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Anhui Launches AI4S Program with ¥4.47M Funding: AI-Empowered R&D and Industrial Demonstration of High-Performance Alloy Powders for Additive Manufacturing

2026-09-02 · Impact score: 16

On September 2, 2026, the Department of Science and Technology of Anhui Province issued the "2026 Notice on the Approval of Anhui Province Artificial Intelligence Scenario Innovation Projects (AI-Empowered Scientific Research Direction)" (Wanke Zhineng Mi [2026] No. 232), approving five projects. Among them, the project "AI4S-Empowered R&D and Industrial Demonstration of High-Performance Alloy Powders for Additive Manufacturing" received funding of ¥4.4712 million. The project was initiated by Anhui Zhongti New Material Technology Co., Ltd. as the lead enterprise, with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (as the lead institution) collaborating with Anhui Polytechnic University, Shanghai Dianji University, and Shanghai Opextong Instruments to undertake the research. The project is based in Chuzhou City. This initiative establishes a collaborative "AI + alloy powder" industry-academia-research model that combines provincial-level fiscal funding, leading enterprise project solicitation, and university research participation. Value for powder purchasers: ① AI accelerates powder composition design and process optimization, shortening the R&D cycle for high-performance alloy powders and speeding up new product launches; ② University-enterprise joint research on alloy powder formulations will increase the number of domestically produced high-performance powder grades; ③ The approval of this AI4S project signals stronger provincial and municipal policy support for "AI + powder," enhancing the technological premium and procurement competitiveness of related companies.

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安徽AI4S立项447万元：AI赋能增材制造高性能合金粉体研发与产业化应用示范

2026年9月2日，安徽省科技厅发布《2026年安徽省人工智能场景创新项目（人工智能赋能科学研究方向）立项通知》（皖科智能秘〔2026〕232号），5个项目立项，其中「AI4S赋能增材制造高性能合金粉体研发与产业化应用示范」立项金额447.12万元。该项目由安徽中体新材料科技有限公司发榜，上海交通大学（牵头）联合安徽工程大学、上海电机学院、上海欧波同仪器揭榜，落滁州市。省级财政资金+龙头企业发榜+高校揭榜的「AI+合金粉体」产学研模式落地。对粉末采购商的价值：① AI加速粉体成分设计与工艺优化，高性能合金粉体研发周期缩短、新品上市提速；② 高校-企业联合攻关合金粉体配方，未来国产高性能粉体牌号增多；③ AI4S立项信号表明省市两级政策加码「AI+粉体」，相关企业技术溢价与采购竞争力提升。

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