"Advanced Conveying Technology and Digital Service Innovation Centre (referred to as "Innovation Centre") is a research and development institution directly under Boton , It is an important carrier of technological innovation for the company. With a total floor area of more than 15,000 square meters and a total investment of more than 150 million yuan, the Innovation Centre is equipped with more than a hundred sets of internationally advanced and domestically leading R&D, pilot and testing equipment and instruments.

Relying on a number of provincial and ministerial research platforms, the Innovation Centre focuses on advanced conveying technologies and digital services for modern industrial bulk materials, and carries out research and development and industrialisation promotion in the fields of new conveyor belt skeleton materials, conveyor belt product design and development, intelligent production of conveyor belts, bulk material conveying systems, information technology and digital services. It aims to develop into a comprehensive international technological innovation platform covering materials, machinery, mechanics, electricity, information technology, computer software technology, industrial big data and other fields, and to become a technological leader in the field of modern industrial bulk material conveying.

At present, the company has more than 100 authorised patents, 1 National Science and Technology Progress Award, 6 Provincial and Ministerial Science and Technology Progress Awards, 13 Science and Technology Achievement Appraisals of the international advanced level, 2 National Key New Products, 12 Jiangsu High-tech Products, more than 20 National/Industry/Enterprise Standards, and a number of major projects, such as the 863 Programme and the National Key Research and Development Programme.

In 2002, the Innovation Centre was identified as "Municipal Enterprise Technology Centre" by Wuxi City; In 2009, it was identified as "Provincial Enterprise Technology Centre" by Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Department; In 2010, it was set up as a post-doctoral research station in Jiangsu Province; In 2010, it was identified as "Jiangsu Coal Mine Conveyor Belt Engineering Technology Research Centre" by Jiangsu Science and Technology Department; In 2013, Jiangsu Province Postgraduate Workstation was set up; In 2014, National Engineering Laboratory of High Performance Conveyor Belt Materials and Advanced Manufacturing for Petroleum and Chemical Industry was established; In 2014, "Wuxi Enterprise Technology Research Institute" was established; In 2017, "Wuxi Boton Technology Co., Ltd. laboratory" won the national CNAS laboratory accreditation.Relying on the innovation centre, the company has been awarded "Jiangsu High-tech Enterprise", "Wuxi Science and Technology Innovative Enterprise", "National High-tech Enterprise", "National Torch Plan Key Enterprise", "National Torch Plan Key Enterprise" and "National Torch Plan Key Enterprise", "National Torch Plan Key High-tech Enterprise", "China Famous Brand Product", "Golden Bee Social Responsibility Growth Enterprise", "Shou contract and heavy credit" enterprise, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association technology innovation demonstration enterprise, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association brand cultivation demonstration enterprise, China Rubber Industry Association conveyor belt top ten enterprises, China Rubber Industry Association top 100 enterprises, the national petroleum and chemical industry two-chemical integration of excellent practice award-winning enterprises, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Excellent Private Enterprise and other honours.

In the future, the Innovation Center will focus on the intelligent conveyance and digital services of modern industrial bulk materials, conducting research and development as well as industrialization promotion in key areas such as novel conveyor belt framework materials, conveyor belt product design and development, intelligent manufacturing of conveyor belts, bulk material conveyance systems, information technology, and digital services. It aims to develop into a comprehensive, international technological innovation hub focusing on intelligent conveyance and digital services for modern industrial bulk materials, integrating materials, machinery, mechanics, electrical engineering, computer software information, Internet of Things sensor technology, artificial intelligence, and other fields.

 

Innovations

Boton-2022 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Verification Report

 

Boton-Product Carbon Neutral Verification Statement

 

TNG Type EP High Heat Resistant Conveyor Belt

● In 2002, it was recognised as a high-tech product of Jiangsu Province, listed in the National Torch Project Plan, and supported by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Technological Innovation Fund of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

MT830 Coal Mine Fabric Laminated Flame Retardant Conveyor Belt     

● This technical achievement fills the domestic gaps and reaches the international advanced level, and won the second prize of scientific and technological progress of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, and was recognised as the high-tech product of Jiangsu Province in 2009, and was listed as the national key new product plan project in 2012, and obtained the special funds for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements of Jiangsu Province in 2012.

MT668 Steel Cord flame retardant conveyor belt for coal mine 

● Strength grade from ST/S630-7500, recognised as a high-tech product of Jiangsu Province in 2012.

High Strength Steel Cord Conveyor Belt

● Strength class up to ST/S630-7500

Super abrasion-resistant anti-tear steel cord conveyor belt

● Listed as National Torch Project in 2008 and recognised as "High-tech Product of Jiangsu Province".

High Temperature Heat Tear Resistant Fabric Conveyor Belt

● In 2010, it was recognised as a high-tech product in Jiangsu Province.

High Temperature Aramid Conveyor Belt and High Strength Aramid Conveyor Belt

● In 2012, it was listed in the 12th Five-Year Plan of the National High-Tech Research and Development Programme (863 Programme) in the field of new materials, "Research on Key Technologies for the Preparation and Application of Domestically Produced Aramid II Composite Materials".

Key Technology and Application Research on Preparation of High-performance and Long-life Rubber Conveyor Belt

●The project won the First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation in 2012.

Preparation technology of metal/rubber interpenetrating network type long life conveyor belt

● Won the Second Prize of Scientific and Technological Progress of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation in 2015

A high temperature resistant conveyor belt

●In 2014, the patented technology won the Sixth Wuxi Patent Award of Excellence

A kind of surface covering adhesive for flame retardant canvas laminated core conveyor belt and its preparation method

● In 2015, the patented technology won the 8th Wuxi Patent Award of Excellence

● In 2017, the patent technology of "low hardness, high fatigue extraction resistance flame retardant steel cord conveyor belt core rubber and its preparation method" won the 10th Wuxi Patent Award.

High Performance Aramid Conveyor Belt and Energy Saving Conveyor System Key Technology

 

Test equipment