Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Hosts '2023 Korea Industrial Technology R&D Expo'
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it will hold the '2023 Korea Industrial Technology R&D Exhibition,' an R&D technology exhibition, at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul from the 6th to the 8th. Held under the theme "Beyond Today, Creating the Korea of Tomorrow: 30 Years of K-Tech," this event was organized to reflect on the history of Korea's industrial technology development and to explore future directions for advancement.
At this year's event, ten representative technologies developed with government R&D support were selected through expert evaluations and public online voting.
The "Integrated Laser-Guided Bomb Ground Target Precision Aiming System for Supersonic Light Attack Aircraft," jointly developed by Korea Aerospace Industries and GI Systems, is software (SW) that enhances air-to-ground strike mission capabilities. Applied to the T/FA-50, it secured export contracts worth a total of 5.8 trillion KRW (74 units) from Poland, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand between 2021 and 2023.
Target Acquisition/Tracking Equipment Aircraft System Integration Technology
The "1000-horsepower Engine Parts for K9 Self-Propelled Howitzer," jointly developed by STX Engine, Korea Automotive Technology Institute, Hanyang University, and Hanwha Aerospace, contributed to signing an export contract with Egypt and expanding the market. The "Ultra-High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) XLPE Cable for Power Transmission," co-developed by LS Cable & System and others, and the "High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) Semiconductor Process Technology and Materials," jointly developed by Hojin Platec, Raon International, Sungkyunkwan University, and Korea Electronics Technology Institute, were also included in the top ten.
Domestic Engine for K9 Self-Propelled Howitzer
The "High-Capacity High-Nickel (Over 90% Nickel) Cathode Material for Electric Vehicles," developed with participation from POSCO Future M, the "8 Megawatt (MW) Large-Capacity Offshore Wind Power Generation System," jointly developed by Doosan Enerbility and others, and the "High Value-Added Recycling of Waste Lithium Secondary Batteries," co-developed by Sungil Hightech and others, were also selected among the top ten. Additionally, Angel Robotics' "Exoskeleton Robot Suit for Individuals with Complete Lower Limb Paralysis" and Seoul National University's "Cultured Meat Production Technology for a Sustainable Future" were included in the top ten.
High-Nickel Cathode Material
The R&D Exhibition will also feature side events such as public hearings, an embedded software competition, and an R&D excellent companies job fair. At the opening ceremony, Seongjo Seo, senior researcher at Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), who developed the "Iron Bird," a flight safety essential verification test equipment, for the first time in Korea, will be awarded the Silver Tower Industrial Medal, among other awards recognizing contributions to industrial technology development. First Vice Minister Youngjin Jang of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy stated, "We must focus on innovative and challenging research to respond to rapidly changing domestic and international environments," adding, "The Ministry will fully open industrial technology R&D domestically and internationally to support the activation of world-class R&D."
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