Leading the push to master cutting-edge technologies | Core technologies have reached an internationally leading level! The major petrochemical equipment scientific and technological achievement appraisal conference, spearheaded by Zhongyun Technology, was held successfully, with authoritative review by a panel of academicians.

August 27, 2026 , with Wuhan Zhongyun Kangchong Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Zhongyun Technology”) serving as the primary implementing entity. The appraisal meeting for the scientific and technological achievement “Key Technologies and Applications of Ubiquitous Sensing-Based Diagnosis and Intelligent Operation & Maintenance for Large-Scale Petrochemical Equipment” was successfully held at the Shengli Hotel in Beijing. This appraisal was organized by the China Petroleum and Chemical Automation Application Association. Hosted by Huazhong University of Science and Technology Our company has taken overall responsibility for project planning, coordination of industry–university–research resources, project implementation, and the preparation of all aspects of this appraisal meeting. We have established a close collaboration with the research team led by Associate Dean Wu Jun of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, while also engaging multiple universities—including Yangtze University, Wuhan Institute of Technology, and China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)—to jointly tackle key technological challenges. In addition, we have invited academicians and chief experts from central state-owned enterprises to form a high‑level expert panel that will conduct an authoritative technical review.

This appraisal committee boasts an industry‑leading lineup, with Academician Zhang Laibin serving as chair. The expert panel comprises seven distinguished authorities from the petroleum exploration and development sector, including the China Petroleum Exploration and Development Research Institute, Tsinghua University, Kunlun Digital Intelligence, Sinopec, CNOOC, and the Comprehensive Technical and Economic Research Institute of Instruments and Meters under the Machinery Industry.

Our company’s General Manager, Ning Guoyun, led the delegation, and the Deputy Chief Engineer, along with the entire core R&D and project management team responsible for technology project management, attended the meeting. Professor Wu Jun of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, accompanied by a university research team, attended the on-site meeting. Meanwhile, experts from the other partner universities attended online, bringing together industry, academia, and research to jointly undergo the industry’s highest‑level technical review.

With the enterprise serving as the primary completing entity and taking the lead, deep collaboration between universities and enterprises has been established to form an innovation consortium.

As a project First Completing Unit , Wuhan Zhongyun Kangchong Technology Co., Ltd. undertakes core tasks including overall technical solution design, engineering validation, industrialization implementation, and coordinated industry–university–research collaboration. Throughout the project’s R&D cycle, the company has collaborated with… The team led by Associate Dean Wu Jun of Huazhong University of Science and Technology has established a strategically aligned, deeply integrated partnership. 。

Over the course of sustained research and development, our company has established a deep and close industry–university–research partnership with Professor Wu Jun’s team at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. By leveraging each party’s respective strengths, Zhongyun Technology has rooted itself in the front lines of the petrochemical industry, precisely identifying on-site operational pain points and focusing squarely on the maintenance and operation of large-scale petroleum and petrochemical equipment. Early warning in ubiquitous sensing is challenging, and fault diagnosis faces difficulties in identifying patterns from small-sample datasets. Addressing industry‑wide challenges, Professor Wu Jun’s team leverages cutting‑edge university research platforms and robust theoretical expertise to pursue pioneering technological breakthroughs. By fostering two‑way synergy between real‑world industrial needs and academic innovation, they have seamlessly integrated the entire innovation pipeline—from fundamental research and technological R&D to engineering applications.

Through collaborative research and development, the project has yielded a series of high‑quality intellectual property assets, including authorized invention patents, software copyrights, national standards, monographs, and academic papers. It has also established a mature and reliable intelligent equipment operation and maintenance technology framework tailored to the complex operating conditions of the petrochemical industry, thereby providing robust assurance for the long‑term, safe, and dependable operation of large‑scale petroleum and petrochemical equipment.

High‑standard evaluation, authoritative conclusions released, with core technologies reaching an internationally leading level.

The appraisal meeting was conducted in strict accordance with the standard procedures for evaluating scientific and technological achievements. During the presentation session, Associate Dean Wu Jun of Huazhong University of Science and Technology delivered a project report on behalf of the project team, systematically outlining the project’s R&D background, the collaborative research process between the university and enterprises, the innovative outcomes, and the practical application results.

