Samsung Electro-Mechanics President Jang Deok-hyun Says, "We Will Secure Core Technologies and Create Global Growth Opportunities With Our Partners"
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on the 2nd that it will hold the "2026 Supplier Site Visit Communication Forum" with supplier representatives.
The forum aims to strengthen strategic partnerships with suppliers and the basis for shared growth in response to high-growth markets such as AI and automotive electronics.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics plans to prepare support measures tailored to each supplier based on on-site feedback and provide KRW 200 billion over three years from 2025 to 2027.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics has set up a forum with its suppliers as part of efforts to expand future technology cooperation and strengthen on-site communication with partners, targeting high-growth markets such as AI and automotive electronics. On the 2nd, Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced that it will hold the "2026 Supplier Site Visit Communication Forum" with supplier representatives.
The forum was organized to strengthen strategic partnerships with suppliers amid rapidly changing industrial conditions and to lay the groundwork for shared growth to enhance technological competitiveness. Through the event, Samsung Electro-Mechanics said it plans to broaden the scope of cooperation with its suppliers.
The event will be attended by more than 40 supplier representatives, along with key executives including Samsung Electro-Mechanics President Jang Deok-hyun. Samsung Electro-Mechanics is also pushing to expand communication with regional sites.
The invite list has been expanded to include not only existing members of the supplier council, known as the Hyeobbuhoe, but also suppliers located in the Gyeongsang region. Samsung Electro-Mechanics plans to listen to a wide range of opinions from the field while also holding a CEO communication session.
At the event, President Jang will explain Samsung Electro-Mechanics' management status and directly outline key business directions for each division. He is expected to express his commitment to securing core technologies together with suppliers and creating global growth opportunities.
At the site, the importance of differentiating component technologies for high-growth markets such as AI, servers and automotive electronics was emphasized, and the need for strategic collaboration with suppliers to respond to the rapidly changing market environment was also underscored. President Jang said the prerequisite for realizing future industrial technologies is competitiveness in parts and materials.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics executives and supplier representatives then exchanged views on growth strategies, new product roadmaps and global market outlooks, and also held a Q&A session. President Jang emphasized securing core technologies and creating opportunities for growth in global markets based on close trust and cooperation.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics also listened directly to suppliers' concerns from the field and focused on finding practical solutions. The event was also attended by MK Chem & Tech CEO Kwon Hyuk-seok, who chairs the supplier council.
Kwon Hyuk-seok said that the Samsung Electro-Mechanics management team's visit to the manufacturing site, sharing of future vision and listening to on-site opinions were a great encouragement, and he expressed his commitment to continuing the partnership through technological innovation and thorough quality control to lead high-value-added markets such as AI and automotive electronics.
After the communication session, President Jang and supplier representatives visited the manufacturing site of Hwain Technologys together. They checked production processes and reviewed site operations.
They then took time to encourage employees at the site. Samsung Electro-Mechanics and its suppliers jointly reviewed the processes and operating conditions on site.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics said it plans to reflect the opinions raised during this site visit. Based on those views, it intends to prepare support measures tailored to each supplier's characteristics and continue identifying practical shared-growth tasks.
Last year, Samsung Electro-Mechanics signed an "agreement to strengthen the partner company ecosystem" with the Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership, and under the agreement it will provide KRW 200 billion over three years from 2025 to 2027. It is also promoting financial support such as the creation of a win-win fund, while systematically advancing manufacturing site improvements aimed at boosting productivity and quality innovation, as well as specialized technical and level-based customized capability training.
Source: TECHWORLD · Park Gyu-chan
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=406382
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