East China's Jiangsu province recently announced its 2023 list of Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Centers.
Among them, the Jingjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone in Jingjiang city – a county-level city, administered by Taizhou in the province – had resident Jingjiang Special Steel Company Limited's engineering research center added.
That brought the total number of provincial engineering research centers in the zone to six.
The exterior of Jingjiang Special Steel Co Ltd in the Jingjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone. [Photo/WeChat ID: ZGJJKFQ]
Jingjiang Special Steel Co Ltd's research center focuses on the development of the seamless pipe industry – especially in lightweight and unconventional applications, energy efficiency and in emission reductions.
Plans are for it to establish three key innovation platforms for product R&D, process research, testing and evaluation.
The platforms will conduct research into high-precision tube rolling, controlled rolling and cooling processes – as well as simulated tests and evaluations of tube performances under special conditions.
Provincial engineering research centers are being established in Jiangsu to accelerate the introduction of innovation platforms and facilitate industrial restructuring and transformation.
The other goal is to promote the transfer and transformation of technological achievements through the establishment of research and development facilities and mechanisms – involving enterprises, universities and scientific research institutions.
The Jingjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone aims to integrate technology and industrial supply chains, concentrate innovative resources and to promote collaboration between industry, academia and research institutions.
That's to enhance the area's independent innovation capabilities and facilitate the high-quality development of key industrial fields.