Strengthening Reliability of Materials・Components・Equipment Creates Synergy With On・Offline Infrastructure

1) Core performance verification equipment for robot driving servo-motor 2) Reliability evaluation mechanism for machine controller of industrial shortening manufacturing 3) Reliability evaluation equipment for precision reducer for robot driving [Photo provided: The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials]

The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (President Park Sang-jin hereinafter referred to as KIMM) under the Ministry of Science and ICT is going to establish on-line and off-line infrastructure to strengthen the reliability of the domestic material parts and equipment industries and try to create synergy.

A research team led by Park Jong-won head of the Department of Reliability Assessment of KIMM built on·offline infrastructures related to material components and equipment constructing an off-line test bed for assessing reliability of strategic items of manufactured part equipment and establishing on-line virtual engineering platform for manufactured components of futuristic vehicles.

First of all the test bed for evaluating the reliability of strategic items of manufactured component equipment was built to help Korean companies secure competitiveness based on the reliability of their products and stabilize the supply of key strategic items in the manufactured components equipment industry.

Using this equipment it is able to evaluate the reliability of robot reducer servo-motors CNC (controller LM guide) high hardened cutting tools active magnetic bearing ball and roller bearings and turbo pumps which are considered strategic items for manufactured components equipment.

From now on domestic companies are able to evaluate the reliability of the strategic components which is needed to be evaluated by utilizing the infrastructure built within KIMM. So far it was time-consuming and expensive to obtain certification from overseas companies to receive reliability evaluation of strategic items. Solving these problems the infrastructures are expected to help supply fast and stable strategic items.

The online virtual engineering platform for manufacturing components of futuristic vehicles is an open source-based free software that helps to verify the performance of the components predict the process and productivity and optimize the system through KIMM Cyber Lab.

It is expected that small and medium-sized companies will not only receive technical support in untact condition but also it will contribute to developing their ability to virtually test and manufacture products on their own.

Companies wishing to use the reliability test bed for strategic items can apply for test inspection support after signing up for membership at the webpage of KIMMs test and research equipment sharing (http://kimmtest.kimm.re.kr). Companies wishing to provide technical support related to virtual engineering platforms can apply for technical support on the webpage of the Department of Reliability Assessment (http://www.kimmcyberlab.com)) of Mechanical Systems Safety Research Division of KIMM.

Park Jong-won head of Department of Reliability Assessment said In the COVID-19 pandemic era the topic of untact and digital transformation is also being grafted to the mechanical technology sectors of material·component·equipment. We will make efforts to secure reliability-based quality competitiveness of products that need to be quickly localized and contribute to make them into global premium brands through our efforts to strengthen reliability in the material·component·equipment industrial sector using online and offline infrastructures.

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