▸ 2022 K-Smart Lighthouse Factory, selected as 11 companies in Daegu out of 2 companies nationwide
▸ Selected companies receive up to KRW 3 billion in government funding for 12 years, and Daegu City additionally supports 30% of the government subsidy
On May 5 (Tuesday), 31 companies across the country were finally selected in the 2022 'K-Smart Lighthouse Factory' contest by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and in Daegu, JVM Co., Ltd. and Jinyang Oil Seal Co., Ltd. applied and were all selected.
'K-Smart Lighthouse Factory' was selected as a leading intelligent factory (smart factory) centered on small and medium-sized enterprises by benchmarking the global Lighthouse Factory* (Lighthouse Factory) selected mainly by large enterprises by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Companies that have been established will receive up to KRW 3 billion in government funding for three years.
* 103 companies including BMW, Bosch, Siemens, and P&G (3 companies in Korea: POSCO, LS Electric, and LG Electronics)
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups recruited companies that applied for 'K-Smart Lighthouse Factory' in February to establish a manufacturing innovation model representing the industry, such as data analysis and utilization using artificial intelligence (AI), and selected 2 finalists after evaluation.
JVM Co., Ltd. is the world's No. 1 company in the world market share for automated drug dispensing and management solutions that have changed patients' 'dispensing waiting time' to 'medication management time', starting with the development of Korea's first automated pharmacy device It aims to build an intelligent manufacturing innovation system for the best in the global market.
This business is a business that converges the manufacturing and service markets, such as predictive maintenance and immediate follow-up service that detects product abnormalities in advance by building a cloud-type solution (solution) that collects equipment data in real time through the Internet of Things (IoT). model will be introduced.
Jinyang Oil Seal Co., Ltd. is a professional manufacturer of electronic products and automobile rubber seals located in Seongseo 5th Industrial Complex, and has set its business goal to automate and intelligentize the manufacturing process and various management systems to expand the global sealing parts market.
Since last year, we have made thorough preparations such as signing a membership with Hanyang University’s AI (Intelligence) Solution Center for business selection since last year. We plan to enhance our manufacturing competitiveness by optimizing
Daegu City and the Daegu Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center, the leading organization, have supported the establishment of ISP strategies along with consulting for the first and second evaluations through smart factory experts to select companies. 1% of the fund is additionally supported through fertilization.
“Smart factories are the key to the transition to digitalization of manufacturing,” said Chung Eui-gwan, head of Daegu City’s economic bureau. said.
※ Attachment: Outline of K-Smart Lighthouse Factory Promotion Project and Promotional Company Implementation Strategy (Attachment)


