HLB Bearing Wins Bronze Award at Liaocheng Mayor’s Cup Industrial Design Competition

May 19,2026–The award ceremony for the Shandong Provincial“Industrial Design for Hundred Enterprises”Campaign(Liaocheng Session)and the Liaocheng Mayor’s Cup Industrial Design Competition was held.HLB Bearing claimed the Bronze Award for its self-developed high-precision thin-walled self-lubricating spherical plain bearing designed for aerospace applications.Tailored to meet the lightweight and ultra-high reliability requirements of aerospace equipment,this product adopts structural topology optimization and innovative self-lubricating composite materials.It delivers a 15% reduction in weight,a 20% drop in friction coefficient,and a 30% extension of service life,breaking long-standing foreign technical monopolies in the field of high-precision thin-walled spherical plain bearings.To date,HLB Bearing has filed 5 patents for this product line and secured supply cooperation intentions with multiple aerospace research institutes.

A national-level“Specialized,Refined,Unique & Innovative Champion Enterprise”,HLB Bearing operates a provincial-level industrial design center and has built a full-cycle R&D system covering simulation design through real-scenario performance testing.This accolade serves as official recognition of the company’s robust industrial design capabilities and advanced manufacturing expertise.

A total of 80 gold, silver and bronze awards were conferred in this year’s competition.Standing out among over a thousand participating enterprises,HLB Bearing demonstrates the vigorous innovation momentum of Liaocheng’s manufacturing sector. It also sets an industry benchmark for the city’s industrial design transformation—shifting focus from superficial aesthetic upgrades to core technology-driven value creation.