LS Electric Supports Smart Factory Implementation for 18 Domestic Small and Medium Partner Companies

Unmanned transport vehicles are carrying products at the LS Electric Cheongju Smart Factory. (Photo by LS Electric)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] LS Electric announced on the 29th that it will carry out a smart factory construction support project targeting domestic small and medium-sized partner companies.

On the previous day, LS Electric invited representatives from 15 partner companies, including SGEMD and Wonchang Enterprise, to its Cheongju plant located in Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, and signed an agreement for the '2021 Large-Small Win-Win Smart Factory Construction Support Project.'

LS Electric will provide mentoring to a total of 18 companies, including 15 partner companies and 3 domestic general SMEs, supporting the establishment of roadmaps and connecting supply companies to ensure the construction of smart factories tailored to the production conditions of each company. LS Electric plans to expand the smart factory construction support project to other SMEs in collaboration with the Foundation for Large, Small, and Medium Enterprises and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Cooperation, and the Korea Standards Association (KSA).

Cho Wookdong, Director of the Life Materials Research Center at LS Electric, said, "We hope this ongoing project since last year will help domestic SMEs grow into global strong small and medium enterprises," adding, "We will continue to support the dissemination of innovative DNA through our smart factory platform Tech Square and strengthen win-win cooperation."

Meanwhile, LS Electric operates the win-win cooperation smart factory platform 'Tech Square' to promote the spread of smart factories among domestic SMEs. Tech Square is an open platform where demanders, suppliers, and industry-academia experts can participate, providing customized services such as ▲lifecycle mentoring ▲connecting demand and supply companies ▲project management ▲maintenance services.

Since its launch, Tech Square has been used by over 450 small and medium manufacturing companies to receive information related to smart factories and utilize services such as free mentoring and optimal supply company recommendation and matching, LS Electric explained.

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