There is a company that is attracting attention by establishing a smart factory in the shipbuilding and offshore industry, which is Ulsan's main industry.

'MIT (Magic Information Technology)', which is located in the shipbuilding and offshore high-tech town of Ulsan Information Industry Promotion Agency, conducts a company-tailored smart factory business by combining the shipbuilding and maritime industry with information and communication technology and develops related systems. We are building it.

A smart factory is a factory where all processes of assembling, packaging, and inspecting machines are performed automatically. All facilities and devices are connected via wireless communication, enabling real-time monitoring and analysis of the entire process. This is the core of the 4th industrial revolution achieved through the convergence of information and communication technologies.

Min Byung-soo, who worked at Hyundai Heavy Industries for 30 years, often encountered difficulties because various data were not standardized while looking at shipbuilding and offshore equipment and various small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sites. Accordingly, MIT was founded in 2018 to establish a link with large enterprises by completing the construction of a smart factory for small and medium-sized enterprises through the skills and knowledge learned from large enterprises.

Under the slogan of 'One year of MIT is 10 years of the world', we intend to create a win-win industrial system by creating a link between large corporations and SMEs with accumulated knowledge and efforts.

▶The reason for moving into the shipbuilding and offshore high-tech town

"As soon as I saw the occupancy notice, I immediately thought that this was the place I should go (laughs). The research facilities and environment are well equipped, and above all, it has the advantage of being able to have a progressive discussion and exchange of opinions with tenant companies and researchers. There are actually projects that we are working on together, and they have been adopted for the tasks proposed by the Ulsan Information Industry Promotion Agency and are currently being carried out."

▶In addition to the smart factory business, we are also running a smart farm business, how are the two businesses connected?

"Literally, it is to apply information and communication technology to agriculture. It is to build data on farm crops, and for this purpose, we are supporting equipment production and software development. We provide data for farming. Ultimately, our goal is to grow farms. We have already received two orders. However, since the data value for optimal farming is different for each crop, these data It was a bit difficult to find the value well and build it."

Actually, MIT started as a one-man company in 2018 and is now producing results in various business fields, such as growing to 20 people.

▶If you could pick out the remarkable achievements of MIT

"It's about winning projects from large companies and signing a business agreement to advance into Hanoi, Vietnam in December of last year. was selected as an Industry Meritor on the Shipbuilding & Maritime Day last June, and I understand that it was selected in recognition of the smart factory construction achievements of shipbuilding and offshore equipment companies."

▶What is the most difficult thing about running a small business in Ulsan?

"It is very difficult to find young manpower. We need a lot of IT development manpower, but most of them are concentrated in Seoul, so finding people is 'picking the stars in the sky'

▶What are your plans for the future?

Like the slogan of "one year of MIT is 10 years of the world", we will strive to become Ulsan's leading smart manufacturing innovation company with concentrated and cohesive concentration. We plan to focus more on development."