Taicang KERN-LIEBERS Springs Co Ltd in Taicang, a county-level city in East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo/WeChat account: tcfbgw] 

In 1993, Taicang KERN-LIEBERS Springs Co Ltd became the first German company to be established in Taicang, a county-level city in East China's Jiangsu province. 

KERN-LIEBERS Springs had only six employees and a 400-square-meter factory at that time, with a focus on manufacturing seat belt springs. Currently it has more than 1,000 employees and a 50,000-square-meter modern facility, noted Simon Veit, senior vice president of KERN-LIEBERS Group. 

KERN-LIEBERS Springs, a hidden champion in the springs industry, produces 1,869 springs a year, with its seat belt spring products accounting for 70 percent of China's market. 

The high-quality precision springs produced by KERN-LIEBERS Springs have been used in fields like automobiles, electronics, communications, transportation, medical devices, and household appliances. 

The significant progress made by KERN-LIEBERS Springs is largely due to it introducing the dual education system and establishing a training center for carrying out the education system in 2001. 

Zhou Zhihao, who graduated from a dual education training session in 2004, is now a production manager of KERN-LIEBERS Springs. 

KERN-LIEBERS Springs' outstanding achievements is a microcosm of Sino-German cooperation over the past 30 years in Taicang, which is currently home to 470 German enterprises and more than 10 dual education centers.

Students receive dual education at Taicang KERN-LIEBERS Springs Co Ltd in Taicang, a county-level city in East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo/WeChat account: tcfbgw]