Innovative Application and Achievement Transformation of ACF Materials in the Field of Sports Shoes and Equipment "Selected as a Typical Case of Industry Education Integration in 2025

Recently, the list of typical cases of 2025 industry education integration that have attracted industry attention has been officially announced. The "Innovative Application and Achievement Transformation of ACF Materials in the Field of Sports Shoes" project, jointly applied by schools and enterprises, has been successfully selected. This honor not only recognizes the innovative value and practical effectiveness of the project, but also highlights the core role of the industry education integration model in promoting industrial upgrading.

Independently developing core materials to build a solid foundation for innovation

ACF material (Artificial Cartilage Foam) is a biomimetic structure energy absorbing material independently developed by enterprises based on their own research and development capabilities. Its development inspiration comes from the buffering and protective mechanism of human joint cartilage. Through years of technological accumulation, the company has successfully broken through key technologies in material formulation and preparation processes, enabling ACF materials to have core advantages such as high energy absorption, lightweight, and fatigue resistance. The energy absorption efficiency can reach 97.1%, and the energy absorption is 3-5 times higher than traditional shoe materials. Moreover, it can maintain stable performance even after repeated squeezing, laying a solid foundation for material innovation in the footwear field.

Deepen school enterprise collaboration and overcome the challenges of application transformation

In order to promote the application of ACF materials from the laboratory to the industry and achieve precise results transformation in various fields, the enterprise deeply practices the concept of industry education integration, jointly builds application laboratories with 9 domestic universities, and constructs a collaborative innovation system of "enterprise core R&D - university application research and development - industrial results transformation", forming a benign interactive pattern of deep integration of industry, academia and research.

In the cooperation practice related to footwear, ACF has launched a special cooperation with Southern Medical University, focusing on the precise research and development of energy absorbing insoles: relying on the scientific research advantages of the university in the fields of human anatomy and biomechanics, through a large number of sample collection and data analysis, accurate plantar force data of different populations and different sports scenarios are obtained, and the structural parameters and forming process of ACF materials are optimized accordingly, greatly improving the ergonomic adaptability of the material, and creating energy absorbing insole products that fit the plantar curve and cushion accurately.

At the same time, the enterprise and Guangzhou Sport University jointly established the "Joint Laboratory of Sports Protection and Polymer Materials" to conduct special research on common injury problems in high-intensity sports such as running and basketball from the perspective of biomechanical protection. Combining the energy absorption characteristics of ACF materials, specialized protection solutions were developed, and a series of products such as high-performance sports protective shoes and professional sports protective equipment were successfully developed, effectively reducing the risk of sports injuries. Relying on these school enterprise collaboration platforms, enterprises have successfully overcome the technical challenges of ACF materials in performance adaptation applications.

The implementation of achievements empowers the industry, significantly enhancing product competitiveness

With the dual support of independent research and development and school enterprise collaboration, the company innovatively applies ACF materials to core parts such as the midsole, insole, and heel protection of sports shoes, creating a variety of new shoe models that combine efficient shock absorption, cushioning, breathable fit, and durability.

Through testing by authoritative institutions and market testing, it has been verified that sports shoes made of ACF material can effectively absorb over 90% of the impact force in different sports scenarios, significantly reducing the stress load on the sole, knee joints, and other areas. The sports protection performance is significantly improved compared to traditional products; At the same time, the lightweight advantage of materials reduces the overall weight of the shoe by 25%, effectively reducing the burden on the feet during exercise, and improving the comfort and durability of sports. At present, the series of ACF material footwear products have been successfully launched into the market, and have gained wide recognition from consumers with their unique performance advantages, significantly enhancing the market competitiveness of enterprises and injecting new vitality into the high-quality development of the footwear industry.

Selected as a typical case, highlighting the core value of industry education integration

The successful selection of the "Innovative Application and Achievement Transformation of ACF Materials in the Field of Sports Shoes" project as a typical case of industry education integration in 2025 is not only an authoritative recognition of the project's innovative value and practical effectiveness, but also highlights the core role of the industry education integration model in empowering enterprise innovation and promoting industry upgrading, with profound industry significance and social value. From the perspective of industrial development, the project has clearly established a closed-loop system of "enterprise independent research and development of materials - university collaborative application research and development - industry landing transformation". Based on the core material technology of the enterprise ACF, it accurately connects with market demand, leverages the scientific research resources and talent advantages of universities to break through application bottlenecks, and achieves efficient transformation from core materials to terminal products, providing replicable and promotable practical experience for the transformation and upgrading of the footwear industry and even the polymer material application industry.

From the perspective of talent cultivation, both schools and enterprises have formed a training model of "scientific research leading teaching and practical talent cultivation" in the process of cooperation. By jointly carrying out project research and building practical training bases, the technical needs of enterprises are integrated into the talent cultivation system of universities, and a group of compound talents who not only master the core technology of material research and development, but also are familiar with industrial application scenarios are accurately cultivated. This effectively solves the pain point of the shortage of technical talents in the industry and provides solid talent support for the high-quality development of the industry.

This honor not only highly recognizes the hard work of the project team, but also sets an industry benchmark for the deep integration of industry education integration and industrial innovation. In the future, the project team will take this award as an opportunity to further deepen comprehensive cooperation with universities, continuously promote the technological iteration and application expansion of ACF materials, and actively explore innovative applications of materials in sports rehabilitation, outdoor equipment and other fields, in addition to the footwear field. At the same time, we will continue to optimize the collaborative innovation mechanism between industry, academia, and research, strengthen the precise connection between talent cultivation and industry demand, assist in the implementation and transformation of more scientific research achievements, and contribute more to promoting the transformation and upgrading of the footwear industry and the high-quality development of industry education integration.