The ‘1st Industrial AI Expo’ opened on 3 September at the Seoul COEX Magok Convention Centre. Photo=Kim Hyo-kyeong, Economic Review reporter
As artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a key theme across industries, a venue has been 마련ed where visitors can experience related technologies and solutions in one place.
The ‘1st Industrial AI Expo’ opened on the 3rd at the Seoul COEX Magok Convention Centre. Held until the 5th under the theme ‘The convergence of AI and industry, leading a new industrial revolution’, the event features more than 100 companies, including HD Hyundai and LG CNS, showcasing the latest industrial AI solutions.
In particular, global big tech companies such as NVIDIA, Microsoft (MS) and AMD also set up booths alongside their Korean partners, demonstrating their presence.
Harnessing AI enthusiasm with cooling technology
The NVIDIA (Leaders Systems) booth at the ‘1st Industrial AI Expo’. Photo=Kim Hyo-kyeong, Economic Review reporter
The booth that attracted the most attention was NVIDIA’s. NVIDIA jointly set up a booth with its Korean partner Leaders Systems and unveiled a wide range of next-generation AI infrastructure.
At this exhibition, NVIDIA showcased the integrated AI platform NVIDIA DGX B200, covering training, fine-tuning and inference, along with the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell series. It particularly attracted visitors’ interest by revealing even the internal structure of the equipment.
VERTIV, a data centre infrastructure company participating as a partner, introduced ‘CoolChip CDU (coolant distribution unit)’, a next-generation liquid cooling distribution technology, and Smart Aisle3, an advanced modular data centre.
NVIDIA’s NVIDIA DGX B200. Photo=Kim Hyo-kyeong, Economic Review reporter
VERTIV’s Smart Aisle3. Photo=Kim Hyo-kyeong, Economic Review reporter
As demand for AI computing surges and managing heat generated by servers and GPUs becomes a key challenge in data centre operations, higher high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and GPU density make cooling efficiency directly linked to system stability. Accordingly, liquid cooling technology is considered an essential element of next-generation AI infrastructure.
Smart Aisle3 is a solution equipped with high-efficiency precision air conditioning, UPS (uninterruptible power supply), and a versatile soft busway power distribution system suitable for large-scale data centre applications. A Vertiv representative emphasised, “Designed with high-density thermal loads in mind, the system can effectively manage the heat generated in high-performance computing environments.”
AMD and MS also set up booths… showcasing their technological capabilities
AMD partner CLEVI’s booth. Photo=Hyo-gyeong Kim, Economic Review reporter
Domestic startup CLEVI, which participated as an AMD partner, showcased a programme that automatically generates websites using an AI agent. When instructed to “Create an online shopping mall that recommends outfits using AI,” coding began on the spot, attracting the attention of visitors.
In March, CLEVI officially launched its own large-scale generative AI, ‘Ivy’. Ivy provides powerful features including ▲real-time learning and adaptation ▲multi-data processing ▲code interpreter ▲expert model generation ▲agent support system, and is evaluated as being suitable for use across various fields, from individual users to enterprises.
Global companies such as MS and HP also participated, showcasing their competitiveness. MS set up a booth where visitors could experience the Copilot programme firsthand and introduced various use cases for enhancing work productivity.
Microsoft (MS) booth set up at the 1st Industrial AI Expo. Photo=Hyo-gyeong Kim, Economic Review reporter
One participant at the event said, “After experiencing AI firsthand, I was impressed that it was not merely a technology but a solution that could be applied immediately in actual industrial settings,” adding, “It seems there will be many opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises to use it as well.”
The Industrial AI Expo showcased numerous new products applied to key industries, including automotive, shipbuilding, electronics, and batteries. It is also supporting the discovery of new business opportunities for promising companies through one-to-one business meetings between domestic and international Industrial AI demand and supply companies, as well as IR and pitching programmes.
Kang Gam-chan, Director-General of Industrial Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, is delivering the opening address at the 1st Industrial AI Expo. Photo=Hyo-gyeong Kim, Economic Review reporter
Technology seminars attended by domestic and international AI experts, presentations of best practices, and networking programmes for information exchange were also held in parallel.
Kang Gam-chan, Director-General for Industrial Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, said in his opening address, “The Industrial AI Expo is a platform for innovation leading Korea’s great transformation through industrial AI. We will strengthen public-private cooperation so that companies can voluntarily and safely share our strength—high-quality manufacturing data—and work to dramatically enhance the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry through manufacturing AX.”
Reporter Kim Hyo-gyeong [email protected]
Source: Economic Review (Reporter Kim Hyo-gyeong) | https://www.econovill.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=709950