The Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI, President Shin Hee-dong) unveiled for the first time a pilot production line that applies manufacturing data extraction, transformation, and storage processes using artificial intelligence (AI), presenting a model for future manufacturing innovation.

KETI showcased numerous AI-based manufacturing innovation cases at the 2023 Smart Factory & Automation Industry Exhibition (Automation World), held at COEX in Seoul for three days starting on the 8th.

At this exhibition, the KETI Smart Manufacturing Research Center (Director Song Byeong-hun) introduced smart factory innovation cases that can lead to successful digital transformation of domestic small and medium-sized enterprises based on the slogan "AI Powered Manufacturing Innovation."

Meanwhile, the research center has established a 'manufacturing AI ETL process' that extracts core data from the manufacturing process, transforms AI into an applicable form, and stores meaningful data, supporting AI-based manufacturing innovation in more than 30 factories every year.

KETI will present data extraction through this exhibition. The company unveiled the first domestic production line that applies all ETL technologies, including specialized 5G network technology for industrial use, conversion to AAS format, which is the industrial data management standard, and an AI platform for storing final data.

Additionally, KETI was the first in Korea to be temporarily allocated a 5G specialized network frequency for exhibition technology demonstrations, and will present a fully autonomous smart manufacturing operation solution based on wireless communication.

KETI plans to run a free open seminar to share global advanced manufacturing technology trends during the exhibition period, inviting Professor Han Boon Siew of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Director of the Schaeffler Shared Lab Center in Germany, and Johannes Olbort, Team Leader of the German Association of the Machinery Industry.

Furthermore, through this seminar, the Smart Manufacturing Research Center plans to unveil its development plan for the next-generation manufacturing service platform, Maas (Manufacturing as a Service), which is expected to present a blueprint for a value chain in which individual factories share manufacturing infrastructure and closely cooperate.

KETI President Shin Hee-dong, who attended the event, said, “Digital transformation of manufacturing sites through AI internalization is no longer an option but a necessity,” and added, “KETI will lead technological innovation in the domestic manufacturing industry by supporting the advancement of smart factory technology for small and medium-sized enterprises that require AI technology capabilities.”