"Leading the 4th Industrial Revolution through Technological Innovation" Hyundai Construction Holds Smart Construction Technology Demonstration Event

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Holds Smart Construction Demonstration for Sejong-Pocheon Expressway Section 14
Showcases 27 Items in Design, Construction, and Safety... "Convergence of Advanced Technologies Presents a New Paradigm in the Construction Industry"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] Hyundai Engineering & Construction announced on the 12th that it held the 'Hyundai E&C Smart Construction Technology Demonstration' at the promotional center of the 'Sejong-Pocheon Expressway Section 14, Godeok Bridge' site in Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do.

Seongmin Jo, Head of the Smart Construction Business Group at Korea Expressway Corporation, Kibeom Kim, Head of the Civil Engineering Division at Hyundai E&C, Changsoo Shim, President of the BIM Society (Professor at Chung-Ang University), and other key industry-academia-government stakeholders related to smart construction attended the event, where lectures and technology demonstrations were conducted.

In his invited lecture, Head Jo emphasized the introduction of smart construction technology through digital transformation as a way to expand the global competitiveness of South Korea's construction industry.

Hyundai E&C introduced the current status of smart construction development and showcased simulations and demonstrations of a total of 27 advanced technology items, including its self-developed Safety Management System (HIoS), BIM (Building Information Modeling), and wearable robots.

At the demonstration event, Hyundai E&C presented the HIoS safety management system utilizing the Internet of Things (IoT). The company stated, "It is significant that the IoT sensor-based safety management system, developed as proprietary technology by Hyundai E&C, has been expanded from tunnel and building construction to bridge sites." HIoS is a real-time remote location monitoring system designed to enhance existing safety management systems in response to the increasing scale and complexity of construction sites, enabling real-time prevention of worker safety accidents occurring in blind spots.

Inside the demonstration hall, Hyundai E&C showcased core smart construction technologies such as BIM, the collaboration solution CDE (Common Data Environment) that effectively shares various 3D design information, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) for reviewing site construction plans in a virtual environment, UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) enabling unmanned site management, a high-precision GPS measurement system aiding precise construction of main towers, a mobile-based ultra-high-strength concrete curing management system, and the tower crane AMG (Automated Machine Guidance) system.

At the outdoor demonstration site, drone LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) equipment and UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) were introduced as digital inspection devices expected by Hyundai E&C to simplify on-site inspection tasks and improve surveying accuracy, thereby enhancing site management efficiency.

Hyundai E&C recently introduced the semi-automatic control systems MG (Machine Guidance) and MC (Machine Control), which provide real-time information on work location, depth, and inclination to operators during earthworks. These systems are actively used at the Seosan Hankook Tire Test Track site and are planned to be expanded to all sites.

The wearable robot, which detects workers' movements via sensors and augments their strength, is expected to assist workers in transporting construction materials by enabling them to easily carry heavy loads with less effort.

Hyundai E&C aims to deploy industrial robots on-site by 2026. This year, it applied 'unmanned patrol robots' for site management and 'construction work robots' to improve efficiency in repetitive tasks such as welding and painting at some domestic sites.

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