The 2024 Smart City Summit & Expo (Kaohsiung) was grandly held at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center on March 21. MIRDC responded to the conference and showcased nearly 30 technologies and services under the green and digital dual-axis transformation theme. This year, it was based on the "Define Future Keyword" theme. Four significant directions, among which "Hot Award Winner" showcases the MIRDC's award-winning technologies at home and abroad in the past six years; "It is all about the technology" invites KOLs to present R&D stories and application highlights through audio-visual, graphic and text popularization of science and technology; "All about R&D" showcases MIRDC technology and cooperates with manufacturers to develop related products; "Fun Interact" creates a date with the "metal landscape", aluminum recycling experience activities, plus "AI-generated pictures" community voting, online the online and offline series of interactions present a different kind of vigorous vitality. MIRDC has been delving into various metal materials, processing, and process optimization, supplemented by intelligent AI tools, showing many highlight technologies and exhibits that implement daily applications and will share the latest international award-winning research and development results in 2024 with everyone and show innovation. To define the future and lead the industry to a better state together.

What strongly attracted the attention of the public at the exhibition was the “3D Intelligent Electro Chemical Machining System”, which has won the international R&D100 and Edison Awards for two consecutive years, using intelligent electrode forming technology to quickly design various electrode shapes. It can be used in aerospace, medical materials, and semiconductor industries. Compared with traditional mechanical or electrochemical processing, it is often difficult to carry out complex path and hole planning, and it is based on electrical discharge machining (EDM), which not only causes the loss of the working electrode but is also time-consuming. Through our development, various electrode shapes can be quickly designed. Integrating multi-axis machining modules and electrodes can process multiple workpieces or processing areas of the same workpiece simultaneously. It helps increase production speed by 60%, increase production capacity by more than three times, and reduce production costs by 50%.
“Corrosion-Resistant, Surface Hardening System Equipment for Austenite Stainless Steel” also won R&D100, Edison Awards, and the Invention Competition of Taiwan Innotech Expo. By increasing the hardness through gas activation, making the surface hardness exceed HV 1,200, much higher than ordinary carbon steel without losing the original corrosion resistance properties. Many objects can be processed simultaneously, and complex shapes can be formed in a hardened layer evenly on the object's surface. Also,throughAI-integratedjudgment,parameters such as temperature/time/atmosphere/flow can be accurately controlled so that the hardness and permeability layer can meet the requirements. Within to implement intelligent production goals, it can be applied to screws and nuts, construction fasteners, and Teppanyaki plate industries.
In addition to "Micro Complex Internal Pipe Coating Technology", it was recognized after participating in the Edison Awards for the first time. The world's first satellite propulsion system provides an inner wall coating with high uniformity, hardness and high corrosion resistance. It can achieve the "unrestricted inner shape of the pipe" and achieve good coverage and adhesion in multi-channel pipelines. Applied in the space industry, multi-channel slender fuel stainless steel pipe fittings in satellite orbit conversion systems can improve compatibility with fuel and promote the localization of crucial satellite components. It will initially target the aerospace satellite industry and gradually expand to the semiconductor and medical industries.

Dr. Ren-Yi Lin, the Chairman of the Board from MIRDC, stated that MIRDC has long been committed to upgrading and transforming the domestic metal and related manufacturing industries. In recent years, it has extended its focus to green energy and aerospace and through government scientific and professional resources. With the company's input, we have developed more innovative technologies, not only applying technology to all walks of life, helping industries move towards intelligent technology and net-zero sustainability, but also continuing to improve technological innovation and development in the future to contribute to domestic industries.