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Liquid metal mobile phone is coming? This company tells you the answer

New material online
2017-10-15
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Foreword
As a top international event for innovative design and innovative materials, “2017 International CMF Carnival and World New Materials and New Technology Exhibition” will be held in Shenzhen from November 2nd to 4th, and the scale will reach more than 20,000 people. In the same period, the TTF Conference, CMF Summit Forum and workshops will also be held. Tens of thousands of branded terminals, design agencies, material companies, processing and manufacturing, equipment manufacturers and other professionals will gather in Pengcheng to enjoy a material, process and equipment. Integrated feast for professional CMF industry exchanges.
It is reported that Shanghai Chisheng New Material Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Shanghai Chisheng”) will debut the “2017 International CMF Carnival and World New Materials and New Technology Exhibition” and bring a dazzling variety of liquid metal mobile phone models. New Materials Online ® interviewed General Manager Zhao Zong, listening to him introduce the development of liquid metal and market trends.

Liquid metal mobile phone model

Liquid metal pieces
When it comes to liquid metal, most people think of the robot T-1000 in the classic sci-fi movie Terminator 2 at the first time. The robot T-1000 in the movie can recover automatically immediately, no matter what kind of injury the body may have. Adaptively change body shape and adjust his facial features.

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What is liquid metal?
The amorphous metal alloy, which is known as a liquid metal, is a structure with no grains and no grain boundaries formed by the rapid cooling of the alloy during solidification, and is less ordered than atoms, and has high hardness, high strength, corrosion resistance, and scratch resistance. , And can save a lot of machining costs.
"It has a good name by nature, called liquid metal, which is very high. But it is regrettable that people have been immersed for more than a decade, and no one can bring it to the market and be accepted by customers." Zhao Zong said that liquid metal is not a new concept for everyone, but there are still many difficulties in the actual productization and industrialization of laboratory technology, such as production equipment, product quality, and cost.
Unswervingly, concentrate on "grinding the tofu"
In 2006, Zhao joined F's new product development department for mobile phone metal structural parts. In 2010, he transferred to the company's newly established advanced materials manufacturing department. He is engaged in the development of liquid metal raw material formulas and processing technology, and has since become close to liquid metal. However, the day-to-day research and development did not wait for large-scale production orders from A customers. “At that time, the entire industrial chain of liquid metal was extremely imperfect and the production process was not mature. The second was the extremely high cost. These may be the reason why Company A did not use it in large quantities. It was only the small batch production that was carried out on the card reader.” Zhao Totally recalled, but it is gratifying to note that the use of pick-up needles has always made liquid metal appear in people's eyes, and the industry scale has gradually matured under the investment and promotion of your friends.
After leaving F company, Mr. Zhao joined the world-renowned H company's core material R&D department, also researching and developing liquid metal. “H company is a company that attaches great importance to scientific research and innovation. In the development of liquid metal, H company and A company have invested huge human, material and financial resources. Including research and development of liquid metal formulations, process window exploration and trial production. Verification, testing of performance, etc., and actively cooperate with universities and scientific research institutes at home and abroad,” said Zhao, who told New Materials Online®.
Company A did not use liquid metal on a large scale, and first-line mobile phone makers were all watching. However, Zhao's team and most of the liquid metal industry had been convinced that liquid metal materials would eventually glow, insisting on continuous optimization of material formulations and processing technology. Continuous breakthroughs, manufacturing costs, and more streamlined ... steadfastly committed to "grind well tofu."
Relying on big manufacturers, strong capacity
Zhao Zong profoundly understands that liquid metal is by no means just a "vase" material with a good name, so Zhao always registered Shanghai Chisheng New Material Co., Ltd., a company specializing in bulk amorphous alloys (also called blocks). Metal glass or liquid metal, abbreviated as: BMG, a high-tech company that combines R&D, manufacturing, and global sales of material formulations & molding equipment and processing technology, is affiliated to Shanghai Fuchi High-Tech Co., Ltd. (hereinafter abbreviated as “Fu” Chico's subsidiary").
It is understood that Fuchi High-Tech was established in November 1999 and is a leading and world-leading manufacturer of metal injection molding (MIM) and ceramic injection molding (CIM) products. At present, the company has a large-scale major production equipment, output value, revenue and production capacity are in the same industry leading position in the country, in the international MIM & CIM industry is also in the advanced ranks.

