Doosan Robotics and DEEPX develop AI nuclear welding robotsMembers
A 45-month South Korean state project targets a 50% cut in multi-layer cycle time at Doosan Enerbility, countering a severe…
So-yeon Jung covers industrial power supply, transmission investment and the fuel procurement decisions that set Korean manufacturing costs.
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LS Cable backs Korea Future Materials in $15M US copper push
The South Korean wiremaker is taking up 40 million new shares to finance a recycling plant near LS GreenLink in Virginia, raising…
HD Construction Equipment wins $286M data center engine deal
The South Korean machinery group will supply 22-liter natural gas engine blocks to Enchanted Rock through 2028 to power North…
Doosan Robotics picks DeepX NPU chips for on-device welding cobotsMembers
A 98.9 billion won government initiative pairs domestic neural processing units with collaborative robots to automate heavy…
LS Cable Backs Magnet Unit as China Curbs Hit Robot Motors
Regulatory reviews exceeding 45 business days for Chinese neodymium magnets stall articulated robot actuator lines, prompting…
SFA and Rainbow Robotics partner on AI manufacturing robots
The South Korean factory equipment supplier deployed two dual-arm humanoids at its Asan center to automate logistics lines by…
LG Electronics adds chiller plants in US and Korea for AI cooling
A 150 billion won investment in Virginia and domestic sites targets thermal bottlenecks as data center power requirements climb…
LS Electric wins $133M US transformer deal for AI power grids
The 345-kilovolt substation order covers nine North American sites through 2030, underscoring persistent transformer shortages…
Hanwha Ocean taps KIRO to develop shipyard humanoid robotsMembers
The state robotics institute will test physical AI and autonomous systems at the Geoje yard as South Korean shipbuilders race to…
SFA and Rainbow Robotics form pact on autonomous fab systems
The non-binding agreement combines factory logistics software with precision robotic arms to pursue fully unmanned semiconductor…
Arkema secures Ulsan acrylic acid storage to supply Korea
The French specialty chemical group booked 3,000 cubic meters of glacial acrylic acid capacity at the Ulsan HDOT terminal,…
Doosan Robotics names Kwon Young-min CEO to reverse losses
The collaborative robot maker is shifting resources toward turnkey automated software after losing 26.5 billion won in the first…
Doosan Robotics links cobots to peaq to verify machine logs
The collaborative robot maker deployed its first A-series arm on peaqOS to convert joint torque telemetry into tamper-proof…
HD Hyundai Electric ships Baltic offshore wind transformers
A 79.2 billion won equipment package departed Vietnam on Sept. 17 for Poland's 1.5-gigawatt Baltica 2 project, marking the first…
LS Cable enters non-China rare earth magnet supply chain
Affiliates pair Vietnamese refining and Lynas feedstock to deliver 1,000 tons of permanent magnets annually by 2027 as Western…
Hanwha Ocean taps Maum AI for shipyard welding automationMembers
The 11-month research contract equals 21.52% of Maum AI's 2025 revenue and supports Hanwha Ocean's broader push to fully automate…
Korea doubles US rare earth imports to counter China quotas
Inbound deliveries of American rare earth oxides reached $19.06 million as manufacturers diversify magnet feedstocks, though…
Korea expands critical mineral refining pact with Uzbekistan
Seoul prepares to sign downstream smelting agreements during bilateral talks Sept.
Doosan Robotics targets 2028 humanoid trials on factory lines
The South Korean cobot builder aims to deploy worker-mimicking humanoid prototypes in 2028, combining proprietary torque sensors…
HD Hyundai Electric holds top US transformer market share at $8.5B
South Korean power equipment supplier retains its leading position in North America as AI data center grid bottlenecks push its…
Korea Zinc taps e-waste to build non-China rare earth supply
A state policy report highlights the smelter's urban mining and biochemical extraction ventures as South Korea seeks alternatives…
Pacifico Energy commits $1 billion to South Korea offshore wind projects
The 2.79-gigawatt investment off Jindo County will supply zero-carbon power to advanced manufacturing facilities and artificial…
Bigwave Robotics partners with automation suppliers to scale US physical AI
South Korean robotics platform integrator forms commercial alliances with FANUC, Rockwell Automation and Rainbow Robotics to…
Korean battery equipment makers deploy vision robots to cut cell stacking time
Assembly lines adopt real-time optical alignment to eliminate electrode defects and lower unit cycle times across pouch cell…
South Korea Gas Distributors Deploy Satellite LNG Vaporization for Off-Grid Demand
Regional utilities utilize cryogenic tank trucking and modular regasification stations to supply isolated generation assets and…
KOGAS shifts LNG storage protocols to smooth winter inventory builds
South Korea's state gas utility adopts dynamic working capacity limits across five import terminals to cut spot exposure before…
Posco Holdings starts direct lithium extraction test runs for Korean cathode lines
The continuous brine-to-hydroxide loop links Argentine extraction to Gwangyang refineries to supply non-FEOC battery materials to…
Korea speeds HVDC power corridor to supply Yongin semiconductor cluster
State utility KEPCO fast-tracks 500-kilovolt transmission lines to deliver coastal nuclear and renewable electricity to advanced…
Korean electronics component suppliers deploy AI dual-arm robots as factory labor pool shrinks
Tier-1 parts makers adopt vision-guided multi-axis robotic arms for final assembly to counter industrial demographic decline.