Industry-Academia-Research Experts Gather in One Place
Accelerating the Establishment of the Advanced National Industrial Complex

The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (President Lee Sangmok) and the High-Tech Bearing Technology Center (Director Kim Jonghyeong) held the "Technology Exchange Meeting to Strengthen the Competitiveness of the Bearing Industry" at the Sobaeksan Ecological Exploration Center in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, for two days from August 19 to 20.

A technology exchange meeting to strengthen the competitiveness of the bearing industry is being held at the Sobaeksan Ecological Exploration Center. Photo by Yeongju City

A technology exchange meeting to strengthen the competitiveness of the bearing industry is being held at the Sobaeksan Ecological Exploration Center. Photo by Yeongju City

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More than 50 representatives from major domestic bearing companies and research institutes attended the exchange meeting, sharing the latest technology trends and global market developments, and actively discussing the future direction of the industry.


On the first day, August 19, the program included presentations on the establishment of the Yeongju Advanced Bearing National Industrial Complex and corporate support measures, case studies on bearing material analysis equipment and its applications, and trends in bearing industry technology development. On August 20, the event featured one-on-one consultations on the use of equipment at the High-Tech Bearing Technology Center and networking programs among companies.


Yoo Jeonggeun, Acting Mayor of Yeongju, stated, "This exchange meeting was a meaningful occasion to share new ideas and innovative technologies, and to envision a blueprint for the future development of the bearing industry together. We will do our utmost to ensure that Korea leads the global bearing market by establishing the Yeongju Advanced Bearing National Industrial Complex and expanding industrial infrastructure."



Yeongju City and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology plan to invest a total of 22.6 billion KRW by 2025 to build a Bearing Manufacturing Technology Center, establishing a customized, full-cycle corporate support system that assists companies from product design to performance evaluation and commercialization.


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