Responsible Editor: Chen Miao

Sponsored by Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and organized by School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the 2021 International Forum on Innovation and Emerging Industries Development (IEID2021) – Smart Manufacturing Technology & Industry Session was successfully held on 30th March. The conference was held online due to the Covid-19, and broadcast on live at home and abroad through Bilibili and CKCEST platforms, which attracted 30,000 people to watch in real time.

ZHONG Zhihua, Vice President of Chinese Academy of Engineering. ZHANG Hongtao, Chief Engineer of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information. HUANG Hong, Deputy Director of Shanghai Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, LIN Zhongqin, President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University were at presence and gave the opening speech.

Paul Burrows— VP of Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute，Thomas Van Schijndel— operation director of Sucos Technology, Ni Jun— CTO of Ningde Times New Energy Technology Co., LTD., Gao Feng— professor of Mechanical School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Florian Lechner— director of SAIC Volkswagen Innovation Laboratory, Mao Shijie— VP of Lenovo Group and president of Shanghai Research Institute, Otthein Herzog— academician of German National Academy of Engineering and foreign academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Andrea Matta— professor of Mechanical Engineering department of Politecnico di Milan, Joachim Seidelmann— director of Industry 4.0 Capability Center of Fraunhofer IPA and German director of Fraunhofer Innovation Platform of Smart Manufacturing at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, were invited and made speeches at the conference, focusing on the theme of smart manufacturing, high-end equipment, digital twin, etc. The conference was moderated by Prof. WANG Hao and Prof. HAN Dong from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Following the speeches, all speakers and invited guests joined in the Panel Discussion together. Aiming at in-depth exchanges on major innovations, disruptive technologies and emerging industries development in the field of Battery Manufacturing, Future Robots, Industry 4.0, Industrial Metaverse Technology and Digital Twin, etc.

School of Mechanical Engineering focuses on leading edge in the field of smart manufacturing. The School has been constantly developing the innovative system of "root in technical innovation, center on industrial application, start with model development", and has made new steps in the incubation, transformation and industrialization of scientific and technological advances. Since 2015, the School took the lead in establishing an smart manufacturing base in Lingang Area, created a new research institution integrating the development of technology research and the transformation of achievements, and gathered multi-level talents at home and abroad, which promotes industrial technology reform and optimization, fundamental shift of manufacturing industry model and business form, and the exploration of future industrial development strategies except smart manufacturing.

The Smart Manufacturing Technology & Industry Session, which has been successfully held for five sessions in China and Germany, is hosted by the Department of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and organized by the School of Mechanical Engineering of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The session aims to provide new insights for technological innovation of smart manufacturing and industrial development, and generate new ideas for the smart transformation of the global manufacturing industry, and further promote global technological innovation and the development of emerging industries.