The review of the horizontal rubber tire shaping and vulcanizing press passed. The central mechanism of a new type of tire shaping and vulcanizing press declared by Guilin Rubber Machinery Factory has recently been granted patent authorization. The 3000 tire shaping vulcanizer, a demonstration project for the introduction and industrialization of major scientific and technological achievements in Guangxi undertaken by Guilin Rubber Machinery Factory, passed the appraisal organized by the Guangxi Science and Technology Department. Experts believe that the product has advanced design and is the first of its kind in China.