In order to further improve the reliability of CNC equipment and the service performance of materials to promote the high-quality development of manufacturing equipment, thus serving the country’s major strategic needs and promoting the construction of a leading manufacturer of quality, the first academic conference on “CNC Equipment Reliability and Material Service Performance” was held in Jilin University (JLU) from 2 to 4 November. The conference was co-hosted by Reliability Engineering Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, Jilin University, Beijing University of Technology, Tsinghua University, Tianjin University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, the JournalManufacturing Technology and Machine Tool, Chongqing Research Institute of Jilin University and other units.

Prof. Zhao Hongwei, Member of CPC Standing Committee and Vice President of JLU made the opening speech. Prof. Xie Liyang, Executive Deputy Director of Reliability Engineering Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society addressed at the conference. The conference was hosted by Prof. Zhou Xiaoqin, Dean of School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Prof. Liu Zhifeng, deputy director of Key Laboratory of CNC Equipment Reliability, Ministry of Education, etc.

Experts and industry insiders made inspiring academic reports at the conference, including Yan Chuliang, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Prof. Xie Liyang from Northeastern University, Prof. Feng Hutian from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Prof. Zi Bin from Hefei University of Technology, Chen Hu, general manager of KEDE Numerical Control Co., Ltd., Prof. Lu Jinzhong from Jiangsu University, Prof. Gao Haibo from Harbin Institute of Technology, Prof. Zhang Kaifu from Northwestern Polytechnical University, and Prof. Liu Zhifeng, Prof. Ma Zhichao, and Prof. Chen Chuanhai from Jilin University.

Through this conference, experts and scholars discussed the basic science and applied technology in the field of CNC equipment reliability and material service performance online and offline, exchanged the latest research progress and future development trend, and promoted further cooperation, thus contributing to the quality improvement of CNC equipment and the transformation and upgrade of the industry.