The Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI, President Shin Hee-dong) shared the results of its manufacturing-specific AI foundation model.

On the 16th, KETI successfully held the 'AI Factory Hackathon 2025' conference at the Chosun Palace in Gangnam, Seoul, with approximately 260 domestic and international manufacturing AI experts and developers in attendance.

This event was sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, hosted by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Planning and Evaluation (KEIT), and organized by KETI. It was a place to share the achievements of manufacturing-specific AI foundation models (MFM) and software-defined manufacturing (SDM) technologies and discuss industrial application strategies.

KETI signed a business agreement with Seoul National University, KAIST, and Pohang University of Science and Technology in October of last year and is currently conducting world-class joint research on MFM.

MFM is a general-purpose AI model that internalizes manufacturing domain knowledge by pre-learning manufacturing process data. Unlike existing language models (LLMs), it has a learning structure that reflects the characteristics of manufacturing sites, such as time series, image, and sensor data.

This will increase data processing efficiency and improve overall manufacturing processes, including process optimization, predictive maintenance, and quality improvement.can be utilized.

KETI is also developing an SDM platform that can flexibly implement AI functions in the field in conjunction with MFM.

It supports the creation and execution of field-tailored AI models through a conversational interface, laying the foundation for accelerating the AI transformation (AX) of the manufacturing industry.

The conference consisted of four sessions: △Global manufacturing AI technology trends △MFM·SDM R&D status △Presentation of best practices in AI factories △Discussion on development plans for the AI factory alliance.

LG Electronics, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and the University of Melbourne in Australia introduced the latest manufacturing AI technologies, including the AI Foundation Model and Physical AI, while KETI, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Seoul National University, and KAIST presented the status of MFM development.

Additionally, a consortium that is carrying out the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's AI Factory Leading Project, including POSCO Holdings and GS Caltex, shared best practices for solving problems in industrial settings using manufacturing AI technology.

President Shin Hee-dong said, “This conference is a starting point for sharing the achievements of manufacturing AI technology accumulated through collaboration between industry, academia, and research institutes and disseminating them across industries,” and added, “Based on a manufacturing-specific foundation model and SDM platform, we will accelerate the AI transformation of the domestic manufacturing industry.”