The first general water treatment facility manufacturer in South Korea
KC Samyang Water Systems specializes in designing and manufacturing water supply and sewage treatment equipment, industrial water and wastewater treatment systems, and seawater absorption equipment. The company was founded in 1968 and is the first general water treatment equipment manufacturer in South Korea and the fifth largest water intake equipment supplier in the world. Nowadays, the company has 50 employees dedicated to the research and development of seawater filtration equipment. These devices are widely used in many nuclear and thermal power plants, steel mills, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminals in South Korea. KC Samyang Water Systems' export business is also very prosperous, with export revenue exceeding 10 million US dollars and more than 300 sets of filtration system equipment exported to processing plants in the Middle East.

Through continuous technological development, KC Samyang has been awarded the Silver Tower Order of Industrial Services Merit by the South Korean government. This award recognizes KC Samyang's significant contributions to the development of domestic industry. The company has achieved 100% localization of water treatment technology, which was completely dependent on foreign technology before the 1990s.

Needs and challenges
KC Samyang's business strategy is to promote new product development, sharing and reuse, knowledge management, and improve production efficiency. However, the successful implementation of this strategy is increasingly limited by existing 2D computer-aided design (CAD) systems, which cannot meet the urgent requirements of the company to continuously improve design efficiency and overall processes.

The management has been considering implementing a 3D system and realizing that appropriate 3D technology is crucialmoreIt is essential to effectively optimize design and data management, use visualization techniques for structural analysis, implement design changes throughout the entire development cycle, and promote product innovation.

When using the previous system, product delivery often took two years. The cost of such a lengthy development cycle is not only unbearable in terms of time, but also in terms of cost efficiency and maintaining competitive profit margins.

The transition from 2D tools to 3D CAD systems has brought tremendous benefits to the business, especially in terms of design optimization. After converting to a 3D system, the work required for model testing no longer needs to be outsourced, as virtual testing can be performed in CAD systems. Furthermore, due to design innovation being the responsibility of the management teammoreOne of the priority strategies, therefore, it is also crucial to move towards higher levels of design through 3D.

So, KC Samyang chose Solid Edge ® Synchronous modeling technology software is used to achieve its strategic and operational goals. The key requirement for choosing a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution is that it can improve our product development process, enhance product innovation, and easily integrate with our ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, "said Kuk Hyun Kim, project manager at KC Samyang Water Systems. In our selection process, Siemens PLM Software's technology helped us achieve our goals, and in this regard, it did better than any other solution on the market. ”

Focus: Innovation
KC Samyang is currently using Solid Edge synchronous modeling technology to design equipment. After only nine months of use, the management gave Solid Edge very high praise in terms of quality, usability, interference checks, bill of materials (BOM), and weight calculations. Moreover, it is compatible with AutoCAD software, making this conversion very easy as 2D drawings can be used to initiate the 3D design process.

Moreover, Solid Edge is easy to learn: "We have prepared a series of customized Solid Edge training courses for designers," Kim said, "which significantly improves production efficiency." He added, "Solid Edge synchronous modeling technology provides simple design methods that can meet the needs of product development teams. Solid Edge provides a smooth CAD design workflow that can improve the productivity of designers without the need for additional training. ”

The benefits are obvious. For example, by modifying drawings to be suitable for 3D environments, KC Samyang can meet the requirements of its 2D based clients. After using Solid Edge, we achieved quantifiable benefits - product reliability increased by over 15% and overall product quality increased by over 25%, "said Kim Guk Hyeon, General Manager of KC Samyang Water Systems.

Visualization plays a particularly important role. Hyeon explained, "Due to the characteristics of our product, we can only effectively understand the relationships in the assembly structure, and it is difficult to grasp the overall appearance and operation of 2D design. However, using the 3D capabilities of Solid Edge makes it easy to detect and correct faults and errors, especially in the overall factory layout environment. Ultimately, we believe that we have achieved the required project turnaround timemoreHigh performance level and making innovation the focus of continuing to expand the globalization process. ”

Product data management extends knowledge and value
As part of strategic technology decision-making, KC Samyang has also chosen Teamcenter to enhance the management structure of design data ® Software, and quickly achieved a return on investment. The company aims to ensure that engineers always use updated design versions and that the updated information is applied throughout the entire product development cycle, especially in the production process.

KC Samyang has established a brief testing cycle for its new Product Data Management (PDM) system. We are doing this to familiarize ourselves with the new system and realistically determine our expectations, "Hyeon said. This adaptation period was very useful, as it not only unified the interests of various relevant departments, but also optimized the new change process. The testing period was short and went smoothly, producing a significant impact. In a very short period of time, we used Teamcenter 100% to conduct business and manage customer needs for revisions. ”

Impressive numbers
The company is currently completing the deployment of Solid Edge synchronous modeling technology and Teamcenter. It has been proven that the design cycle has been shortened by over 20%, product quality has been improved by over 25%, and customer satisfaction has increased by over 20%.

The management also expects to complete Femap ™ After the trial phase of the software, the above data can be further improved by fully implementing all Siemens PLM Software products. Femap is an advanced engineering simulation software program that creates finite element analysis (FEA) models for complex engineering products and systems, and displays solution results to predict and improve product performance and reliability. Femap has particular advantages in evaluating and optimizing different designs, as well as reducing material usage. Based on early trials, we expect to benefit greatly from using Femap, "Hyeon said," especially in terms of structural analysis and design optimization

Once the Solid Edge, Teamcenter, and Femap combination of Siemens PLM Software is fully deployed, KC Samyang expects to achieve over 50% improvement in work performance/productivity. However, before that, KC Samyang still needs to focus on delivering more innovative equipment solutions and improving profitability.