Shanghai older people how is summer. The general public in addition to a staff fan, electric fan is the main cooling, and can supply a large number of units, and meet the residents, only Shanghai "Wahson" fan. One summer, a bit better people are able to buy a Wahson fan proud, after the founding of the twenty or thirty years of this, in the course of time, China produced synonymous with the electric fan, so in many people's impression, "Wahson" is the electric fan, the electric fan is Wahson". But it's too small to look at "Wahson".

 

Early national capital tends to focus on investing in textile, flour, and tobacco. Rarely enter the motor manufacturing industry, because the silicon steel sheet, enameled wire, copper and other raw materials need to be imported, technical staff and production equipment, management system requirements are relatively high. There must be some courage to enter this industry. From late 10s and 20s onwards, the national brand Wahson fan, Huatong switchgear, Howard lighting electrical industry in Shanghai, and said the "San Hua", the famous national. In particular, "Wahson". In 1924, mass production has been made to break the exclusive market of the Westerners with its high quality. But Wahson's eyes didn't stop in the industrial salvation ambition, aimed at the motor in a manufacturing beneficial to the people's livelihood.

 

Yang Jichuan, the founder of Wahson, is a self-taught motor manufacturing expert and an enterprising industrialist. In 1930, it was examined by the national government department of science and technology, and obtained the qualification of electrical engineers. In December 1934, it was absorbed by the China Institute of electrical engineers. As early as 1917, he designed and manufactured the first three phase AC transformer and DC generator in China. Since then, it has also hosted 8 kilowatt DC generators, 60 safety electroplating generators, 15 thousand volt ampere transformers and so on. These products were awarded the best prize and gold medal at the Shanghai General Chamber of commerce at that time.

 

As the actual Wahson factory responsible person Ye Youcai in management, at the beginning of 1931, Ye Youcai and Wahson joint venture capital Huacheng Electrical Appliance Factory in Nanxiang Town, the production of various motor products. And the establishment of Wahson Limited by Share Ltd, in 1934 at the time, with an annual output of more than 72000 fans, the annual sales value of 1 million yuan, is Chinese fan industry production and the annual output value of middle-aged top the list of big boss, "fan king" reputation, but also for the Wahson factory half of the product, motor, electrical equipment and other products also accounted for nearly half. During the war of resistance, the Wahson factory moved to Chongqing and became the only factory in the rear area that could make 50 horsepower generators at the time of the great rear. For the victory of the war of resistance, it made an important contribution to the electrical industry in the rear area.

 

After the founding of new China, in the first five year plan period, the Wahson factory was listed as the key enterprise in the heavy industry industry. And for a long time, it belongs to Shanghai's electromechanical one, the main products are still various specifications of the motor, to meet the urgent need for the recovery and development of the national economy. A factory was located in Jiangning Road, is the production of all kinds of motor, and is located in the "Big Ben" Macao Road factory production export electric fan. This pattern lasted for a long time, until 1962, in the national industry adjustment, draw a single production department set up a motor motor factory, Wahson factory is specialized in all kinds of electric fans, since then, "Wahson" over Shanghai Light Industry Bureau, become a professional fan manufacturer.

 

Under the planned economy of the adjustment, the future development of Wahson, the negative impact is obvious, Wahson technology, equipment, personnel were weakened by the comprehensive advantages, but the electric fan production professional standards have improved, still holds a leading position in Chinese. In addition to producing all kinds of civil fans normally, we should give full play to its technical advantages in the field of ventilation and exhaust, and have built a dedicated subway fan for the first subway in China -- Beijing Metro. It also has great achievements in industrial fans. Besides the warping fans on common textile machines, there are train top fans for railway passenger cars, marine fans for ships, ventilating fans for aircraft. In the 80s of last century, the original steel and wood furniture, which was first set up for the hotel, was welcomed by the concerned parties.

 

So, only think that "Wahson" is only a fan, or only household appliances, that is a misunderstanding, Wahson in the history of China's electrical development, the work can not be done.