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Founder's Story

Honglin HE — Founder of SIPENG CNC — **Honglin HE** Founder, SIPENG CNC

FOUNDER PROFILE

From a Mountain Village to Advanced Manufacturing

Honglin HE was born in a poor mountain village in Hubei, China. From childhood, he was fascinated by machines and electricity, often using his small savings to buy discarded copper wire, gears, motors and components to rebuild and repair.

His entrepreneurial path included difficult lessons in machine-tool manufacturing and automation. Those experiences taught him that manufacturing cannot rely on passion alone — it requires experienced people, mature technology, disciplined engineering and respect for the process.

Today, his focus is to start with the customer's part, understand the real production problem, and bring together the right machine, process, tooling, automation and engineering resources to create measurable value. His mission is to help customers manufacture better and contribute, in his own way, to moving manufacturing technology forward.

“Create real value for customers, and move manufacturing forward.”
— Honglin HE, Founder, SIPENG CNC

Chapter 01

Where Curiosity Began

The old photograph his wife keeps brings back memories of the mountain village in Hubei Province where Honglin HE grew up. There were few machines around him, and most mechanical parts came from discarded equipment.

As a boy, he was fascinated by anything mechanical or electrical. He used his small savings to buy discarded copper wire, gears, motors and components, then took them apart, studied how they worked and tried to rebuild them. Long before he knew the language of engineering, two habits had already taken root: take it apart, and understand how it works.

Chapter 02

Learning by Building, Repairing and Starting Again

He learned through hands-on work — taking apart equipment, repairing electrical appliances and rebuilding mechanical components. Each repair taught him to observe carefully, understand how things worked and solve problems with the resources available.

As his experience grew, he moved into machine-tool manufacturing and automation. Some projects succeeded, while others resulted in difficult losses. These setbacks taught him that manufacturing depends not only on ideas and effort, but also on experienced people, mature technology, disciplined engineering and respect for the process.

Chapter 03

Setbacks That Shaped the Direction

His path through machine-tool manufacturing and automation was not smooth. He invested time, capital and effort into building manufacturing businesses, but some ventures resulted in significant losses. These experiences forced him to confront the difference between building a machine and creating lasting value for a customer.

The setbacks changed his direction. He came to understand that a machine alone is not enough — successful manufacturing requires the right process, tooling, workholding, programming, automation and engineering support working together. Instead of competing only on equipment and price, he began focusing on complete solutions built around the customer’s actual production needs.

Chapter 04

A Journey Never Made Alone

Behind every difficult stage of his journey was his wife. Through years of uncertainty, business setbacks and financial pressure, she continued to support him, living frugally and helping the family through the hardest periods. When he needed his first new car for work, she borrowed money to help make it possible.

Her support went far beyond business. When his mother became seriously ill, she cared for her until she passed away. That loyalty and quiet strength taught him that no meaningful journey is made alone — and that trust, responsibility and long-term commitment matter as much in business as they do in family.

Chapter 05

From Tianjin Toward the Global Market

After years of experience in machine tools and automation, Honglin HE began developing international markets with a clear purpose: to connect customers with practical CNC solutions built around their actual parts and production requirements.

SIPENG CNC brings together application engineering, machine tools, tooling, fixtures, programming and automation. Working with specialized manufacturing partners and experienced engineers, the company coordinates solution planning, production, inspection, commissioning and project delivery.

From Tianjin to customers around the world, the goal remains the same: create real value for customers and make advanced manufacturing more practical, reliable and accessible.

WHAT THE YEARS TAUGHT

A Belief Formed Through Experience

01 Part-Driven Engineering

We start with the actual part — its drawing, material, tolerances, production volume and cycle-time target — before recommending the machine, process or automation.

02 Practical Solutions

We configure machines, tooling, workholding and automation around the customer’s actual production requirements — with practicality, reliability and cost per part in mind.

03 Measurable Results

Accuracy, cycle time, stability and surface quality are verified through test cutting, inspection and project acceptance according to the application requirements.

04 Long-Term Partnership

From machine selection and sample machining to FAT, commissioning and production support, we stay involved where required throughout the project and as your manufacturing needs evolve.