On the afternoon of October 12, 2026, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, held a launch ceremony for two new academic journals in Room A407 of the Lee Shau Kee Science and Technology Building. The launch ceremony was attended by distinguished scholars from the 2026 Asia Mechanical Engineering Leaders Meeting, the heads of the departments of mechanical engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University and Xi'an Jiaotong University, and faculty members of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University.
The ceremony was hosted by Professor Ma Liran, Deputy Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University. She warmly welcomed the heads of Asian mechanical engineering schools to gather on the Tsinghua campus to witness the launch of the two journals, and invited Academician Seeram Ramakrishna, Editor-in-Chief of the journals, and Professor Zhou Ming, Executive Editor-in-Chief and Head of the Department, to take the stage and cut the ribbon for the new journals.
After cutting the ribbon and taking the group photos, Academician Seeram Ramakrishna introduced the founding background and concept of the two journals to the heads of Asian mechanical engineering schools in detail. The journal Future Manufacturing Systems will publish original, far-reaching fundamental research results in the field of manufacturing systems and promote the progress and development of global future manufacturing. The journal Future Industries will focus on frontier science and technology across multiple engineering fields and provide a rigorous, professional and forward-looking international academic platform for industries that are about to enter a period of rapid growth.
Subsequently, Academician Seeram Ramakrishna chaired a seminar on the two journals, at which the school leaders offered many constructive suggestions and jointly wished the new journals a smooth launch.
