History

2026's

  1. Agreement as a UL-approved testing laboratory

2025's

  1. Agreement with the Korea Gas Safety Corporation as an entrusted testing laboratory for KS certification

  2. KOLAS testing laboratory regular assessment

2024's

  1. Held the center expansion and relocation ceremony

  2. Signed an MOU with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

  3. Signed an MOU with the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology

  4. Completion of the L2M Platform Research Test Building

2023's

  1. Signed an MOU with the Korea Institute of Robot and Convergence (URI-Lab Busan)

  2. Signed an MOU with TÜV NORD Korea Co., Ltd.

  3. Completion of the High-Pressure Hydrogen Test Building

2022's

  1. Designation and Opening of Busan’s 48th Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Branch

    - Dong-A University’s High-Performance Valve Technology Support Center Designated as a Busan Industry-Academia-City Cooperation Branch

  2. Designated and opened as Busan Regional Industry-Academia Cooperation Branch No. 48

    - Dong-A University High-Performance Valve Technical Support Center was designated as a Busan Regional Industry-Academia Cooperation Branch

  3. Expanded the scope of KOLAS international accreditation

    - Standard: KS B ISO 19880-3 - Hydrogen gas fueling stations — Part 3: Valves - Significance: Became the second organization in Korea to receive KOLAS accreditation → More than 70% of related manufacturers are located in the Busan and Gyeongnam region → Supported local companies in resolving technical challenges for new market development

  4. Signed an MOU with TNO, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

    - Established a mutual cooperation framework to foster the liquefied hydrogen and high-pressure gaseous hydrogen industries

  5. Selected for the Smart Specialization Infrastructure Development Project

    - Infrastructure development project for the ultra-high-pressure gas core equipment industry - Significance: Established Korea’s first hydrogen valve reliability evaluation system at a university

2021's

  1. Designated as an approved testing laboratory by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

    - Korea’s first ABS-approved testing laboratory in the mechanical pressure field - Significance: Eliminated the need for separate overseas inspection for classification ce

2012's

  1. Designated as an approved testing laboratory by Korean Register (KR)

2010's

  1. Accredited by KOLAS as an internationally recognized testing laboratory

    - Korea’s first accreditation for international cryogenic valve testing standards - Significance: Supported the localization of cryogenic valves used in LNG vessels and te

2008's

  1. Establishment of the High-Performance Valve Technical Support Center

    - Selected for the Regional Innovation Center (RIC) infrastructure development project by the Ministry of T - Project period: 10 years (2008–2017), with a total cash project budget of KRW 10.7 billion - Significance: Established Korea’s first specialized research institute for industrial valves