Reprinted: Dalian Foreign Affairs Interview with President Silvestre Benjamin, a French optical expert of our company

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Feb 21,2023


Foreigners - Home in Dalian series story 6

 

Original website:https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1HBkXp7vXzmhSpB-YZKqBg

China today is an example to the world

 

 ———Sun Xueli

 

     From March 17 to 19, 2021, Sylvester Benjamin, Chairman of Dalian Somtec Industrial Components Co., Ltd., led his team to participate in the "2021 Munich Shanghai Optical Expo" held in Shanghai, which was vividly likened by the industry to the feast of the electronic manufacturing industry and the grand event of the global laser, optical and optoelectronic industries, as well as the landing technology-intensive show of intelligent manufacturing. Somtec's booth is located in the W5 Hall. Benjamin, with his outstanding achievements in 20 patented technologies representing the world's cutting-edge optical technology, led the show and attracted many Chinese and foreign customers to negotiate.

 

 

Benjamin spent 20 years from being a young optical expert when he first arrived in Dalian to establishing a leading optical high-tech enterprise at home and abroad. He spent an important time in Dalian, achieved the "golden age" of his career, and created his own highlight moment.

Due to business needs, Benjamin often deals with government departments. Benjamin said that the government understands the enterprise and considers the development of the enterprise everywhere. The government department's work mode is also very advanced. The staff he contacted are very approachable and efficient, which surprised him.

Benjamin's 20 years in the Dalian Development Zone have also witnessed the rapid development of the Zone. Benjamin said that the Dalian Development Zone, like any place in China, has undergone tremendous changes. Looking back now, today's development zone is quite different from that of 20 years ago. It is worthy of being the first development zone in China. He witnessed the development and expansion of the development zone and experienced the rapid changes of the development zone. As a French, he felt very proud to participate in it.

 

Breakthrough of traditional family industry in China

Since 1901, the Benjamin family has been engaged in the research and development of polishing technology for optical products. It has a history of more than one hundred years. It has a high reputation and influence in Europe and even in the world. Its products are famous around the world for their high, sophisticated and other high-end technologies. Since the age of 16, Benjamin has been studying technology and business in the family business while going to school to prepare for entering the family business in the future.

In the continuous research and practice, Benjamin's technology and research in optical polishing and other industries have reached a very high level, and he also has his own unique understanding of optical technology. Benjamin did not want to be confined to the business model and technology of the traditional family. In order to realize his understanding of optical technology, he decided to set up his own door and start a business.

On September 18, 2008, Dalian Somtec Industrial Parts Co., Ltd. was established in the Red Star Industrial Park of Dalian Development Zone.

Although he started in a family business, Benjamin was not restricted by it. He always traced and absorbed the origin of the optical family, and was not limited by the family's achievements and technologies. He not only understood the nourishment of the optical family's century-old history, but also sought the path of innovation in the market changes. With his own discovery and technology, he has made continuous progress in search and found the breakthrough of traditional family polishing technology in China. At the same time, he introduced a number of optical patent technologies to China, brought the world's advanced polishing technology into China, and provided equipment and technical support for a number of national technical projects.

From the earliest basic OEM to 20 patented technologies, Benjamin's enterprise has developed rapidly. Its products are mainly used in electronics, semiconductor, laser, machinery, optics, watch manufacturing, key laboratories and other industries. The main body of polishing equipment for the processing of special materials, which is almost at the top of science and technology, has become the priority choice of a number of national designated procurement projects and scientific research institutions. During the 13 years of development and expansion of the company, Benjamin has provided customers with good products, technical support and sound after-sales service with his experience in the design and production of optical polishing machines and his keen mind and vision.

The company has attracted a large number of customers at home and abroad, gradually opened up the market and won unanimous acclaim in line with the concept of "using low cost to make customers get big profits".

Benjamin's company has successively won the "Technology Innovation Award" and "Precision Optical Innovation Product Award" of the China International Photoelectric Expo, and has also been awarded the title of Dalian High-tech Enterprise by the Dalian Municipal Government.

Time has proved everything and Benjamin's vision. In the process of continuous breakthrough and innovation, he has made the traditional family optical business continue to carry forward. In this land of Dalian, he has expanded his territory and built a high-end scientific and technological enterprise at the forefront of the times.

 

This article is written by Ms. Sun Xueli according to Benjamin's dictation