UDM Tech (CEO Wang Jinam, 389680), a company specializing in AI solutions for automated systems, announced on the 23rd that it has signed a contract to develop a digital twin with a global advanced manufacturing company.
This agreement, a strategic partnership combining UDMTech's control data-based AI technology with a global manufacturing company's production operations expertise, is considered a turning point in the digitalization of smart manufacturing. By leveraging digital twin technology to virtualize and intelligentize production facilities, it is expected to drive manufacturing innovations such as virtual commissioning, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, process optimization, and quality innovation. Following initial implementation and validation, gradual expansion across the entire production line is planned.
Digital twins are a technology that embodies real-world physical assets and systems in a virtual space, enabling simulation, real-time monitoring, and optimization based on actual field data. They are utilized across diverse industries, including smart manufacturing, energy, plants, shipbuilding, urban design, and healthcare, contributing to problem prediction, cost reduction, productivity improvement, and stability.
The global manufacturing industry is adopting digital twin technology to pre-validate production lines and maximize operational efficiency through virtual spaces before facility construction. Leading global companies such as Siemens in Germany, Mitsubishi in Japan, Rockwell Automation in the US, and NVIDIA in the US are combining 3D simulation with AI to shorten production cycles and reduce costs. However, the lack of organic linkages between complex 3D modeling, anomaly detection, and predictive maintenance limits rapid field adoption and overall process optimization. Nevertheless, the global digital twin market is expected to grow by approximately 33% annually, with the domestic market growing by approximately 23.5%, and rapid expansion is expected through 2030.
A UDM Tech official explained, “Global companies are attempting to introduce AI-based digital twins and complex analyses in the fields of facility operation improvement and predictive maintenance, but there have been limitations in providing detailed cause analysis.” He added, “UDM Tech is significant in that it has overcome this limitation.”
Through this collaboration, UDM Tech expects to apply digital twin technology to the production lines of global manufacturers and gain international validation for its reliability and scalability. Building on this momentum, UDM Tech plans to secure revenue growth by expanding its Proof of Concept (PoC) overseas and pursuing licensing. Furthermore, by commercializing core domestic technologies, UDM Tech aims to accelerate the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry and lay the foundation for leading future manufacturing innovations, including ESG management and carbon reduction.
UDM Tech's digital twin solution precisely embodies complex manufacturing processes in a digital environment, increasing equipment investment efficiency and reducing operational risks. It is recognized as a practical solution to structural challenges in the manufacturing industry, such as high labor costs, an aging workforce, aging equipment, and a shortage of skilled workers, and is expected to contribute to enhanced industrial competitiveness.
Wang Jinam, CEO of UDM Tech, said, “This digital twin collaboration with a global manufacturing company is an important opportunity to prove our technological competitiveness and a strategic momentum that will simultaneously achieve sales growth and enhanced corporate value.” He added, “We will continue to expand our global collaboration to become a specialized company in the field of AI-based digital twins and smart manufacturing solutions.”
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