Phoenix New Materials Invited to Attend the 28th National Welding Academic Conference

On September 21, 2024, the 28th National Welding Academic Conference, hosted by the Welding Society of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and co-organized by Henan University of Science and Technology, the 725th Institute of China Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Machinery Research Institute Co., Ltd., Longmen Laboratory, and other institutions, opened in Luoyang. Phoenix New Materials was invited to attend and deliver an academic presentation.

Academician-Led Reports, with Top Experts Gathered in Luoyang

Attending the opening ceremony were Lin Zhongqin, President of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineering and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Academicians Wang Guoqing, Fan Huitao, Chen Xuedong, Qiu Zhiming, Wang Huaming, Huang Qing, Fu Mengyin, and Ma Yushan of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Chen Jianfeng, Vice Mayor of Luoyang City; Wang Hongbin, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Henan University of Science and Technology; Song Kexing, Secretary of the Party Committee and Executive Dean of the Henan Academy of Sciences; and Li Ka, Secretary of the Party Committee of the 725th Institute of China Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd., among other leaders. The opening ceremony was presided over by Yang Yuting, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Harbin Welding Research Institute Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the China Academy of Machinery Science Group.

The conference features rich content and a well-structured, tightly coordinated agenda.

This conference is themed “Innovation and Integrated Development of Welding Manufacturing in the Context of New-Type Industrialization,” with the aim of establishing a platform for academic exchange and collaborative innovation among China’s welding science and technology professionals. The event brings together nine academicians from the Chinese Academy of Engineering and nearly 1,000 leaders, experts, and scholars from more than 280 domestic universities, research institutes, and enterprises in the welding field. The program includes one plenary session and thirteen specialized sub-sessions, featuring six keynote presentations by academicians on such topics as innovative robotic welding technologies, failure mechanisms and prevention strategies for critical equipment, technologies for the preparation of metal composites, and additive manufacturing of large-scale critical metal components. In addition, ten presentations by industry experts and scholars, along with over 420 specialized academic papers, are scheduled. The conference has set new records in terms of the caliber and number of participants and the scale of presentations. Academicians, industry experts, university scholars, and representatives from relevant enterprises are jointly exploring the major future needs of the welding industry and the technical challenges it faces, including intelligent manufacturing, while sharing the latest research findings and successful case studies of automated, digital, and intelligent applications in manufacturing processes.

Phoenix New Materials Attends; Report Receives Enthusiastic Response

During the conference, Kong Xin, General Manager of Zhengzhou Fenghuang New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., delivered an academic presentation titled “Innovation in Submerged Arc Welding Flux Manufacturing Processes and the Development of Automated Digital Systems” at the session on metal weldability and welding materials. In this presentation, he engaged with industry experts in a discussion on the critical future needs of the welding industry and the technical challenges it faces, such as intelligent manufacturing, while sharing the latest research findings and successful case studies of automated, digital, and intelligent applications in manufacturing processes. As one of the earliest private enterprises in China to engage in the production of submerged arc welding fluxes, Fenghuang New Materials has remained steadfastly committed to the guiding principle of “driving development through technological innovation.” By closely following industry trends and striving to gain a competitive edge in the market, the company has successively introduced advanced automated palletizing equipment, mixing machines, and control systems from Germany and Japan. It has also taken the lead in the industry by establishing its own state-of-the-art, fully automated, digitally controlled systems—including automatic powder blending, high-efficiency granulation, intelligent sintering, and automated packaging—thereby fundamentally ensuring product stability and consistency. These efforts have earned widespread acclaim from customers and propelled the company to achieve substantial growth in both economic and social benefits.

Empowering National Rejuvenation, Building a Century-Old Brand

This conference represents a high-level forum for the convergence and exchange of ideas in the fields of technological innovation and industrial development, and has received enthusiastic response and strong support from welding experts and scholars across the country. It will help to consolidate innovative industry resources, promote collaborative innovation within the sector, leverage technological advancement to drive industrial upgrading, inject new momentum for high-quality development into Phoenix New Materials, and enable Phoenix New Materials to become a century-old national brand, thereby making an even greater contribution to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

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