Female welders pose for a group photo during their leisure time at a factory of Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited under Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2025.
Established in 1951, the spot welding team at a factory of Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited now consists of nine members, five of them female. It is primarily responsible for the production of duct spacers for stator cores used in megawatt-level generators.
These spacers demand super high precision in their manufacturing, therefore deemed a significant technical challenge, but each female members on the spot welding team is capable of accomplishing 9,000 welding spots in about 60 spacers every day.
"We will continue to hone our skills to meet the needs for national development," said Wang Yaru, head of the team. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Female welders perform automatic resistance spot welding at a factory of Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited under Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A female welder performs manual spot welding at a factory of Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited under Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Wang Yaru, head of a spot welding team, operates at a factory of Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited under Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Female welders perform manual spot welding at a factory of Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited under Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Female welders work at a factory of Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited under Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A female welder performs smart laser spot welding at a factory of Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited under Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A female welder performs smart laser spot welding at a factory of Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited under Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A female welder performs automatic resistance spot welding at a factory of Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited under Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
