Hefei General Machinery Research Institute has gone through such four stages as establishment, relocation, reconstruction and development since its founding 50 years ago. After completing the system transformation in 1999, our institute has been taking scientific research as our dominant direction with harmonious development of manufacture, engineering and education, now we have become a multidiscipline and comprehensive scientific research institute under direct jurisdiction of China National Machinery Industry Corporation covering such specialties as pressure vessel and chemical equipment, refrigeration and air-conditioning and environmental control technology, fluid machinery, packaging and food machinery as well as petroleum equipment etc. Hefei General Machinery Research Institute will consistently follow through "people foremost", create a relaxed and harmonious working and living environment for employees; pursue the tenet of innovation and tackle key technical problems assiduously with the aim of providing high-quality technical services and excellent products for the society; and make greater contribution to building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society.