Representatives from eleven global media and 33 award-winning companies gather for a commemorative photo at the FIX 2024 ‘Global Media Pick TOP3 Awards’ on October 24 | Photo by AVING News

The inaugural Future Innovation tech eXpo 2024 (FIX 2024), held at EXCO in Daegu, continues to gain momentum as it showcases innovations in future mobility, robotics, and ABB (AI, Big Data, Blockchain). On October 24, FIX hosted the ‘Global Media Pick Top 3 Awards,’ recognizing 33 top tech companies selected by global media.

This awards event featured 11 international media outlets with expertise in technology. Each selected three innovative companies from the 463 participating exhibitors, and 33 companies were awarded media accolades. The event created an opportunity for international promotion and exchange among the awarded companies.

Media attendees at FIX 2024 included news outlets from the U.S., Malaysia, Japan, China, and Spain. Influential participants included Spain’s Clipset, a YouTube tech channel with 2.5 million subscribers; China’s major news outlet, SINA; and Malaysia’s Business Today, an official media partner of the Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Over two days, these media companies selected the top innovators from 463 exhibitors.

Local companies from Daegu-Gyeongbuk were among the 33 honored. MORAI, Autonomous a2z, and SL Corporation received awards in the mobility sector, while in ICT, Zio Robot, VSion, MDA, Biolink, and ST Youngwon were selected. In robotics, the awardees included YOUNG HYUN Robotics, Irova, Mobinn, and Jimbo Robotics.

Lee Wook Jin, CEO of YOUNG HYUN Robotics, expressed his gratitude, stating, “It has been an incredibly busy two days with numerous consultations and immense interest from attendees. Winning this award as a local Daegu company chosen by global media is a true honor. My thanks go to Daegu City and EXCO for their support.”

Miriam McNabb, editor of U.S.-based drone tech media outlet Dronelife, noted, “Selecting just three standout companies was challenging given the remarkable potential and innovation among all participants. FIX 2024 is one of the best exhibitions I have attended recently, offering a unique opportunity to compare cutting-edge technologies in one place.”

Davis DK Kim, a reporter from AVING USA, with representatives from his top 3, ST Youngwon, AICU, and Jimbo Robotics. | Photo by AVING News

Juan Castromil of YouTube Channel Clipset (Spain) with representatives from his top 3, BPLAB Steam Education, YOUNG HYUN Robotics, and Irova. | Photo by AVING News
Selva Rajan, Editor in Chief of Business Today (Malaysia), with two representatives from his top 3, ACEWORKS and BorgWarner Chungju. (British Embassy Seoul absent) | Photo by AVING News

Miriam McNabb, Editor in Chief of Dronelife (USA), with representatives from her top 3, RGBLab, Hyundai Elevator, and MORAI | Photo by AVING News

Alexis Kouros, Founder and Editor in Chief of Helsinki Times (Finland), with representatives from his top 3, Samsung SDI, Autonomous a2z, and MarkLines.| Photo by AVING News

Zhang Meng, a reporter from SINA (China), with two representatives from his top 3, Kennametal Korea and Korea Simulator. (NeXber absent)| Photo by AVING News

Chen Dongfang, a reporter from Chinabyte (China), with all representatives from her top 3, MDA, Innopharma, and Mobinn. | Photo by AVING News

Leo Thevenet, Editor in Chief of Le Café du Geek (France), with representatives from his top 3, SL Corporation, Embassy of Israel, and Kumyang.| Photo by AVING News

Deepanshu Taumar, Editor in Chief of ET Auto (India), with representatives from his top 3, KN Corp (K&P, K&E, K&D), and AutoL. (Hioki Korea was absent) | Photo by AVING News

Hoàng Phuong Trang, a reporter from Vietnam Plus (Vietnam), with representatives from her top 3, Biolink, PixelRo, and Zio Robot. | Photo by AVING News

Hiromi Yuzuki, a reporter from Gadgetouch (Japan), with representatives from her top 3, Breathings, LearningVision, and A Pius Ark. | Photo by AVING News

This recognition offers Korean companies an invaluable platform to connect with global media, supporting their international expansion and future growth aspirations.

FIX 2024 features specialized exhibitions, conferences, and business programs focusing on mobility, robotics, AI, and startups. The Daegu International Future Auto & Mobility Expo 2024 at EXCO’s East Wing will showcase trends in UAM, autonomous driving, batteries, components, and services. Meanwhile, the 2024 ICT Convergence Expo Korea, held in the West Wing, will exhibit AI, big data, blockchain, ICT, and metaverse technologies. The 2024 Daegu Robot Expo will display industrial robots, humanoid robots, and digital transformation solutions for the robotics industry. The “Start-up Arena” will also be newly launched, facilitating meetings between startups and experts from startup accelerators like Samsung C-Lab and Plug and Play.

