Pursuing Quality through Innovation, Reshaping through Transformation - The 22nd China Yarn Quality and Technology Forum Co-organized by Hicorp Successfully Held in Zibo, Shandong from March 6 to 8
On March 7, the 22nd China Yarn Quality and Technology Forum, co-organized by Hicorp, grandly opened in Zibo, Shandong. With the theme of "Pursuing Quality through Innovation, Reshaping through Transformation," the forum explored innovations from four perspectives: trends and quality, products and quality, processes and quality, and systems and quality. Over 500 representatives from textile colleges and universities, research institutes, and textile enterprises across the country gathered to discuss methods and ideas for textile enterprises to improve quality, efficiency, and engage in transformation and innovation in the current environment. Hicorp's Deputy General Manager, Guo Jiayang, attended the conference and delivered a keynote speech titled "Smart Transformation and Upgrade: Spinning Towards a Winning Future," focusing on introducing the Hicorp HCP2030 new-generation intelligent roving frame, the fifth-generation intelligent cone yarn packaging and logistics system, and the intelligent warehousing and logistics system.
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Innovation Drives New Transformations
The reports presented at the conference covered a wide range of topics, including ultra-high-yield carding process technology, intelligent products facilitating high-speed production, artificial intelligence applications, process quality control for differentiated ultra-high-count products, development of new cotton and linen products, intelligent transformation of ring spinning machines, innovative spinning processes for air-jet vortex spinning, analysis of yarn defects on fabric surfaces, and improvement of yarn quality.
▲ Dong Kuiyong, President of the China Cotton Textile Industry Association
Dong Kuiyong, President of the China Cotton Textile Industry Association, delivered a report titled "Analysis of the Current Development Status of China's Cotton Textile Industry." He stated that in 2024, the cotton textile industry faced challenges head-on, actively responded to various risks and challenges, and strived to achieve stable economic operation within the industry. However, it should also be noted that the international environment remains severe and complex, with industrial security issues continuing to affect business operations. Subject to the dual pressures of supply-side shocks in raw materials and insufficient effective demand at the terminal end, the cotton textile industry has shown relatively weak recovery within the entire textile industry chain. In 2025, the cotton textile industry urgently needs to further grasp national macro policies related to cotton textiles, develop new quality productive forces within the industry, improve total factor productivity, deepen industrial transformation and upgrading, and focus on promoting high-quality development. The industry should stabilize market expectations, boost confidence, accelerate its transition through the painful period of replacement of old growth drivers with new ones, and strengthen industry self-discipline to prevent vicious "involutionary" competition.
▲ Guo Jiayang, Deputy General Manager of Hicorp Machinery (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.
Guo shared a report titled "Smart Transformation and Upgrade: Spinning Towards a Winning Future," in which he introduced the advantages and characteristics of Hicorp's new-generation intelligent roving frame and the fifth-generation cone yarn packaging line. The new-generation intelligent roving frame adopts the concept of "integration of mechanics, electronics, software, and piping," features a modular overall machine architecture design, constructs a distributed intelligent control system architecture, establishes intelligent navigation, and embeds an information management system, achieving breakthroughs in spinning speed, spinning efficiency, and the number of spinning spindles. The fifth-generation cone yarn packaging line, validated by nearly a decade of market experience, is currently the highest-yield, most comprehensive in modules, and most stable, safe, and reliable cone yarn line. Technologies such as the online humidification and moisture regain chamber have once again led industry development trends.
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Smart Factory Tour
On March 8, the conference delegates visited Weiqiao Textile's R&D and Creative Exhibition Hall, Hongru Intelligent Plant, Zhang Shiping Memorial Hall, and Weiqiao Home Textile and Garment Production Base in groups, gaining a systematic understanding of the advanced intelligent manufacturing charm of Weiqiao's entire industry chain.
In recent years, Weiqiao has been using digital, intelligent, and automated technological means to transform traditional production lines. In 2016, Weiqiao Textile launched its first intelligent factory, and by the end of last year, its fourth green and intelligent factory officially went into production. Today, the number of workers in Weiqiao Textile's intelligent factories is only 10% of that under the traditional production model a decade ago. Among the seven intelligent spinning factories it has implemented, including the two newly contracted intelligent spinning factories, all have selected fully automatic doffing roving frames and intelligent cone yarn packaging and logistics systems produced by Hicorp. Additionally, the intelligent warping yarn feeding system customized by Hicorp for Weiqiao has truly facilitated the intelligent logistics transportation from spinning to weaving. The conference delegates had the opportunity to visit a major industry player up close, learning and exchanging experiences on-site.
This conference was rich in content, demonstrating the powerful strength of inclusivity and diversity through technical exchanges and collisions. As the tide of transformation surges forward, the China Yarn Quality and Technology Forum will work hand in hand with industry peers to drive the industry towards innovation and quality, ensuring continuous development. Let's look forward to the next China Yarn Quality and Technology Forum. See you there!
