Pohang University of Science and Technology Joins Universal ​Automation Organization to Expand Open Industrial Automation

Expanding Research on ⁤Technology Development ‌Required for Sustainable Future Smart Factories

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has ‍become the first domestic university to join the Universal Automation Organization (UAO) to promote open industrial automation. This​ move aims to​ expand research on technology development required for sustainable future ⁣smart factories.

Open industrial automation is an automation ‌solution ‌that builds software-centric automation⁢ applications by modeling and deploying software ​applications independently of the underlying hardware infrastructure. The relevant industry has established UAO, a non-profit independent industrial⁢ automation organization, ‌to promote this area.

Professor​ Deok-Young Kim of the Department‌ of Industrial and Management Engineering at POSTECH led this membership. Professor Kim is ⁢an expert in smart⁢ factory research and currently leads the⁣ Factory‍ Intelligence Lab at POSTECH. The lab is conducting research on advanced manufacturing technologies such as automatic generation of⁣ control ‌programs using artificial intelligence⁤ (AI), autonomous facility control agent technology, and ​system abnormality diagnosis and prediction algorithms.

Through‌ this ‌membership, POSTECH will​ expand its research on the development of technologies required for sustainable ⁣and competitive smart factories of the future. The university will collaborate with global research ‌institutes and industrial partners⁢ affiliated with UAO to ⁣share insights on⁤ open industrial automation and promote projects to develop‌ various technological solutions for open automation.

“I believe that the‌ role of ⁣UAO​ is very important ‍because​ open ⁤automation is essential for increasing the efficiency⁢ of industrial operations and maintaining competitiveness in a rapidly changing market environment,” said Professor Deok-Young Kim. ⁢“Through joining UAO, we will expand the smart factory research conducted in our lab to the global level ⁣and play an important role in helping Korea become a global leader in the field of industrial automation.”

UAO ​is a non-profit organization established to share automation software components (Runtime Engine) across⁤ automation technologies ‍regardless of the specific brand of the⁢ supplier based on ‍the ⁣IEC61499 standard. To date, more than ‌100 ⁣member companies have participated,‍ and 12 manufacturers including Schneider Electric have released products with the UAO Runtime Engine built in.