also provided plant layout, equipment integration, commissioning, and maintenance services, delivering comprehensive turnkey solutions to help customers achieve intelligent, high-end part manufacturing.

YIZUMI and ZONSEN POWER signed a strategic cooperation agreement

Dr. Zhou Jun emphasizes, "Leveraging leading-edge equipment R&D capabilities, large-scale complex project fulfilment capabilities, comprehensive plant planning expertise, and intelligent manufacturing ecosystem integration advantages, YIZUMI has grown into a high-end equipment system solution provider covering the entire product lifecycle, fueling upgrades in the automotive, new energy, and other industries."

PART03 Global Expansion

Stepping into the World-Class High-End Equipment Arena

With a clear goal "to be a world-class molding equipment solution provider", YIZUMI is accelerating its global expansion. It keenly seizes overseas market opportunities in the context of the new domestic-international dual circulation development pattern. By establishing the Aachen Research Center (Germany), and subsidiaries in the United States, Mexico, Turkiye, and other countries, it is building a global service system supported by local operation teams and the YIZUMI YFO service network—forming an integrated "R&D-Manufacture-Service" global industrial pattern.

The expansion of YIZUMI U.S. Ohio Factory was officially put into operation

As globalization accelerates, YIZUMI keenly recognizes the mismatch risk between opportunity-driven growth and insufficient strategic reserves. To address this, it has improved technical responsiveness through cross-departmental flexible matrix development, established comprehensive big customer lifecycle management to enhance service details, built differentiated service ecosystems to boost customer loyalty, and promoted deep integration of domestic and overseas businesses to create a coordinated strategic loop.

Dr. Zhou Jun highlights that when it comes to expanding into overseas markets, "Globalization is not merely market coverage, it is about rooted local service capabilities." He cites the successful delivery of LEAP2000U die casting machines to DRB-HICOM Group (Malaysia) as an example. Utilizing a "pre-engaged technical solution + all-process service company" model, the team sharply reduced the cycle time from demand analysis to solution delivery, effectively turning technical advantages into market competitiveness.

LEAP2000U was successfully delivered to DRB-HICOM Group (Malaysia)

"To become a world-class company, we must comprehensively surpass others in technological expertise, service details, and management precision, " Dr. Zhou Jun says. This is the best summary of YIZUMI Die Casting Machine Division's dramatic growth over the last two decades, as well as its commitment to being a global leader.