The report "Metamaterial Manufacturing: Pathways to Industrial Competitiveness" released by American research firm Mforesight includes two metamaterial patent data related to China. It is evident that the red dashed line data, including the "Liu Ruopeng" item, shows a very significant growth rate, far exceeding that of the United States, South Korea, and Japan.
From 0 to 1, it is a breakthrough from basic disciplines to industrial applications. After 10 years of vertical cultivation, Guangqi Technology has created a complete industry chain system for the design, manufacturing, and testing of metamaterials; At present, metamaterial technology is applied to cutting-edge equipment in various scenarios of land, sea, and air, such as cutting-edge aircraft manufacturing, electronic equipment, shipbuilding, unmanned aerial vehicles, etc.
As of the end of 2023, Guangqi Technology has applied for a total of 5970 patents and obtained 3930 authorized patents, ranking first in the world in terms of total patent applications in the field of metamaterials and achieving patent coverage for underlying metamaterial technologies. Rich patents have built a strong technological barrier for Guangqi Technology, providing solid support for its business expansion and exploration in multiple fields.
From 1 to 100, metamaterial technology empowers various industries and states. Metamaterials are not a technology invented for a specific industry or demand. All industries related to physical material production can try to solve the bottleneck of limited material properties in nature using metamaterial technology, which has huge application space.
The new high-performance drone made of metamaterials released at the air show is thanks to the empowerment of the seven major metamaterial capability platforms of Guangqi Technology. The fourth generation of metamaterials not only significantly improves the electromagnetic performance of drones, enhances their structural strength and durability, but also reduces the weight of the aircraft, resulting in an order of magnitude improvement in key equipment indicators and injecting strong impetus into the development of low altitude economy.
To further explore the "empowerment" of metamaterials for other industries, Guangqi Technology has established an "innovation complex" with partners in the industry chain around the 1+7+N development strategy, accelerating the landing of scenarios in the civilian market. This cooperation with Zhuzhou High tech Development Zone and Zhuzhou Gester is the first step for the "Innovation Complex" to explore the civilian practice of metamaterials.
In the future, metamaterial technology will expand from being exclusive to aerospace equipment to multiple advanced manufacturing fields such as electronic equipment, shipbuilding, unmanned aerial vehicles, and intelligent vehicles, achieving a qualitative leap in application scenarios. This is also what Guangqi Technology is planning, a billion dollar metamaterial industry chain with scale, volume, and clear hierarchy from 10 to 100.
