Gumi-si Supports High Value-Added Production in Root Industries... Secures 10 Billion KRW in National Funding

Selected for the "DX Infrastructure Establishment to Support Manufacturing Process Innovation" Contest

On the 13th, Gumi City in Gyeongbuk was finally selected for the ‘DX Infrastructure Construction Project to Support Innovation in Root Industry Manufacturing Processes,’ one of the 18 future technology-leading tasks under the Industrial Innovation Infrastructure Construction Project (R&D) promoted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, securing 10 billion KRW in national funding.

Gumi City Hall.

This project, with a total budget of 14.8 billion KRW over five years (10 billion KRW national funding, 1.44 billion KRW provincial funding, 2.24 billion KRW from Gumi City, and 1.12 billion KRW from Seongju County), aims to establish a digital transformation foundation for the root industry, which is the backbone of manufacturing, in Gumi City and Seongju County, supporting root companies in innovating their manufacturing processes to strengthen the competitiveness of the local root industry.

The city plans to build platforms and equipment for the digital transformation of root companies and manufacturing process innovation, and provide support such as ▲digital transformation consulting ▲process support and evaluation support ▲DX platform utilization support ▲prototype production and intellectual property contribution support.

Additionally, through ▲establishing representative models for each root industry process and ▲building a win-win and cooperative network such as industry-academia-research capability exchange meetings, the project will accelerate the digital transformation of the root industry and promote the activation of the root manufacturing ecosystem.

This project is designed to improve the poor conditions of the local root industry by having Gumi City serve as the hub for the mold sector among the 14 root industry fields and Seongju County as the center for the heat treatment sector, supporting the production of high-efficiency, low-cost, high value-added products.

The city plans to establish the ‘Root Industry Digital Transformation Manufacturing Process Innovation DX Center’ in the urban regeneration innovation district to be completed in 2025. The Gumi Electronics & Information Technology Institute will serve as the lead organization, and the Gyeongbuk Hybrid Parts Research Institute will participate based on its expertise to carry out this project.

Mayor Kim Jang-ho said, “Gumi City has the largest number of root industry businesses in the province, and with this selection, it is expected to be the biggest beneficiary of the digital transformation of root companies. Through the successful establishment of a DX-based infrastructure for innovation in root industry manufacturing processes, we will establish a full-cycle digital transformation system for the local manufacturing industry, which will strengthen the manufacturing competitiveness of local companies.”

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