On May 20th, Tonglu County, Hangzhou held a special docking activity for industrial design in Industry-University-Research, built a cooperation platform for political and Industry-University-Research, and further promoted the integration and application of industrial design in the manufacturing field.
Relevant persons in charge from industrial design schools such as Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University of Technology and Jiangnan University, as well as experts in the field, representatives of enterprises from various industries in the county, and relevant persons in charge of various towns (streets) and platforms, joined hands freely, and through the exchange in Industry-University-Research, helped enterprises to further open up channels for accurate docking, win-win cooperation and common innovation with universities.
“With the upgrading of consumption, users hope that each product has its own characteristics, and the ability to innovate is particularly important. Through Industry-University-Research exchanges and cooperation with universities, the product premium ability is continuously improved, and it stands out in the fierce competition of homogenization.” Luo Zhiyang, general manager of Hangzhou Yibei Industrial Co., Ltd. introduced that the company cooperated with Zhejiang University of Technology and Jiangnan University to set up an innovative R&D center under the matchmaking of the county science and technology bureau, focusing on enterprise development strategy, product innovative design, personnel training and brand building. In 2020, there were 500 innovative designs and 136 patent applications, and many R&D products won the German IF Award.
Wang Qing, director of the County Science and Technology Bureau, said that industrial design is the leading industry in the development of manufacturing industry. The bureau will continue to rely on scientific and technological achievements to transform the “Double Hundred” project, deepen the demand for industrial design of enterprises, accurately carry out the docking of Industry-University-Research, actively promote the deep integration of industrial design and manufacturing industry, actively promote industrial design to enter small and medium-sized enterprises, and actively promote the development of industrial design deeply empowering industries.
At the activity site, representatives of universities introduced the discipline construction, advantages of industrial design, scientific and technological achievements and cooperation cases in Industry-University-Research, and enterprises in our county shared the experience of cooperation in Industry-University-Research. Xu Wenjie, an associate professor at Zhejiang University, said: “We have mainly introduced some applicable products that are better in industrial design and brand design by various laboratories and teams in Zhejiang University. Through this exchange meeting, we have established preliminary contacts with Tonglu demand enterprises and promoted the transformation of results.
In the free docking link, enterprises such as EBE Industry, Westinghouse Personal Care, Yukai Clothing, Longyuan Environment, Yongjun Machine Tool, Qiliqi Cashmere, Zhongguo Food, Jiudai Stationery, etc. have one-on-one free docking with experts on the technical requirements of industrial design in different regions, thus broadening the cooperation channels in Industry-University-Research. It lays a foundation for the next step of industrial design technology achievements “please come in” and the county industrial design involves enterprises “going out”.
(Source: Tonglu County Science and Technology Bureau)