Hyundai Doosan Infracore and Ssangyong Construction Sign MOU for Smart Site Development

3D Design Standardization and Demonstration Cooperation

Hyundai Doosan Infracore and Ssangyong Construction signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a smart construction site at Hyundai Doosan Infracore headquarters in Dong-gu, Incheon on the 7th, and took a photo together. From the left, Lee Dong-wook, Vice President of Hyundai Doosan Infracore Technology Institute, and Kim Min-kyung, Head of Civil Engineering Division at Ssangyong Construction. (Photo by Hyundai Doosan Infracore)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Hyundai Genuine affiliate Hyundai Doosan Infracore is advancing smart construction technology in collaboration with Ssangyong Construction.

Hyundai Doosan Infracore announced on the 19th that it recently signed a "Digital Twin Smart Construction Site Establishment Mutual Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)" with Ssangyong Construction at its global research and development (R&D) center headquarters in Dong-gu, Incheon. Digital twin technology creates a virtual twin of real-world objects in a simulated environment to simulate construction sites and predict outcomes. The goal of the MOU is to standardize BIM (3D design) for smart earthwork design and construction management and to conduct on-site demonstrations based on digital twin technology.

Ssangyong Construction will build a digital twin site based on BIM design and construction and provide a testbed. It plays the role of creating a stage to demonstrate Hyundai Doosan Infracore’s various smart construction technologies. Hyundai Doosan Infracore will link and advance the digital twin site to the cloud-based integrated smart construction platform "SiteCloud" to verify the effectiveness of smart control, equipment automated construction, and safety technologies.

According to the global market research firm ZMR, the smart construction BIM market is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 19.7%, from $5.41 billion in 2020 to $22.87 billion in 2028. Although the industry is promising, the reality for earthwork contractors was different. Each site environment, design, and information varied, and uncertainties were high, making it difficult to develop and apply smart construction technologies like BIM. This is why the two companies decided to develop core smart earthwork technologies and secure market leadership.

Lee Dong-wook, Vice President of the Technology Institute at Hyundai Doosan Infracore, said, "We expect synergy by combining Ssangyong Construction’s pioneering digital twin construction technology with the SiteCloud control platform technology," adding, "We will strive to realize smart construction sites early together with Ssangyong Construction." Kim Min-kyung, Head of Civil Engineering at Ssangyong Construction, said, "We believe that by cooperating with Hyundai Doosan Infracore, which possesses various smart construction technologies such as construction equipment automation, we can conduct in-depth technology demonstrations," and added, "BIM information, which will become the standard of the construction industry, will meaningfully apply to all stages of the construction lifecycle by combining with advanced smart construction."

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