All types of instruments at the first phase of Sinopec Zhenhai Base are connected to a 5G dedicated network

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The first phase of the Zhenhai base mainly includes the main ethylene production facility and related projects in the industrial chain. From the desolate beaches of the East China Sea to the area filled with manufacturing towers, nearly 30,000 construction workers from 55 companies including Sinopec Engineering Construction Company carried out the construction work safely and efficiently. It took only 15 months for the ethylene project to progress from the approval of the foundation design in March 2020 and the start of on-site construction work to its completion at the end of June 2021 ； As planned, the project is set to begin operations by the end of December 2021, with a target completion time of just 21 months – a speed that will set a record for projects of similar scale in China. Additionally, the number of safe working hours achieved will exceed 40 million, representing an excellent record in terms of safety for large-scale construction projects of this kind. 　　The Zhenhai facility has for the first time achieved full domestic production of million-ton quantities of ethylene for use in distributed control systems such as those in chips and operating systems. The large-scale ethylene plants have been equipped with a \"Chinese heart\"; the domestic ethylene production equipment – namely the cracking gas compressor, propylene compressor, and ethylene compressor – meets standards that are superior to international ones, ranking first in China. Actively promote the digitalization of the petrochemical industry, achieving for the first time the simultaneous construction and delivery of digital factories and physical factories. “The \"tailor-made\" 5G dedicated network for smart factories will see 10,000 5G connection base stations deployed, creating the largest 5G dedicated network in Zhejiang Province. Various instruments, switches and valves, as well as video surveillance equipment at the base will be gradually connected to the 5G dedicated network. At present, the Zhenhai base has independently developed and implemented a unique in China \"Smart Instrument Health Management Platform,\" for which **patents have been applied; all instruments can be connected to this platform for maintenance.