LG Electronics Plans to Promote Production Process Automation and Informatization for Over 80 Partner Companies

Sharing Best Practices for Productivity Improvement

LG Electronics recently shared 'Excellent Cases of Productivity Improvement' of its partners at LG Smart Park in Changwon, Gyeongnam, with representatives from 25 partner companies and Wang Cheol-min, Executive Vice President and Head of the Purchasing and SCM Management Center (sixth from the right in the front row), in attendance. The photo shows a commemorative photo taken after the sharing session. Photo by Wang Cheol-min

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] LG Electronics is set to promote production process automation and informatization for about 80 partner companies this year to enhance their manufacturing competitiveness.

On the 28th, LG Electronics announced that it is currently promoting production process automation and informatization for about 80 partner companies this year. The company also plans to expand support so that partner companies that have entered overseas markets together can build smart factories.

Prior to this, LG Electronics recently shared 'best practices in productivity improvement' with representatives from 25 partner companies at LG Smart Park in Changwon, Gyeongnam. The goal was to share excellent cases of partner companies that enhanced manufacturing competitiveness through automation of production lines and establishment of informatization systems, and to enable other partners to secure manufacturing capabilities based on these examples.

One of the best cases introduced was 'Seyoung,' which automated the process of manually assembling components on printed circuit boards for dishwashers, reducing a task that previously required 10 workers to just one. They developed equipment that automatically supplies parts and introduced multi-joint robots to automate assembly. 'Sangil Costem' applied a turntable method that rotates in a circle on the refrigerator production line, automating the assembly process that previously required four workers to be done by one. Two parts are placed on the turntable, and as the table rotates, a robot assembles the parts and automatically moves them to the next process.

Both partner companies were able to operate their workforce more efficiently by automating processes, addressing the shortage of labor caused by the implementation of the 52-hour workweek system. In particular, by allocating personnel appropriately to processes where automation is difficult, they achieved even higher productivity.

Wang Cheol-min, Head of Purchasing and SCM Management Center at LG Electronics, emphasized, “We will actively support partner companies to secure manufacturing competitiveness at the industry's highest level by continuously sharing best practices in productivity improvement.”

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