Samsung Electronics Expands Smart Factory Tutoring Globally... Mask Production Tripled

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Samsung Electronics is expanding its smart factory support, which was previously provided to domestic small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to the global stage.

On the 22nd, Samsung Electronics announced that after assisting domestic mask manufacturers struggling with mask supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now also supporting productivity improvements for overseas mask manufacturers.

This month, Samsung Electronics dispatched equipment and personnel from its Poland production subsidiary to the Polish mask manufacturer 'PTAK' to transfer know-how on equipment operation, on-site management, and quality control.

PTAK is a clothing-specialized company but has been producing masks independently since May as part of a mask production project promoted by the Polish government.

Samsung Electronics first supported efforts to optimize the operating setpoints of manufacturing equipment and adjust some equipment to improve production efficiency. It also transferred manufacturing site operation know-how, including workforce management, and conducted worker training. In particular, Samsung Electronics assisted with layout adjustments and logistics improvements at the manufacturing site.

Based on this, PTAK's daily mask production increased from 23,000 to 69,000 units.

Samsung Electronics plans to review support measures to improve productivity as additional mask manufacturing equipment secured by PTAK is installed.

Previously, Samsung Electronics supported the smart factory project to increase production volumes of domestic mask manufacturers and diagnostic kit manufacturers in collaboration with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea Federation of SMEs.

Samsung Electronics also dispatched manufacturing experts to domestic mask manufacturers such as E&W, Restec, Evergreen, and Hwajin Industry to support mask production improvements. The production volume of mask manufacturers supported by Samsung Electronics increased by 51%.

Samsung Electronics is also spreading smart factories to diagnostic kit companies such as Solgent, SD Biosensor, and Cozen Biotech. Among them, Samsung Electronics explained that Solgent increased productivity by 73% after introducing the smart factory system.

Additionally, Samsung Electronics urgently dispatched manufacturing experts to the protective gear manufacturer Autoswing, resulting in a significant increase in Autoswing's goggle production from 30,000 units per month to 260,000 units.

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