uhan Research Institute of Mechanical Technology is a Synthetic institute.The main research area of the Institute is application and development in the mechanical engineering.It has developed a clear superiority in the precision casting.The Institute has set up the Chinese first Investment Casting Works. The Technology of Precision Casting dies prgduced by ceramic m6uld process takes the lead in China nd also exert great influence in the world.There are about 300 personnel

including 18 senior engineers

50 ergineers

15 technicians

71master’s students andassistant engineers.Principal fields of research: Die and mould including the design of various dies

formed process of die-cavity

sush as precision casting die by ceramic mould process

zine-based alloy die

lowlmelting point alloy die etc..Die metals

including for heat-working die

extruding die and plastic die.Foundry

n eluding wear-resisting iron and it’s application in the metallurgy and mining machine

high-elongation ductile iron

investment cast and its equipment

other special casting process

reproduction of historical relics and handicrafts

special alicys and abrasion resisting steel.Forging:including precision forging

cold-extruding etc. Heat treatment

including mesh-belt type furnace

and die heat treatment process etc. Machinery-electron

including a series of brush machine computer utility

design of special machinery and mechatronic.It has a laboratory with physics

chemistry

measure and micrography.Chinese Foundry Society entrusts the institute to edit"Sectal Casting and Non-Ferrous Alloys"Journal.The administration office of the Precision Casting Committee of China Foundry Association and the Wuhan Foundry Society is at the institute.Main research results: It has gained 194reaserch resluts

including the precision casing dies produced by ceramic mould-process and precision forging truch synchronous ring-gear were awarded National scienfic and Technology.3 research results were awarded by State Science Congress

9were awarded by department and province

15 were awarded by Wuhan Municipal Governmat.Research results of the institute are published in research result communique edited from Science and Technology Committee of various class.