Korea Railroad Selected for Innovative Product Designation Project Hosted by Public Procurement Service

Image of the Korea Railroad Headquarters building located in Dong-gu, Daejeon. Provided by Korea Railroad.

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) announced on the 14th that its "Overhead Line Automatic Disconnector and Grounding Device" was selected as a designated task in the Public Procurement Service's "2021 Demand-Driven Proposal-Type Innovative Prototype Challenging Task" contest.

The demand-driven proposal-type innovative prototype challenging task is primarily conducted by having public enterprises propose innovative ideas, after which private companies develop prototypes responding to these ideas and supply them to the demand institutions.

The task proposed by KORAIL is a device that automatically recognizes whether a worker is present at the site during vehicle maintenance work and automatically controls the power supply to the corresponding overhead line.

KORAIL expects that if this device is actually applied on site, it will enhance the safety of maintenance work carried out within the vehicle maintenance depot.

Previously, KORAIL also proposed three innovative prototype tasks last year, all of which were selected. The selected ideas are being developed into prototypes, tested, and plans are underway to apply them on site.

A KORAIL official stated, "Innovative prototypes allow the purchase of customized high-performance and high-efficiency products within a limited budget, serve as a medium for win-win cooperation by supporting technological innovation and growth in the private sector," and added, "KORAIL plans to actively utilize the Public Procurement Service's designated innovative prototype tasks going forward."

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