SEOAM Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. is a specialized manufacturer of core components for machine tools, established in 1978, producing precision gears, chucks & cylinders, and curvic couplings for over 40 years, exporting to global markets. The company contributes to the development of the national machinery industry and creates import substitution effects by localizing ultra-precision gears, high-quality chucks, cylinders, and curvic couplings for indexing devices based on accumulated machining technology. Since the 2000s, it has expanded its business into new markets such as environment, energy, and shipbuilding, securing stable and sustainable sales channels.SEOAMMachineryIndustryCo.,Ltd.isaspecializedmanufacturerofcorecomponentsformachinetools,establishedin1978,producingprecisiongears,chucks&cylinders,andcurviccouplingsforover40years,exportingtoglobalmarkets.Thecompanycontributestothedevelopmentofthenationalmachineryindustryandcreatesimportsubstitutioneffectsbylocalizingultra-precisiongears,high-qualitychucks,cylinders,andcurviccouplingsforindexingdevicesbasedonaccumulatedmachiningtechnology.Sincethe2000s,ithasexpandeditsbusinessintonewmarketssuchasenvironment,energy,andshipbuilding,securingstableandsustainablesaleschannels.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Precision Gears: High-quality, high-reliability, low-noise, and low-vibration gear products applied in various industrial fields, including marine ship engines, robots, turbo compressors, wind power generators, railway vehicles, industrial machinery, jackup rigs, and machine tools. The company notably localized railway vehicle gear power transmission systems for the first time in Korea and possesses manufacturing technology for large and medium-sized marine engine gears.PrecisionGears:High-quality,high-reliability,low-noise,andlow-vibrationgearproductsappliedinvariousindustrialfields,includingmarineshipengines,robots,turbocompressors,windpowergenerators,railwayvehicles,industrialmachinery,jackuprigs,andmachinetools.ThecompanynotablylocalizedrailwayvehiclegearpowertransmissionsystemsforthefirsttimeinKoreaandpossessesmanufacturingtechnologyforlargeandmedium-sizedmarineenginegears.
Chucks & Cylinders: Devices mounted on machine tools, CNC lathes, and universal lathes to fix workpieces, characterized by high speed, lightweight, and excellent durability. Product offerings include various models of air cylinders (SM-YAR), 2-stage cylinders (SM-YDP), through-hole hollow cylinders (SM-YTR), and chuck products such as stationary air chucks (SM-FXB) and stationary chucks (SM-FXA).Chucks&Cylinders:Devicesmountedonmachinetools,CNClathes,anduniversallathestofixworkpieces,characterizedbyhighspeed,lightweight,andexcellentdurability.Productofferingsincludevariousmodelsofaircylinders(SM-YAR),2-stagecylinders(SM-YDP),through-holehollowcylinders(SM-YTR),andchuckproductssuchasstationaryairchucks(SM-FXB)andstationarychucks(SM-FXA).
Curvic Couplings: Essential components used in indexing devices, with product models including 2-PIECES CURVIC COUPLING (2PCC) and 3-PIECES CURVIC COUPLING (2PCC).CurvicCouplings:Essentialcomponentsusedinindexingdevices,withproductmodelsincluding2-PIECESCURVICCOUPLING(2PCC)and3-PIECESCURVICCOUPLING(2PCC).
Reducers (Speed Reducers): Products utilized in applications requiring gear rotation speed conversion and power transmission, widely applied across various industries such as steelmaking, shipbuilding, material handling, power plants, and general industrial plants.Reducers(SpeedReducers):Productsutilizedinapplicationsrequiringgearrotationspeedconversionandpowertransmission,widelyappliedacrossvariousindustriessuchassteelmaking,shipbuilding,materialhandling,powerplants,andgeneralindustrialplants.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Over 40 Years of Experience and Accumulated Technology: Recognized for excellent technological capabilities in the machine tool component market for over four decades since its establishment in 1978, possessing in-house design and manufacturing capabilities for core components like gears, chucks & cylinders, and curvic couplings.Over40YearsofExperienceandAccumulatedTechnology:Recognizedforexcellenttechnologicalcapabilitiesinthemachinetoolcomponentmarketforoverfourdecadessinceitsestablishmentin1978,possessingin-housedesignandmanufacturingcapabilitiesforcorecomponentslikegears,chucks&cylinders,andcurviccouplings.
Localization of Core Components and Import Substitution Effect: A company that has contributed to the development of the national machinery industry and achieved import substitution effects by localizing ultra-precision gears, high-precision chucks and cylinders, and curvic couplings for indexing devices. It is particularly recognized as a 'first-generation company for domestic marine gear localization' for successfully localizing marine gears, which were highly dependent on Japanese and European products.LocalizationofCoreComponentsandImportSubstitutionEffect:Acompanythathascontributedtothedevelopmentofthenationalmachineryindustryandachievedimportsubstitutioneffectsbylocalizingultra-precisiongears,high-precisionchucksandcylinders,andcurviccouplingsforindexingdevices.Itisparticularlyrecognizedasa'first-generationcompanyfordomesticmarinegearlocalization'forsuccessfullylocalizingmarinegears,whichwerehighlydependentonJapaneseandEuropeanproducts.
