Zhengzhou, China — November 2026.At the 3rd Annual Meeting of IRADSTM, held on 30–31 October 2026 in Wuhu, Anhui Province, Zhengzhou Dingli Group was awarded the certificate of IRADSTM Corporate Council Member, and Group Chairman Li Liujireceived the certificate of Associate Fellow of the International Academy of Drying Science and Technology (IADST). Mr. Li also delivered an invited keynote at the Corporate Council Forum.
The meeting was hosted by IRADSTM and organized by Anhui Polytechnic University, under the theme "Innovation and Industrialization in the Drying of Fresh Produce and Agricultural Products." More than 270 members from over 10 countries — including China, Canada, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand — took part. Prof. Arun S. Mujumdar, Honorary Chairman of IRADSTM, and Prof. Zhang Min, Chairman of IRADSTM, addressed the opening ceremony.
Dingli's voice on the international stage
During the Corporate Council Forum, Mr. Li presented *"Small Products, Big Market: Ten Years of Dingli in Overseas Markets,"* sharing how the company has translated engineering practice in drying equipment into long-term results in global markets, and exchanged views with the academicians and experts present.
Two recognitions, one direction
At this annual meeting, IADST issued its second batch of certificates — 11 Fellows and 10 Associate Fellows— together with the second batch of Corporate Council Member certificates. Four companies, including Zhengzhou Dingli Group, joined IRADSTM as Corporate Council Members, and Mr. Li was honored as an IADST Associate Fellow as a representative of industry. The forms of recognition differ, but the direction is the same: bringing drying science from the laboratory to industrial application through engineering capability.
A seat in the international collaboration network
IRADSTM is the specialized academic society in the field of drying science and technology, with more than 610 full members. A Corporate Council seat means Dingli will take part in international technical exchange, standards discussions and industry–academia collaboration, turning frontier drying research into equipment solutions that can be delivered on site.
Recognition of engineering practice
IADST Associate Fellowships are granted to technical practitioners with long-standing, front-line industrial experience. For Dingli, this recognition reflects years of accumulated work in the R&D and process engineering of drying and calcination equipment, and opens a formal channel for deeper participation in international academic collaboration.
Back to customer value
For customers, this participation brings concrete benefits: a closer view of frontier drying technology, wider channels for international industry–academia cooperation, and a technical team that stays in dialogue with academia. Zhengzhou Dingli welcomes friends and partners to visit the factory and take drying technology further — together, and in practice.
About Zhengzhou Dingli Group
Zhengzhou Dingli Group is a manufacturer of industrial drying and calcination equipment and complete production lines, serving agricultural by-products, biomass, sludge and other material processing for customers worldwide.
