Samsung Smart Factory is striving to contribute to the development of
the domestic manufacturing industry by supporting SMEs to secure
self-sustainability, regardless of whether they have business
relationship with Samsung.
A Samsung Smart Factory expert and an SME representative are greeting each other on-site.
Organizing Company
Samsung Electronics (DX)

Program Details

  • A dedicated team of over  170 experts in manufacturing and quality management
    has been formed and is actively operating.

    Linked with the ESG & Smart Factory Support Center,
    Smart Factory Academy, and Win-Win Cooperation Academy

  • In collaboration with government agencies (Ministry of SMEs and Startups),
    the program supports efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs.

Key Achievements

  • Launched in 2015, supporting over  3,300 SMEs
    over  9 years (as of June 2024)

Samsung provides comprehensive support programs for SMEs to secure
competitiveness in areas, such as on-site innovation, technical support,
intelligent advancement, market development, and workforce training.

  • On-site
    innovation

    Three Samsung manufacturing experts reside at the site for
    8-10 weeks to promote manufacturing innovation

  • Technical
    support

    Transfer of know-how in areas, such as
    mold design and automation

    Unused patents are opened to SMEs for free

  • Family
    innovation

    Co-innovation extends
    not only to the parent company but also to partner companies

    A virtuous cycle model of win-win cooperation

  • Intelligent
    advancement

    Establishment of an on-site operational system based on big data

    AI-integrated systems analyze, predict, and control equipment data

  • Market
    development

    SmartBiz expo
    (promotional exhibition)

    Global promotional broadcasting in
    105 countries

    Support  for entry into Samsung employee malls

  • Workforce
    training

    Benchmarking visits to Samsung business sites

    Smart  factory expert training

    Job-specific specialized training

  • ESG
    support

    Establishment of a safe on-site environment

    Energy savings through equipment improvement

    Waste reduction through quality improvements

  • Smart
    365 Center

    Ongoing operation of a post-management center, ensuring continuous support over several years rather than one-time assistance

  • Officials from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Samsung, and the Korea Federation of SMEs standing are applauding on stage at the Smart Biz Expo event.
  • Representatives from SMEs invited to the 2024 Samsung Smart Factory kickoff event are posing for a photo with Samsung experts.
  • Officials are posing for a commemorative photo while holding the agreement documents at the Samsung Smart Factory agreement ceremony in the Jeonbuk region.

Samsung provides comprehensive support programs for SMEs to secure competitiveness in areas, such as on-site innovation, technical support, intelligent advancement, market development, and workforce training.

  • On-site
    innovation

    Three Samsung manufacturing experts reside at the site for 8-10 weeks to promote manufacturing innovation

  • Technical
    support

    Transfer of know-how in areas, such as mold design and automation

    Unused patents are opened to SMEs for free

  • Family
    innovation

    Co-innovation extends not only to the parent company but also to partner companies

    A virtuous cycle model of win-win cooperation

  • Intelligent
    advancement

    Establishment of an on-site operational system based on big data

    AI-integrated systems analyze, predict, and control equipment data

  • Market
    development

    SmartBiz expo
    (promotional exhibition)

    Global promotional broadcasting in
    105 countries

    Support  for entry into Samsung employee malls

  • Workforce
    training

    Benchmarking visits to Samsung business sites

    Smart  factory expert training

    Job-specific specialized training

  • ESG support

    Establishment of a safe on-siteenvironment

    Energy savings through equipment improvement

    Waste reduction through quality improvements

  • Smart
    365 Center

    Ongoing operation of a post-management center, ensuring continuous support over several years rather than one-time assistance

Officials from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Samsung, and the Korea Federation of SMEs standing are applauding on stage at the Smart Biz Expo event. Representatives from SMEs invited to the 2024 Samsung Smart Factory kickoff event are posing for a photo with Samsung experts. Officials are posing for a commemorative photo while holding the agreement documents at the Samsung Smart Factory agreement ceremony in the Jeonbuk region.

In 2015, Samsung identified challenges in the manufacturing environment of SMEs
through an operational status survey and initiated customized smart factory
support to integrating Samsung’s manufacturing technologies and
successful know-how into small and medium-sized enterprises.