Business Diversification into Various Industrial Sectors: Expansion of business areas beyond machine tool components to include marine gears, air compressor gears, reducers, railway vehicle gears, and robot gears, establishing a stable business portfolio with non-machine tool products.BusinessDiversificationintoVariousIndustrialSectors:Expansionofbusinessareasbeyondmachinetoolcomponentstoincludemarinegears,aircompressorgears,reducers,railwayvehiclegears,androbotgears,establishingastablebusinessportfoliowithnon-machinetoolproducts.
Customer-Centric, Quality-First Principle: A management philosophy of providing trustworthy products and services through values of perseverance, sincerity, and integrity, and the realization of customer-centric, quality-first principles.Customer-Centric,Quality-FirstPrinciple:Amanagementphilosophyofprovidingtrustworthyproductsandservicesthroughvaluesofperseverance,sincerity,andintegrity,andtherealizationofcustomer-centric,quality-firstprinciples.
Precision Machining Technology and Industrial Equipment Expertise: Securing stable quality through extensive experience in producing high-precision mechanical components and providing customized solutions based on accumulated know-how in manufacturing plant and production line equipment.PrecisionMachiningTechnologyandIndustrialEquipmentExpertise:Securingstablequalitythroughextensiveexperienceinproducinghigh-precisionmechanicalcomponentsandprovidingcustomizedsolutionsbasedonaccumulatedknow-howinmanufacturingplantandproductionlineequipment.
Group Value Chain Establishment: As an affiliate of Hwacheon Group, maintaining a cooperative system through the supply of machine tool components within the group, ensuring a stable business foundation.GroupValueChainEstablishment:AsanaffiliateofHwacheonGroup,maintainingacooperativesystemthroughthesupplyofmachinetoolcomponentswithinthegroup,ensuringastablebusinessfoundation.
Target IndustriesTargetIndustries
Machine Tool Industry: Used as core components for machine tools, including gears, chucks & cylinders, and curvic couplings.MachineToolIndustry:Usedascorecomponentsformachinetools,includinggears,chucks&cylinders,andcurviccouplings.
Shipbuilding and Offshore Plant Industry: Core components for marine equipment such as marine engine gears and jackup rig gears, applied in high-value-added vessels like LNG carriers and mega-container ships.ShipbuildingandOffshorePlantIndustry:Corecomponentsformarineequipmentsuchasmarineenginegearsandjackupriggears,appliedinhigh-value-addedvesselslikeLNGcarriersandmega-containerships.
Energy Industry: Utilized in environmental and energy sectors, including gears for wind power generators and turbo compressors.EnergyIndustry:Utilizedinenvironmentalandenergysectors,includinggearsforwindpowergeneratorsandturbocompressors.
Railway Vehicle Industry: Supplied as core components in the railway sector, such as gear power transmission systems for railway vehicles.RailwayVehicleIndustry:Suppliedascorecomponentsintherailwaysector,suchasgearpowertransmissionsystemsforrailwayvehicles.
Industrial Machinery Industry: Applied in various general industrial machinery, including robot gears, air compressor gears, and reducer gears.IndustrialMachineryIndustry:Appliedinvariousgeneralindustrialmachinery,includingrobotgears,aircompressorgears,andreducergears.
Automotive Industry: Contribution to the automotive sector through the supply of precision mechanical components.AutomotiveIndustry:Contributiontotheautomotivesectorthroughthesupplyofprecisionmechanicalcomponents.
Aerospace Industry: Contribution to the aerospace sector through the supply of advanced industrial mechanical components.AerospaceIndustry:Contributiontotheaerospacesectorthroughthesupplyofadvancedindustrialmechanicalcomponents.
Construction Industry: Expansion of supply chain to construction machinery and offshore plant sectors.ConstructionIndustry:Expansionofsupplychaintoconstructionmachineryandoffshoreplantsectors.
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
Japan (export of reducer gears to S company, curvic couplings to N company), Taiwan (export of power chucks to S company)Japan(exportofreducergearstoScompany,curviccouplingstoNcompany),Taiwan(exportofpowerchuckstoScompany)
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
International Classification Society Certifications: Holding international classification society certifications to enhance product reliability.InternationalClassificationSocietyCertifications:Holdinginternationalclassificationsocietycertificationstoenhanceproductreliability.
ISO 9001 Certification: Foundation for establishing a quality and safety management system.ISO9001Certification:Foundationforestablishingaqualityandsafetymanagementsystem.
Technology Competitiveness Grade C+: Possessing technology competitiveness in the top 40% to 50% among patent-holding companies.TechnologyCompetitivenessGradeC+:Possessingtechnologycompetitivenessinthetop40%to50%amongpatent-holdingcompanies.
17 Patents Held: Securing differentiated competitive advantages in relevant fields based on proprietary core technologies.17PatentsHeld:Securingdifferentiatedcompetitiveadvantagesinrelevantfieldsbasedonproprietarycoretechnologies.
2011 Korea's Best Company Award in Machinery Sector (jointly with affiliate Hwacheon Machine Tool Co., Ltd.)2011Korea'sBestCompanyAwardinMachinerySector(jointlywithaffiliateHwacheonMachineToolCo.,Ltd.)