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 inspecting the inside of a product at the NVIDIA booth. Photo=Daily 한국 reporter Ahn Hee-min
[Daily 한국 reporter Ahn Hee-min] A wide range of customised vertical AI solutions for industrial sites were unveiled. AI was being applied not only to precision control and automation, but also to safety and disaster prevention.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy opened the 1st ‘Industrial AI Expo’ at the Magok Coex Conference Hall on the 3rd. It presented AI technologies and use cases specialised for individual fields in manufacturing and industry.
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 enhances innovation and safety in existing processes, stood out.
Microsoft (MS) and HD Hyundai unveiled automatic translators specialised for each workplace. As office workers use MS extensively, it 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 한국 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. It arranged the booth so that visitors could disassemble the devices and inspect their interiors.
InterX exhibited the AI autonomous manufacturing solution AM, AI kits and generative AI solutions. These are autonomous manufacturing solutions. They independently judge situations and produce manufactured goods without people being present.
HD Hyundai unveiled an AI welding robot and a model ship equipped with an SMR. The AI welding robot is deployed in hazardous areas that are difficult for people to reach, and independently determines how to weld based on data collected on site.
HD Hyundai also unveiled a model ship equipped with an SMR. Jang Gwang-pil, Director of the Future Technology Research Institute, explained that SMRs are safe because, in the event of an accident, they can shield areas within a 100-metre radius.
The process of applying AI to evolve a smart factory into a Lock Up Factory. Photo: Daily Korean, Reporter Ahn Hee-min
CLEVI unveiled a robot equipped with physical AI. As the AI is installed directly in the device, enabling independent operation is a challenge.
UBC proposed a digital manufacturing site integrated with AI. It demonstrated the Octobus Simulator, a digital twin-based manufacturing process and logistics simulation solution.
Intechvicks unveiled a safety and disaster prevention system called Generative Vision AI. It demonstrated to visitors how the AI detects hazards and accurately and quickly warns workers on site.
The event was attended by Kang Gam-chan, Director-General of Industrial Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; Min Byung-joo, 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 Chairman of the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation showed great interest as the organisation is developing a pilot industrial complex applying manufacturing and industrial AI. He demonstrated his keen interest in industrial AI by asking questions whenever he visited a booth.
The physical AI robot unveiled by CLEVI. Photo: Daily Korean, Reporter Ahn Hee-min
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Source: Daily Korean (Reporter Ahn Hee-min) | https://daily.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1265972