Next-Gen Smart Heat Treatment System for High-Performance Cast Materials
(Next-Gen SHT) integrates a domestically developed intelligent austempering heat treatment system, an AI-powered metallographic image recognition module, and an AI-driven materials design model to establish a smart platform for materials design, heat treatment, and microstructure verification. The system automatically identifies metallographic structures and feeds the results back to the AI model to optimize heat treatment parameters, reducing trial-and-error and manual inspection. By precisely controlling the microstructure, it increases cast material strength by 90%, elongation by 30%, and hardness by 40%, while achieving 90% AI recognition accuracy. The technology was recognized with the 2026 Edison Awards, demonstrating its innovation and global competitiveness in intelligent heat treatment technology.
Industrial Applications:
Next-Gen SHT is widely applicable to high-performance cast component industries, including automotive, wind energy, rail transportation, construction machinery, agricultural machinery, mining equipment, energy, and defense. It is suitable for manufacturing gears, crankshafts, differentials, suspension components, hydraulic parts, and wear-resistant components. The platform enables manufacturers to rapidly establish optimal heat treatment processes, improve material performance and product consistency, shorten development cycles, reduce trial-and-error costs and labor requirements, and minimize scrap rates and energy consumption. By accelerating smart manufacturing and digital transformation, Next-Gen SHT enhances the competitiveness of high-value products and offers strong potential for cross-industry adoption and large-scale commercialization.
Metal Industries Research and Development Centre
Metal technology R&D and application service institute providing cross-field total solutions for the industry.To become a premier international metal technology R&D institute with cross-field development leading to value creation for the industry.Play a key role in value creation and assisting cross-field industries with a focus on increasing metal technology value-added and international competitiveness.
Contact Information
Name：POYAO CHEN
Tel：07-351-3121#2569｜0922-567-971
Address：No. 1001 Gaonan Road, Nanxun District, Kaohsiung City
Additional Information
Pavilion：Innovation Economy Pavilion Smart Manufacturing IE01
Exhibiting Entity：Department of Industrial Technology,MOEA
Application Category：Machinery and System
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Pavilion：Innovation Economy Pavilion Smart Manufacturing IE01
Exhibiting Entity：Department of Industrial Technology,MOEA
Application Category：Machinery and System
