Since 1991, the predecessor of GCL Group, Xiecheng Electric Equipment Company, has set up a design department, attaching great importance to innovation and R&D, laying the foundation for GCL's technologyl innovation. Since its development, GCL Group has always placed innovation at the core of the overall development of the enterprise, focusing on the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy, and accelerating the promotion of technological innovation as the core, including management innovation, business model innovation, etc.

Technological innovation is the fundamental driving force for GCL's sustainable development. GCL has established world-class R&D centers and incubators in the United States, Japan, Singapore, Shanghai, Suzhou, Xuzhou and other places in China. It has a strong and efficient scientific innovative research team composed of more than 3,000 domestic and foreign researchers and academician and postdoctoral workstations. The three-dimensional breakthroughs in key core equipment, advanced production processes, and cutting-edge technology reserves have promoted GCL into a technologically innovative enterprise.