Tiangong Aihe Wins Asia Powder Metallurgy Innovation Award

Tiangong Aihe Wins Asia Powder Metallurgy Innovation Award

Recently, the National Powder Metallurgy Academic Conference and the 7th Asia Powder Metallurgy International Conference (APMA2025) were grandly held in Qingdao, Shandong. As the highest-level international event in the field of powder metallurgy in Asia, the conference brought together renowned experts, research institutions, and leading enterprises from around the world to explore cutting-edge technologies and new trends in the industrial application of powder metallurgy.

The selection process focused on enterprises and teams that have achieved significant innovative results in new powder metallurgy materials, processes, and intelligent manufacturing. Jiangsu Tiangong Aihe Technology Co., Ltd., with its technological breakthroughs and industrialization achievements in the "Integrated Large Mold with Built-In Cooling Channels Powder Metallurgy Key Components Project," was honored with the "Powder Metallurgy Innovation Award." Concurrently, Dr. Yu Yang, Chief Scientist, was awarded the "Powder Metallurgy Outstanding Contribution Individual Award." These accolades fully reflect Tiangong International’s technological innovation capabilities and industry influence in the powder metallurgy sector, earning unanimous recognition within the industry.

Tiangong Aihe is a core subsidiary of Tiangong International, dedicated to the research, development, and application of high-end powder metallurgy materials. It has long focused on high-speed steel, mold steel, additive manufacturing, and related fields. In recent years, the company has consistently increased its investment in research and development, leveraging a comprehensive innovation system to establish a full-process framework covering powder preparation, material design, microstructure control, and application validation. Its advancements in purity control, structural uniformity, and performance stability of powder metallurgy materials have reached internationally advanced levels.

During the conference’s thematic report session, Dr. Yu Yang delivered an academic presentation titled "Application of New Powder Metallurgy Materials in Integrated Die-Casting Molds for Automotive Chassis." He systematically introduced Tiangong’s key breakthroughs in new materials for integrated large molds and near-net-shape forming technology for built-in cooling channels. By optimizing material composition, controlling forming processes, and enhancing heat treatment precision, this technology enables the integrated manufacturing of complex conformal cooling channels. It addresses critical technical bottlenecks such as high-temperature strength, thermal fatigue resistance, and thermal conductivity efficiency, significantly improving mold cooling efficiency and service life while reducing energy consumption and promoting green manufacturing. The widespread application of this achievement has effectively enhanced the self-reliance and control of China’s high-end mold steel industry, supporting the overall advancement of Chinese manufacturing toward lightweight, high-strength, and high-precision development. Currently, this innovative technology has not only achieved breakthroughs in the laboratory but has also been successfully implemented in industrial applications, undergoing validation in several leading new energy vehicle and die-casting enterprises.

Conference experts unanimously agreed that Tiangong Aihe’s innovations in powder metallurgy large mold materials and near-net-shape forming technology have successfully addressed the "bottleneck" challenges in high-end die-casting molds. These advancements provide high-performance, sustainable material solutions for fields such as integrated die-casting in new energy vehicles and lightweight structural component manufacturing in aerospace.

Dr. Yu Yang, Chief Scientist, stated: "This award not only recognizes Tiangong’s technological innovation but also serves as new proof of China’s high-end manufacturing materials on the international stage. In the future, Tiangong will continue to promote the deep integration of powder metallurgy technology with intelligent and green manufacturing, accelerate the industrialization of innovative achievements, and provide higher-quality Chinese solutions for global high-end equipment manufacturing." This award signifies Tiangong International’s renewed ascent to the forefront of the global powder metallurgy technology competition.