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Technical Standards in East Asia — 2026 Q3

Every Technical Standards development in Korean, Chinese and Japanese industry that East Asia Brief logged in 2026 Q3 — 3 entries with dates, the companies exposed, and the primary document behind each one.

3developments logged
2with a primary document
2markets touched
19companies named

China 2 · South Korea 1 · August 28, 2026 – August 31, 2026

DateDevelopmentWhereCompanies exposedConfidenceSource
China servo motor makers squeeze foreign rivals on cost and delivery Domestic automation suppliers led by Inovance expand factory retrofit market share as shorter lead times and localized software… China Shenzhen Inovance Technology, Yaskawa Electric, Mitsubishi Electric, Estun Automation
Chinese heavy machinery plants install automated ultrasonic gantries to verify welds Excavator and crane builders automate non-destructive thick-plate weld testing to satisfy European structural certification… China BaoSe Co., Ltd., Hefei Metalforming Intelligent, Baker Hughes high zjg.gov.cn
Korean battery makers deploy directional venting to block thermal runaway in EV and ESS packs LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI are integrating proprietary gas-release vents and thermal barriers into mass-production cells… Korea Samsung SDI, LG Energy Solution, SK On, UL Solutions high sobujangstandard.or.kr

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Compiled from East Asia Brief briefings published in 2026 Q3. 2 of 3 entries link the document they rest on; the source column points at that document, not at our coverage of it. Confidence grades are explained on our methodology page. A quarter closes when it ends — this page does not change afterwards except to correct an error. Something missing? Tell us.

Cite as: East Asia Brief, “Technical Standards in East Asia — 2026 Q3.” https://eastasiabrief.com/reports/2026-q3/technical-standards