The "AI-based Process Innovation Simulation Center" officially opened last December in the Daegu Seongseo General Industrial Complex. Promoted as part of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's "Smart Green Industrial Complex" initiative, this center is equipped with a sophisticated support system capable of simulating the entire manufacturing process—from product development and fabrication to performance verification—within a virtual environment. Launched in 2023, this project aims to fundamentally strengthen the technological competitiveness of manufacturing companies through precise prediction and verification.

Among the six centers nationwide, the Daegu Center is managed by the Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation. It is a large-scale project with a total budget of KRW 25.8 billion (including KRW 18 billion in state funding). Notably, it holds significant meaning as the largest corporate support hub in the country, reborn by remodeling an aging factory into a facility equipped with 100 units of cutting-edge simulation equipment and 30 GPU servers.

The center has established a full-cycle support system covering "Data Acquisition → Modeling → Analysis → Prototype Production → Verification" by utilizing High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure, Multiphysics analysis tools, 3D scanners, and 3D printers. Over the past three years, this infrastructure has realized process optimization, delivering tangible results for companies, including an average reduction in product development time by 2.1 months, manufacturing cost savings of KRW 600 million, and a revenue increase of KRW 10.3 billion.

Furthermore, the center has trained 420 individuals in simulation tool technology to date, contributing to the cultivation of local technical talent. It also continues to provide business-friendly support by offering cloud-based SaaS high-performance computing resources, dramatically resolving chronic difficulties for SMEs, such as shortages of professional personnel and the burden of high-cost software adoption.