Machine saved and production resumed

Dong Fang Electrical Machinery is one of the biggest electrical machinery producers in China. Its Steam-Turbine Works in Hanwang Town, Mianzhu City, was damaged in the earthquake. Now, most of its machines have been salvaged from the damaged buildings, and employees are working hard to get production back on track.

Dong Fang Electrical Machinery is one of the biggest electrical machinery producers in China.

Over 100,000 items relating to the factory's core technology were saved from this seven-floor library before the earthquake. There were also more than 12 million product designs. The earthquake severely damaged this building, completely destroying the first to the third floor.

Wang Weimin, Chief Engineer of Steam-turbine Works, said, "The value of these materials can't be judged in terms of cash. Many of them represent the world's pioneering technology. They consist of efforts from several generations. If we can't save these materials, our loss will surpass tens of billion yuan."

Amid aftershocks and the possibility of the building collapsing further, firefighters from Zhejiang province began salvaging the machines and the dossier in the library. After 20 hours' effort, almost everything had been taken out.