On June 20, 2025, the Weichai Mining Power Second-Generation Product Promotion Conference with the theme of "Green Silk Road, Hand in Hand with Xinjiang" was held in Changji, Xinjiang, and Wu Peiguo, Secretary General of China Construction Machinery Industry Association, was invited to attend the meeting. At the meeting, the multi-fuel mine power condensed Weichai's most cutting-edge, cutting-edge and advanced technological achievements were unveiled, and the first methanol mine excavator power was delivered to local major customers. This is the first promotion meeting after the launch of Weichai's second-generation mining power new products on May 9, marking the comprehensive introduction of Weichai's new mining power products to the market and a solid step forward in boosting the construction of green mines.

Xinjiang is one of the four major coal-producing areas in China, and under the background of "dual carbon", it is the general trend to actively promote the development of green mines. Weichai's independent and controllable multi-fuel power solution, which covers the application combination of traditional energy, clean energy and new energy, is highly reliable, economical, comfortable, and environmentally friendly, which will inject surging new momentum into the high-quality development of Xinjiang's mines and contribute to the construction of the Green Silk Road.

The first methanol mining excavator power was delivered to a customer in Xinjiang

Weichai's diversified low-carbon and zero-carbon power leads the green mine revolution

At the event site, the first Weichai WP17T methanol mining excavator power was officially delivered to a major customer in Xinjiang. It is understood that the WP17T methanol engine has a maximum power of 650Ps, a maximum torque of 2900N·m, and a minimum alcohol consumption of 410g/kW·h, which is suitable for wide-body dump trucks, mining excavators and other subdivisions, and has the advantages of high reliability, excellent economy, long maintenance cycle, and green emission reduction.

After ten years and an investment of 120 million yuan, Weichai developed a fully autonomous methanol engine. Control system, core components, calibration strategy, vehicle test, etc., the core technology of the whole R&D process is independent and controllable, and a number of intellectual property rights are laid out to fill the domestic technology gap. At present, Weichai methanol mining truck has undergone two years of reliability verification in mining conditions, and the actual operating economy is more than 40% less than that of diesel products with the same displacement.

Methanol has the characteristics of high combustion efficiency, clean emission and renewable, and has attracted global attention. As one of China's important coal-producing areas, Xinjiang has a production capacity of 10 million tons of coal-to-methanol. This time, Weichai brought the world's first high-power mining methanol engine WP17T to Xinjiang mines, which will help the local development of a new space for "chain development" of the green methanol industry.

Take green as the background color of high-quality development. In recent years, Xinjiang has actively promoted the construction of a green mining development model with high technology content, low resource consumption and low environmental pollution. As a leading enterprise in China's internal combustion engine industry, Weichai actively responds to the national "dual carbon" strategy, adheres to green and low-carbon development, and comprehensively deploys diversified low-carbon and zero-carbon products.

At this promotion meeting, Weichai brought low-carbon and zero-carbon mine power products represented by WP14T range extender engine, WP16NG natural gas engine and power battery to Changji, Xinjiang. These products have the advantages of reliability, energy saving, intelligence and green, demonstrating Weichai's strong fuel flexibility and diversified operation solutions.

Among them, the power battery products from the battery cell to the PACK, the core is more safe and reliable, the product power covers 34kWh~1200kWh, supports 600V and 800V platforms, and the system cycle life can reach 4500 times. In addition, there are high-power, high-efficiency range extenders, strong, reliable and intelligent electric drive products, and supporting pure electric loaders, excavators, wide-body dump trucks, pure electric mining trucks, etc., to create a strong new energy "three electrics" system core industrial chain.

Based on the "precise matching" of the whole scenario of mining operations, Weichai has achieved environmental protection breakthroughs through technical layout, solved the problem of mine emission reduction with its hard core strength, helped customers achieve a win-win situation of economic and ecological benefits, and led the green mine revolution.

The heavy weapons of a large country are independent and controllable

Break the monopoly of large-scale mining excavators and rigid mining truck power technology

Large mining excavators and large mining rigid mining trucks are powerful engines of modern mining and are the main force in ore mining and stripping in large-scale open-pit mines, but they have been monopolized by foreign companies for a long time.

The high-altitude mining area in Xinjiang has low temperature all year round, thin oxygen, high hardness and high density of coal, and its mining operating conditions are harsh, which puts forward strict requirements for the reliability and power of the equipment.

Weichai has been deeply engaged in the field of construction machinery for more than 20 years, and has laid out power products covering small digging, medium digging, large digging, mining trucks and other fields. Especially in recent years, Weichai has independently developed M series large-bore engine products, which have successfully adapted to 95 tons ~ 400 tons of mining excavators and 55 tons ~ 400 tons of rigid mining trucks, breaking the monopoly of foreign technology and installing a reliable "Chinese heart" for large-scale mining equipment.

At this promotion meeting, Weichai exhibited 6M33, 8M33, 16M33 and other mining excavator power and rigid mining truck power star products.

