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Leaders from the Shandong Academy of Sciences and Jinan University visited Shandong NKT to jointly draw up a new blueprint for the integration of industry, academia, and research in instrumentation.

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2025-12-02

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The Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan University, and Shandong NKT Analytical Instrument Co.,Ltd. have reached a preliminary agreement on the joint development of technologies for unmanned particle size analyzers and automated sampling systems for online particle size analyzers!

Recently, Zheng Fuquan, a researcher at the Institute of Automation of the Shandong Academy of Sciences and Secretary-General of the Shandong Automation Society, along with Associate Professor Jiang Ping from the Institute of Artificial Intelligence at Jinan University, paid a visit to Shandong NKT Analytical Instrument Co.,Ltd. for an inspection and exchange. Wang Chengliang, General Manager of Shandong NKT, accompanied the delegation throughout the visit, together with the core management and technical team. The two sides engaged in an in-depth discussion on topics including technological innovation in fully automated, unattended laser particle size analyzers, collaborative transformation of industry-academia-research outcomes, integrated industrial development, and precise sampling in online particle size analyzers, thereby laying a solid foundation for future cooperative efforts.

At the symposium, the General Manager of Shandong NKT first extended a warm welcome to Researcher Zheng Fuquan and Associate Professor Jiang Ping, and then provided a comprehensive introduction to the company’s development journey, core products, and market strategy. He emphasized that, as an enterprise specializing in the R&D and manufacturing of analytical instruments, Shandong NKT has always regarded technological innovation as its core competitive edge. Currently, the company is at a critical stage of transformation and upgrading, urgently needing intellectual support from research institutions and universities to break through technological bottlenecks and drive product upgrades toward intelligence and high-end sophistication. The dialogue centered on the R&D, collaboration, and technical challenges related to automated testing equipment, with a particular focus on the design concept for an unattended, fully automated testing platform, as well as the existing challenges and potential solutions. Among these, the barcode recognition system is a key component, used to automatically input sample information (such as name, refractive index, etc.), thereby eliminating human input errors and ensuring data traceability. In the future, the system will also integrate image recognition technology to achieve even smarter data collection capabilities. The equipment’s structural design faces compatibility challenges: it must not only preserve the original instrument’s functionality but also seamlessly integrate automated modules. To address this, the company is considering introducing a holistic design approach that optimizes every aspect—from exterior appearance to internal layout.

Afterward, Researcher Zheng Fuquan and Associate Professor Jiang Ping led a team to visit NKT’s production workshop, R&D laboratory, and product exhibition center in Shandong, conducting on-site investigations into the core production processes of laser particle size analyzers, the quality control system, and the progress of technological research and development. In the production workshop, the company’s technical director provided a detailed introduction to the standardized operational procedures covering everything from the machining of core components to the assembly and debugging of finished products, highlighting the equipment’s technical advantages in areas such as precision calibration and automated control.
Drawing on his own research area, Researcher Zheng Fuquan shared his insights from the perspective of industrial automation. He pointed out that laser particle size analyzers, as key equipment for industrial inspection, will increasingly integrate with automation technologies and multi-energy complementary systems—a trend that represents an important direction for the future development of the industry. The Shandong Academy of Sciences has accumulated extensive achievements in areas such as automated control and intelligent equipment R&D, while Shandong NKT possesses a solid foundation in the manufacturing and market application of analytical instruments. The two parties can engage in deepened cooperation in fields such as the integration of automated inspection systems and the optimization of efficient production processes, jointly enhancing the technological added value and market competitiveness of their products.

Associate Professor Jiang Ping stated that Jinan University has significant strengths in areas such as multi-sensor information fusion and optimization of artificial intelligence algorithms. Both parties could explore establishing a joint research and development center to develop innovative products focused on multi-parameter detection in industrial environments and intelligent early warning systems. At the same time, they could build a platform for joint talent cultivation, providing enterprises with specialized technical expertise to support their development.

This visit and exchange not only enabled the leaders of the Shandong Academy of Sciences and Jinan University to gain a thorough understanding of NKT’s technological strength and development potential, but also prompted the team to seek long-term, in-depth cooperation—not limited to single projects alone, but extending to areas such as online sampling, remote monitoring, and intelligent maintenance. Together, they aim to jointly promote the development of domestically produced high-end testing equipment and further clarify the core direction of their industry-academia-research collaboration. A relevant official from Shandong NKT stated that they will subsequently assign a dedicated team to liaise with research institutions and universities, refine the cooperation plans, and ensure the effective implementation of collaboration in areas such as technological R&D,成果转化 (achievement transformation), and talent cultivation. By leveraging the synergy between industry, academia, and research, they will boost the high-quality development of the analytical instrument industry.

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