On the 30th November 2023, SK C&C signed a business agreement (MOU) for the development of a remote manufacturing video collaboration service with Softfoundry, at SK U Tower in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. The signing ceremony was attended by officials from both companies, including Mr. Jae-kwan Cho, head of SK C&C's manufacturing and digital division, and Ms. Joni Kuo, CEO of Softfoundry.

(Photo from left) Mr. Cho Jae-gwan, head of SK C&C Manufacturing Digital Division, and Ms. Joni Kuo, Softfoundry CEO (Source: Provided by SK C&C)

This partnership was conducted to solve technical, operational, and cost issues in managing manufacturing and production facilities being built in countries around the world to secure a global supply chain. Usually, when an error or problem occurs in the process at an overseas factory, an engineering expert from the head office is dispatched, and the goal is to solve problems such as time consumption, accumulated damage, and increased costs that occur during this process.

The two companies decided to install the jointly developed RCS (Remote Manufacturing Video Collaboration Solution) on SK C&C's digital factory platform 'iFacts' and promote related commercialization and service advancement. iFacts provides operational management automation services, including production and facility control, quality and productivity analysis, process and facility monitoring, and product shipment. The plan is to apply the 'Remote Manufacturing Video Collaboration Solution (RCS)' to enhance the level of automation services for the entire manufacturing process life cycle. Depending on the customer's IT environment, we can provide both software-based services (SaaS) and self-built services within the customer's IT system.