Doosan Co., Ltd. Supports Partner Companies in Building Smart Factories for Win-Win Cooperation

Doosan Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the 'Doosan Partner Smart Factory Construction Support Project' on the 26th at Doosan Tower in Dongdaemun, Seoul. From left: Kim Yeo-tae, CEO of Taejin Electronics; Park Young-ho, Vice President of Doosan Corporation; Kang Myung-soo, Head of Public Business Division at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Lee Jin-hwan, Executive Director of the Korea Productivity Center.

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] Doosan Co., Ltd. is embarking on a win-win cooperation to strengthen the competitiveness of its partner companies.

On the 26th, Doosan announced on the 27th that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the 'Doosan Partner Company Smart Factory Construction Support Project' at Doosan Tower in Dongdaemun, Seoul. The signing ceremony was attended by Park Young-ho, Vice President of Doosan Co., Ltd., Kang Myung-soo, Head of Public Projects Division at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Lee Jin-hwan, Executive Director of the Korea Productivity Center, and Kim Yeo-tae, CEO of Taejin Electronics, a Doosan partner company.

The Smart Factory Construction Support Project was established to enhance safety and productivity by supporting the introduction of collaborative robots in partner companies' production factories to replace simple, repetitive, or hazardous tasks. This year, 500 million KRW will be invested in five partner companies.

Doosan oversees the project, while the Productivity Center and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry are responsible for selecting partner companies, reviewing project feasibility, and monitoring progress.

Collaborative robots, unlike typical industrial robots, are small, lightweight, and equipped with safety features that allow them to work in the same space as workers without safety fences. Precision control also enhances the expertise of tasks. In 2020, Shinseong Precision, a partner company that received support for introducing collaborative robots, achieved about a 22% increase in productivity and reduced defect rates by approximately 20%.

Kim Yeo-tae, CEO of Taejin Electronics, selected as a support recipient, said, "I am pleased to have a great opportunity to transition to a smart factory with support from Doosan and the government," adding, "It is expected to greatly help the company by improving productivity in a safe working environment."

A Doosan official stated, "We will continue to prepare and support various win-win cooperation measures that can strengthen the competitiveness of partner companies and improve working environments, including the smart factory support project."

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