Korea Automatic Machinery, established in 1989, is the first domestic manufacturer specializing in snow removal equipment. The company has focused on snow removal and road maintenance equipment for over 30 years, establishing itself as a leading special vehicle manufacturer in Korea. Its core business involves the development and production of snow removal equipment for winter road safety and maintenance equipment for year-round road environment management. The company provides eco-friendly and highly efficient road management solutions based on advanced and proprietary core technologies.KoreaAutomaticMachinery,establishedin1989,isthefirstdomesticmanufacturerspecializinginsnowremovalequipment.Thecompanyhasfocusedonsnowremovalandroadmaintenanceequipmentforover30years,establishingitselfasaleadingspecialvehiclemanufacturerinKorea.Itscorebusinessinvolvesthedevelopmentandproductionofsnowremovalequipmentforwinterroadsafetyandmaintenanceequipmentforyear-roundroadenvironmentmanagement.Thecompanyprovideseco-friendlyandhighlyefficientroadmanagementsolutionsbasedonadvancedandproprietarycoretechnologies.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Its main product lines include de-icer spreaders, truck-mounted snowplows, CaCl₂ liquid plants, and automatic spray systems.Itsmainproductlinesincludede-icerspreaders,truck-mountedsnowplows,CaCl₂liquidplants,andautomaticspraysystems.
De-icer spreaders feature a wet-salt type system allowing selective spreading of solid de-icer and liquid solutions, equipped with a de-icing solution heating device, GPS automatic spreading system, wired/wireless controller, wide-area spreading, and adjustable spreading direction.De-icerspreadersfeatureawet-salttypesystemallowingselectivespreadingofsolidde-icerandliquidsolutions,equippedwithade-icingsolutionheatingdevice,GPSautomaticspreadingsystem,wired/wirelesscontroller,wide-areaspreading,andadjustablespreadingdirection.
Truck-mounted snowplows incorporate mounting systems for various vehicle sizes, shock absorbers, precise hydraulic control technology for road contours, specialized blade materials, road contact pressure control, overload prevention, self-weight plowing, and enhanced durability.Truck-mountedsnowplowsincorporatemountingsystemsforvariousvehiclesizes,shockabsorbers,precisehydrauliccontroltechnologyforroadcontours,specializedbladematerials,roadcontactpressurecontrol,overloadprevention,self-weightplowing,andenhanceddurability.
The CaCl₂ liquid plant enables the liquefaction of solidified de-icers, anti-freezing for piping and storage tanks, innovative production capacity of 400 liters per minute, and compact design.TheCaCl₂liquidplantenablestheliquefactionofsolidifiedde-icers,anti-freezingforpipingandstoragetanks,innovativeproductioncapacityof400litersperminute,andcompactdesign.
The automatic spray system offers remote snow removal operations via CCTV, PC, and smartphones, a clean road system for urban heat island effect reduction and fine dust mitigation, and sensor-based unmanned automatic spraying.TheautomaticspraysystemoffersremotesnowremovaloperationsviaCCTV,PC,andsmartphones,acleanroadsystemforurbanheatislandeffectreductionandfinedustmitigation,andsensor-basedunmannedautomaticspraying.
Recently, the company has led technological innovation through the development of energy-saving integrated road dust collection sweepers and smart road heating cable control systems for road icing prevention.Recently,thecompanyhasledtechnologicalinnovationthroughthedevelopmentofenergy-savingintegratedroaddustcollectionsweepersandsmartroadheatingcablecontrolsystemsforroadicingprevention.
A specialized company with over 30 years of expertise, successfully localizing snow removal equipment for the first time in Korea in 1989.Aspecializedcompanywithover30yearsofexpertise,successfullylocalizingsnowremovalequipmentforthefirsttimeinKoreain1989.
Possession of unique technology and a comprehensive patent portfolio, including 156 patents and experience in three government R&D projects.Possessionofuniquetechnologyandacomprehensivepatentportfolio,including156patentsandexperienceinthreegovernmentR&Dprojects.