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Date of contribution October 25, 2024

ST Yeongwon (CEO Kwon Soon-sik), a company specializing in manufacturing secondary battery separators, participated in the “2024 Korea ICT Convergence Expo (ITCE 2024)” to be held at EXCO in Daegu until the 26th and unveiled the facility “UFLOW85,” which combines coating processes to match the ultra-wide-angle wet production line of lithium-ion battery separators

<ST Yongwon’s executives and employees are shouting fighting at the ITCE 2024 ST Yongwon booth>

ST Yeongwon’s new facility dramatically increases separator production efficiency and enables uniform quality control. It was developed based on the secondary battery separator production facility of the existing Duronic 8300 model.

The “Duronic 8300” boasts the industry’s best production capacity with a width of 8.3m and a top speed of 120m/min, and can improve production by about 60% compared to existing facilities.

After producing a wet separator, it was separately coated on three or more individual coating lines based on the first coating process line of the existing secondary battery production facility.

The biggest feature of this “UFLOW85” is that it combines the coating process with the excellent manufacturing performance of the existing “Duronic 8300.”

Meanwhile, ST Yeonwon, who participated in ITCE 2024 with the support of the Daegu Creative Economy Innovation Center (Director of the Korea Center), was honored as an innovative technology company selected by overseas media in recognition of the excellence of the product at this event.

Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-hoon jhoon@etnews.com

While FIX 2024 was being held at Daegu EXCO from the 23rd to the 26th, overseas media attracted attention by holding the ‘Global Media Pick TOP3 Awards Ceremony’ to select innovative companies with potential among FIX 2024 participating companies.

Overseas media companies covering tech and business such as ICT, drones, and automobiles from 10 countries including the US, Malaysia, Japan, China, and Spain participated in FIX 2024.

Major media companies include 11 influential companies including ‘Clipset’, a Spanish tech YouTube channel with 2.5 million subscribers, ‘SINA’, one of the top 3 media channels in China, and ‘Business Today’, the official media partner of government agencies such as the Malaysian Ministry of Trade and Industry.

While attending the expo, they selected 33 of the most innovative technology companies among the 463 participating companies.

Local companies were also listed. In the mobility field, ▶Moray ▶Autonomous A2Z ▶SL won awards.

In the ICT field, ▶GeoRobot ▶Viewsion ▶MDA ▶Biolink ▶ST Youngwon  awards. In the robot field, ▶Younghyun Robotics ▶Iroba ▶Mobin ▶Jimbo Robotics won awards.

Lee Wook-jin, CEO of Younghyun Robotics, said, “It was a hectic two days with the interest and business consultations of numerous visitors,” and added, “I cannot hide my joy for receiving such a great award as a Daegu native company selected by overseas media. I would like to thank Daegu City and EXCO for their great help.”

Miriam McNabb, editor-in-chief of Dronelife, a U.S. drone-related tech content media, praised the event, saying, “It was the best exhibition I have visited recently,” and “It was difficult to select three companies with the most potential and innovation among the numerous participating companies.”

ST Young-won (CEO Kwon Soon-sik) recently won the $30 million export tower at the 60th Daegu-Gyeongbuk Trade Day transfer ceremony.

ST Youngwon is a leading manufacturer of wet separator production facilities, a core material for secondary batteries. In recognition of its technological prowess, the company won the Grand Prize at the Daegu Startup Awards in August and the Minister of SMEs and Startups at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Startup Festival in October, continuing its winning streak at various awards in Korea this year.

Kwon Soon-sik, CEO of ST Young-won (right), is receiving a $30 million export tower from Daegu Market in Hong Joon Pyo.

Established in 2021, ST Youngwon has established a supply chain for local separation membrane producers in China after proving its short-term technology. Based on this, it has achieved $60 million in overseas sales this year, including $30 million in export towers. The goal is to achieve 150 billion won in sales by 2025. It plans to further expand its global business area in line with the continued growth of the electric vehicle secondary battery market.

The wet separator inline production system developed by ST Youngwon boasts the best global performance by significantly improving productivity compared to existing equipment with an ultra-wide 8300mm and a maximum speed of 120m/min. Through this, it is expected to greatly contribute to enhancing the business competitiveness of overseas separator producers.

Kwon Soon-sik, CEO of ST Young-won, said, “The electric vehicle secondary battery market will grow steadily in the future,” adding, “We will lead the overseas market with the technology accumulated so far.”

Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-hoon jhoon@etnews.com