Ma became the head of the Ma Hengchang Team in 2012, which has evolved into an exemplary precision workshop with the primary objective of addressing core technological challenges in key fields.

Over the years, Ma and his fellow workers have focused on enhancing productivity and quality in production tasks of critical components, serving as a vanguard in manufacturing and revitalizing the machine tool industry.

"Upholding the spirit of craftsmanship, being down-to-earth and striving for perfection are crucial paths for improving our skills and technical proficiency," Ma said. "I believe that through the digital transformation and upgrading of equipment manufacturing, high-end CNC machine tool products will be more sophisticated, intelligent and sustainable, accelerating the development of new quality productive forces and driving Chinese modernization."