Research Fields:
Cold forging, numerical simulation, intelligent design, digital manufacturing
Achievements:
[1] Successfully developed cold extrusion technologies of ferrous metals as one of the pioneers in China, proposed the criteria of forming limit of cold extrusion, and published 4 books about cold extrusion technologies in 1960s.
[2] Successfully developed die and mold CAD/CAM, numerical simulation and artificial intelligence technologies in the field of plasticity engineering and die; mold manufacturing. Under his leadership, more than 400 research projects have been accomplished, and the technologies have been transferred throughout 21 provinces in China and also for international enterprises from the US, Japan, Germany and Switzerland etc.
[3]Proposed the implementation strategy of high-technology development, i.e. research; development, technical transfer and engineering support. He invented a new pattern - to establish joint research labs with the industrial companies. In this way, from on one hand, the joint lab can cooperate with related enterprise and find solutions to some specific problems on high-tech research, development and application; on the other hand, some advanced management methods of multi-national enterprises, up-to-date strategy and technologies can also be exchanged through the cooperation. Till now, more than 30 joint research laboratories and application centers have been established, such as the joint labs with Ford Motor Company, SIEMENS, Sodick from Japan, Feintool AG and Schneider Electric etc.