Successful Team Formation of Big Herdsman: Selected for Qingdao Marine Fishery Intelligent Feeding Equipment Engineering Technology Collaborative Innovation Center!

Introdução

Recently, the Qingdao Marine Development Bureau officially announced the list of the 2025 Qingdao Marine Engineering Technology Collaborative Innovation Centers. The “Qingdao Marine Fishery Intelligent Feeding Equipment Engineering Technology Collaborative Innovation Center,” led by Big Herdsman Machinery (Jiaozhou) Co., Ltd., in collaboration with Zhejiang University, Qingdao Agricultural University, and Qingdao Litu High-tech Information Technology Co., Ltd., was successfully selected. The project stood out due to its solid technical foundation, comprehensive industry-university-research system, and clear technological and promotion roadmap, earning authoritative recognition for the company’s research and development capabilities and industry influence in the field of marine intelligent aquaculture equipment!

Big Herdsman has accumulated profound technological expertise and industry experience in the field of livestock and poultry breeding equipment. In recent years, the company has keenly recognized the urgent need for intelligent upgrading in the marine aquaculture industry and decisively entered the aquatic breeding equipment sector. It has transferred its core capabilities in precision control, intelligent equipment research, and development, accumulated over many years, to this field, adopting a strategy of “high investment, fast iteration” to rapidly lay out its marine aquaculture equipment track.

This collaborative innovation center focuses on addressing the core pain points in the feeding process of marine aquaculture in China, such as “high reliance on manual labor, insufficient feeding accuracy, serious feed waste, and poor adaptability to various scenarios.” By integrating resources from industry, academia, and research, the center aims to create a full-chain innovation system spanning “research and development – transformation – promotion – service.” It brings together top industry experts, including Professor Ye Zhangying from Zhejiang University and Professor Ren Yichao from Qingdao Agricultural University. The center has assembled five core technical teams to tackle the key technologies of hydraulic, pneumatic, and pneumatic conveyor feeding systems. These teams are focused on developing intelligent feeding equipment that is adaptable to various marine farming scenarios, including deep-sea net cages, aquaculture vessels, and large water surface farms.

Conclusão

This successful selection is a high recognition of Big Herdsman’s technological R&D capabilities and industrial service strength in marine aquaculture equipment. In the future, Big Herdsman will use the collaborative innovation center as a platform to deepen the integration of industry, academia, research, and application. The company will accelerate the transformation of marine intelligent feeding technology achievements, set industry standards, cultivate professional talent, and promote the intelligent, precise, and green transformation of the marine aquaculture industry. This will inject strong momentum into the “Marine Power” strategy and the high-quality development of Qingdao’s blue economy!