The 2024 China Forging Week has come to a successful conclusion, seeking innovative development in plastic engineering
From November 1st to 3rd, 2024, the highly anticipated "2024 China Forging Week - National Plastic Engineering Innovation and Development Conference" was successfully held in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. The conference, with the theme of "Collaborative Integration, Moving towards the 'New'", attracted more than 500 representatives from 112 universities, research institutes, and the business community across the country. The conference received a total of 140 papers/abstracts, including 53 full texts and 153 presentations, fully showcasing the latest scientific research achievements and cutting-edge technologies in the field of plastic engineering.
(Image caption: Experts and scholars had a lively exchange at the conference venue)
At the opening ceremony, heavyweight guests such as Xie Jianxin, academician of the CAE Member, and Li Dianzhong, academician of the CAS Member, delivered speeches, expressing warm congratulations on the opening of the conference, and sending messages on the sustainable innovation and development of plastic engineering. Subsequently, the "2024 Pacific Precision Forging Cup" First China College Students Plastic Engineering Innovation and Creativity Competition Finals Award Ceremony "was held, and 43 award-winning teams were commended, demonstrating the innovative vitality of young students in the field of plastic engineering.
During the conference, attending representatives had in-depth academic and technical exchanges in multiple sub venues, including flexible/special forming processes, forging forming processes and fixtures, and complex thin-walled component forming processes, to jointly explore the future development direction of plastic engineering. In addition, the exhibition area showcased new products and technologies from nearly 20 enterprises and research institutes, as well as the first prize works of the College Student Innovation and Creativity Competition. The atmosphere was lively and the communication was in-depth.