Korea Management Certification Institute Hosts Smart Factory Roadmap Conference
Need for Technological Innovation Integrating Manufacturing and Data

"The keyword of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is manufacturing."

At the keynote address of the Korean manufacturing smart factory roadmap conference, Professor Park Hee-jae from Seoul National University stated, "Manufacturing consists of two aspects: the product that needs to be made and the process of making the product. Making these two aspects smart is the direction that manufacturing must take in response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution."

The event was held on the 4th at Geomungo Hall at The K Hotel Yangjae, hosted by the Korea Management Certification Institute, with presentations centered on the core hardware and software strategies of smart factory. Smart factory is gaining attention as an essential condition not for choice but for survival in the Fourth Industrial Revolution era.

Regarding the method of manufacturing technology innovation, Professor Park stated, "Products and manufacturing processes must be integrated with IT and made intelligent. Once production equipment is connected through IoT, it can operate autonomously." He further emphasized, "While simple automation tasks will be replaced by manpower, products and manufacturing processes will be leveled up through data from professionals with specialized techniques and experience," highlighting the necessity of scientific thinking training and on-site linked education.

Subsequently, POSCO's Executive Vice President Oh Ki-jang remarked, "Fifty percent of our country is manufacturing. We must possess competitiveness," and stated, "The driving force of the Fourth Industry is how data is utilized. The manufacturing sector must also shift its thinking frame from hardware to software," mentioning that the secondary industry of manufacturing must be transformed into a new industry through data convergence.

The smart factory hardware strategy section included presentations on △Siemens' digital solutions and IoT systems, △smart factory application cases in the manufacturing robot sector, △smart factory engineering models, and △digital transformation application cases in manufacturing. The software strategy section was followed by topic presentations on △automotive industry and ICT technology convergence, △software platforms for traditional manufacturing, △domestic smart factory current level and success strategies, and △MDS Technology smart factory system construction cases.