The 25th International Friction and Sealing Material Technology Exchange and Product Exhibition Grand Opening

The 25th International Friction and Sealing Materials Technology Exchange and Product Exhibition, hosted by China Friction and Sealing Materials Association, opened grandly on June 1st at Xi'an International Convention and Exhibition Center, a millennium old capital on the banks of the Bashui River.

The 14th Five-Year Plan period is an important period for the transformation and upgrading, structural adjustment, and innovative development of China's friction and sealing material industry. In the face of new situations and tasks, in order to deeply implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the series of important speeches by General Secretary Xi Jinping, combined with key work of CFSMA in 2023, this exhibition is themed with "Green, Intelligent, High-quality development", advocating the practice of new development concepts throughout the industry and comprehensively constructing a new development pattern. With technological innovation and as the driving force and stable growth as the overall tone, we will accelerate the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry. With its profound heritage, this exhibition will further give play to the radiating role of leading enterprises in the new materials industry, focus on key areas, and guide the upstream and downstream industries concentration and chain development. This exhibition coincides with the first year after the comprehensive lifting of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapid recovery of national socio-economic activities and normal international exchanges create smooth communication conditions for the exhibition. This exhibition has attracted great attention from domestic and foreign enterprises and professionals in the industry, the number of participants registered for the exhibition increased significantly. The organizing committee CFSMA has well prepared, takes this exhibition as an important opportunity to resume traditional exchange activities, and promptly develop international contacts, restart all-dimensional、 diversified、efficient and valuable face-to-face exchanges.Drawing on the momentum of China-Central Asia Summit to jointly create a new blueprint for China-Central Asia relations, the 25th International Friction and Sealing Material Technology Exchange and Product Exhibition also fully demonstrated its great attraction, cohesion, and international characteristics. Representatives from overseas include Hong Kong，Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, India, Iran, South Korea, Japan, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Brazil,USA, ect. More than 1000 people from domestic and foreign enterprises and industries have registered for the exhibition and the conference.

At 9 am on June 1st, the exhibition officially opened, the chairman of SAE Brake Colloquium&Exhibition U.S.,Roy H Link,the steering committee chair of AsiaBrake Conference and Exhibiton Dr. Seong Kwan Rhee,the chairman of Friction Material Association of Taiwan WANG CHING-CHENG,,International renowned sealing experts,Dr.Gao Guanying,send their Congratulations videos with wishing the exhibition a success.Honorary president of CFSMA Wang Yao, rotating president of CFSMA Zhen Minghui, the vice presidents of CFSMA include Tao Xianbo, Shi Yanjun, Yang Zhirong, Fu Wenfeng, Li Ducheng, Ma Qiongxiu, Sun Qichun, and Lei Jianbin, the secretary general of CFSMA Shen Bing, executive deputy secretary general of CFSMA Jiang Shousong,and the chairman of CFSMA's supervisory board Wu Yimin, invited important guests such as the chairman of SAE Brake Colloquium&Exhibition U.S.,Roy H Link genral chair and programe chair of the steering committee of AsiaBrake Conference and Exhibiton Boonyawat Teeraprawatekul and Meechai Sriwiabon, the chairman of Friction Material Association of Taiwan WANG CHING-CHENG, internationally renowned sealing experts Dr. Gao Guanying, to visit the exhibition together.

This exhibition is supported by Shandong Gold Phoenix Co., Ltd. Zhengzhou Baiyun Industrial Co., Ltd. and Otsuka Chemical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Shijiazhuang Shuoruo Technology Co., Ltd.,Jiangsu REK High-Tec Materials Co., Ltd.,ZhongShan DingGu Industrial Material & Technology Co., Ltd, Hebei NewTime Foundation Fire Insulation Materials Manufacturing Co., Ltd.,Shanghai Dianyang Industrial Co., Ltd. Xi’an Shuntong Institute of Electrical and Mechanical Technology, Jiangxi SoBen New Material Technology Co., Ltd.,Ningbo Delidong Machinery Technology Co., Ltd.,Runhua(Jiangsu) New Materials Co.,Ltd,Xianyang Non-metallic Mineral Research and Design Institute Co., Ltd., Yuhuan Wanrun Machinery Co., Ltd.,and Xianyang Hailong Sealing Composite Materials Co., Ltd. also provided strong support for the exhibition. In the spacious and bright exhibition area, the special booth is colorful, the foreign booth is particularly eye-catching, the standard booth is neat and uniform, the latest brake pads, seals, and various raw and auxiliary materials, production equipments, and testing instruments are dazzling.

