Day to day trip story
Day 1st: Trip to Hyundai Motors Company
Leaving from KDI Gate at 07.30 am, for the unforgettable moment needs more effort than other event. Since at that time was early in the morning, notably for fall season where the sun will rise at 08.15 am. The temperature was little bit chili around 13 degrees Celsius. I have a hope ness to get something worthy in my life at least for living in Korea.
Around 24 KOICA students attended in that event, we were in one bus. Since we have been involved with academic activity for a while we feel so happy making gather time. All face look so relax event most of us still withstand for worry for the dead line of thesis writing. But it’s okey we would forget it for the moment. For the first hours we talked each other, whilst bus brought us far from our campus. But suddenly we felt in sleeping, continuing our ‘broken sleep’ due to woke up too early not as used to.
“Okey we will arrive at the rest area, wake up please” said our guide awaken us up. We took almost fifteen minutes in the rest area for ‘natural calling’. From the rest area to the Hyundai company took about two hours. Our first destination is Hyundai Motors Company at Ulsan. Since Ulsan is the city that I have never visited before, it would interest for me. Oh, that lunch time for the workers (around 12.40) and that made us went to the presentation room for company presentation. Taking picture at all interesting place is mandatory, we did not want loose the moment. Hyundai Motor Company is the world’s fifth largest automaker in annual production and unit sold, and also includes the big Asian Four with Toyota Honda and Nissan). For the first fifteen minutes we enjoyed company presentation that described how company started with the first car production called Cortina in 1968 one year after the company establishment. In 1975 the first Korean car were released, named Pony. In my own opinion Pony is so cute and that’s the classic design and casual as well. The company export began around 1976 to Ecuador and Benelux countries. After 1980s Hyundai began to expand its export to US, and in 1996 in India Hyundai established the company branch named Hyundai Motors India Limited in Chennai. Nowadays Hyundai become world class brand and it begins producing hybrid electric vehicles named Avante. This product releases in 2009.
Taking picture is allowed only in the show room arena. Most of KDI students flashed their camera using the prototype cars background and Hyundai logo, included me. But time is so short, only around three minutes for taking picture season, and we moved to go around the car industries. It has five independent plants; over 34.000 employees in total produce an average 5.600 vehicles per day, wow! Fantastic! Ulsan is one of Plant main production facility that has area of 4,990,000 m2. It equipped with cutting edge facilities to protect the environment and rises up to its reputation as a forest plant with its 500.000 trees. That’s good idea for its employee health and for people surrounding it.
After busing around the plant industries we were back to the first floor of Hyundai showroom building for lunch. Wow the queue was long line and I got the tail of that line. And we had lunch in hurry; they only gave us twelve minutes, regardless we got first turn or last. In my case due to my position the lunch time is so tight, unlucky me.
Bus brought us after fulfill of suffering to the second object of trip; Hyundai Heavy Industry (HHI).
