R&D Institute
The World’s Leading Research and Development Institute in Maritime Industry
R&D Institute fuels the sustainable future of the company through its core competencies in shipbuilding, offshore, and defense industry.
At state-of-the-art research facilities located in Siheung and Okpo, research professionals in 3 different areas of study are leading R&D institute.
SHIP & OCEAN R&D INSTITUTE
The Ship & Ocean R&D Institute researches on the basic performance of ships and energy plants in order to enhance energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, and commercial feasibility.
- Researches efficient and eco-friendly ship design.
- Performs strength estimation and carries out structure optimization.
- Analyzes and evaluates vibration and noise and develops vibration and noise reduction devices.
- Improves global performance of ships, offshore, and naval ships and evaluates added resistances and sloshing loads in waves.
NAVAL & ENERGY SYSTEM R&D INSTITUTE
The Naval & Energy System R&D Institute has leadership in decarbonization and digitalization by conducting research on future energy and smartship technologies. Also, the institute, as Korean shipyard’s first defense technology research institute, is in charge of advanced technologies for naval vessels.
- Conducts research and development of defense products.
- Develops eco-friendly and new gas products and technologies.
- Researches and engineers integrated automation system.
- Develops and provides smartship solutions and services.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION R&D INSTITUTE
The Industrial Application R&D Institute develops production technology and system. It aims to build smart yards through convergence with ICT technology.
- Development of welding technology and engineering.
- Develops mechanized and automated equipment.
- Improves coating and surface preparation technologies and coating and polymer material.
- Develops Smart Shipyard and optimized production process planning system.
Facilities
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- Towing Tank (300m x 16m x 7m)
- Scaled-model test facility for ship propulsion, maneuvering, and seakeeping performance in realistic sea conditions.
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- Cavitation Tunnel (13m x 2.8m x 2.4m)
- Propeller cavitation performance test facility for commercial ships & naval vessels.
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- Acoustic Water Tank (25m x 15m x 10m)
- Acoustic characteristics measurement and analytical test facility using underwater sound waves.
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- Eco-friendly Fuel LBTS (Land Based Test Site)
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Facility for R&D and demonstration of eco-friendly fuel systems.
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- DS4 (Smartship Solution) Onshore Operation Center
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Facility to provide web-based smart services utilizing marine data analytics with data collected via satellites in order to support client’s more efficient and safe operation.
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- Smart Yard Operation Center
- Facility to optimize and improve production activities and support rapid decision making through connectivity, automation, and intelligent manufacturing.
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- Intelligent Production Technology R&D Center
- Digital transformation research and eco-friendly and safe production devices development facility.
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- Energy System Research Center
- Performance and endurance test facility for various LNG systems.
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- Sloshing Research Center
- Model test facility to predict and respond to sloshing loads.
