Ulsan Manufacturing AI Center "AI Autonomous Manufacturing of Car Parts"

[Financial News Ulsan=Choi Su-sang Reporter] A hub for systematically collecting on-site data from small and medium-sized enterprises producing automobile parts to optimize manufacturing processes and realize AI autonomous manufacturing will be established in Ulsan.

On the 29th, Ulsan City announced that it would establish a 'Manufacturing AI Center' with this content through the 'Regional Specialized Manufacturing Data Activation Project' competition project promoted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

This project will invest a total of 12.9 billion won, including 6 billion won from the national budget, from June this year to 2027, and will be created on the 3rd floor of the Technology Innovation Building A in Ulsan Technopark with an area of about 264㎡.

Ulsan has an industrial structure centered on manufacturing industries such as automobiles, shipbuilding, and chemicals, and particularly boasts the highest level of concentration in the automobile parts sector nationwide. In addition, the Ulsan region has conditions suitable for the collection and utilization of manufacturing data due to the active dissemination of smart factories.

Once the Manufacturing AI Center is completed, it will systematically collect structured and unstructured data generated by 100 automobile parts companies and develop and distribute customized AI technology models based on this data. In particular, this project is strategically linked with the 'AI Autonomous Manufacturing Leading Project' led by the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute and Hyundai Motor Company.

Ulsan City expects that this project will strengthen the AI utilization capabilities of local companies. It is also expected to significantly contribute to the growth of AI specialized companies in the region and the enhancement of industrial competitiveness by providing a foundation for technology development and verification based on actual data by AI technology development and supply companies.

Meanwhile, the Ulsan Manufacturing AI Center will be operated in collaboration with Ulsan Technopark as the main institution, Ulsan Information Industry Promotion Agency, University of Ulsan, UNIST, Korea Productivity Center, A-Tech Co., Ltd., ABH Co., Ltd., Nsoft Co., Ltd., Doove Co., Ltd., CrescAI Co., Ltd., and Steigen Co., Ltd.


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