International Friction and Sealing Material Technology Exchange and Product Exhibition has been successfully held for 24 sessions in China. With the strong support and participation of domestic and foreign colleagues, the scale and influence are growing, and it has always maintained the world-class level. The exhibition has a net exhibition area of 10000 square meters and 250 exhibitors, among which the number of foreign enterprises has reached more then 20%. The number of exhibitors far exceeds that of previous exhibitions, covering all kinds of braking and transmission products based on friction materials, all kinds of sealing materials, all kinds of raw materials used in the production of friction and sealing materials, all kinds of fiber materials, chemical products, equipment, testing instruments and other related products of the whole industrial chain. The exhibition provides a series of service platforms for domestic and foreign enterprises and professionals such as the negotiation platforms for technical cooperation, technology transfer, manufacturing consignment, entrustment of an agent,domestic and foreign trade. Domestic representative enterprises such as Zhengzhou Baiyun, Shandong Shengquan, Yantai Ishikawa, Jinan Yuechuang, Jiangsu REK, Zhengzhou Zhongbang, NewTime Foundation, Runhua (Jiangsu) New Materials, Delidong Machinery, as well as internationally renowned enterprises such as Link Engineering, Otsuka, Cardolite, Sangsin Brake, Yitochu, Teijin Aramid, Frimeco, and Tribotec, all appeared at the exhibition.

The exhibition continues to be carried out online and offline simultaneously. On May 23, the online exhibition was opened, and all offline exhibitors appeared in the online exhibition. The exhibition introduction, schedule, exhibitors' recommendations, interactive area, and other content are as wonderful as the offline exhibitions. Visitors can easily visit the exhibition on the cloud and participate in interaction by logging in zh.cfsma.org.cn.Ir makes the exhibition get rid of the limitation of time and space,makes more people, especially foreign friends, convenient to know the exhibition situation, greatly improves the exhibition opportunities for exhibitors and enhances the display effect,and meanwhile reflects the value-added services of CFSMA.

The First Non-metallic Sealing Product Quality Development Conference and High-level Forum is held from the afternoon of June 1  to June 2 in Chopin conference Hall of Vienna International Hotel.17 experts delivered speeches, they are from automobile and agricultural machinery manufacturing, power equipment manufacturing, universities and research institutes, raw and auxiliary materials production and equipment manufacturing, sealing materials production and other different industries. Most of them are quite accomplished well-known experts, there is no lack of young elite rookie, they give speeches from different industry, working conditions, equipment, materials, products and other dimensions, explain sealing technology, product performance, application research, development trends.They discuss with the sealing related industry enterprise representatives, jointly seek and explore the road of safe, green, high quality development.

The Friction Material Technology Exchange began on June 2nd, with 19 speakers from both domestic and overseas delivered wonderful reports, paying close attention to cutting-edge issues in industry development, such as new emission standards of 7 European countries, the technical discussion of friction materials for new energy vehicles, the exchange of related equipment automation development, and the application technology discussion of new materials. The technical exchange meeting through the exchange of domestic and foreign friction and sealing material industry development situation, domestic and foreign automotive industry development status and prospect forecast, friction and sealing material technology development trend analysis, domestic and foreign friction material new products, new technology, new materials, new equipment, new methods of achievement exchange. It will play a positive role in promoting technological innovation and industry development of friction and sealing materials.

The reunion after all the tribulations and the ambition to forge ahead are in line with the unprecedentedly occasion of this conference with numerous opportunities. We wish all domestic and foreign exhibitors and attendees get a full harvest!