Daegu International Machinery Industry Expo Held at EXCO... 311 Companies Including Robot Firms Participate

The '2023 Daegu International Machinery Industry Exhibition,' a specialized exhibition where you can see the technologies and trends of three local sectors?machinery, parts, and robotics?at a glance, will be held at EXCO from the 14th to the 17th.

This year's exhibition, the largest outside the metropolitan area with 311 companies and 847 booths, will showcase items such as factory automation, machine tools, and industrial and service robots, offering a variety of attractions.

The scene from the Daegu International Machinery Industry Expo held last year

The export consultation meeting inviting overseas buyers and the purchasing consultation meeting for large and medium-sized enterprises have been switched from online to offline, and participation by overseas companies has increased by more than 10% compared to last year, raising expectations for substantial results.

Advanced technologies and products linked with AI, big data, and the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as exhibits related to various industries such as secondary batteries, aerospace, and energy, will be showcased.

Celebrating its 24th year, the 'Daegu International Automation Equipment Exhibition (DAMEX 2023)' will be held with four special halls and feature 156 companies and 472 booths, allowing visitors to check out the latest technologies and industry trends in factory automation, machine tools and equipment, tools, and molds.

Global industrial automation solution company Samik THK will exhibit manufacturing and logistics process automation products such as LM guides and smart factory logistics systems, while Korea OSG, leading the localization of cutting tools, will showcase new carbide end mill products in the STEEL-PRO series, carbide drills, and taps for thread processing.

Daegu Tech, a world-renowned cutting tool specialist, will display turning holders, inserts, carbide drills, and end mills, and Daesung Hightech, a precision parts manufacturer, will present CNC automatic lathes and compact machining centers.

The 18th International Parts & Materials Industry Exhibition (Parts&Materials Show 2023) will feature 90 companies and 155 booths, presenting key industry parts processing technologies for machinery and automobiles, as well as products and technologies in various material fields such as metals, chemicals, and ceramics.

The Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) will create a 'Materials, Parts, and Equipment Special Hall' featuring the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region's 'Materials, Parts, and Equipment Special Hall,' showcasing excellent R&D projects and achievements in materials, parts, and equipment.

Daegu Technopark will organize a joint pavilion (five companies) centered on outstanding achievements and companies supported by Daegu city’s materials support projects to assist marketing for local materials companies, and the Air Force Logistics Command will operate an aviation parts special hall presenting achievements in localization and maintenance capability development of parts used in aircraft and weapon systems operated by the Air Force.

The 12th Daegu International Robot Industry Exhibition (ROBEX 2023) will be held with 65 companies and 220 booths, allowing visitors to see the current status and development direction of the latest robot technologies, including industrial robots and autonomous driving-based serving and patrol robots.

HD Hyundai Robotics, the only comprehensive robot solution company in Korea, will showcase robot solution products utilizing industrial robots, collaborative robots, and serving/disinfection robots, while EPSON will exhibit industrial SCARA robots and micro devices. Bear Robotics, STS Robotech, and Dogo Gonggan, which relocated their headquarters to Daegu and confirmed new facility investments, will participate in the exhibition for the first time this year, attracting significant attention.

Bear Robotics, which developed the world's first AI-based autonomous serving robot, will present 'Servi Plus,' the largest-capacity serving robot in Korea equipped with AI solutions, and 'Servi Lift,' a multi-story building delivery robot. STS Robotech, Korea's largest collaborative robot SI specialist, will exhibit robot automation systems such as CNC machine tending tool changers and laser marking robots, as well as robot F&B products including Korea's first developed gimbap robot and chicken robot.

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Additionally, Dogo Gonggan, a startup specializing in autonomous patrol robots, will display the indoor patrol robot iroi equipped with patrol AI for fire, fall, and intruder detection, and the outdoor patrol robot Patrover.

Various side events, including the largest-ever export consultation meeting, large and medium-sized enterprise purchasing consultation meetings, and forums and seminars involving industry-academic-research-government related organizations, will be held to provide local companies struggling with high inflation and high interest rates opportunities to expand domestic and international sales channels and enter new businesses.

The 'KOTRA Overseas Buyer Export Consultation Meeting (November 14)' will have 30 overseas buyers and 43 participating companies meet face-to-face for consultations. Buyers with strong purchasing power will be selected and invited after a preliminary survey of the regions where participating companies wish to expand overseas, expected to enhance the effectiveness of purchase consultations.

Also, a '1-on-1 Purchasing Consultation Meeting' between purchasing managers from large and medium-sized enterprises and local participating companies will be held. Twenty-six large and medium-sized enterprises, four public institutions and venture capital firms, and 53 participating companies will participate to discuss product introductions and future cooperation plans.

In addition, events such as the Daegu Region AI Robot ICT Standard Insight, Air Force Logistics Command-Defense Industry Promotion Project Phase 2 and 3 Technology Exchange Meetings, and ESG management strategies to strengthen competitiveness of smart factory construction companies will be held, expected to build collaboration networks among companies and serve as a practical venue for technology and management exchanges.

Alongside this, the 'Daegu Global Robot Business Forum (November 14?15),' held annually during the Daegu International Machinery Industry Exhibition to promote local companies' global market entry and strengthen overseas cooperation networks, will be held both online and offline with about 750 domestic and international robot industry participants.

This forum, under the theme 'Discover the Robolution (The Core Foundation of the 4th Industrial Revolution),' will feature keynote speeches by Professor Kim Dae-sik of KAIST, Lee Sang-ho, head of KT AI Robot Business Group, Ok Sang-hoon, director of Naver Cloud, and Hwang Bo-hyun, CCO of Saltlux, as well as a presentation on 'Korea-US Robot Business Development Directions' by Thomas Ryden, CEO of Mass Robotics (online).

Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo said, “Daegu is emerging as the capital of Korea’s robot industry, with the national robot test field feasibility study passing this year and investment attraction from promising companies outside the region such as Bear Robotics and STS Robotech concentrating here. I hope that active exchanges between domestic and international, large and small companies will take place in Daegu, where the nation’s best robot industry ecosystem is established, and that it will provide new business opportunities for local companies.”

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