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Industry-Education Collaboration Cultivates New Talent: LiM Laser's "3D Printing+" Empowers Educational Innovation and Industrial Upgrading

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Time:2026-01-21

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Recently, LiM Laser, a leading company in the metal additive manufacturing field, was invited to participate in an industry forum focusing on the integration of educational innovation and industrial upgrading. There, they engaged in in-depth discussions with education experts, university representatives, and business partners from across the country on practical pathways for the deep integration of the education chain and the industrial chain, further showcasing the company's outstanding achievements in cultivating the education sector and creating customized solutions.

 

 

University-Enterprise Collaboration for Talent Cultivation

As one of the leading companies in China deeply exploring the "3D printing + industry-academia-research-application" collaborative talent cultivation model, LiM Laser understands that talent is the main foundation and source of industrial development. It has consistently been committed to promoting in-depth industry-academia-research cooperation with various universities, focusing on the research and development of new materials, new processes, and new equipment. This includes jointly applying for national research projects, jointly building joint laboratories/innovation centers, and realizing the technology transfer of scientific research results, forming a full-chain service system covering "equipment R&D - process development - talent cultivation."

The company provides LiM-X260E equipment to HEBUT, TGU, and HebeUST, supporting their research and development and teaching.

 

LiM-X260E equipment purchased by HEBUT

equipment purchased by TGU's High-Performance Metal Additive Manufacturing Laboratory

custom magnesium alloy equipment delivered to HebeUST

 

In addition, the company provides equipment support to universities such as HKUST, XAUT, and SYLU, assisting them in conducting cutting-edge research.

The research team led by Professor Yanglong Lu in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at HKUST has published significant research findings in the top manufacturing journal, "Journal of Manufacturing Processes", for two consecutive years.

  • A slicing and path generation method for 3D printing of periodic surface structure. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 120, 694-702.
  • A feature-based physics-constrained active dictionary learning scheme for image-based additive manufacturing process monitoring. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 103, 261-273.

Dr. Wenjun Ma of XAUT published important research results in the top international materials science journal "Journal of Materials Science & Technology" .

  • Strength-ductility synergy in a hierarchical Cu-Cr-Zr alloy processed via laser powder bed fusion

The team led by Mingyang Xu of SYLU published research results in the top international journals "International Journal of Impact Engineering" and "Thin-Walled Structures".

  • Mechanical characteristics of additive-manufactured biomimetic gradient circular honeycombs with nested strategy under static and dynamic loading
  • Mechanical properties of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy gradient honeycomb with rib reinforcement at different strain rates

 

Promoting teaching through competition and strengthening skills through practice

In the field of vocational education, LiM Laser has provided equipment and technical support for national and provincial vocational skills competitions on multiple occasions: providing LiM-X150A equipment and comprehensive equipment-centric support and service guarantees for the national selection competition of the 2024 BRICS Skills Competition in additive manufacturing; providing LiM-X260A series equipment and technical support for the additive manufacturing equipment operator competition of the first Sichuan Provincial New Vocational Skills Competition, achieving rapid assembly and stable operation.

 

the 2024 BRICS Skills Competition

the first Sichuan Provincial New Vocational Skills Competition

 

Through "promoting teaching and learning through competition," LiM Laser helps vocational skills talents achieve leapfrog growth from theoretical learning to engineering practice, providing strong support for the sustainable development of the additive manufacturing industry and the improvement of talent pool construction.

 

Scientific Research Feedback, Two-Way Empowerment

In promoting the digital transformation of the education sector, LiM Laser is committed to the two-way flow of technological achievements. On the one hand, leveraging its technological accumulation in metal 3D printing, the company provides high-precision, high-efficiency printing services to university research teams, helping them tackle complex research topics. On the other hand, the innovative achievements of universities also feed back into the company's technological upgrades, forming a closed-loop ecosystem of "industry-academia-research."

Taking the cooperation between LiM Laser and SCPU as an example, the university's provincial-level science and technology department research project, "Research on Stress Control of High-Temperature Alloy SLM Forming in Ramjet Engine Combustion Chambers," successfully passed acceptance, and successfully applied for 4 invention patents and 5 utility model patents. In this process, in addition to providing equipment support to the university, LiM Laser also shared its years of industry experience, providing market demand information and application scenario inspiration, creating a positive atmosphere for deep integration and development between universities and enterprises through in-depth sharing of industry technical experience.

 

SCPU purchased LiM-X150A/400 equipment.

 

Education is the foundation of industrial development, while technological innovation is the engine of educational upgrading. LiM Laser will continue to deepen its cooperation with universities and research institutions, leverage the advantages of university-enterprise cooperation resources, launch more customized solutions, and strive to write a new chapter in building a strong country in education and skills.