Ulsan Aims for AI Leadership at the World Future Industry Expo
Hello, I'm Oh Jun-seo, a member of the 10th Ulsan Nuri Blog Reporter Corps.
From November 12th to November 14th, the Ulsan World Future Industry Expo (hereinafter referred to as the "Expo") was held at the Ulsan Exhibition and Convention Center. This event showcased Ulsan's ambition to become a leading AI hub, seamlessly connecting industry and the future.
This Expo primarily featured exhibitions encompassing future strategic industries such as artificial intelligence and secondary batteries, as well as core industries like mobility, smart manufacturing, and energy. It demonstrated the successful convergence of Ulsan's key industries and cutting-edge technologies, solidifying the foundation for an "Ulsan-style CES."
Under the theme of 'AI, the Future of Ulsan Industry,' the Expo presented a concrete vision for Ulsan's next 100 years, building upon its 60-year foundation as a central hub of Korean industry. This vision involves integrating advanced technologies like AI, secondary batteries, mobility, and green energy with existing core industries such as automobiles, shipbuilding, and petrochemicals.
As the largest future industry expo held in Ulsan, it maximized synergy by combining exhibitions with professional events like the Ulsan International Hydrogen Energy Forum and the Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Conference. These events featured prominent domestic and international speakers, providing valuable opportunities to understand the latest industry trends and strengthen networking.
The Expo featured zones dedicated to key technology areas driving Ulsan's future, where participating companies showcased innovative technologies and products. Consultation booths were also available, contributing significantly to tangible business outcomes.
Popular and engaging programs were organized to broaden engagement with the general public and visitors, creating a new model of expo that integrates industry, culture, and content. This allowed citizens and visitors to understand and relate to the changes in future industries more easily and enjoyably.
Notably, the participation of major global companies, showcasing their innovative technologies, highlighted Ulsan's robust industrial capabilities.
Hyundai Motor Company presented its hydrogen electric vehicle and electric vehicle lineup, along with future mobility technologies, sharing its vision for Ulsan as an eco-friendly automotive city.
Hyundai emphasized its technological prowess across the entire hydrogen energy value chain, from production to storage and utilization, outlining its blueprint for Ulsan's development as a special hydrogen industry city.
Ulsan is also accelerating the development of the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry to lead the transition to future mobility, building on its existing core industries.
Ulsan's selection as a core technology demonstration site by the government has propelled it to the forefront of UAM technology development and commercialization.
The expo featured prototype exhibits from companies engaged in related technology development and research.
The Angelux booth, showcasing innovative technologies in aircraft component manufacturing and future air mobility, was particularly captivating. Angelux presented a conceptual design for a Ulsan-type two-seater aircraft, along with a full-scale prototype, emphasizing the innovation of the future mobility industry through high-performance special-purpose drones and next-generation air taxi technology.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries showcased its vision for a smart shipyard utilizing collaborative robots.
The integration of AI-powered autonomous navigation technology and industrial robot technology, replacing hazardous tasks within the shipyard, is expected to address labor shortages and dramatically improve productivity. This demonstrates Ulsan's commitment to building a digital twin-based smart shipyard and solidifying its global competitive edge.
Models of a mobile unmanned power control ship and a 115,000-ton chemical product carrier were also on display.
The mobile unmanned power control ship utilizes UAVs, USVs, and UUVs to command unmanned forces, conduct surveillance and reconnaissance in the air, on the sea, and underwater, and strike key targets. Equipped with short-range close-in self-detonating unmanned aerial vehicles as its primary unmanned system, along with multi-function phased array radar, vertical launchers, and laser weapon systems, it represents a state-of-the-art AI-based manned-unmanned combat vessel.
The 115,000-ton chemical product carrier incorporates next-generation eco-friendly designs, including LNG dual-fuel engines to significantly reduce emissions, maximize fuel efficiency, comply with IMO regulations, and lead the field of eco-friendly ships.
Korea Zinc and Samsung SDI highlighted the potential of Ulsan's rapidly growing secondary battery industry, showcasing solid-state battery technology roadmaps (Samsung SDI) and LS MnM's battery core material and recycling technologies (Korea Zinc). This emphasized the need to establish a new industrial ecosystem, positioning Ulsan as a future hub for the secondary battery industry.
S-Oil, a key refining and chemical company in Ulsan, demonstrated its commitment to proactively addressing environmental changes and pursuing sustainable growth by transitioning existing petrochemical processes to eco-friendly alternatives and expanding into new green energy businesses.
Ulsan is striving to become a global hub for floating offshore wind power, aiming to build large-scale offshore wind farms in the deep waters of the East Sea.
Accordingly, a floating offshore wind power promotion hall was set up and operated at the Expo.
As floating offshore wind power is a large-scale project expected to take considerable time, major companies based in Ulsan showcased related technologies such as core materials used in floating structures, cables, mooring system components, and sensors for monitoring offshore structures.
During my visit, a lecture was given by Heo Seong-beom, a YouTuber known as the 'Prince of Calculus,' an expert in IT and future technology who provides insights to Korean companies and the public, on the topic of 'The Age of AI, How to Survive in the Future.'
A Partner Growth Fair, a business program designed to promote win-win cooperation between large and small businesses, while supporting local SMEs in exploring new markets and commercializing technologies, was also held concurrently. This created a meaningful opportunity to build a healthy industrial ecosystem where large corporations, the backbone of Ulsan's industry, and SMEs, the engine of future growth, can thrive together.
Having participated in the Expo to share news of the event through our blog, I realized that Ulsan is vigorously growing from a city with a strong industrial image into an AI capital and a hub for future energy and mobility.
It was a rewarding experience to witness Ulsan's dynamic transformation, from the innovative technologies of large corporations to the leaps forward made by venture companies.
I hope to continue sharing Ulsan's dynamic and remarkable journey through our blog and support Ulsan's continuous pursuit of the future.
Thank you.
※ This content is a manuscript from the 'Ulsan Metropolitan City Blog Reporter Corps' and may differ from the official position of Ulsan Metropolitan City.
Source :https://blog.naver.com/ulsan_nuri/224078418704
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