Smart Manufacturing Targets Process Decarbonization
The Metal Industries Research and Development Centre participated in the 2026 TASS Asia Sustainable Supply and Circular Economy Exhibition, exhibiting at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center from November 11 to 13 under the theme of "Carbon Exploration in Daily Life x Green Future," focusing on three major domains: smart low-carbon manufacturing, green circularity, and innovative materials. It showcased multiple R&D achievements with industrial application potential, covering low-carbon processes, circular economy, and high-value materials, attracting exchanges with domestic and international industry representatives.
Smart Energy-Saving Combustion System Draws Attention
In the Smart Low-Carbon Manufacturing domain, the Centre exhibited the Smart Energy-Saving Combustion System, winner of the 2024 R&D 100 Award and the 2026 Edison Award. The technology helps reduce energy consumption and process carbon emissions through intelligent control and improved combustion efficiency. Also exhibited were achievements such as Multi-Action Formed Recycled Aluminum Alloy Heat Sinks, Aluminum Alloy Composite Laser Welding Technology, and High-Density Component Semi-Solid Casting Technology, covering applications including heat dissipation, automotive, and precision manufacturing, demonstrating potential for improved product performance and processes.
Green Circularity Builds Resource Reuse Pathway
In the Green Circularity domain, the focus was mainly on recycling and reuse of metal resources, exhibiting achievements such as Hard-to-Recycle Aluminum Scrap Regeneration and Smelting Technology, Low-Carbon Copper Slag Regeneration Process Technology, and Recyclable Artificial Sand Materials. Among them, Recyclable Artificial Sand Materials uses waste stone and waste oyster shells to transform them into usable high-value composite materials, already applied in industrial casting and marine restoration. From resource regeneration and material substitution to circular application, it establishes a circular pathway for materials from use to reuse, reducing raw material use and environmental load during manufacturing.
Innovative Materials Expand High-Value Manufacturing Possibilities
In the Innovative Materials domain, R&D achievements such as Hollow Composite Shaped Tubes, Shaped-Tube Water-Soluble Lost Core Materials, and Vacuum Inert Gas Atomization Powder Production Technology were displayed. Through the integration of advanced material design, composite material processes, and precision manufacturing technologies, they break through traditional material processing limitations and expand the development possibilities of metal materials in complex structures, high-value manufacturing, and emerging application fields.
Responding to Net-Zero Transition and Supply Chain Needs
MIRDC Chairman Wu Chung-chun said that in the face of the global net-zero transition trend and sustainable supply chain requirements, industries need to reduce process carbon emissions while also balancing resource efficiency, material innovation, and manufacturing competitiveness. In the future, the Centre will continue to be guided by industry needs, integrating technologies in materials, processes, energy, and recycling and reuse, deepening the connection between R&D achievements and industry, and promoting the implementation of innovative technologies through technical cooperation and achievement promotion, helping industries seize net-zero transition opportunities.