From May 24th to May 26th 2019 the 4th Military and Civilian New Materials Conference and Expo was held at Nanjing International Exhibition Center. The theme of the conference was “Independent Innovation and Integrated Development”. Academicians such as Gan Yong, Du Shanyi, Li Zhongping, Guo Wanlin, Cao Chunxiao, and Zheng Youzhen attended the conference to analyze the status quo of the development of new materials for military and civilian usage, to find existing problems and to indicate the future research direction. The conference was attended by the 11th Military Industry Group and high-quality enterprises in the domestic advanced materials industry. Lanzhou Huahui Instrument Technology was invited to participate in the conference to present its most recent scientific instrument developments in the field of material testing.