Achieved Quality Stabilization in Low-Pressure Aluminum Casting
Go-Together Project, Launched in June 2018
In addition to Hyundai Mobis, LS Cable & System and GS Caltex are also participating.

Saenggiwon is expanding its technical support to Hyundai Mobis partners.

The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) announced on the 10th that it has stabilized quality by supporting low-pressure aluminum casting technology for Hyundai Mobis partners.

The research team led by Dr. Dae-eop Kim, head of the Jeonbuk Regional Headquarters of the Korea Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, identified process factors that can suppress the generation of impurities during the low-pressure aluminum casting process and achieved quality stabilization by simultaneously performing flow analysis and defect analysis.

In addition, we developed a technology that can easily predict the properties of the final product through thermal analysis of the molten metal before casting, thereby supporting product optimization according to changes in the composition of the molten metal.

This achievement is the result of eight months of joint research conducted by Saenggiwon and Hyundai Mobis, starting in June 2018, to resolve quality issues in the aluminum carrier (a key component of the vehicle rear wheel drive unit) for a partner company's vehicle, which was selected as a pilot project for the 'Go-Together Project.'

The Go-Together project is a joint R&D fundraising initiative between startups and large corporations to support technological innovation at tier 1, 2, and 3 partners. Hyundai Mobis participated in the Go-Together project to strengthen the technological competitiveness of its partners through technological cooperation with Saenggiwon.

Hyundai Mobis and Saenggiwon jointly invested 150 million won in R&D funds, and the R&D roles were also divided, with Hyundai Mobis taking charge of carrier design technology, the partner company taking charge of carrier manufacturing technology, and Saenggiwon taking charge of developing quality stabilization technology.

All technologies developed through collaboration between large, medium, and small businesses and industry have been transferred to Hyundai Mobis partners and will be applied to the production of new vehicle models for commercialization.

Hyundai Mobis plans to continuously expand its Go-Together business with Saenggiwon.

Last June, we proposed seven additional pilot projects to the Korea Institute of Energy Research for 2019, and among them, five projects related to core technologies, such as productivity improvement technology for automotive interior and exterior coating methods and aluminum sheet forming processing technology, are currently underway.

On the 10th, a 'Production Technology Forum' was held between Saenggiwon and Hyundai Mobis partners to identify technological challenges in advance in 2020.

At the production technology forum held at the Saenggiwon, approximately 120 researchers from Hyundai Mobis and 97 first- and second-tier partners participated in the task development.

The forum introduced the research areas of the Biotechnology Research Institute, including root technology, clean production system technology, and convergence production technology, and discussed areas of possible collaboration and detailed technical support plans.all.

Lee Seong-il, the president of the Korea Institute of Industrial Economics and Trade, said, “LS Cable & System has already participated in the Go-Together project, and currently, in addition to Hyundai Mobis, GS Caltex is also participating,” and added, “We plan to strengthen the joint R&D foundation with local industries and establish a linkage system with other research institutes.”

Through this forum, Saenggiwon plans to discover the technological needs of Hyundai Mobis' partners and then select Saenggiwon researchers who wish to participate through an internal competition to form a separate research team.