Although Shanghai Chisheng was established for a short time, it has strong scientific research strength and numerous customer resources. Depending on the industry status of its parent company, Fuchi Hi-Tech, Shanghai Chisheng can be said to be born with a “golden spoon”.
Zhao Zeng said: “Shanghai Chisheng has two major advantages. First, the parent company Fu Chi Gaoke has a wealth of customer resources. At the same time, it coincides with the definition of Fuchi Hi-Tech in the near-net shape of continuous deep plowing strategic positioning; Second, can be The use of Fuxi Gaoke's existing product processing and mold manufacturing and other related equipment to ensure the production value of production capacity, but also can continue to use Fu Chi existing full-scale, first-class performance testing equipment, which for liquid metal follow-up material research and development, process validation And quality assurance during mass production plays an important role."
He disclosed that Shanghai Chisheng has now completed the complete production line of liquid metal mobile phone middle frame appearance parts, from mold design and manufacturing, master alloy melting, full vacuum die-casting molding, secondary processing to surface polishing, etc., including product testing. Can be completed in the factory, and built a number of confidential workshops, a good guarantee of the new product development process in the security needs.
In addition, Zhao also revealed that he plans to copy and complete several full-scale production lines of liquid metal products in the next six months to ensure the production capacity of the products in batch production. At the same time, he also indicated that more than 40 die-casting equipment and accessories can be completed within three months. Process capacity expansion. At present, many mainstream manufacturers in the industry are negotiating with Shanghai Chisheng for cooperation and hope to be the first cup of technology development.
Thick and thin, riding the wind and waves
As one of the supermaterials that dominate the future of high-tech competition, liquid metal has important application prospects in fields such as medicine, consumer electronics, aerospace, biomedicine, and precision machinery.
“A decade has gone by. Liquid metals are far from being competitive in the industry. However, there are not many countries and companies that are concerned about liquid metals. With the application of stainless steel mobile phone middle frame, it will bring very good development opportunities for liquid metal.” Zhao It is believed that liquid metal will have different degrees of explosion in the consumer electronics market within the next one to two years. Compared with stainless steel, titanium alloys, and aluminum alloys, it has features such as strong hardness and rich colors. "Consumer electronics have the highest appearance requirements, and the effects of the recently acquired high-light are very much in agreement with liquid metal. The texture after mirror polishing is similar to that of ceramics, and it is jade-like."
Since the beginning of this year, Shanghai Chisheng has made great breakthroughs in the appearance of surface treatment.

Liquid metal mobile phone model

Liquid metal mobile phone model
Looking closer at Zhao's team, it is not difficult to find that most of them are quietly ploughing in the liquid metal industry and are always fighting for the first-line practitioners. "Team stability is a major advantage of our company. The principle of recruiting personnel is also aimed at those who silently persisted in the liquid metal industry. A group of people do one thing." About the company, Zhao introduced him.
“Liquid metals have been publicized for so long, and the industry and reputation are extremely unmatched. It is very distressing for people who have been engaged in the study of liquid metal for a long time.” For the future of Shanghai Chisheng, Zhao always expressed that he would only make liquid metal. We will do a good job of our products and work together with our business partners to make the entire industry work. Second, we will make greater breakthroughs in the development and marketing of liquid metal products. At this stage, the company will focus on the consumer electronics industry and cooperate with numerous first-line mobile phone manufacturers to bring liquid metal into the market and gradually be accepted and recognized by consumers.
Shanghai Chisheng New Material Co., Ltd. will attend and attend the "2017 International CMF Carnival and World New Materials New Technology Exhibition" held in Shenzhen from November 2nd to 4th. To learn more, come and sign up!
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CMF can redesign liquid metal products in consumer electronics to increase the appearance of products. At the 2017 International CMF Carnival, there will be a large number of advanced material manufacturing companies such as Shanghai Chisheng. In addition, according to the organizer's request for materials and materials, the exhibition will also hold TTF conferences, CMF summit forums, and workshops in the same period to carry out the clash of ideas and wisdom.
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