During the questioning and response session, The project team, with our company’s core technical experts as its backbone, collaborated with university researchers led by Professor Wu Jun to address the expert panel’s in-depth questions. In response to questions regarding technological innovations, operational-condition adaptability, intellectual property, real-world implementation outcomes, and market‑promotion prospects, the team provided well‑reasoned answers, thoroughly demonstrating both the technical depth of the project and its extensive engineering‑practice experience.

Following a closed-door deliberation and review of the complete set of technical documentation, the appraisal committee has issued its formal, authoritative opinion:

The overall technology of this achievement has reached an internationally advanced level, with its integrated sensing technology for perceptual self‑powered edge computing standing at the international forefront. It is hereby approved to pass the scientific and technological appraisal.

Previously, this achievement has been scaled up and deployed at major enterprises such as Sinopec and CNOOC, delivering significant economic and social benefits. The comprehensive evaluation process is rigorous and standardized, serving as an authoritative validation of the project’s technical capabilities, while also fully recognizing Zhongyun Technology’s leadership and organizational prowess as the primary implementing entity, as well as the company’s successful model of industry–university–research collaborative innovation with Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

General Manager’s Address: Summing Up Our Original Aspiration and Mission — Deeply Cultivating the Industry through Innovation, Continuously Empowering Industrial Upgrading

At the event, Mr. Ning Guoyun, General Manager of our company, delivered a speech on behalf of the primary completing unit, Wuhan Zhongyun Kangchong Technology Co., Ltd., and the entire university–enterprise R&D team. He expressed sincere gratitude to Academician Zhang Laibin, the distinguished industry experts, and the association’s leaders for their presence and guidance.

He noted that large-scale petrochemical equipment is the lifeblood of the petrochemical industry, and its safe, stable, and efficient operation serves as a critical cornerstone for the sector’s high-quality development. Addressing longstanding industry challenges—such as inadequate sensing coverage in traditional operations and maintenance models, weak fault prediction capabilities, and low levels of intelligence—our company, in collaboration with Professor Jun Wu’s team at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and several partner universities, has engaged in sustained, in-depth research and persistent problem-solving. As a result, we have overcome numerous key technological bottlenecks, successfully completed the development of a comprehensive technical system, and deployed it in real-world engineering applications, thereby effectively addressing critical gaps in industry‑wide technology.

General Manager Ning Guoyun emphasized that the successful implementation of this major achievement would not have been possible without the authoritative support and platform backing of industry associations, the expert guidance and technical insights provided by academicians and specialists, nor the dedicated research efforts of university research teams such as those at Huazhong University of Science and Technology—efforts marked by relentless perseverance in tackling tough challenges—as well as the steadfast commitment of our company’s R&D team, which has remained rooted in the field for years, conducting repeated experiments and iterative refinements. This evaluation serves not only as a comprehensive assessment of our results but also as a valuable opportunity for learning and continuous improvement.

Going forward, the company will humbly incorporate the expert panel’s valuable recommendations, continuously iterate and refine its core technology framework, relentlessly enhance its products and solutions, accelerate the large-scale industrial deployment of its achievements, and consistently inject domestically developed innovation into the intelligent, safe, and high‑quality development of China’s petrochemical equipment sector.

Conclusion

This high‑level scientific and technological achievement appraisal conference has concluded successfully, fully demonstrating… Wuhan Zhongyun Kangchong Technology Co., Ltd. demonstrates strong leadership and coordination capabilities as the primary completing entity, along with robust industrial R&D expertise. This authoritative assessment—“the core technologies have reached an internationally leading level”—stands as the strongest validation of the long-term, collaborative innovation achievements between our company and the team led by Associate Dean Wu Jun at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. From identifying industry‑driven needs and undertaking joint research to tackle key challenges, to translating breakthroughs into practical applications, Zhongyun Technology and Professor Wu Jun’s team at Huazhong University of Science and Technology have leveraged their respective strengths and worked in close synergy, pioneering a highly effective enterprise‑led, industry–university–research collaborative innovation model.

Looking ahead, Zhongyun Technology will continue to play a leading role in industrial innovation, further strengthen and deepen its collaboration with Professor Wu Jun’s team at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and consistently push the boundaries of industry–university–research cooperation. The company will focus on achieving breakthroughs in key technologies for intelligent operations and maintenance in the petrochemical sector, delivering more mature and reliable domestically developed technological solutions to support the high‑quality, digital‑and‑intelligent transformation of China’s petroleum and petrochemical industries.