To deepen the integration of industry and education, promote scientific and technological innovation and talent cultivation in the rubber and plastic equipment field, and facilitate the industrialization of research outcomes, Dalian Huahan Rubber & Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd. and Shenyang University of Chemical Technology successfully held an industry-academia-research cooperation signing and unveiling ceremony. Attending leaders and guests spoke in turn, jointly witnessing the implementation of the university-enterprise strategic cooperation and opening a new chapter of collaborative development.

On September 22, the industry-academia-research cooperation signing and unveiling ceremony between Dalian Huahan Rubber & Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd. and Shenyang University of Chemical Technology was grandly held. Chen Guorui, President of the Liaoning Provincial Rubber Industry Association, was invited to attend and deliver a speech. Feng Zhilei, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Shenyang University of Chemical Technology; Lin Yan, Party General Branch Secretary of the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering; Gong Bin, Dean; Dong Xin, Vice Dean; Dai Yongliang, Chairman of Dalian Huahan Rubber & Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd.; Dai Yu, Vice Chairman; and Yu Xiaoli, General Manager, attended the ceremony. Together, they witnessed this important moment.

The ceremony officially began. First, President Chen took the stage to deliver a speech. President Chen expressed warm congratulations on the achievement of this university-enterprise industry-academia-research cooperation. He pointed out that the rubber and plastic equipment industry is accelerating its transition toward intelligent and green development, and the high-quality development of the industry cannot be separated from the research talent strength of universities and the industrial platforms of manufacturing enterprises. He hoped that both sides would take this cooperation as an opportunity, leverage their respective advantages, focus on technological breakthroughs, cultivate urgently needed talent for the industry, and contribute to the innovative development of the rubber equipment industry.

Chen Guorui, President of the Liaoning Provincial Rubber Industry Association, delivers a speech

Subsequently, Vice President Feng Zhilei of Shenyang University of Chemical Technology delivered a speech. Vice President Feng introduced the university’s accumulated strengths in characteristic disciplines such as materials, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering, as well as its research platform development and talent cultivation achievements. He stated that Shenyang University of Chemical Technology has long focused on research in fields related to rubber and plastic materials and equipment and has adhered to conducting research oriented toward industrial needs. This cooperation with Dalian Huahan Rubber & Plastic Machinery has opened a channel between theoretical research and industrial application. The university will fully leverage its advantages in faculty, research, and talent, join hands with the enterprise to carry out technology R&D, achievement transformation, internships, and practical training, jointly cultivate interdisciplinary engineering talent that meets industry needs, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

Feng Zhilei, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, delivers a speech

General Manager Yu Xiaoli of Dalian Huahan Rubber & Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd. then took the stage. General Manager Yu welcomed and thanked the leaders and guests present, and introduced the development history of Dalian Huahan’s deep engagement in intelligent rubber and plastic equipment manufacturing. The company mainly produces internal mixers, calenders, extruders, and other complete sets of rubber equipment; its products serve the domestic rubber industry and are exported to overseas markets. She mentioned that the enterprise continues to explore intelligent upgrading of equipment and energy-saving technology R&D, and that innovative development cannot be separated from the intellectual support of universities. She looked forward to relying on the industry-academia-research cooperation platform to jointly tackle equipment technical challenges with Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, co-build a talent cultivation base, attract outstanding young talent, and enhance the enterprise’s core competitiveness through scientific and technological innovation.

Yu Xiaoli, General Manager of Dalian Huahan Rubber & Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd., delivers a speech

In his speech, Chen Guorui, President of the Liaoning Provincial Rubber Industry Association, fully affirmed this university-enterprise cooperation. He pointed out that rubber and plastic machinery and equipment are a core and key link in the rubber industry chain, and industrial quality improvement and upgrading cannot be separated from deep university-enterprise collaboration. The association will continue to play its role as a bridge and platform enabler, promote precise industry-academia-research matching in the provincial rubber industry, promote excellent cooperation models, and lead the industry’s innovative development. He hoped that both sides would rely on the joint R&D center, focus on common technologies and key core technologies in the industry, form replicable and scalable collaborative innovation experience, and set a demonstration benchmark for the transformation and upgrading of the province’s rubber industry.

During the ceremony, Gong Bin, Dean of the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering of Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, and Dai Yongliang, Chairman of Dalian Huahan Rubber & Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd., formally signed the industry-academia-research cooperation agreement on behalf of both sides. Leaders from both sides jointly unveiled the “Rubber and Plastic Machinery Joint R&D Center,” marking the formal implementation of the strategic cooperation and its entry into substantive advancement.

Feng Zhilei, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, and Dai Yongliang, Chairman of Dalian Huahan Rubber & Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd., unveil the R&D Center

According to the cooperation agreement, both sides will jointly apply for research projects and carry out technological breakthroughs in areas such as intelligent rubber and plastic equipment R&D, new process testing, energy-saving transformation of equipment, and automation control system development; co-build an internship and practical training base, accept students for frontline practice at the enterprise, and invite enterprise engineers to campuses for exchange and teaching, cultivating technical talent in both directions; and share testing platforms to promote the transformation of university laboratory results into industrial equipment. Industry-education integration promotes innovation, and university and enterprise join hands toward the future. This signing and unveiling represent a strong alliance between university research resources and industrial practice advantages. Going forward, Dalian Huahan Rubber & Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd. will work closely with Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, using the industry-academia-research base as a carrier, deepening technological innovation in rubber and plastic equipment, cultivating a new generation of talent for the industry, and helping promote the high-quality development of China’s rubber equipment manufacturing industry.