This is the fifth year of the Elite Awards, the highest honor presented by MIRDC. The awarding ceremony was held at the auditorium of MIRDC on the 21st of May. The Elite Award competition is designed to discover great teams and individuals who contributed to technology, product, industry, service, standard lab and society. It represents the outstanding capabilities of MIRDC development service. The awarding ceremony also invited two judges, Tyzz-jiun Duh, the former vice premier, and Yu-sung Chen, the honored adviser. They praised and encouraged the achievements of the winning teams and individuals. They hoped that the Elite Awards can set a good example for this year and bring the talents together.
The award winners of this year contributed to technology, service, product and many other fields. Among the fields, the 2D+3D spraying system for shoe-making changed the traditional way of making process in Taiwan. From labor-intensive to automatic, this change is geared towards the international standard. Furthermore, one of the winners this year has built a first-class Smart Forging Lab. As a result, we were able to overcome the limits of forging with the world leading the intellectual error compensation technology. This can provide a cost–performance ratio of production methods for the related industry and strengthen the international competitive ability with composite forging technology. The Elite Awards aims to bring together and recognize excellent role models from every field, and to share and pass on the experience. The ceremony highlights the employee’ relationships and the value of MIRDC.
The innovation and organizational culture of MIRDC continually forges ahead vigorously based on the accumulation of knowledge and the experience of succession. In recent years, research achievements and the industrialized performance of MIRDC have been recognized worldwide. This year, for instance, the Optical 3D Plantar Pressure Measurement System won the Innovative Product Award from the Elite Awards. It also won the silver medal at the 2018 Edison Awards. The system replaced the current measuring method of the piezoelectric system with image analysis which converts pressure. It significantly reduces up to two thirds of the equipment cost and successfully fills the technology gap of the customized shoe-making service. With the recognition of the international Edison Awards, the system will bring the technology and development in Taiwan to the global stage and increase the economic growth of the industry.
Dr. Ren-yi Lin, the chairman of MIRDC, recognized the contribution and effort given by the Elite Awards winners. These accomplishments will support the related industries to increase their competitive capabilities. This not only demonstrates the commitment and devotion of a MIRDC employee, but also sets an example for other employees. He also expects MIRDC to continuously grow with an open mind and innovation. In the future, MIRDC will enhance the industrial performance, promote service oriented manufacturing industry, internationalized and high-tech industry to respond to the development direction of various industries. At the same time, we will also assist the traditional industry with specialty orientation, provide guidance for industrial innovation, and create new industrial advantages.