AssociationChinese Associations'
Activities in 2023
2023中國公協會動態
Zhejiang Fastener Industry
Association (ZFIA) Gives
Permanent Directors Meeting

China Mechanical Basic Components
Innovation Alliance Holds the 1stFasteners and Threading Technology
Exchange Meeting on Sep 1st in Beijing

China Fastener World no.69/2023

In order to accelerate the improvement of the quality level ofChina's mechanical basic components industry and promote thedepth of exchanges and cooperation between the upstream anddownstream of the industry chain, Yanqihu Basic Manufacturing
Technology Research Institute, in cooperation with the China
General Machine Components Industry Association (CMCA),
held the "1st (2nd Round) Meeting of China Mechanical BasicComponents Innovation Alliance and the 1st Fasteners andThreading Technology Exchange Meeting" on September 1, 2023 inBeijing. The conference took place with the theme of "Innovation,
Quality, Intelligence, and Eco-Friendly" and the attendance ofinvited leaders, experts, professors and industry professionals fromthe government, industry, academia, and research institutes toexpound upon topics like the technical innovation of components,
application of standards, digital empowerment, green development,
etc., all of which were expected to promote the use and applicationof advanced manufacturing technology & equipment, new materials/processes/products, new testing methods and testing equipment.
The main topics of the meeting were: (1) The new situationof China's manufacturing industrial development trends fromthe perspectives of scholars and experts; (2) The 1st (2nd round)directors meeting of China Mechanical Basic Components
Innovation Alliance; (3) Fasteners and thread standards development
trends, fastening theories and design calculations, applications of
new materials and new products, smart & green manufacturing
technology, advanced forming and heat treatment technology,
surface treatment and protection, digital simulation design andreliability & service life analyses and other technical exchanges; (4)"2021 fastening technology forum (incl. excellent fastener-related
papers sharing and awarding ceremony"; (5) Demonstration ofvertically integrated high-strength fasteners application; (6) Visiting
the China National Academy of Mechanical Sciences (Huairou
Science and Innovation Base).

030 惠達雜誌On July 25th, Zhejiang Fastener
Industry Association (ZFIA) helda meeting of permanent directorsat Haiyan Haili Kaiyuan Mingdu
Hotel, in which ZFIA Chairman Shen made an associationaffairs report for the first half of 2023 and at the same timereviewed with the members on-site the association's efforts
in strengthening the establishment of standardization,
improving the self-service to promote the development of
the industry, and promoting the upgrade and advancementof the industry. During the meeting, many representatives
from the industry were also invited to give speeches on thecurrent development and trends of the fastener industry
and share their point-of-views with the members. TheAssociation also indicated that it will actively play therole of a communication bridge between enterprises andtry its best to create more development opportunities for
the Association members in the future development of theindustry.

2023 CMCA Technical Innovation
Award is Now Open for Application
In response to the needs ofinnovation and development,
the China General Machine
Components Industry
Association (CMCA), combining the characteristics of theindustry, has launched "the Technical Innovation Award
Election and Awarding Ceremony (once every two years)”
for more than ten consecutive years, which is aimed at
discovering, summarizing, marketing and promoting
advanced technologies, excellent products and innovative
teams, and is mainly established to promote the spirit ofinnovation and workmanship in the industry, advancethe transformation and upgrade, optimize the industrial
structure, and move towards intelligent manufacturing
and green development. Thus far, this Award has achieved
several good results and has been widely welcomed andsupported by enterprises. The due date for final applicationis November 30, 2023 and the specific time for theawarding ceremony will be announced in due course.

AssociationCMCA Fastener Subdivision Visits Enterprises in Jiangsu for
Industrial Exchange
On August 24-25, Chairman Kang-Sheng Xue of theChina General Machine Components Industry Association(CMCA) took a delegation consisting of CMCA toprank cadres, experts, consultants, and representatives
from the related associations based in Jiangsu, Dainan,Dongtai, and Suzhou to visit leading local fastenerrelated enterprises and give an industry seminar, hoping
to gain an in-depth understanding of the current operating
conditions and problems encountered by the industry on
the one hand and looking forward to promoting the future
growth and development of the industry through theexchange of views and interactions during this event on
the other hand.
During the two-day event, the delegation visited several
benchmark enterprises specialized in manufacturing
fasteners, bolts, precision machined parts or professionalmolds & dies for different industries,
At the industry seminar held after the visit, Chairman
Kang-Sheng Xue of CMCA said that the current downturn in the fastener industry continues, so various
associations have to pay visits to enterprises to learn more about the overall development of the industry and to findout the difficulties encountered by enterprises. In addition, as the appeals against the anti-dumping duties imposedby the EU and the United States have also been made, it is absolutely necessary to solicit more views from theindustry and exchange views with enterprises.

China Fastener World no.69/2023

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