To further promote the high-quality development of Liwan District's additive manufacturing industry, the Guangzhou Future Additive Manufacturing Research Institute organized the "Additive Manufacturing Leads, Empowers Liwan – Expert On-Site Enterprise Service Activity" on August 22. Led by Associate Professor Zhao Wei from the institute, the expert service team visited Guangzhou Wangneng Product Design Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Ruitong Additive Technology Co., Ltd., adopting a "face-to-face communication, one-on-one service" model to explore more cooperation opportunities and effectively help enterprises enhance their core competitiveness.

First Stop: Guangzhou Wangneng Product Design Co., Ltd.
The expert team first visited Guangzhou Wangneng Product Design Co., Ltd., a company with considerable industry influence whose independently developed 3D printers are widely used in cosmetics, biomedicine, and other fields. Addressing the enterprise's demand for improving the material performance of scoliosis orthopedic braces, Professor Zhao inspected the company's printed products, gained a detailed understanding of product materials and usage efficiency, and conducted in-depth exchanges with the enterprise on enhancing material interlayer bonding rate and product toughness.
Meanwhile, the enterprise shared its application expectations in fluid printing and photocurable materials. Both parties held enthusiastic discussions on achieving products with lower costs and better performance, hoping to explore more suitable material solutions for the enterprise's products through R&D cooperation.

Expert Team Discusses 3D Printed Products with the Enterprise

Second Stop: Guangzhou Ruitong Additive Technology Co., Ltd.
Subsequently, the expert service team proceeded to Guangzhou Ruitong Additive Technology Co., Ltd., a company specializing in digital orthodontics and 3D printing with remarkable achievements in the oral medical additive manufacturing field. During the forum, the company's R&D director expressed great interest in the application of shape memory materials (a field Professor Zhao specializes in) in biomedicine, and asked detailed questions about the characteristics and application scope of shape memory materials, which Professor Zhao answered one by one.
At the end of the forum, Ruitong Additive clearly put forward the demand for cooperation in high-end talents in the additive manufacturing field. Both parties conducted preliminary negotiations on cooperation directions such as project application and co-establishing a research institute, building a "talent bridge" for the subsequent transformation of scientific and technological achievements.

On-Site Forum and Exchange

This expert on-site service activity was highly praised by the participating enterprises. "Technological breakthroughs in the industry are well-suited for cooperation with research institutes!" "Exchanges with experts have benefited us greatly," said Deng Yixiang, General Manager of Wangneng Company, and Shao Yidi, R&D Director of Ruitong Additive, respectively.

Group Photo of the Enterprise Service Activity