In 2025, the microwave rock-breaking TBM jointly developed by NHI and Northeastern University was successfully completed. As an original domestic tunneling equipment, it integrates disc cutter cutting, material conveying and crawler traveling functions. It revolutionizes hard rock cutting and mechanized mining in metal mines and lays an equipment foundation for intelligent and unmanned mining operations.

2025

In 2025, the world’s first large spiral vertical mill adopting permanent magnet semi-direct drive technology, independently developed by NHI, rolled off the assembly line, helping the customer hit a record high output of iron concentrate powder.

2025

In 2025, the Φ8.8×4.8m SAG mill and Φ6.2×11.0m ball mill were manufactured, finished by NHI and shipped to overseas job sites. The SAG mill of this project boasts the largest specification since the Group’s mixed-ownership reform.

2025

In 2025, China’s first hard rock deep shaft boring machine was rolled off the production line and put into service at NHI. Setting two new industrial standards and four new industry records, the machine completed the full breakthrough of Diversion Shaft No.1 at Songyang Pumped Storage Power Station in Zhejiang Province 20 days ahead of schedule.

2025

In 2024, the world’s largest 5.5m rolling-type crop shear independently designed and fabricated by the NHI passed commissioning with flying colors. The equipment broke foreign monopolies and filled a domestic product gap. In 2025, it was officially put into operation at the Zhoukou Project in Henan Province and selected for the “Exhibition of Achievements Made in China during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period”.

2024

In 2024, the “Endeavor” TBM designed and manufactured by NHI achieved full tunnel breakthrough, setting a world record of 26.521 kilometers of single-machine tunneling distance.

2024

In 2024, in partnership with China ENFI Engineering Corporation, NHI completed the off-line delivery of a 7.9m × 4.8m wet SAG mill and a 6.4m × 9.7m overflow ball mill developed for the Asmara Polymetallic Mine Project in Eritrea.

2024

In 2024, NHI completed the R&D and application of an unattended intelligent platform for arm-type bucket wheel stacker-reclaimers based on multi-source spatiotemporal data acquisition, successfully filling the domestic technical gap in unattended intelligent operation of bulk material handling equipment for iron and steel enterprises.

2024

In 2023, phased achievements were made in the R&D and design of the 3.53m pumped storage TBM. This product fills the gap in the company’s product portfolio, and technical innovations such as ultra-small turning radius and remote unattended operation have passed preliminary verification.

2023

In 2023, the reciprocating turn-back double-car open-set duel-purpose car damper independently designed by NHI successfully passed factory acceptance tests. Deployed on the Dagang Iron & Steel project, it has won high recognition from the customer.

2023

In 2023, through cooperation with the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NHI overcame the final technical bottleneck restricting the full localization of shield machines, and manufactured China’s first 100% domestically produced shield machine for engineering construction.

2023

In 2023, the full-section potash mine mining machine independently developed by NHI is the first set of its kind in China and the world’s largest dedicated equipment for potash mining. It integrates multiple functions including full-section continuous cutting, loading & conveying, travelling, dust removal, inertial navigation and wireless remote control for solid potash ore excavation and mining.

2023

In 2022, China’s first automatic mixing and conveying system independently developed by NHI was put into service at the Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station on the Dadu River. Integrating feeding, batching, mixing and stockpiling functions, it stands as the first domestic material transportation and mixing system and leads the development trend for the construction of homogeneous earth-rockfill dams of the same type.

2022

In 2022, the bridge-type scraper reclaimer built for the MPGC Power Plant in the Philippines was fully finished. Equipped with a fully intelligent control system, it ranks as the world’s largest bridge-type scraper reclaimer to date.

2022

In 2019, the MLL1200 spiral vertical mill manufactured by the NHI for Sanjiazi Mining in Benxi was put into operation. Consuming 30% to 50% less energy than conventional grinding equipment, the mill features simplified processes, unattended operation and easy maintenance. It broke foreign market monopolies and delivered a breakthrough in China’s iron ore reprocessing technology.

2019

April 30, 2019 Northern Heavy Industries completed the mixed-ownership reform smoothly.

2019

In 2010, NHI successfully developed China’s first large-scale grinding machine-ball mill, marking a crucial stride for the Group into the design and manufacturing of large grinding equipment.

2010

In 2006, Shenyang Heavy Machinery and Shenyang Mining Machinery underwent restructuring and merger to establish Northern Heavy Industries Group Co., Ltd.(NHI)

2006

In 2005, two slurry balance shield machines with a diameter of 11.38 meters, jointly developed with France’s NFM Technologies for the “First Tunnel Crossing the Yangtze River”, ushered in a new era for domestically-made shield machines to traverse rivers and seas.

2005

In 1995, a large bucket-wheel excavator jointly developed with Germany’s Takraf GmbH was successfully installed and commissioned at Yuanbaoshan Open-pit Coal Mine in Inner Mongolia. It ranked as the largest self-propelled mechanical equipment on land at that time.

1995

In 1985, the company was delegated from the national Ministry of Machinery Industry to the administration of Shenyang Municipal Government, and underwent corporate system restructuring.

1985

In 1983, relying on imported, digested and absorbed technologies to develop new products and upgrade existing ones, the domestically largest hydraulic gyratory crusher co-developed with Fuller Company of the United States was exported to the United Kingdom.

1983

Since 1978, the company has introduced fan mill technologies from Germany and Russia. Through technology digestion, absorption and innovation, it independently developed a full range of MFQ-type fan mills.

1978

In 1966, the 12,500-ton horizontal extruder for non-ferrous metals was completed, making China the world’s third country equipped with a ten-thousand-ton extruder.

1966

In 1952, it successfully trial-manufactured the first 5-ton steam-air dual-purpose hammer, opening a new chapter in China’s independent design and manufacture of heavy machinery products.

1952

Following the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Shenyang Heavy Machinery quickly resumed production. It became China’s first comprehensive heavy machinery plant under the administration of the First Ministry of Machine Building of the People’s Republic of China.

1949

Shenyang Heavy Machinery was founded in 1937, formerly the Fengtian Factory of Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

1937

Shenyang Mining Machinery originated in 1921 as an ordnance factory under the Fengtian Warlord Regime.

1921