Platform Launch
The only equipment enterprise to enter the main battlefield of new materials
On April 12th, at the High Level Forum on the Development of Intelligent Electric Vehicles (2026), the Strategic New Materials Innovation and Application Platform, initiated by the Chebai Innovation Center in collaboration with nearly 30 vehicle, component, and material companies, was officially launched.
Klaus Maffei, as the only mechanical equipment company, was invited to join, together with Geely, SAIC, Dongfeng, BYD, Ideal
PPG、 Leading companies in the industry chain, including Lizhong Group, Jinfa Technology, Changfei Fiber Optic, China Salt Lake Group, Magna, Covestro, Dow Chemical, and TEG High Materials, have become the first members of the platform.
Strategic New Materials Innovation and Application Platform focuses on the deep integration of new materials and the automotive industry, and buildsFull chain collaborative innovation system of "whole vehicle+components+materials+technology+standards+supply chain"New materials are the key to solving technological bottlenecks in the automotive industry, such as performance, cost, efficiency, electrification, greenization, and lightweighting. The selection of KraussMaffei not only highly recognizes its technical strength in the field of polymer composite material forming equipment, but also marks the redefinition of the core position of mechanical equipment enterprises in the material innovation chain by the industry.
technological breakthrough
Two major hardcore processes have gained industry recognition
At the "Automotive 'Three New' Frontier Technology Forum" held at the same time, Chen Zhencong, a polymer industry application researcher at Chebaihui Research Institute, gave a speechDecoding material genes and integrating hard core manufacturingAs the theme, two revolutionary processes of Klaus Maffei, ColorForm and FiberForm, were highlighted and highly praised.
Traditional spraying requires seven or eight processes, hundreds of meters of production lines, and high VOC emissions. Klaus Maffei's ColorForm technology has achieved a disruptive breakthrough: surface coating is completed on plastic or carbon fiber products as soon as the mold is opened, the production line is concentrated to a single device, paint loss is almost zero, VOC is greatly reduced, and the paint has self-healing characteristics, which can be restored by slight scratches. Chen Zhencong pointed out that Ideal Automobile has landed the first ColorForm large car exterior parts in China, with supporting equipment of 5500 tons.This technology is rapidly developing towards large-scale and integrated production. In the future, grilles, body coverings, and other components can be coated synchronously through in mold injection molding, achieving "one-time molding, ready to use".
If ColorForm solves the problem of "appearance", then FiberForm solves the problem of "muscles and bones". This process draws on the principle of "reinforced concrete", using continuous fibers as the "reinforcement" and resin as the "matrix", greatly improving the structural strength and toughness, and can eliminate traditional stamping, welding and other processes, directly replacing some metal structural components. Chen Zhencong revealed that this process has surpassed the strength level of titanium alloy in certain performance indicators, and is not only suitable for core safety components of automobiles, but will also be widely used in cutting-edge fields such as humanoid robots and low altitude aircraft in the future.
Win-Win Collaboration
Joining hands with the industrial chain to build a foundation for material innovation
As the only mechanical equipment enterprise to join the strategic new material innovation and application platform, KraussMaffei will deeply participate in core directions such as automotive lightweighting, new generation power batteries, and next-generation automotive technology, providing key equipment and process support for the complete innovation chain of "basic material research and development - pilot testing - mass production - scene application", and continuously conducting joint research and development in the fields of thermoplastic materials, thermosetting materials, fiber-reinforced materials, etc. with partners such as Tege High Materials. New materials is one of the eight strategic emerging industries in the 15th Five Year Plan. Klaus Maffei will use hardcore processes such as ColorForm and FiberForm as entry points,Joining hands with upstream and downstream partners in the industrial chain, we aim to bridge the "last mile" of new materials from laboratory to mass production applications, injecting strong impetus into the upgrading and upgrading of China's automotive industry. Let hardcore manufacturing drive material innovation.
Original title: Only rubber equipment enterprise enters strategic new material platform, hard core technology reshapes new heights in automotive manufacturing
