Sunway Technologies, known domestically in China as Sunway/Chengwei, has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world’s leading producers of laboratory fume hoods. Founded in 1994 under the name Beijing Chengwei Laboratory Equipment Co., Ltd., the company initially specialized in manufacturing kitchen cabinets. However, the founders, guided by a passion for innovation and a deep understanding of manufacturing soon identified a need in the market for high-quality, safe, and accessible laboratory equipment.
As the company shifted its focus to science and laboratory products, it adopted the brand name Sunway, signaling a new direction with a broader vision. Today, Sunway Technologies is recognized as China’s market leader in laboratory fume hoods, with a rapidly expanding international presence. The company is now attracting attention worldwide for its cutting-edge technology, design-forward engineering, and rigorous quality standards that rival those of long-established global competitors.
At its core, Sunway remains a family-owned and operated business, and it’s these family values integrity, responsibility, and long-term commitment that continue to shape its growth. The leadership fosters a culture of trust and craftsmanship, ensuring that every product reflects their commitment to laboratory safety and user-centered innovation.
With decades of experience and a relentless focus on research and development, Sunway is not only advancing fume hood technology but also raising the standard for safety and performance across the laboratory industry. As the company continues to expand into new markets, its dual legacy as Chengwei and Sunway serves as a proud reminder of its journey from cabinetmaker to global safety innovator.
In every high-performance lab, safety and success go hand in hand and both require teamwork. The Ultimate control panel is more than just a monitoring tool; it’s a visual cue that reinforces the partnership between the fume hood and the user. It constantly reminds us of the hood’s performance role and our own responsibilities when using it.
The more visual prompts we have, the more likely we are to process critical safety information. Just like pilots rely on pre-flight checklists, safe fume hood users should follow routine safety checks before starting work. The Ultimate encourages this mindset by keeping vital safety data in view and top of mind.
Safety should never be a distraction it should be second nature, a collection of good habits built over time. When users engage with the fume hood as an active safety partner, risks are reduced, and confidence increases.
With The Ultimate and the user working together, safety becomes a shared responsibility. The result? A smarter, safer, and more productive lab environment for everyone.
At Sunway, we’ve spent years building a reputation across China for engineering excellence, fast response, and a commitment to laboratories that operate safer, smarter, and more efficiently. But as our products, technologies, and customer relationships expanded, one thing became increasingly clear: the needs of the North American market are different. Expectations are different. Service requirements are different. And to truly serve laboratories in the United States and Canada, we couldn’t support the market from across an ocean; we needed to be here.
That’s why we chose Phoenix, Arizona as our North American home.
Phoenix is more than a headquarters. It’s a promise. A promise that Sunway will deliver the same high-touch support, the same rapid response, and the same engineering-driven reliability that have defined our presence in Asia updated and tailored for the way American laboratories work.
Laboratories in North America operate within a unique ecosystem: multiple regulatory bodies, evolving standards like ASHRAE 110 and ANSI Z9.5, and a culture that values transparency, documentation, and accountability. Equipment must do more than perform it must prove performance, often continuously.
For decades, American labs have struggled with inconsistent service, long lead times, and equipment that lags behind modern containment expectations. When we entered this market, we didn’t assume we could simply export what worked in China. Instead, we listened. We watched. We learned.
American customers wanted local training. They wanted local service. They wanted replacement parts stocked in North America not shipped internationally. They wanted a partner who understood containment, user behavior, room dynamics, and the realities of high-stakes research. And they wanted someone to pick up the phone, walk into their lab, and solve the problem not weeks later, but now.
Sunway’s approach in China is built on speed, expertise, and trust. It is common for our engineers to support customers the same day, solve complex containment issues onsite, and provide follow-through that keeps systems performing long after installation.
Now, North America gets that same level of service right here, from Phoenix.
This is not a distribution office. It is a full-service North American hub built to support architects, engineers, EHS professionals, researchers, and facilities teams across the United States and Canada.
North American laboratories don’t just want technology they want validation. They want data. They want proof that a product works in the real world, under the conditions their people face every day. Sunway’s mission aligns perfectly with that expectation.
Our presence in Phoenix ensures that every customer from a university research lab to a biotech start-up receives the guidance, testing expertise, training, and rapid support needed to achieve true containment, not just compliance.
Sunway came to North America for one simple reason: to serve this market the right way. With a physical home in Phoenix, we’re not looking at America from afar. We’re here. We’re invested. And we’re committed to raising the standard for laboratory containment one hood, one customer, one solution at a time.
Mr. Zhou is a second-generation leader at Sunway, having been raised in the business and immersed in its values from an early age. As a key figure in the new generation of innovators, he is helping to reimagine the fume hood industry with a forward-thinking approach rooted in safety, performance, and user trust. Passionate about laboratory safety, Mr. Zhou is dedicated to driving meaningful changes that create safer environments for scientific research. His leadership extends beyond Sunway, as he plays an active role in influential industry organizations such as SLEA and SEFA. Through these platforms, he contributes to the development of critical specifications and standards, while also prioritizing education and outreach for all fume hood stakeholders from end users to architects and engineers. Understanding the responsibility that comes with being a market leader, Mr. Zhou has made trust a guiding principle at Sunway, shaping the company’s reputation and future.
In Chinese culture, food is so much more than fuel it’s family, tradition, and love served up on a plate. Around a Chinese table, meals become a language of connection. It’s how generations bond, how love is shown, and how respect is passed down.
At Sunway, when you sit at our table, you’re more than a customer you’re family.
In every Chinese home, the family meal is a daily ritual that reinforces togetherness. The round table symbolizing unity and equality brings everyone face to face, with shared dishes placed in the center to encourage communal dining, cooperation, and conversation.
Respect is woven into every bite. Elders are served first. Younger family members learn early on to offer food as a sign of gratitude and care. The simple act of making someone’s favorite dish or saying “吃了吗?” (“Have you eaten?”) becomes a heartfelt gesture of love one that doesn’t require many words.
Food also plays a starring role in Chinese festivals and celebrations. Every dish carries meaning: dumplings for prosperity, noodles for long life, fish for abundance, and mooncakes for reunion. These meals do more than fill plates they fill hearts, deepen cultural roots, and pass on traditions from one generation to the next.
The kitchen itself becomes a place of storytelling. Grandparents teach grandkids not just how to cook, but why it matters the stories behind each ingredient, each recipe, each holiday. Cooking becomes a family effort, a way to laugh, learn, and build memories together.
At Sunway, we believe in these values. We believe in trust, respect, and the kind of hospitality that comes from generations of sharing meals and memories.
When you dine with us, you’re not just enjoying a meal. You’re being welcomed into something deeper a culture, a family, and a legacy of love served daily, from our kitchen to your table.
