October 26, 2017 Source: Quantum Defense

       The 2017 China New Materials Capital Technology Summit was held in Zhuhai today.

       At the forum, scholars in the field of new materials have drawn a tempting blueprint for Chinese manufacturing. Many speeches have been launched around “Made in China 2025”. This concept was first proposed in December 2014 to change China’s manufacturing industry. Without a strong situation, after 10 years of hard work, China has entered China into a manufacturing country in 2025, and the military industry is also one of the priorities of “Made in China 2025”.

       Lv Jian, vice president of the City University of Hong Kong, said at the opening: "The biggest obstacle to the lack of core technology in China's manufacturing 2025 is advanced materials. Not only that, but also the optimization of mobility and cost performance." He elaborated on new materials and manufacturing in China. Relationship: "The development path of China's new materials should be toward the best value, uniqueness, and subversiveness. It can support the high value-added direction of China's manufacturing 2025 innovation, and grasp the development of core technology to ensure China's manufacturing industry. Sustainability."

       Professor Yu Muhuo’s speech titled “Application of Lightweight Carbon Fiber Composites in Manufacturing”, from Donghua University, is the chief scientist of the National 973 Project and the Secretary General of the China Composites Association Reinforcement Professional Committee. The “973 Program” is the abbreviation of the National Key Basic Research and Development Program, which aims to solve major scientific problems in the national strategic needs. Since its implementation in 1998, the 973 Program has been deployed around important scientific frontiers such as agriculture, energy, information and materials. .

       "I want to focus on carbon fiber today. As you know, in the past, carbon fiber was mainly used in military industry, but this has changed a great deal in the past 10 years." Yu Muhuo revealed that foreign companies predict that the global carbon fiber composites will have a high output value by 2020. The $35.7 billion has become a very important industry with a production value of one-third of aluminum alloy. "Historically, it takes decades for a material to influence all aspects of society. Carbon fiber has been developed for 60 years and has reached the beginning stage of large-scale application of the manufacturing industry. It turns out that several thousand yuan a kilogram, now 8, It can be purchased for 90 yuan, and the cost reduction enables it to be applied on a large scale in manufacturing."

       High-performance fiber and composite materials are indispensable strategic materials for the country. At present, military carbon fiber is 4,000 tons. It is estimated that China's industrial carbon fiber will reach 150,000 tons in 2030. Professor Yu said that the large-scale application of carbon fiber in the manufacturing industry is the core competitiveness of lightweight, green and intelligent advanced manufacturing, which will bring about profound changes. This era has been opened, which is reflected in the continuous advancement of technology and constant cost. Reduced, production automation continues to increase, and applications continue to expand.

       “In 2015, the BMW i3 and i8 electric vehicles were successfully commercialized at a price of 34,000 Euros, which is equivalent to metal vehicles. This is a milestone in the large-scale application of carbon fiber in the manufacturing industry. It also proves the feasibility of technology and engineering economy. This milestone makes Various countries around the world attach great importance to the application of carbon fiber. For example, in the United States, the manufacturing revitalization plan formulated by Obama, there are eight research institutes, and one research institute is to study carbon fiber.” Professor Yu said that in the laboratory of Donghua University, “We experimented with carbon fiber on the electric car and used less than 5 kWh for the same cruising range.”

       Low-cost, high-performance, composite molding automation is the development trend of the carbon fiber industry. At present, various manufacturing industries are trying to apply carbon fiber. In the 10 fields proposed by "Made in China 2025", light carbon fiber is urgently needed in 8 fields. Composite materials, "The primary area is aerospace equipment, including solid-state engines, liquid oxygen, missiles, rockets, satellites, space stations, drones, fighters, transport aircraft and passenger aircraft." In addition, in advanced rail transit equipment, new energy vehicles, Carbon fiber is also promising in the fields of power equipment, offshore engineering equipment, robots, agricultural machinery and high-performance medical equipment.

       In the past 10 years, various countries have shifted the application of carbon fiber from strategic weapons to manufacturing to improve the competitiveness of manufacturing industries, especially China. In the past year, a large amount of financial capital has entered this industry, and China can be expected to become the next 10 years. The world's leading producer of carbon fiber. “The Chinese manufacturing industry has a huge carbon fiber application market and is expected to lead the development.” Professor Yu concluded.

       On the second day of the summit, there will also be sub-forums. The “Military New Material Exchange Forum” hosted by Quantum Defense will be held tomorrow morning. Four heavyweight experts will share the latest hotspots in the field of military and civilian integration, and interact with various private enterprises to explore business opportunities. Don't miss this rare opportunity!