Author | Qiao Yujie
Editor | Yuan Silai
Yingke discovered that Beijing Shenzhou Puhui Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Shenzhou Puhui”) not too long ago accomplished its Series B financing. This spherical was invested by the Beijing Advanced Manufacturing and Intelligent Equipment Industry Investment Fund. The funds might be primarily used for the home substitution of excessive – finish underwater devices, the R & D of marine unmanned clever merchandise, and the growth of civilian situations for core merchandise.
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Beijing, Shenzhou Puhui is a specialised and refined “little giant” enterprise within the deep – sea expertise subject supported by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The firm has lengthy been deeply concerned in fiber – optic sensing and underwater acoustic sensing applied sciences, and has the complete – chain R & D and engineering capabilities from core units, particular gear to system options.
Centering on the core route of underwater sensing, the corporate has shaped a sequence of product matrix protecting fiber – optic hydrophone towed arrays, fiber – optic hydrophone seabed arrays, marine useful resource exploration gear, 3D picture sonars, distributed fiber – optic sensing demodulators, particular sensing cables, and watertight connectors. Many of the related applied sciences are on the main degree in China, and the merchandise have been utilized in situations comparable to marine commentary, useful resource exploration, underwater safety, and main infrastructure monitoring.
Underwater sensing gear product system (Source/Enterprise)
In phrases of expertise and scientific analysis, Shenzhou Puhui as soon as took the lead in endeavor a serious instrument mission of the Ministry of Science and Technology. The related achievements have been virtually utilized in fields comparable to underwater goal detection, marine useful resource exploration, underwater noise measurement, and marine scientific commentary. Many applied sciences have crammed the gaps in related home fields and gained many vital nationwide and provincial honors.
The firm has additionally collectively established an underwater acoustic joint laboratory with Harbin Engineering University and Northwestern Polytechnical University, and established lengthy – time period cooperative relationships with many marine – associated universities and key laboratories to repeatedly promote the engineering implementation of underwater acoustic and fiber – optic sensing applied sciences. In 2025, by mergers and acquisitions, the corporate mastered the core R & D capabilities of deep – sea 3D picture sonars, changing into one of the few giant – scale systematic expertise enterprises in China that each analysis, develop, and produce underwater detection sonars and picture sonars.
With the gradual launch of the demand for home substitution and the rising demand for underwater sensing gear in fields comparable to marine engineering, water conservancy, and oil and gasoline, the corporate has accelerated the transformation of core applied sciences from scientific analysis to productization and engineering supply in recent times.
Zhang Haibing, the founder of the corporate, stated that underwater sensing and excessive – finish sonar gear have lengthy been extremely depending on imports, particularly in fields comparable to imaging mapping and detection, that are considerably affected by abroad controls. “We first entered the military system to solve the problem of ‘whether it can be used’. As the technology matures, the space in the civilian market is gradually opening up.” At current, the corporate has deployed in civilian situations comparable to oil and gasoline, water conservancy, bridge inspection, and fish discovering, and continues to increase functions in instructions comparable to oil and gasoline exploration, underwater safety, and infrastructure monitoring.
Centering on the development of industrialization and engineering supply capabilities, Shenzhou Puhui has made layouts in lots of locations throughout the nation. The group at present has three subsidiaries: Wuhan Puhui Ocean Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd., Harbin Hachuan Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd., and Hainan Puhui Ocean Technology Co., Ltd. Among them, Wuhan Puhui was established in 2012 and has constructed the Hubei Provincial Fiber – Optic Hydrophone Detection Engineering Laboratory. It is a crucial base for the corporate to obtain giant – scale manufacturing of fiber – optic hydrophones and array system – degree merchandise. Harbin Hachuan Optoelectronic focuses on the R & D and manufacturing of new distributed sensors and their excessive – finish gear. Hainan Puhui is positioned as a base for the event of utility situations, operation providers, and upkeep assist of excessive – finish sonars and marine geophysical exploration gear, offering gear integration, joint debugging, operation and upkeep assist, and technical providers for utility situations comparable to underwater detection, marine survey, useful resource geophysical exploration, and inspection.
In phrases of capital, Shenzhou Puhui has accomplished a number of rounds of financing. The shareholders embody the Second – part Advanced Manufacturing Industry Investment Fund of the National Major Fund, the Beijing Advanced Manufacturing and Intelligent Equipment Industry Investment Fund, the Gazelle Science and Technology Innovation Fund of Zhongguancun Capital Science and Technology Innovation Fund, in addition to enterprise capital establishments comparable to Tibet Meilan and Shenghe Weiye. Zhang Haibing stated that this spherical of financing might be primarily invested within the home substitution of excessive – finish marine instrument gear, the built-in utility of sonar merchandise and unmanned platforms, clever functions, and the additional growth of product functions in civilian industries comparable to oil and gasoline, underwater safety, and water conservancy.
Currently, the corporate has about 270 workers, with R & D personnel accounting for greater than 30%. The core staff primarily comes from nicely – recognized home universities and related analysis establishments in acoustics and optics. Many core members have led or participated in nationwide and provincial key scientific analysis initiatives.