Capability in developing next-generation road management solutions such as GPS-linked quantitative spreading systems, remote control systems, and IoT-based smart road heating cable control systems.Capabilityindevelopingnext-generationroadmanagementsolutionssuchasGPS-linkedquantitativespreadingsystems,remotecontrolsystems,andIoT-basedsmartroadheatingcablecontrolsystems.
A core value of providing eco-friendly and highly efficient solutions, with continuous R&D efforts in new technologies like energy-saving integrated road dust collection sweepers.Acorevalueofprovidingeco-friendlyandhighlyefficientsolutions,withcontinuousR&Deffortsinnewtechnologieslikeenergy-savingintegratedroaddustcollectionsweepers.
Strong technical completeness and commercialization capabilities compared to major competitors, offering customized design and manufacturing to meet specific customer requirements.Strongtechnicalcompletenessandcommercializationcapabilitiescomparedtomajorcompetitors,offeringcustomizeddesignandmanufacturingtomeetspecificcustomerrequirements.
Building long-term trust with customers through continuous maintenance services and parts supply beyond mere product sales.Buildinglong-termtrustwithcustomersthroughcontinuousmaintenanceservicesandpartssupplybeyondmereproductsales.
Efforts to become a global leader in snow removal equipment through the acquisition of numerous international certifications and new technology patents.Effortstobecomeagloballeaderinsnowremovalequipmentthroughtheacquisitionofnumerousinternationalcertificationsandnewtechnologypatents.
A dominant market position in Korea, including the exclusive supply of wide-width snowplows to Korea Expressway Corporation.AdominantmarketpositioninKorea,includingtheexclusivesupplyofwide-widthsnowplowstoKoreaExpresswayCorporation.
Target IndustrieTargetIndustrie
Snow removal operations and safety assurance for winter roads.Snowremovaloperationsandsafetyassuranceforwinterroads.
Road maintenance equipment supply for year-round road cleanliness and safety.Roadmaintenanceequipmentsupplyforyear-roundroadcleanlinessandsafety.
Environmental management for fine dust reduction and urban heat island effect mitigation.Environmentalmanagementforfinedustreductionandurbanheatislandeffectmitigation.
Road icing prevention and smart road management system construction.Roadicingpreventionandsmartroadmanagementsystemconstruction.
Public road infrastructure management and maintenance.Publicroadinfrastructuremanagementandmaintenance.
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
ChinaChina
RussiaRussia
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
Possession of 156 patents, demonstrating its technological competitiveness.Possessionof156patents,demonstratingitstechnologicalcompetitiveness.
Registration of over 60 patents, including 10 international patent applications (as of 2020).Registrationofover60patents,including10internationalpatentapplications(asof2020).
Acquisition of numerous international certifications and new technology patents, solidifying its position as a technology leader in snow removal equipment.Acquisitionofnumerousinternationalcertificationsandnewtechnologypatents,solidifyingitspositionasatechnologyleaderinsnowremovalequipment.
Obtainment of ISO 9001 quality management system certification.ObtainmentofISO9001qualitymanagementsystemcertification.
Strengthening technological development capabilities through the execution of three government R&D projects.StrengtheningtechnologicaldevelopmentcapabilitiesthroughtheexecutionofthreegovernmentR&Dprojects.
Acquisition of performance certification for the '3-stage foldable wide-width blade snowplow'.Acquisitionofperformancecertificationforthe'3-stagefoldablewide-widthbladesnowplow'.
Holding equipment certified as excellent products by the Korean government.HoldingequipmentcertifiedasexcellentproductsbytheKoreangovernment.
Currently pursuing Public Procurement Service excellent product certification for its integrated road dust collection sweeper.CurrentlypursuingPublicProcurementServiceexcellentproductcertificationforitsintegratedroaddustcollectionsweeper.