The '1st Industrial AI Expo' held at Magok COEX
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy opened the Industrial AI Expo at the Magok COEX Conference Hall on the 3rd. Lee Sang-hoon, chairman of the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation (far left), is examining the inside of a product at the NVIDIA booth. Photo=Daily Korea reporter Ahn Hee-min
[Daily Korea reporter Ahn Hee-min] A wide range of vertical AI solutions tailored to industrial sites were showcased. AI was being applied not only to precision control and automation, but also to safety and accident prevention.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy opened the first 'Industrial AI Expo' at the Magok COEX Conference Hall on the 3rd. It presented AI technologies specialised in individual areas of manufacturing and industry, along with use cases.
Many leading overseas companies, including NVIDIA and MS, and prominent domestic companies, including HD Hyundai and InterX, took part in the exhibition. AI solutions for operating automated factories more efficiently, along with vertical AI that strengthens innovation and safety in existing processes, stood out.
Microsoft (MS) and HD Hyundai unveiled automated translators tailored to their respective workplaces. As office workers frequently use it, MS showcased a function that instantly translates speech and videos into a selected language. HD Hyundai developed a shipyard translator for workers of various nationalities working at shipyards. It translates even specialised terms and slang used in the shipbuilding industry into 17 languages, providing translation services to more than 10,000 workers.
AI welding robot unveiled by HD Hyundai. Photo=Daily Korea reporter Ahn Hee-min
NVIDIA showcased the integrated AI platform NVIDIA DGX B200 for fine-tuning and inference, and the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell series for AI visual computing. The booth was designed so visitors could dismantle the devices and examine their interiors.
InterX exhibited the AI autonomous manufacturing solution AM, an AI kit and generative AI solutions. These are autonomous manufacturing solutions. They independently make decisions and produce manufactured goods without human involvement.
HD Hyundai showcased an AI welding robot and a model ship equipped with an SMR. The AI welding robot is deployed in dangerous areas that are difficult for people to reach and independently makes welding decisions based on data collected on site.
HD Hyundai also unveiled a model ship fitted with an SMR. In the event of an SMR accident, it can shield an area within 100 metres, making it safe, explained Jang Gwang-pil, director of the Future Technology Research Institute.
The process of applying AI to evolve a smart factory into an unmanned factory (Lock Up Factory). Photo=Daily Korea reporter Ahn Hee-min
CLEVI unveiled a robot equipped with physical AI. As the AI is installed directly on the device, enabling independent operation is the challenge.
UBC proposed a digital manufacturing site integrating AI. It demonstrated the Octobus Simulator, a manufacturing process and logistics simulation solution based on a digital twin.
Intechvix unveiled a safety and disaster prevention system called Generative Vision AI. It demonstrated to visitors how the AI detects hazards and accurately and promptly warns workers on site.
The event was attended by Kang Gam-chan, director of the Industrial Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; Min Byeong-ju, president of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology; and Lee Sang-hoon, chairman of the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation, among others.
In particular, the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation is developing demonstration industrial complexes applying manufacturing and industrial AI, so Chairman Lee showed great interest. Whenever he visited a booth, he repeatedly asked questions about anything he was curious about, demonstrating his keen interest in industrial AI.
The physical AI robot unveiled by CLEVI. Photo=Daily Korea reporter Ahn Hee-min
Reporter Ahn Hee-min [email protected]
Source: Daily Korea (reporter Ahn Hee-min) | https://daily.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1265972