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Shanghai Electric Hosts Metal Additive Manufacturing Forum, Focusing on AI Empowerment and Engineering Applications

2026-06-26 · Impact score: 29

The Science and Technology Innovation Department of Shanghai Electric Group hosted a forum titled 'Additive Computation, Intelligent Manufacturing Without Boundaries—Applications and Challenges of Metal Additive Manufacturing.' The event featured Researcher Fan Shuqian from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who shared cutting-edge advances in in-orbit metal additive manufacturing for space applications. Professor Rao Yu from Shanghai Jiao Tong University demonstrated the potential of additive structure design to enhance equipment energy efficiency, while Professor Huang Ke from Sichuan University presented cases of AI empowering the entire R&D chain of additive manufacturing. The forum also highlighted industrial application cases from group subsidiaries such as Shanghai Power Station Auxiliary Equipment Plant and Shanghai Turbine Plant, discussing the development of compact heat exchangers, 3D printing of hollow stationary blades for steam turbines, and AI-based process monitoring in additive manufacturing. The forum outlined an industry direction characterized by 'improving equipment performance through structural design innovation, empowering the entire R&D chain with AI, and promoting large-scale production via digital twins.'

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上海电气举办金属增材制造主题论坛，聚焦AI赋能与工程化应用

上海电气集团科技创新部主办“增材计算·智造无界——金属增材制造的应用与挑战主题论坛”。论坛邀请中科院研究员范树迁分享金属材料空间在轨增材制造前沿进展，上海交大教授饶宇展示增材结构设计对提升装备能效的潜力，四川大学教授黄科介绍AI赋能增材制造全链条研发的应用案例。论坛还汇集上海电站辅机厂、上海汽轮机厂等集团产业应用案例，围绕紧凑型换热器研发、汽轮机空心静叶3D打印、AI在增材制造过程监测的应用展开讨论。论坛勾勒出“以结构设计创新提升装备性能、以AI赋能研发全链条、以数字孪生推动规模化生产”的产业方向。

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