Gwangju City Promotes Smart Mold Manufacturing Data Construction Project

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 27th that it has been finally selected for the ‘2021 Machine Equipment Industry Technology Development (R&D) Project’ led by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and will promote the ‘Smart Mold Manufacturing Data Utilization Innovation Infrastructure Establishment Project’ to develop technology and smartify the manufacturing sector of the root industry, a key local industry, by 2023.

To this end, a new mold manufacturing environment will be established in the mold-specialized complex located in Pyeongdong Industrial Complex, including the establishment of an intelligent design system. Corporate solutions will be supported through work automation establishment and business model design to improve the manufacturing process and quality of local mold companies.

The main contents include building server infrastructure for manufacturing data collection, processing, and analysis; establishing systems for data standardization; implementing intelligent functions such as automatic extraction and analysis of collected data and generation of processed drawings; and establishing an automation system and design solution support for corporate application.

The city has been supporting the IoT-based process data analysis system and shared equipment construction project since 2018 to foster smart root industries. As of the first quarter of this year, the laser surface heat treatment machine shows an 81% equipment utilization rate, and the 2500t press shows 57% utilization.

This equipment was established in August and October of last year based on actual corporate demand, and utilization rates are expected to continue increasing.

Furthermore, the city plans to promote the smartification of the mold industry by linking existing established equipment and systems with this new project.

In particular, through the mold industry smartification project, systematic collection of manufacturing data, standardization of component elements, and introduction of intelligent manufacturing processes through big data are expected to shorten production periods and enhance corporate competitiveness.

The export-oriented local mold industry is expected to develop alongside and create synergy with key industries such as automotive, information electronics, and optical industries, accelerating the high value-added and advancement of root technologies.

Son Kyung-jong, Director of the City’s Artificial Intelligence Industry Bureau, said, “Industrial advancement is essential for the local key mold industry to grow further and gain competitiveness,” adding, “We will actively support the smartification of the root industry to foster regional industrial growth and create many high-quality jobs.”

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