More Than 20 Years of Long-Term Growth Together Between Jiangsu TieMao and Xinglass

In the history of China’s manufacturing industry, very few companies are able to continuously grow and evolve across decades.

Jiangsu TieMao Glass (TieMao Technology) is one of the most representative examples.

From a small school-owned workshop founded in 1984 to becoming one of China’s leading high-end safety glass manufacturers today; from agricultural vehicle glass to automotive glass, high-speed railway windshield glass, and even aircraft window glass for the COMAC C919 program — TieMao has spent more than 40 years completing a remarkable industrial transformation.

Throughout this long journey, Xinglass has remained one of TieMao’s important long-term partners.

 

The Rise of a Chinese Manufacturing Champion

TieMao originally started as a small glass workshop established by Haian Middle School.

In the early years, the company mainly produced low-end glass for agricultural vehicles, with limited added value and difficult business conditions.

After 2001, under the leadership of Chairman Wu Benhua, TieMao began a determined industrial upgrading strategy.

The company gradually entered the automotive safety glass market and successfully became a supplier to major vehicle manufacturers such as FAW and Sinotruk, establishing a strong position in China’s truck glass sector.

Later, TieMao moved toward even higher technical barriers.

After 2006, the company focused on developing high-speed railway windshield glass — a field long dominated by foreign manufacturers. Eventually, TieMao achieved domestic technological breakthroughs and became one of the core suppliers for China’s EMU windshield glass market.

After 2013, TieMao further entered the aviation glass sector and successfully supplied cabin window glass for China’s domestically developed C919 aircraft, officially becoming part of China’s aerospace supply chain.

Today, TieMao has grown into:

• A National Technology Innovation Demonstration Enterprise

• China’s national single champion enterprise in railway safety glass

• One of China’s leading high-end safety glass manufacturers

The company now owns assets exceeding RMB 3 billion, employs more than 2,000 people, and generates annual output value exceeding RMB 2.8 billion.

 

Why Has TieMao Continued Choosing Xinglass for More Than 20 Years?

During TieMao’s continuous industrial upgrading over the past two decades, Xinglass has remained its long-term glass processing equipment supplier.

But this partnership goes far beyond equipment purchasing alone.

At a deeper level, both companies share highly aligned views on manufacturing and long-term industrial development.

Focusing on Technology Rather Than Marketing

For many years, international brands dominated the high-end glass machinery market.

However, manufacturers deeply rooted in real production environments increasingly realized:

The true value of equipment is not determined by brand visibility, but by whether the company can continuously create value for customers over the long term.

Xinglass has always maintained a relatively low-profile approach in marketing.

 

Instead of investing heavily in brand hype, the company continuously focuses its resources on:

• Technology R&D

• Process innovation

• Equipment stability improvement

• Solving real production challenges

• Long-term production efficiency optimization

This practical and long-term philosophy highly resonates with Chairman Wu Benhua’s own belief in “focusing on real industry and technology-driven development.”

 

Growing Together with Customers

Over the past 20 years, TieMao has experienced several major industrial upgrades:

From agricultural vehicle glass to automotive glass;

from conventional safety glass to high-speed railway windshield glass;

and later to aviation glass.

Each industrial upgrade required corresponding breakthroughs in equipment capability.

Xinglass continuously participated in joint development and process adaptation based on customers’ real production needs, helping TieMao overcome new technical challenges step by step.

Rather than simply being an equipment supplier, Xinglass became a long-term technical partner accompanying the customer’s growth.

 

What Truly Matters Is Never Just the Equipment Price

For high-end manufacturers, equipment investment is never a one-time decision.

The real factors that determine long-term competitiveness are:

• Long-term equipment stability

• Precision retention capability

• Service responsiveness

• Overall operating cost

• Future upgrading potential

Many Xinglass machines continue operating stably for more than ten or even twenty years.

While meeting high-end quality requirements, they also help customers continuously reduce long-term operational costs.

Today, Xinglass has established global service networks across North America, South America, Asia-Pacific, and many other regions, providing long-term technical support for customers worldwide.

 

Long-Termism Ultimately Creates Mutual Success

From a local school-owned workshop to a leading high-end safety glass manufacturer in China;

from traditional manufacturing to participation in high-speed railway and aerospace supply chains — TieMao’s journey reflects the broader upgrading of Chinese manufacturing.

Meanwhile, Xinglass has spent more than 20 years continuously supporting and witnessing this transformation through technology and long-term commitment.

Truly successful manufacturing partnerships are never simply about equipment transactions.

They are built on:

Solving challenges together;

Breaking technical barriers together;

Building long-term competitiveness together;

And ultimately achieving mutual success together.

Perhaps this is also why more and more industry-leading companies are choosing to grow alongside Xinglass for the long term.