2019 National Knitting Technology Exchange Conference Held

 The “2019 National Knitting Technology Exchange Conference†with the mission of promoting the innovation and progress of China ’s knitting technology was held on December 20th at Junlai Lakeside Hotel in Wuxi, Jiangsu. The theme of this session is “Smart, Ecology, Inclusivenessâ€. 

    Through government, industry organizations, enterprises, and scientific research institutions to participate in the dialogue, keeping abreast of the current global background of technological developments such as the Internet, big data, and artificial intelligence, we will explore all aspects of "intelligence" from the preparation of new raw materials, intelligent production weaving, and green dyeing Key technologies and applications of ecological and ecological knitting manufacturing ", promote the sustainable development of the industry.


The conference was organized by the Knitting Professional Committee of the China Textile Engineering Society, the Knitting Professional Committee of the Jiangsu Textile Engineering Society, the Wuxi Science and Technology Association, the Engineering Research Center of the Knitting Technology Ministry of Education, and the Wuxi Textile Engineering Society. Chen Wei, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, vice president of Jiangnan University, Fu Guangwei, executive vice chairman of the China Textile Engineering Society, former vice president of the China Textile Industry Federation, former president of the China Knitting Industry Association, Yang Jichao, secretary of the party group of the Wuxi Science and Technology Association, Chairman Chen Xiaohua, Gu Ping, Chairman of China Textile Machinery Association, Lin Guangxing, Vice President of China Knitting Industry Association, Liu Xin, Deputy Director of Industry Department of China Textile Industry Federation, Deputy Dean of Industrial Economic Research Institute, Honorary Director of Expert Technical Committee of China Knitting Industry Association Wang Zhi, Professor Zong Pingsheng of Jiangnan knitting  University and one of the founders of knitting technology, Qiu Guanxiong, professor of Tianjin University of Technology, Wang Zhijie, Secretary-General of Jiangsu Textile Engineering Society, Han Guangting, deputy director of the Technical Committee of China Knitting Industry Association, and deputy technical committee of China Knitting Industry Association Director Qin Zhigang and other industry association leaders, leading experts in universities and scientific research institutions engaged in knitting technology research, and representatives of industrial clusters, well-known domestic and foreign knitting equipment manufacturers, raw material manufacturers, manufacturing companies, dyeing and finishing companies, and knitted apparel companies 00 people participated.



2019 National Knitting Technology Exchange Conference Venue


Starting from the new consumer demand, the new trends in the development of knitting technology and the knitting industry under the background of globalization are discussed. The people-oriented tenet of industrial development is practiced, a healthy and stylish lifestyle is promoted, and the expectations of people for a better life are met. The conference analyzed the key technologies in the preparation of new raw materials, intelligent production weaving, and green dyeing and finishing, and combined with the current global background of technological developments such as the Internet, big data, and artificial intelligence, accelerated the integration and development of the upstream and downstream industry chains. Entrepreneurs, technicians, experts and scholars from all walks of life gathered at the conference, and through extensive technical and information exchanges, sparked new thinking on the innovative development of the knitting industry and provided new ideas for the development of the knitting industry.


Opening Ceremony


The meeting was chaired by Jiang Gaoming, director of the Knitting Professional Committee of China Textile Engineering Society.


In his welcome speech, Chen Wei, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and vice president of Jiangnan University, first expressed his gratitude to representatives from all walks of life who helped the development of the textile discipline of Jiangnan University, and then analyzed the current environment of the Chinese textile industry. The Chinese textile industry is facing structural adjustment, transformation and upgrading. The new normal, in line with the current background of the development of big data and artificial intelligence technology, drives the innovation and development of the industry, which is also an opportunity for this conference. In recent years, Jiangnan University has continued to lay a solid foundation for talent training, education and teaching, attaches importance to scientific research, industry-university-research cooperation, etc., and focuses on promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and the transformation and upgrading of the service industry.



Welcome speech by Chen Wei, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and Vice President of Jiangnan University


Chen Xiaohua, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Chairman of the Wuxi Science and Technology Association, analyzed the industrial status, future development of the knitting industry, and the current development of the textile industry in Wuxi. Chen Xiaohua stated that driven by Wuxi's industrial development policies, Wuxi's textile industry, including chemical fiber, clothing, and weaving, has shown a good development trend. He also said that with the popularization of knitting technology, especially as it is used in a large range of industrial textiles, With the expansion, the position of the knitting industry in the entire textile industry will become more prominent.



Speech by Chen Xiaohua, Party Secretary and Chairman of Wuxi Science and Technology Association


Fu Guangwei, executive deputy director of the China Textile Engineering Society, summarized and reviewed the contribution of textile development and the current development status of the knitting industry in his speech. Taking many examples of domestic textile enterprises' innovative technology as a guide, I hope that through the cooperation and discussion of representatives of this conference, It is helpful to the driving innovation and development of the knitting industry, and at the same time expresses expectations for the development of the knitting industry today.



