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South KoreaManufacturing2026 – ongoing

Kumkang Kind

AI-assisted formwork quantities and lifting-system quotations

Kumkang Kind said AI-supported automation cut selected design tasks from about 7 hours to about 2

WorkingCompany's own claim

Problem

Calculating formwork quantities and preparing lifting-system quotations required lengthy manual work. Calculation errors and omitted materials also created design risks.

Approach

Kumkang Kind worked with DuoEl AI and formed employee teams to identify tasks for automation. Staff applied the resulting workflows to selected design calculations and quotations. AI cross-checking also supported checks for calculation errors and missing materials.

Results

about 2 hourstime for selected design tasks, down from about 7 hours, according to Kumkang KindCompany's own claim[1]

Takeaway

The reported time saving covered selected design tasks identified by the employees doing the work.

Categories

Business function
IT and R&D
Innovation type
Process innovation
AI technology
Generative AI
Evidence
Company's own claim

Sources

Source summaries

[1]The Bell27 Apr 2026

Kumkang Kind described employee-led automation developed with DuoEl AI. It reported that selected design tasks took about 2 hours instead of about 7 and described AI checks for errors and omitted materials.

Full details are in the original sources.

Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026
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