6M33, 8M33 and 16M33 large-bore engines cover 19.6L~52.3L displacement and 571kW~1492kW power, which are suitable for mainstream large-scale mining equipment. 6M33 is economical and energy-saving, the fuel consumption under common working conditions is better than that of competing products, the cost is lower, the transient response is strong, and the whole environment is fully competent; 8M33 is sealed with fluorosilicone rubber, equipped with high-power starter, oil-water heating measures, and can be used in an extremely cold environment of -50°C; With a high-strength cast iron body and steel piston, the 16M33 has an overhaul cycle of 20,000 hours and a maintenance cycle of 500 hours.

It is reported that in 2022, the power of Weichai M series mining excavators has been applied in Xinjiang, and more than 150 excavators have been matched, and the products are running smoothly and have a good response from the market in terms of reliability, power and economy. In addition, Weichai also provides customized product upgrade solutions to carry out adaptive development according to different working conditions in each mining area, such as feasibility analysis of replacement schemes, power unit design, assembly guidance, real-time service tracking throughout the life cycle, and other one-stop services from scheme design to release.

At present, more than 2,000 Weichai M33 and M55 series mining excavators and large-bore engines for rigid mining trucks have been put on the market, which have undergone the test of -50°C~45°C, and the longest running time is more than 24,000 hours. Weichai has strong production capacity, exquisite process equipment, and strict quality management, which will help the transformation and upgrading of large-scale and high-end mines in Xinjiang, which is also the confidence and confidence of Weichai's second-generation mine power products with excellent quality, safety and reliability.

In the future, Weichai will continue to adhere to the guidance of scientific and technological innovation, take the role of state-owned enterprises to cast the country's important weapon, and demonstrate the power strength of world-class independent and controllable mines.

The traditional advantage field is stable

Exclusive mining services consolidate the market foundation

Wide-body dump trucks are transport vehicles with Chinese characteristics, between large mining dump trucks and ordinary dump trucks. As mining tasks become more onerous and energy demand continues to be strong, there is a growing desire for wide-body dump trucks in open pit mines. Weichai has a market share of more than 80% in the traditional advantageous field of wide-body dump truck power, providing a strong and reliable national power for mining operations.

Xinjiang open-pit coal mine has a long transportation distance, steep slope and large coal transportation volume, and the wide-body dump truck has become the main equipment for transportation in Xinjiang mining area with its flexibility and economy, and has broad market prospects.

In this regard, Weichai has launched the H/T series of products supporting wide-body vehicles in view of the typical working conditions in Xinjiang, and the 53.09% high thermal efficiency engine platform achieves low fuel consumption; High-temperature resistant materials, dustproof and high-stiffness design ensure high reliability; Spare parts are sufficient, easy to replace, and combined with the intelligent monitoring of Weichai's peer APP, safety early warning and maintenance reminders are realized, and the operation efficiency of mining equipment is improved.

It is worth mentioning that with the improvement of market transportation efficiency demand and the trend of large-scale equipment, Weichai's second-generation wide-body dump truck special power - WP14T, WP15H, WP17T, can meet the 90 tons ~ 160 tons of wide-body dump truck matching, is for customers to create a more complete range of supporting products, more suitable for heavy-duty operations of wide-body dump truck power products.

"Customer satisfaction is our aim", Weichai insists on market service upgrading, so that customers can enjoy the ultimate product competitiveness of Weichai's second-generation mining power products, and at the same time, they can enjoy the service experience of "speaking, doing, and being more thoughtful".

On May 9, Weichai Power Mine Service Base was officially unveiled, and Weichai reshaped the service standard with a full set of "more, faster, better and more economical" mining service solutions, and made good use of policies to efficiently serve the new era of mine power.

In this promotion meeting, Weichai continued to optimize the W-TCO policy system and launched the "Mine Service 2.0" program to escort Xinjiang mines with "high value, full guarantee and high profit".

High value: break through the "invisible limit" of the industry's three-guarantee period, such as wide-body dump trucks and mining excavators with unlimited mileage/time for one year (three years/20,000 hours for basic parts); The self-sale and self-insurance service fee and the working hour fee of the social service station exceeded the "maximum ceiling" of the industry service fee; Breaking through the "extreme escort" of industry services, 80 million mining accessories and complete machines have been fully invested, 100 mining service experts have been stationed in the mining area, and 10 mining service bases have been set up in the mining area.

Full guarantee: Tailor-made new mine-specific W-TCO star shield and gold shield to provide full life cycle care.

High income: Through the combination of excellent policies, excellent prices, light production, fast supply, fast maintenance, and high attendance, it brings greater benefits to customers, and the comprehensive income increases by more than 30%.

Weichai has always been guided by customers and market demand, with the goal of independent and controllable technological innovation and research and development, helping the industry to change and insist on providing customers with the most competitive and valuable mining power solutions. In the future, with the accelerated development of multi-fuel power in Xinjiang mines, Weichai will continue to promote the green transformation of mine power with the original intention of national power.(This article is from the official website of Seetao www.seetao.com. Reprinting without permission is strictly prohibited. Please indicate Seetao.com + original link when reprinting) Seetao.com Strategy Column Editor/Sun Fengjuan