Engineering and Digital Media Technology

Shaanxi Institute of Machinery (Xi’an University of Technology) had established China’s first major in “Printing Machinery” in 1974. The faculty currently serves as an executive council member of the China Printing and Equipment Industry Association and the China Printing Technology Association, and is a member unit of the Teaching Steering Committee for Light‑Industry Majors under the Ministry of Education. The faculty offers 3 majors for bachelor’s degree: Printing Engineering, Packaging Engineering, and Digital Media Technology, and hosts a doctoral degree program in the Printing and Packaging Technology and Equipment (second‑level discipline), 3 academic master’s degree programs in Light Industry Technology and Engineering, Signal and Information Processing, and Mechanical Engineering (second‑level discipline), and 2 professional master’s degree programs in Materials and Chemical Engineering and Electronic Information Engineering, forming a a complete “bachelor - master - doctoral” training system.

The faculty has 121 faculty members, including 96 full‑time teachers, of whom 14 are professors and 32 are associate professors; over 80% of the faculties hold doctoral degrees and have overseas experience. It includes 2 recipients of national talent programs and 1 recipient of the Ministry of Education’s “Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University”, among other honors, and a total of 16 members and alumni have received the Bi Sheng Award. The faculty has achieved strong teaching achievements, including 1 Second Prize for National Teaching Achievement, and has developed 4 national first‑class undergraduate courses. The Printing Engineering is designated a national first‑class major for bachelor’s degree and has passed engineering accreditation; the Packaging Engineering is also designated a national first‑class major. In the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the Printing Engineering has received an “A+” rating for five consecutive years, the Digital Media Technology is rated “A”, and the Packaging Engineering is rated “B+”. Its laboratory center is designated as a Shaanxi Provincial Demonstration Center for Laboratory Teaching.

Research outputs have grown significantly: The faculty has undertaken more than 100 projects at provincial and ministerial above, including those from the National Natural Science Foundation and the National Key R&D Program, received over 50 industry awards such as the Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, been granted more than 300 invention patents, and published over 1,300 high‑quality papers. In addition, it hosts 1 provincial key innovation team, 3 provincial platforms including the Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Printing and Packaging Engineering, and 1 Xi’an key laboratory.

International cooperation began with a partnership with the Stuttgart Media University (Germany) in 1985; the Sino‑German dual‑degree program launched in 1999 was recognized by the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) as one of the best Sino‑German educational cooperation projects; in recent years, the faculty has also collaborated with institutions such as Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Chiba University in Japan.

Color Science and New Printing Technology

Research and Development of Printing Packaging Materials and Innovative Application of Printing Technology

Research on Machine Vision and Intelligent Detection of Printed Images

Condition Monitoring and Intelligent Operation & Maintenance of Printing and Packaging Equipment

3D Printing Process Optimization and Process Control

Intelligent Equipment and Robot Technology

Dynamics, Fault Diagnosis and Intelligent Control of Printing and Packaging Equipment

Packaging Technology and Design

Packaging Quality Control and Anti-counterfeiting

Intelligent Transportation Packaging and Cushioning Materials

Packaging Technology and Intelligent Packaging

Functional Packaging Material

Recycling of Packaging Materials and Wastes

Upcycling of Flexible Packaging Wastes

Polymer-based Functional Composite Material

Electromagnetic Function and Protective Materials

Energy Conversion and Storage Materials

Green Adsorption and Catalytic Materials

Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence

Digital Media and Intelligent Information Processing

Signal Detection and Intelligent Information Processing

Digital Image Processing and Pattern Recognition

Machine Vision and Machine Learning

Stereo Vision Technology and Its Application

Semantic Information Processing and Machine Learning

Remote Sensing Image Processing

Big Data Intelligent Information Processing

1. Xia Weimin: Crystallization of hydrogenated P(VDF-TrFE), in-service phase transition and regulation of its ferroelectric, piezoelectric and dielectric properties

2. Xia Weimin: Mechanical-electrical coupling mechanism and manufacture of sensing-actuating integrated flexible piezoelectric composites

3. Liu Shanhui: Research on regional multi-mode collaborative industrial software resource sharing and market co-creation technology

4. Sun Bangyong: Intelligent printing vision detection technology based on spectral imaging

5. Ren Penggang: Structural design and system integration of flexible wearable electronics and energy storage materials

6. Guo Yanfeng: Paper sandwich core cushioning structure and manufacture, key technology and application of its fresh-keeping box

7. Ren Fang: High-performance electromagnetic functional materials based on micro-nano structure

8. Song Ping: Controllable construction and intrinsic mechanism of high-performance polymer-based electromagnetic shielding composites with honeycomb structure

9. Cheng Youliang: Development of dynamic temperature-controlled packaging/adaptive thermal camouflage materials based on vanadium dioxide

10. Chen Yajun: Intelligent image analysis and machine vision detection system and technology, intelligent visual observer for high-speed droplet state of digital inkjet head

11. Lin Guangfeng

For details, see: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lin-Guangfeng

12. Zhang Zhigang: Intelligent detection system for curved packaging products based on stereoscopic vision

13. Xing. Zhou, et al. Self-healing waterborne polyurethane originated from waste PET and their composites with polypyrrole for stretchable strain sensor. Chemical Engineering Journal 2025, 510, 161515.

14. Xing Zhou*, et al. Highly efficient depolymerization of waste polyethylene terephthalate for upcycling in colorful pigments and coatings. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2026, 251, 59-70.

Research Group of Recycling Waste Polymers into Resources, For details online: https://jyxy.xaut.edu.cn/info/1108/3310.htm.