Engineer of the Month Award Winners: Baek Man-in and Lee Tae-gil
Ministry of Science and ICT
The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 10th that the recipients of the Korea Engineer Award for July this year are Baek Man-in, Senior Researcher at LG Electronics Co., Ltd., and Lee Tae-gil, Head of Research at Samsung Tech Co., Ltd.
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Senior Researcher Baek was recognized for his contribution to enhancing competitiveness and technological innovation in the domestic root industries of mold, molding, and processing by developing world-class intelligent injection mold and molding systems as well as Korea's first ultra-fine foaming injection technology. He established an intelligent injection mold and molding system capable of monitoring, analyzing, and controlling based on data utilizing various sensors within the mold. He developed ultra-fine foaming injection technology and applied it to core air conditioner components, contributing to the reduction of plastic usage and performance improvement. He said, "I am striving for the digitalization and technological innovation of mold manufacturing processes so that the traditional analog industries of mold, molding, and processing can achieve global competitiveness."
Director Lee was recognized for developing Korea's first metal cooling molding technology that prevents burr fusion in aluminum sheet parts for electric vehicles, contributing to improved productivity in the electric vehicle parts industry and enhanced manufacturing competitiveness through reduced rework labor. Burr refers to the protrusions formed by the detachment of surface particles on aluminum. Director Lee's technology has achieved an import substitution effect of 800 million KRW annually. By preventing aluminum sheet chip scattering, he established an eco-friendly workplace and improved productivity by more than 150% compared to existing process technologies. He expressed his thoughts, saying, "I will continue to work hard so that even a small technology developed by small and medium-sized enterprises can enhance the competitiveness of the nation's root technology in mold technology and positively change the technological environment."
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