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The CFT face: Chen Huazhang: Eighteen Years of Factory as Home, One heart Safeguarding safety

2026-04-01 13:52:08



|The CFT face|




Chen Huazhang:

For eighteen years, we have been dedicated to the factory as our home, with a single heart safeguarding safety


On the apron of a busy airport, the take-offs and landings of planes draw all eyes. However, beneath the ground, another invisible "artery" and "nerve" system - aviation ground energy support - is quietly ensuring the stable operation of every flight. Their safe takeoff and landing are inseparable from a group of artisans who have been deeply engaged in this field. Chen Huazhang, a 58-year-old veteran engineer and a member of the founding team of Cft Company, is one of them. Since joining the company in 2008 when it was founded, over the past eighteen years, he has left his footprints at major airports across the country. With his own hands, he has transformed precise drawings into solid and reliable equipment, safeguarding the ground safety of aircraft with extreme rigor.










01From "having nothing" to "being able to do everything




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In 2008, when Cft was first established, there were only six people, including the boss. At that time, Chen Huazhang, who was engaged in the decoration industry, was invited by the founder, Mr. Chen, to join. He had no concept of "aviation floor well" yet. "At the beginning, it would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous," he recalled. "But the sincerity the company showed to its employees made me feel that there was a human touch and warmth here." It was precisely this initial sense of stability that led him to choose to stay and accompany the company in taking the first step from zero to one.



Due to his construction experience, Chen Huazhang was assigned to the engineering department. Facing a brand-new field, he frankly admitted that he "learned bit by bit from everyone after joining the company." From recognizing equipment and understanding drawings to mastering electrical, mechanical and even welding, under the hands-on guidance of veteran workers, he has transformed from a decorator to an expert in underground engineering. All my technical knowledge about electricity was learned from an experienced employee. Besides, many other people have helped me. Director Li Heli from the mechanical department taught me a lot, enabling me to gradually understand the drawings and handle the machinery. For the welder part, I would like to express my special gratitude to He Junyun. It was he who demonstrated over and over again, and I practiced repeatedly before I gradually got the hang of it.

He has witnessed the company's growth from purchasing its first lathe to becoming increasingly well-equipped, the team expanding from a few people to dozens, and the business expanding from sporadic small projects at the beginning to undertaking major projects such as the construction of the national gateway airport now. "I have watched Cft grow from nothing to something, from small to big, step by step to where it is today." " This pride of growing together is evident."










02Every screw is related to safety




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Chen Huazhang's regular job is to travel all over the country. Multimeters, phase sequence meters, grounding testers and the like are his "old buddies". Years of front-line practice have forged in him a sense of responsibility and attention to detail that runs deep in his bones.


The work we do, on a small scale, is installing a piece of equipment; on a larger scale, it is a major issue concerning the safety of the aircraft and the operation of the airport. This is what he often says to his apprentices. In his eyes, the torque of the screw, the thickness of the sealant, and the value of the grounding resistance, these dull standards are the "life-saving talismans" gained from countless experiences and lessons. A loose joint may lead to overall rework, and a waterproofing defect may cause a malfunction in the rain. He demanded that the team must treat every detail "as a major issue", because only in this way could they truly "avoid major incidents".


This relentless pursuit of standards has been vividly demonstrated in the Beijing Daxing International Airport project. Facing the world-renowned national project, standards as strict as the millimeter level, and tight schedules, Chen Huazhang and his team were "on high alert". They repeatedly confirmed every link of waterproofing, grounding and wiring, and finally successfully completed the task. When he saw the plane taking off and landing at the new airport, he felt extremely proud: "There are also the ground well equipment we installed down there."









03The "invisible" pride and the "unbreakable" original aspiration




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Although the achievements of his work are not known to most people, Chen Huazhang always feels a strong sense of value recognition. Whether on a business trip or traveling, whenever he arrives at an airport he has participated in building, he will subconsciously look for the manhole covers he installed to observe the operation of the equipment. Although no one knows who did it, I do. We have also contributed to this aviation industry." The sense of security and pride brought by this job is the emotional support that has sustained him for eighteen years.


Looking back on his time at Cft, Chen Huazhang described it as "one step at a time". For the future of the company, this veteran employee has the most simple expectations: the scale can be expanded, the technology can be upgraded, but the initial spirit of "being meticulous about quality, insisting on safety, and being responsible to customers" must not be lost. I have watched the company grow to where it is today. I hope that in the future, it will go even better and further.




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