What they say

Editor’s note: Five senior technicians in aerospace, oil drilling and other industries shared their opinions on technological innovations and the spirit of craftsmanship at a news conference held by the State Council Information Office on Monday.

Success is mainly based on persistence rather than your strength. Nowadays many young people are fickle and they should concentrate on study and research. I think innovation and technological reform are most important in the new era. Now many youngsters in my company participate in the whole research process, ranging from development and experiment to the application phase, which benefits their growth a lot. Hong Jiaguang, senior technician at Aero Engine Corporation of China

Both State-owned enterprises and private companies should tolerate research failure in some small innovations and inventions. Many young technicians usually spend two or three months on small innovations but fail in the end, resulting in much mental pressure, and most of them may give up. So, companies should encourage young technicians and allow reasonable failure, offering more improvement space for them. Pan Yuhua, senior technician at China Electronics Technology Group Co

The foundation of innovation is to gain enough knowledge by accepting education. Young technicians’ advantage is their abundant knowledge reserve, while the seniors’ is rich experience. Only when both abundant knowledge and experience are combined together can innovation make breakthroughs. Young technicians in the new era should inherit the seniors’ spirit of selflessness and pursue perfection. Gao Fenglin, special fusing and welding technician at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp

A man having the spirit of craftsmanship will chasten the mind and seek increasing perfection of his products. There are lots of people who fail to make technological breakthroughs after several years of study, but I want to say that while persisting in study may not result in success, not persisting must bring failure in innovation. Tan Wenbo, senior technician at China National Petroleum Corp

I hope the trade unions can provide more training opportunities and discussion platforms for us technicians, especially based on crafts. We can share good ideas and get inspiration about the hard problems encountered during the research process. In addition, patience and perseverance are necessary when completing every work stage. Ning Yunzhan, senior technician at China Railway Rolling Stock Corp