Fu Guangwei, Executive Vice Chairman of China Textile Engineering Society, giving a speech


Excellent Paper Award Ceremony


At the opening ceremony, the outstanding paper award of Zong Pingsheng Knitting Foundation 2019 was also presented. On behalf of Zong Pingsheng Knitting Foundation Secretariat, Professor Cong Honglian of Jiangnan University made the evaluation report of the "Zong Pingsheng Knitting Foundation Excellent Paper Award 2019". A total of 3 first prizes, 6 second prizes, and 12 third prizes were evaluated by experts from the “Zong Pingsheng Foundationâ€. The winners include Donghua University, Zhejiang University of Technology, Jiangnan University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Qingdao Teachers from universities, Wuhan Textile University, Xi'an Engineering University, and more than 20 scientific research institutes across the country. Graduate students and outstanding scientific researchers in knitting enterprises.



Professor Cong Honglian from Jiangnan University presided over the award ceremony



Group photo of first prize winner and Professor Zong Pingsheng



Group photo of second prize winners and guests



Group photo of the third prize winner and the guests


meeting report


The 2019 National Knitting Conference theme report and communication session was subsequently chaired by Wang Zhi, Honorary Director of the Knitting Professional Committee of the China Textile Engineering Society.



Honorary Director of Knitting Professional Committee of China Textile Engineering Society


Former Vice President of China Textile Industry Federation and Former President of China Knitting Industry Association Yang Jichao, from the macro background, industry situation, knitting trend and future outlook The four aspects analyze the macroeconomic situation facing the development of the industry, the development situation of the large textile industry and the economic operation trend of the knitting industry. At the same time, five aspects include improving product quality, accelerating technological innovation, leading intelligent creation, telling brand stories, and developing green production. The direction of improving market competitiveness looks forward to the future development of the industry.



Former Vice President of China Textile Industry Federation and Former President of China Knitting Industry Association


Gu Ping, Chairman of the China Textile Machinery Association, analyzed the overall operation of China's textile machinery industry in the first three quarters of 2019 through the relevant data in the `` Analysis of the Textile Machinery Industry Situation ''. The operation status and import and export situation of large-scale knitting machinery; meanwhile, the global sales of knitting machinery in 2018 are introduced based on ITMF (International Textile Manufacturers Federation) statistics on global knitting machinery shipments.



Gu Ping, President of China Textile Machinery Association


Lin Guangxing, vice president of China Knitting Industry Association, started from the general law of industrial development in "Knitting Philosophy in Industrial Philosophy" and studied the nature of the development of the knitting industry. Philosophy, technological perfection, product expansion, industrial agglomeration, regional coordination and the necessity and feasibility of high-quality development.



Lin Guangxing, Vice President of China Knitting Industry Association


Liu Xin, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and vice president of the Industrial Economics Research Institute of China Textile Industry Federation, introduced the overall situation of the domestic textile and apparel industry this year in "2019 China's textile and apparel industry operation situation". Since 2019, it has been affected by trade disputes, Geopolitics and other factors have affected the global economy, which has slowed down significantly. Demand in the international market is sluggish. The domestic macro economy has continued to be under pressure, and the domestic demand market has been slowing down.



Liu Xin, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and vice president of the Institute of Industrial Economics, China Textile Industry Federation


Li Shihua, general manager of Fujian Yongrong Brothers Group and founder of 805 Textile Network, introduced the core functions of 805 textile network, a digital cloud platform serving the textile supply chain, in the report of "Textile Supply Chain Cloud Platform-805 Textile Network".



Li Shihua, general manager of Fujian Yongrong Brothers Group and founder of 805 Textile Net


Professor Jiang Gaoming, a professor and doctoral tutor of Jiangnan University, gave a report on "Artificial Intelligence Leads the Innovation and Development of the Textile Industry". In the report, starting from the direction of artificial intelligence, it introduced computer vision technology and deep learning algorithms to realize textile retrieval, knitted fabric defect detection and other functions , Describes the application of artificial intelligence in the field of textile professional education, elaborates the application of machine learning algorithms in textile design such as intelligent CAD development, apparel fabric pattern design, production management, and performs trend prediction and apparel design This paper introduces the digital automatic production of bobbin yarn dyeing in the textile industry by industrial robots.



Professor Jiang Gaoming, professor and doctoral supervisor of Jiangnan University


In the afternoon, Liu Ling, founder of Shanghai Lingdi Digital Technology  knitting company ,Han Chun, chairman of Hengtian Enterprise, Gu Ren, chairman and general manager of Changzhou knit factory, professor Liang Xiaodan of Tianjin University of Technology, and Karl Mayer (China) Co., Ltd. Company manager of marketing and customer support Xu Ying, chief engineer of Jiangsu Sheyang Jeli Textile Machinery Co., Ltd. Hu Weihong, deputy director of marketing department of Zhejiang Huafeng Spandex Co., Ltd., Liu Jianqi, general manager of Hongze United Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd., professor of Jiangnan University Honglian Cong, Zheng Laijiu, a professor at Dalian University of Technology, Meng Jiaguang, a professor at Xi'an Engineering University, and Wan Ailan, an associate professor at Jiangnan University, shared their insights in their respective areas of expertise.