Oh Se-hoon Visits 'Mullae-dong Mechanical Metal Cluster' Site... Discusses Development Plans for Foundry Industry

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon visited the construction site of the Sillim Line urban railway in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 3rd, rode the train, and shared his impressions. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 6th, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon will visit the 'Mullae-dong Machinery and Metal Cluster,' the largest hub of the domestic root industry.

The root industry is a process industry that uses process technologies such as casting, mold making, plastic working, welding, surface treatment, and heat treatment to transform raw materials into parts and parts into finished products.

The 'Mullae-dong Machinery and Metal Cluster,' home to about 1,300 small-scale manufacturers related to metal processing and machinery manufacturing, is considered the largest root industry mecca in Korea, where all processes from raw materials to finished product manufacturing are carried out in a one-stop system.

Even at the crossroads of decline, to preserve the legacy of the national root industry, Mayor Oh will visit the machinery and metal manufacturing companies in Mullae-dong?Jeongsu Maker, DS Tech, and Sangho Precision?in succession to check their operational status and encourage the workers who have inherited their family businesses across generations.

Following this, to support the automation of root industry manufacturing processes and the collaboration of small-scale manufacturers in Mullae-dong, the city will hold a 'Root Industry Stakeholders Meeting' at 'My Factory,' the first Mullae-dong Machinery and Metal Anchor Facility established by the city. They will listen to the difficulties faced by workers in the root industry and discuss sustainable development plans for the root industry, which will form the foundation of market competitiveness in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Meanwhile, Seoul City is currently developing the second Mullae Machinery and Metal Anchor Facility to promote the qualitative development of the root industry, which will be the foundation of future new growth engine industries. It is scheduled to open in the second half of 2023. The city plans to select and support urban small-scale manufacturers with skilled metal processing and machinery manufacturing technologies as Seoul Masters.

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