Briefing of IFM 2020

The 21st International ForgeMasters Meeting will be held by Confederation of Chinese Metalforming Industry from 10 to 16, September, 2021 in Chengdu, P. R. China.


Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, in the west of Sichuan Basin, is the economy central city in southwest part of China. Chengdu is an important national high-tech industry and an important global electronic and information industry base, it is a commercial logistics Center and integrated transportation hub.


Chengdu is a famous historical and cultural city in China. It is the birthplace of ancient Shu civilization and one of the ten ancient capitals in China. The engraving printing was invented in Chengdu, and it was first used in the world. The world's first paper currency–Jiaozi also was employed in Chengdu. There are many historical sites such as Jinsha Ruins, Dujiangyan, Wuhou Temple and Dufu Caotang in Chengdu and it is one of the best tourism cities of China.


Chengdu is located in the humid subtropical region, with complex topography, diverse natural ecological environment and abundant biological resources. There are rare animals under state protection include giant pandas, small pandas, golden monkeys, budorcas taxicolor, etc. in Chengdu, and where have established the research bases for the conservation of rare and endangered wildlife such as giant pandas.


The Theme-The Forge Will Go On

The International ForgeMasters Meeting will be held firstly in China, which marked the great achievements of China's open-die forging industry recently! Where to go and how to develop of the open-die forging industry under the circumstances of attaching importance to environmental protection, energy reform, datalization, information technology and the great developing situation of the Cyber-physical Systems (Internet of things and manufacturing platform)? What kind of technological and managerial innovations do open-die forging enterprises need, which has become the subject of global practitioners. The 21st International ForgeMasters Meeting will focus on the survive of open-die forging enterprises in this era of great change, promoting the industry development and technology and management innovation, and exchange and sharing of the achievements in the World's open-die forging industries in the last three years. This IFM will undoubtedly bring together open-die forging elites, experts and excellent business operators from all over the world, and attract users and suppliers who love and care about the development and progress of open-die forging industry, who will exchange the latest experience and the understanding of the times, the meeting will also concentrate present the latest achievements of the forging key elements such as material, equipment, technology and the market as well.


The rich content will be arranged during the event, covering all aspects of open-die forging industry and enterprise development. It will be another industry gathering and exchange. It will become an important “Brainstorming” and “Experience Exchange” in the history of global open-die forging industry development.The plant tours and accompanying person activities have been arranged, and will be informed in the following announcements.

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