Shanghai Research Institute of Materials Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Research Institute of Materials originated from the Materials Performance Laboratory established in Shanghai in 1946, with a history of over 60 years. From the 1950s to the 1990s, it was a comprehensive departmental research institution under the national machinery industry system engaged in materials technology development. In accordance with the relevant decisions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on deepening the reform of applied and development-oriented research institutions, it was restructured into a high-tech enterprise under the Shanghai science and technology system in 1999. The institute has established divisions including the Special Metals and Processing Department, Mold Materials and Corrosion Protection Department, Polymer Materials Department, New Chemical Materials Department, Engineering Plastics Department, Hard Alloys Department, Ultra-fine Powder Materials Department, Powder Materials Development Department, Ceramic Ball Bearing Development Department, Fine Oxide Ceramics Development Department, Vibration Reduction Technology Department, Non-destructive Testing Department, Scientific Journal Department, and Testing Center. Its main research and development areas include: metallic materials; polymer materials and their composites; engineering ceramics; powder materials; vibration reduction and support technology; and material performance testing and failure analysis technology, among others. It also has several shareholding and controlled companies. Supported by engineering materials and materials processing technology, and based on material composition and performance testing as well as quality and safety assessment, the institute carries out research and development in materials technology. Over the years, it has completed hundreds of key national and Shanghai municipal technological innovation projects, solved a number of key technical problems for major projects, provided advanced and applicable materials and quality monitoring technologies to numerous enterprises, and contributed to improving the level of materials application in industries. Guided by market demand and rooted in independent technological innovation, the institute implements the industrialization of technological achievements and has formed a number of production and operation entities. Its products are widely used in machinery, automotive, aerospace, railway, marine, information, communication, construction industries and infrastructure, promoting the enhancement of industrial competitiveness and the development of emerging industries. The institute is the host unit for the Materials Division, Physical and Chemical Testing Division, and Non-destructive Testing Division of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, the Mold Materials Committee of the China Die & Mould Industry Association, and the Secretariat of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Non-destructive Testing. It edits and publishes six professional journals: 'Mechanical Engineering Materials', 'Physical and Chemical Testing - Chemical Analysis', 'Physical and Chemical Testing - Physical Analysis', 'Non-destructive Testing', 'Corrosion and Protection', and 'Energy Technology', playing a positive role in the exchange of materials technology and personnel training. The institute has a team of scientific and technical personnel with solid theoretical foundations, a reasonable professional structure, rich creativity, and practical spirit, as well as an efficient and rigorous management system. For decades, employees in various positions have carried forward the spirit of 'only material and intellect, utmost precision and sincerity' to create the history of the institute. Today, the whole institute is working hard to achieve a new round of development goals!