The International Factory Automation System Show 2018 Korea (KOFAS), the biggest festival of automated precise equipment in Korea, ended this year with abundant achievements.
KOFAS 2018 hosted by Korea Association of Machinery Industry (hereinafter referred to as KOAMI, CEO Dong-Youn Sohn) and sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy was visited by 24,000 persons while 259 companies from 13 countries participated.
This exhibition held under the slogan of ‘Digital Manufacturing Innovation’ was a venue for directly identifying the automation technologies converged with the core technologies of the 4th industrial revolution, such as the digital industry, IT convergence, 3D printing, automated instrument, control and measuring instrument, metal working machines, etc.
A spokesperson for I.K. Mirae Co., Ltd. among the participants remarked, “This exhibition has become a useful venue for technology exchanges as various automation companies exhibited excellent new products. In particular, as the proportion of real buyers was high, lots of contract performances are expected.”
A buyer who visited the exhibition said, “It was nice that I was able to get various products and useful information, and there were many booths where I could experience the products directly, helping me make purchasing decisions. As the booth arrangement and guidance were excellent compared with other exhibitions, viewing was convenient.”
In particular, this exhibition provided visitors with valuable information as various accompanying events were held together, such as the invitation meeting of export for the people in charge of overseas vendor registration, export meeting for the overseas buyers invited by LPR Global, the 1st design/manufacturing solution seminar, machinery & technology seminar, etc.
During the exhibition period, in order to focus intensely on the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, India and Japan, countries that demand lots of plant equipment, exhibition organizer invited buyers of 17 overseas EPC companies and arranged matching consultations with more than 70 domestic companies on a one-on-one basis.
In the LPR Global export meeting held by inviting global enterprises that meet the recent industrial trends called ‘Digital Manufacturing Innovation,’ exhibition organizer invited global buyers like Whirlpool, JBM Group, and Aethra Group and proceeded with the purchase consultation with more than 30 domestic companies, thereby concluding consultations of about US$15 million.
KOAMI said that both parties were highly satisfied with the results of the export meeting as the preliminary matching rate exceeded 80%.
Meanwhile, KOAMI expects to continue identifying domestic and overseas new products & new technologies so that they can vividly contain the sites of cutting-edge technologies leading the machinery industry in next year’s exhibition, and also plans to focus on attracting potential buyers.
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and Energy and KOTRA in Korea and by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and Vietnamese Association of Machinery Industry in Vietnam.
Currently, general machinery export of South Korea is heavily weighted toward China and the United States. So, there is an urgent need to diversify export markets and to establish a strategic marketing platform in new machinery markets in Southeast Asia. Accordingly, the timing of this fair is very opportune. The machinery industry is the basis of national competitiveness and a core industry of the manufacturing industry which has a significant front and back relating effect.
Particularly, in this event, enterprises related to material & elements ― ppuri industry will introduce their own excellent products and technologies and pioneer new export markets, focusing on five new industrial fields including electric & autonomous vehicles, IoT-based consumer electronics, energy industry, bio and semiconductor.
industry trends on various topics, such as the latest technology, governmental policy, investment attraction, etc. and organize a venue for exchanging technology information by inviting major domestic and overseas speakers.
Honam University for job creation and agreed to implement the Airport Operation Project together, of which the main contents include training airport operation experts of parts, batteries, machines, etc. related to special vehicles including the electric forklifts used at airports and help them into jobs.
In addition, the International Conference on Advanced Automotive Technology (ICAT) was successfully held under the theme of “EVer Green! (EV: Electric Vehicles)” at the Kimdaejung Convention Center from July 5 to 6 during the period of the 2018 International Green Car Exhibition.
technologies related to the present and future of electric cars and autonomous cars, including “The Future of Electric Energy and Automobiles” (by Director Choi Tae-il of the Korea Electric Power Corporation), “Hyundai Motor’s Electric Vehicle Development Status and Strategy” (by Parts Head Kim Chung of Hyundai Motor Company), and “Electric Vehicles in the Logistics Industry” (by CEO Hong Yo-seop of Koam Innovation).
manufacturers and auto parts suppliers from seven countries including Korea, the USA, Poland, Japan, China, Germany, and Italy will be invited to give lectures under the theme “EVergreen.” They will give presentations on the key parts technology for electric vehicles and market status and propose future prospects.
International Green Car Korea,” explained Choi Byeong-cheol, president of the Automobile Research Center in Chonnam National University.
member companies as well as eco-friendly vehicles and parts makers such as KOMEL, an electric motor manufacturer from Poland, as well as the Flying Car Association, which will showcase manned drones, a future transportation, and the member companies; the Gwangju Aftermarket Auto Parts Council and member companies that manufacture and supply automobile parts to the market to provide performance enhancement and stability of auto parts; MPS Korea specializing in electric commercial vehicles; APRO that specializes in the production of automotive parts and lamps; Earthtech, a battery recycling company that recycles energy storage system (ESS) for waste batteries from electric vehicles; Protec EMS, an electric charger supplier; and AutoLine, which produces and distributes eco-friendly automobile products.
This will be a meaningful opportunity to meet and compare various eco-friendly vehicles such as electric cars, hybrid cars, and hydrogen cars at the same time.
Next Mobility. So, in what form will the futuristic automobile of the next generation emerge? Reflecting the current trend that electronic vehicles and autonomous driving technology equipped with cutting-edge innovation are made public in full force and changes of the future automobile industry are suggested, the Busan International Motor Show 2018 plans to consider the future market and technology and keep pace with the tide of change, departing from the previous approach that focused on getting large and splendid.
our life with cars. The KSAE (The Korean Society of Automotive Engineers) 2018 Annual Spring Conference, which will be held simultaneously from June 7 (Thursday) to June 9 (Saturday), will include paper presentations of studies covering the whole field of automobiles and will be the venue for exchanging updated information on automobiles. Especially, it is expected that important people will attend in full force this year in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the KSAE.
A junior session is also prepared to present six posters from industries in Gwangju, six oral – and twenty-five posterpresentations from professors, researchers, and graduate students who are the heroes of the future automobile industry. In particular, this conference will provide two-way simultaneous interpretation between Korean and English for the professionals from the local SMEs, thereby eliminating the inconvenience and language barriers.
This year, the International Green Car Korea will see participation by the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), along with its member companies as well as eco-friendly vehicles and parts makers such as KOMEL, an electric motor manufacturer from Poland, as well as the Flying Car Association, which will showcase manned drones, a future transportation, and the member companies; the Gwangju Aftermarket Auto Parts Council and member companies that manufacture and supply automobile parts to the market to provide performance enhancement and stability of auto parts; MPS Korea specializing in electric commercial vehicles; APRO that specializes in the production of automotive parts and lamps; Earthtech, a battery recycling company that recycles energy storage system (ESS) for waste batteries from electric vehicles; Protec EMS, an electric charger supplier; and AutoLine, which produces and distributes eco-friendly automobile products.
attention by demonstrating trial performances centered on processing equipment and suggested ways to build more realistic smart factories. One visitor remarked, “Although the smart factory has been controversial for a long time, I still consider that most talks are not beyond conceptualization. Taking a look around at this exhibition, however, it dawned on me how SMEs need to approach smart factory construction.”
attention was paid to highperformance and high-stiffness equipment as well as machining simulation software to prevent unnecessary cost and reduce time wastage by minimizing errors while processing high-cost difficult-to-cut materials.
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