The Ministry of Science and ICT said on the 8th that it visited Shinsung Deltatech in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, to review the results of the pre-verification project for physical AI and discuss ways to strengthen regional manufacturing competitiveness.
The ministry conducted this on-site visit to confirm the applicability of precision control technology based on physical AI and to hear on-site opinions on how to link it with the upcoming large-scale research and development (R&D) project "South Gyeongsang AX (AI transformation)."
The South Gyeongsang AX project goes beyond simple process automation and focuses on directly reflecting the physical characteristics of manufacturing sites and the know-how of skilled workers in AI models. To that end, it is focusing on developing large action model (LAM) technology based on "PINN," an AI model embedded with physical laws.
Earlier, the ministry and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) carried out on-site demonstrations for eight manufacturing corporations in South Gyeongsang by investing last year's supplementary budget.
The ministry and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) are promoting the pre-verification project through the 2025 supplementary budget and conducted on-site demonstrations for eight manufacturing corporations in South Gyeongsang.
Shinsung Deltatech built an AI training dataset linking action data such as process data, worker behavior, raw material conditions, and defect shapes in plastic injection and assembly processes, and used a Digital Twin model to predict and correct process quality in advance. Based on this, the ministry said it confirmed the potential to reduce defect rates and improve equipment utilization.
Hwasung R&A predicted material deformation occurring in rubber extrusion processes in advance and improved overall equipment effectiveness by more than 5%. CTR predicted machine chatter occurring in aluminum machining processes, reducing defect rates and shortening machining cycle time by more than 17%.
Based on these pre-verification results, the ministry will fully launch the "South Gyeongsang AX" project from the first half of 2026.
Bae Kyung-hoon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT, said, "What matters most is systematically building data generated on actual manufacturing sites," adding, "Based on this, when a physical AI foundation model is developed in the future, we will spread it in an open-source manner and create an ecosystem that many corporations can easily use."