The signing ceremony of strategic cooperation agreement between Hefei Metalforming Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd.(Hereinafter referred to as HFM) and Institute of Energy of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center (Hereinafter referred to as Institute of Energy) was held at HFM Operation and Maintenance Service Center on the afternoon of November 23.

Zhang Anping, HFM director and director of operations, and Song Yuntao, executive director of Institute of Energy, signed the strategic cooperation agreement on behalf of the two sides respectively. Li Jiangang, an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of Institute of Energy, Lu Kun, deputy director of Institute of Plasma, Yan Jianwen, HFM president, He Xiaoyan, HFM production control director, and Li Guishan, HFM general engineer, attended the signing ceremony.

According to the agreement, the two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation in fusion energy development, industrial development, technical breakthrough, application research and manufacturing process and jointly build a professional manufacturing platform serving nuclear fusion equipment. As required, the two sides will make joint efforts to comprehensively carry out long-term and stable strategic cooperation in the aspects of industrialized manufacturing process and application of nuclear fusion technology, construction of technical team in nuclear fusion equipment manufacturing industry, in-depth integration of industry, university and research, and the implementation of achievements, so as to promote the transformation of scientific and technological R & D and scientific research achievements.

After the signing ceremony, HFM President Yan Jianwen accompanied Academician Li Jiangang and his delegation to visit the production workshop. Subsequently, the two sides held in-depth discussions on specific cooperation projects in the conference room. They exchanged views on technological problems in the fields of vacuum chamber, magnet manufacturing, remote control operation device of fusion reactor and so on.

Academician Li Jiangang stressed in his speech that the two sides should further deepen cooperation, jointly form a joint team to solve technical problems and promote the in-depth integration of industry, university and research so as to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and fully serve the high-quality development of national socio-economic innovation.

HFM President Yan Jianwen said that the signing of the strategic cooperation agreement was an important sign for HFM to join the construction of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center and devote itself to the cause of fusion energy. HFM will focus on the goal of joint construction, gather advantageous resources of enterprises, effectively promote the implementation of various cooperation contents, promote the further all-round and in-depth docking between the two sides, and help solve the key equipment problems of major energy science and key core technologies.