History
Through continuous technological development and capability enhancement,
KATEM's growth journey leading the future
2024~25
2022~23
2020~21
2018~19
2016~17
2014~15
2025
0605 Obtained Performance Certification (K-Mark) (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, PR12025-133)
0426 Completed validation testing of brake discs for KTX-Sancheon (14-month on-vehicle test) (jointly with KORAIL)
0213 Achieved transition certification to IRIS (ISO RQMS 22163) ed.4 (TÜV Rheinland)
0205 Domestic patent registered (No. 10-2765916: Method for manufacturing brake discs for railway vehicles)
0106 Domestic patent registered (No. 10-2752523: Wheel-hub repair method equipped with CTIS)
2024
0901 Expanded factory relocation (from Changwon-daero, Uichang-gu, Gyeongnam [Gyeongnam TP Venture Building] → 182-30, Chasang-ro, Uichang-gu)
0724 Completed 2nd mass-production delivery of KTX brake discs to KORAIL
0401 Capital increase of KRW 400 million (paid-in capital: KRW 800 million)
0229 Company representative received the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award
2023
1213 Domestic patent registered (No. 10-2615146: Method for manufacturing wheel-mounted brake discs for railway vehicles)
0906 Obtained manufacturer approval for cast-steel brake discs for KTX-Sancheon (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, No. 2023-Product Approval-036)
0713 Signed MOU with India's KMRI for technical support on railway brake discs
0426 Completed 1st mass-production delivery of KTX brake discs to KORAIL
0321 Obtained product certification (KOLAS) for forged-steel double-disc brake for railway vehicles
2022
0830 Signed mass-production supply contract with KORAIL for KTX brake discs (successful commercialization)
0714 Obtained manufacturer approval for forged-steel brake discs for KTX (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, No. 2022-Product Approval-034)
0701 Selected for an international joint technology development government support project (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, KRW 3.0 billion)
0422 Obtained national type approval for forged-steel brake discs for KTX (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, No. 2022-Product Approval-020)
2021
1207 Obtained New Technology (NET) certification from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy for high-speed rail brake discs
0924 Domestic patent registered (No. 10-2306928: Brake disc assembly for railway vehicles)
0128 Domestic patent registered (No. 10-2211340: Detachable brake disc assembly for railway vehicles)
0104 Registered corporate R&D institute (Ministry of Science and ICT, No. 2021110122)
2020
1201 Capital increase of KRW 200 million (paid-in capital: KRW 400 million)
0601 Launched localization development for KTX-Sancheon brake discs (purchase-conditional maintenance support project)
0121 Domestic patent registered (No. 10-2070699: Heat-dissipation-efficiency enhanced hub for high-speed train brake discs)
2019
1217 Domestic patent registered (No. 10-2058535: Brake disc assembly for railway vehicles)
0919 European patent registered (No. 3208351: Method for manufacturing railway brake discs)
0329 Reliability certification for materials & parts of water-jet propulsion shafts for special-purpose vehicles (R-KORAS-2019-018)
0221 Domestic patent registered (No. 10-1952889: Universal joint for high-speed train drive shafts)
2018
1228 Chinese patent registered (No. 201580056246.3: Method for manufacturing railway brake discs)
1204 CLEAN Workplace Certificate issued (KOSHA, No. 91,449)
0401 Selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Technology Commercialization Support program (KRW 3.0 billion)
2017
0925 Registered as a qualified bidder for public procurement (Public Procurement Service)
0901 Registered manufacturing facility
0817 Registered as a corporate entity (incorporation)
0616 Domestic patent registered (No. 10-1705884: Method for manufacturing power transmission shafts for railway vehicles)
0421 Registered as a venture company (No. 20170102699)
0328 Obtained ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certification (G-CERTI)
2015
0422 Awarded Top SME Award in the Small & Medium Enterprise category at the Creative Economy Innovation Center (No. 2015-5)
0302 Domestic patent registered (No. 10-1499868: Method for manufacturing brake discs for railway vehicles)
2014
0819 Registered as a sole proprietorship (Business registration No. 609-24-59279)
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