Setting up Smart Factories
Through our Smart Factory Support Program, we provide manufacturing innovation technologies and know-how to help strengthen the competitiveness and self-sufficiency of domestic Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), regardless of whether they are business partners of Samsung. We have established a dedicated organization of over 170 professionals across a variety of fields (manufacturing, quality, mold, etc.) to support SMEs in innovating their inefficient manufacturing sites, enhancing operational systems, and introducing manufacturing automation for better competitiveness. The program also helps SMEs build self-sufficiency by supporting market expansion, workforce training, and post-project maintenance. Since 2015, we have been supporting 3,625 SMEs through 2025.
2025 Program Summary
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Smart Factories Supported175
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SME Professionals Trained4,752
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Funding (KRW)8 B
Improving Manufacturing Competitiveness
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Building smart factory solutionsFactory operation system, manufacturing automation, process simulation, ultra-precision processing -
Manufacturing site innovation activities3 to 10 innovation experts are stationed directly at SMEs for 8 to 10 weeks to transfer manufacturing innovation know-how -
Technical supportResolving technological problems that are difficult for SMEs to solve on their own, such as mold, processing, automation, and element technologies -
Advanced SolutionCustomized support to achieve real-time, data-based communications and establishing intelligent smart factory solutions
Supporting self-sufficiency
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Market openingsExhibitions for business matching and corporate promotion, production of global promotional videos distributed to 105 countries, product placement on online stores for Samsung employees, etc. -
Workforce trainingCultivation of smart factory experts, specialized training for each job, opportunities to benchmark Samsung's Gwangju Plant -
Sustainability management supportSupport for sustainability management, e.g. building a safe working environment, saving energy, and grafting eco-conscious materials -
Follow-upOperation of the Smart 365 Center, continuous maintenance support
Smart Factory Support
SCDD is a growing enterprise exporting seaweed to markets like Thailand, Vietnam, and Russia. However, behind this expansion lay significant operational hurdles: outdated manufacturing facilities, low productivity, and high employee fatigue and turnover due to intense physical labor. To overcome these challenges, the company turned to our Smart Factory program. We stepped in to manufacture custom lifters and mobile tables, significantly easing the burden of moving heavy materials. We also modernized their manual production records by implementing a barcode-based Manufacturing Execution System (MES), ensuring data traceability. As a result, travel distance on the factory floor was reduced by 73%, and the corporate culture transformed into a self-driven environment. Today, SCDD is embracing new challenges with a bold vision: becoming the "Samsung of the seaweed industry."