Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The RAW 2025 scientific and practical conference "Robots, Additive Manufacturing, and Welding" was held at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. The event was organized by the Lightweight Materials and Structures Laboratory with the support of its partners, TECHLAB and Robowizard.
Over the course of two days, participants discussed current issues at the intersection of science and industry. The conference program was quite comprehensive.
A day of expert presentations on innovations, real-world implementation cases, and support measures in robotics, additive manufacturing, and welding. A practical day included a demonstration of equipment and developments in the university laboratory. Participants observed the metal growth process, robotic welding, laser technologies, and even had the opportunity to process metal using ablation. A poster session featured students from SPbPU, NUST MISIS, and Xi'an University of Technology presenting their research projects.
The conference provided experts from industrial companies, researchers, and students with a platform for professional dialogue and exchange of experiences.
The RAW conference demonstrated that the fastest path from idea to implementation is through direct collaboration between universities and industry, where the former create new technologies and supply personnel, and the latter set ambitious goals.
"We are pleasantly surprised by such increased interest in the developments of the Lightweight Materials and Structures Laboratory, part of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Transport," said Anton Naumov, Deputy Director of IMMiT. "I want to highlight the uniqueness of this event! Firstly, we witnessed the birth of a new large-scale RAW conference, which we plan to hold regularly. Secondly, the conference combined science and industry—the first day was devoted to plenary and poster presentations, and on the second day, participants were introduced to the laboratory's and our partners' developments, held master classes, and demonstrated the implementation of technological processes on equipment. Thirdly, this conference not only brought together students, researchers, and company directors from various cities across Russia, but also became international. Students from Xi'an University of Technology, who came to IMMiT for an internship, presented their poster presentations. This is an excellent start for the RAW scientific and practical conference!"
This was our first experience organizing a conference and practical seminar. We tried to address the most pressing issues: financing, production and design challenges, visions for future results, and working with modern equipment. Together with our participants, we found answers to many questions. Therefore, I consider the RAW 2025 conference a success. See you next year! said Oleg Panchenko, Associate Professor at the Higher School of Physics and Metallurgy and Head of the Lightweight Materials and Structures Laboratory.
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