Coinciding with the 35th CHINAPLAS International Rubber & Plastics Exhibition, on April 19, hosted by Shanghai Hanbang United 3D Tech Co., Ltd.（HBD） and jointly by Guangdong Machinery & Mould Technology Promotion Association and Zhongshan Additive Manufacturing Association Hosted the "Metal Additive Manufacturing, Enhance Productivity" seminar.

Focusing on the theme of "Metal Additive Manufacturing to Enhance Productivity", the conference invites experts, scholars and industry elites to exchange and interpret how metal additive manufacturing can help enterprises enhance productivity, as well as its innovative applications and development prospects in mold manufacturing, shoe mold industry, batch production and material application process development through keynote speeches and high-end dialogues.

At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Liu, Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Guangdong Machinery Mold Technology Promotion Association, delivered the opening speech. He pointed out that additive manufacturing, as a high-end equipment industry, is a new growth point for the future industry development.

Especially in this competitive environment, SMEs need to give full play to their independent innovation capabilities, apply additive manufacturing technology to more scenarios, combine the consumer terminal with the manufacturing process, promote the upgrade of the consumer industry under the demand of personalized customization, improve enterprise productivity and create a better future.

During the event, the industry elites attentively shared their innovations and experiences in additive manufacturing technology.

Mr. Zhang, General Manager of Additive Manufacturing Division of Shenzhen Future Parts Technology Co.,ltd. delivered a keynote speech on "Development of Metal Additive Manufacturing and Application Innovation", sharing the development history of Wenext and his thoughts on the development of metal additive business. He said that they will serve more for the mass production of products driven by demand innovation, which means the opportunity of the times is coming quietly.

Mr. Wang, Vice President of Shanghai Hanbang United 3D Tech Co., Ltd., delivered a keynote speech on " Creating an innovative and efficient R&D team with customer orientation". He said that as a professional domestic manufacturer of Industrial Grade Metal Additive Manufacturing Equipment, HBD always takes customer needs as the guide in 3D printing equipment and material application process development, actively explores technological innovation, continuously improves equipment production efficiency, and provides better products, services and additive manufacturing solutions for customers.

Mr. Nie, General Manager of Dongguan Naxiong Intelligent Technology co., Ltd. gave a speech on the topic of "Application of Digital Technology in the Footwear Industry". He talked about how digital technology is bringing a qualitative leap for industrial upgrading and marketing innovation in the footwear industry. He also mentioned the development of a comprehensive digital marketing system based on digital technology to provide users with personalized and customized services and to drive traditional footwear enterprises towards a new era of "intelligent manufacturing".

Mr. Xu, General Manager of dMac Precision Technology Co.,Ltd. discussed "Metal 3D Printing in the Mold Industry" and shared his 30 years of experience working in the mold industry. He introduced the application of metal 3D printing technology in various types of molds and emphasized how 3D printing technology can help the mold industry overcome various challenges. Mr. Xu also mentioned that he has printed optical molds using the HBD 350 machine, which has been verified and approved by customers.

Mr. Dong, Product Manager of Siemens Industry Software (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. gave a speech titled "Design Verification and Conformal Cooling Channel Printing for End-to-End Additive Manufacturing". He talked about how a complete additive manufacturing platform has become the key to the popularity of additive manufacturing technology in the industrial sector. By combining software and machine tool system solutions with additive manufacturing, Siemens has developed an end-to-end design and build platform that covers all processes from conceptualization, design and manufacturing to shop floor operations and automation, with an focus on enabling industrial applications of additive manufacturing.

Dr. Qiu, founder and chief lecturer of Kunshan Yaode Enterprise Consulting Co., Ltd, shared his views on "Future Trends of Metal Additive Manufacturing". He emphasized that additive manufacturing is a highly promising and increasingly mature advanced technology in the manufacturing industry, and is currently in an explosive period of technological development and industrial growth. It has made many impressive research and application advances in automotive manufacturing, electronic products, medical devices, aerospace, energy, military and other fields, and has broad market development prospects.

After the industry leaders and academic representatives shared their views on the new technologies and applications of additive manufacturing from their own perspectives, they also discussed together the development trend of additive manufacturing industry, productivity growth innovation and industrial value chain upgrade and other related topics and directions.

In the end of the meeting, the leaders, guests and partners went to the Wenext for a visit and exchange. On site, through the detailed explanation of Wenext staff, every visitor felt the leading "Internet + manufacturing" service platform and professional service capability of Future Factory. HBD G350 is a high efficiency, high quality printing machine for continuous production, with more mainstream molding sizes, compatible with single/dual laser configuration, with closed automatic powder circulation system and independent long multi-stage purification system.

At this point, the seminar "Metal Additive Manufacturing for Productivity Improvement" was successfully concluded. As one of the landmark technologies of the new industrial revolution, additive manufacturing will be full of unknowns and challenges in exploring future technologies, which makes it all the more necessary to have extensive communication with related industries and partners.

As a professional industrial grade metal additive manufacturing equipment manufacturer in China, HBD focuses on equipment development, manufacturing, sales, application and technical services. In the 35th Chinaplas 2023, HBD presented HBD G450 metal additive manufacturing equipment and professional mold application solutions in Hall 7, B61. For those partners who couldn't attend the exhibition, don't be pity, the seminar of "Gathering strength to the innovation, intelligent manufacturing acceleration" will be held in Shanghai on May 12, please stay tune!