We wave bye to South Korea
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The trip within South Korea has come to an end. It was a short but really great journey. We explored the entire country and visited many of our beloved customers.
Busan was more or less our last destination. It is the second largest city, one of the busiest sea ports worldwide and home for many of our customers. One of these customers is the company UNICK. UNICK is a specialist for automotive parts with their core business being in the production and distribution of solenoid valves.
Solenoid valves are the most frequently used control elements in fluidics.
Their tasks are to shut off, release, dose, distribute or mix fluids. For a solenoid valve that is located in the gears shift, they rely on an igus® piston ring. The lubricant free piston ring ensures smooth linear motion of the valve that is dosing the fluids.
Mr. Park, the leading engineer of UNICK appreciates the high wear resistance, the low price and that the ring is easy to assemble. He also stresses the high reliability and mentioned that they haven’t had any problem so far. As we spent two days in Busan I got a glimpse of what the city is all about. I really like that it is located in a mountainous area at the sea which makes it a very picturesque scene.
Due to the great reputation of the beach, during the summer months crowds flock to soak up the atmosphere, not a patch of sand is left un-touched.
The bridge that leads through the sea along the coast and connects two districts of Busan is particularly eye-catching. You have the best view of it when you climb one of the many countries skyscrapers.
The downtown of Busan is surrounded by small busy streets that are full of restaurants.
In each of these restaurants you get Soju, the liquor that you will find on every table of which the South Koreans like to mix with beer. From Busan we headed back in the direction of Incheon, which is located close to Seoul and where we have our branch. There I had to leave the car for a few days again. On the way we stopped by at a village that embodies the opposite of the thriving city of Busan. The village is calm and preserved, traditionally Korean.
Whilst we are on the topic of old sites, can you see any similarity between the two following pictures, any relation respectively?
The first picture is showing not only stones, but a tomb of a king. This is the cemetery of King Munmu (661-681 AD) who wished to be buried in the East sea. He strongly believed in Buddha and thought that his ghost will protect his country against any kind of assaults (mostly directed towards the Japanese). The Japanese were also the reason for the pagoda on the second picture. King Munmu built a temple believing that the power of Buddha would drive away the Japanese pirates that constantly were a threat to his kingdom. Unfortunately, the temple later burned down and only the two pagodas remained.
I want to use this occasion to say thank you to our Korean colleagues. Thank you for your great hospitality and support. It was an awesome trip. The following destination for myself and iglidur is Taiwan. I heard that Taiwan offers incredible nature sites such as high mountains, canyons and tropical beaches. I’m looking forward to see iglidur® there and updating you all on the latest finds.
I keep you up to date,
yours Sascha
