At the critical juncture of transformation and upgrading in the aluminum processing industry, Xinbo Co., Ltd. takes innovation driven as its core strategy. Through deepening cooperation with Central South University, building an academician workstation, and jointly establishing an alloy materials research institute, Xinbo has taken three major measures to build an independent research and development platform that deeply integrates industry, academia, and research, injecting strong impetus into the company's technological breakthroughs in new energy photovoltaics, automotive lightweighting, and recycled aluminum.
In March 2023, Xinbo launched a strategic cooperation with the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Central South University, pioneering a new educational model of "theory+practice". Both parties jointly establish a graduate training base and a university engineering practice education base, which not only provides students with opportunities to hone their skills on the front line of enterprises, but also allows Xinbo to introduce cutting-edge scientific research achievements. The relevant majors in the School of Production Technology and Materials Science of the company are highly matched - from the research and development of high-strength and tough aluminum alloy materials to breakthroughs in ultra-thin battery shell technology, the projects jointly tackled by university and enterprise can be directly applied to production lines, achieving seamless transformation from "laboratory achievements" to "market value".
With the continuous improvement of collaborative education mechanism between university and enterprise, Xinbo has further built a high-level independent research and development platform. In September 2023, it cooperated with the team of Academician Zhang Xinming to jointly build an academician workstation, bringing a technological upgrade "accelerator" to the enterprise through an agreement. Academician Zhang and his team have visited the enterprise multiple times, from laboratory planning to equipment parameter setting, from alloy composition optimization to extrusion process improvement. Their on-site guidance has enabled Xinbo's technical team to gain a lot. This kind of "pulse diagnosis" cooperation has given birth to multiple core patents, providing strong technical support for product iteration and process optimization of enterprises.
In November 2024, with the collaborative efforts of the People's Government of Tianchang City, the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Central South University, and Xinbo Co.,Ltd.,the Alloy Materials Research Institute was established. The research institute focuses on key areas such as aluminum alloy battery trays for new energy vehicles and new photovoltaic frame materials, striving to break through traditional process bottlenecks and develop innovative materials. Its development plan focuses more on the long term: guided by the national alloy material strategy demand and local industry pain points, it aims to create an independent scientific and technological economic entity that combines research foresight and industrial transformation power through collaborative innovation between industry, academia, and research.
From the "talent reservoir" of collaboration between university and enterprise, to the "smart lighthouse" of academician workstations, and to the "technology incubator" of alloy materials research institutes, Xinbo has gradually built a three-level platform for independent research and development through the joint efforts of university, enterprise, and government, constructing an open and shared innovation ecosystem, and attracting more partners to join the ranks of industrial upgrading. In the future, this fertile land of innovation will surely give birth to even more lush industrial forests.