Boosting Future Aerospace Competitiveness! ... UNIST and Korea Aerospace Industries Sign Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Agreement

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Dooyul] Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) is joining hands with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to conduct advanced manufacturing technology research aimed at the leap forward of the domestic aerospace industry.

On the 23rd, UNIST and Korea Aerospace Industries held a "Business Agreement Ceremony on Industry-Academia Cooperation" in the main building's 6th floor conference room.

The two institutions will jointly research composite material manufacturing technology and 3D printing application technology for aerospace industry component development.

The goal is to enhance the competitiveness of South Korea's future aerospace industry and cultivate national core talents through active exchange of research personnel and joint development projects of key aerospace components.

They plan to jointly utilize infrastructure and resources such as research equipment and facilities of the "UNIST Composite Materials Technology Research Center" and the "UNIST 3D Printing Convergence Technology Center," which specialize in carbon composite materials research and 3D printing.

At UNIST, the Composite Materials Technology Research Center and the 3D Printing Convergence Technology Center, both affiliated with the College of Engineering, will focus on developing core technologies for manufacturing innovation. Faculty members will also participate to foster talent.

After discussing the discovery of joint research projects on topics such as 3D printing specialized design and process technology, lightweight composite smart manufacturing technology, advanced production process and system technology digitalization, they plan to gradually expand the areas of cooperation.

Korea Aerospace Industries, established in 1999, is a comprehensive aircraft development company and South Korea's largest national defense industry.

It has developed the T-50 advanced trainer, the Korean utility helicopter Surion, and South Korea's next-generation fighter KF-21 Boramae.

President Lee Yong-hoon said, "Starting from this cooperative relationship, we will secure manufacturing innovation technology competitiveness for the leap of South Korea's aerospace industry," and added, "We also expect to lay the foundation for developing core original technologies that can realize carbon neutrality in the advanced manufacturing industry environment."

At the agreement ceremony, Kim Sung-yeop, Dean of the College of Engineering, Kim Nam-hoon, Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering, Professors Son Heung-seon, Ji Woo-seok, and Jung Im-du from the Department of Mechanical Engineering attended on behalf of UNIST President Lee Yong-hoon.

From Korea Aerospace Industries, Yoon Jong-ho, Head of the Technology Innovation Center, Shin Sang-jun, Director of Advanced Technology, Park Hyun-woo, Director of Technology Innovation, Oh Se-woon, Senior Researcher, and Han Chang-wan, Senior Researcher attended the ceremony on behalf of CEO Ahn Hyun-ho.

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