Gyeongbuk Yeongju City Hosts 'Bearing Industry Network Building Workshop'

The 'Bearing Industry Network Building Workshop' was held for two days starting from the 24th in Yeongju-si, Gyeongbuk.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Yeongju City, Gyeongbuk, held a "Workshop on Building a Network to Strengthen the Competitiveness of the Bearing Industry" for two days starting from the 24th in collaboration with the High-Tech Bearing Testing and Evaluation Center of the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology.

The workshop was attended by about 230 participants, including representatives from over 90 companies, research institutes, universities related to bearings, and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology.

The participants exchanged opinions on the progress and development direction of the Yeongju Advanced Bearing National Industrial Complex, the introduction of the bearing industry manufacturing support infrastructure project, trends in bearing industry technology development, and cases of corporate support by the High-Tech Bearing Testing and Evaluation Center.

They also discussed ways to effectively establish a customized corporate support system covering the entire process from product design and analysis to manufacturing by having the operating High-Tech Bearing Testing and Evaluation Center serve as the control tower for the bearing industry.

The city was selected in July for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's "Bearing Industry Manufacturing Support Infrastructure Project" and is creating facilities and equipment that can be jointly used by companies, schools, and research institutions for bearing technology development and prototype production.

They are also carrying out the "Advanced Bearing National Industrial Complex Development Project" under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, aiming to complete a complex with an area of 1.36 million square meters in Jeokseo-dong and Munsu-myeon by 2027, with a total project cost of 316.5 billion KRW.

Deputy Mayor Kang Seong-ik said, "This is a meaningful occasion to hear voices from the field as we have started the basic design for the Yeongju Advanced Bearing National Industrial Complex," adding, "We will carefully manage the project so that the Advanced Bearing National Industrial Complex can become a hub for the bearing industry and prepare various corporate support measures."

Kim Jin-young, Chairman of the Yeongju Citizens' Promotion Committee, said, "We hope for continuous interest and support so that the Advanced Bearing National Industrial Complex can be successfully established for the development of the bearing industry and the balanced national development through the development of the underdeveloped northern region of Gyeongbuk."

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