2nd Field Trip Object Hyundai Heavy Industry (HHI)
Imagine before get in the location of HHI is huge building and industrial complex, complete with extra big machines and employed thousand of workers, polluted area, noise and so many restricted areas. All imagines were swept after bus entered on the location. The place so quiet and no pollution I found. Of course, there are thousands of workers but most of them were inside at that time doing their job each. HHI established on March 23, 1972, located atJeonha-Dong, Dong-Gu, Ulsan, total pant area is 1,522 acres, total number of worker is 25,000
As usual before sight seeing on the field, there was short briefing to introduce about history and all general information needed by all visitors. As mentioned by speaker HHI has 7 (seven) main industries named
Ship building, on this plant area could produce kinds of ship such as LNG/LPG carriers, containerships, tankers Products carriers, Chemical Tankers, Bulk Carriers, Pure Car Carriers, Roll on/Roll off ships, Drill ships and special & Naval ships. The main division of such industries are contract/design, pre-treatment of steel plate, automatic cutting, fabrication block, erection/finishing touch, sea-trial / operation test, Naming ceremony and delivery division
1. Engine and Machinery
This plant industry conducts Low and Medium speed diesel engine, HiMSEN Engine, Propeller and Shaft. So far Ship building has delivered 1,400 vessels to 245 ship owners in 46 countries, recorded in 2008 total sales is 9,084.,9 billion won. The HHI is using world new standard engine for marine and stationary have specifications as follows:
- Hyundai’s Own Developed HiMSEN
- World’s largest propeller (107 Ton)
- 200 MW GMR Vasavi Diesel Power Plant, India
- Packaged Power station
- Industrial robot
- Submerged Cargo pumping system
- Main Propulsion steam turbine
2. Offshore and Engineering
HHI has handled over 160 turnkey EPIC projects to date for more than 30 oil and gas majors, including Total, Exxon Mobile, BP, Shell, and Chevron. In 2008, HHI moved to significantly expand our fabrication capabilities with the construction of H Dock. The main product of offshore & engineering plant is Floating Units: FPSOs, FPUs, TLPs, Semi-Submersible Units, Fixed Platforms: Topsides, Jackets & Piles, Jack-ups, Modules & Quarters, Pipelines & Sub sea Facilities: Sub sea Pipelines, Offshore Installations: Platforms, Pipelines. In 2008 achieved total sales around 3,095.1 billion KRW.
3. Electro Electric System;
HHI is currently in the middle of a major expansion project that will boost the photovoltaic cell manufacturing capacity up to 330 MW annually by 2010, the main product of electro electric system is Transformers, Gas Insulated Switchgear, Switchgear, Low- and Medium-Voltage Circuit Breakers, Rotating Machinery, Power Electronics and Control Systems, Solar Power Systems, and Wind Power Systems. In 2008 Electric system achieved sales level at 2,243.9 billion KRW
4. Construction Equipment
In 2008, HHI global sales and service network of roughly 500 dealers in 110 countries delivered over 32,700 pieces of equipment. The main products are excavators, wheel loaders, forklifts and skid loaders, total sales in 2008 is 1,768.9 billion KRW.
5. Industrial Plant and Engineering
The major solution of this plan is Power Plants: Combined-Cycle, Cogeneration, and Thermal Power Plants and Process Plants: Oil and Gas, Refinery, Tank Farm, GTL, and LNG Facilities, total sales in 2008 is 1,374.4 billion KRW.
Lesson Learned
HHI and Honda Motors Company (HMC), both are world class Industrial company, having hundreds thousands workers and generating hundreds billion dollar. Lessons that can be learned from two big companies for me, as follows:
- Environmental commitment, the HHI and HMC have responsible for protecting environment and enriching society, since it founded. They make incredible effort to minimize environmental pollution by controlling air pollution and waste, water treatment system and also alternative energy. It concerns not only for employees but also for community surrounding area. This commitment can be easily found in the environmental strategy.
- Educational commitment, either Research center or other school underneath HHI shows highly commitment in educational issues. We can count the number of school funded by HHI such as 2 kindergartens, Hyundai Middle School, Hyundai High School, Hyundai Cheongun Middle school, Hyundai Cheongun High School, Ulsan college and Ulsan University.
- Social culture commitment, modern dormitory consists of 1,800 room, HHI cultural centers, 95% employee housing retention rate, donor campaign, all are evidence of Social commitment and culture.
- Motivation and endless spirit are key success of Hyundai company, “weather one succeed or fail depend on ones’s thought and attitude, certainly, theoretical or scientific limitations can be overcome with a pioneering spirit and passionate determination, and the source of power is the mind. An Unshakable belief can inspire extraordinary efforts and positive thinking is the key to creating miracle” (Cung Ju-Yung)
3rd and 4th Objects of trip Gyeongju Cultural Heritage
Bulguksa Temple is Buddish temple in the North Gyongsang provinces. It built with a combination of stylish architecture, Buddhist spirit and natural surroundings, symbolizes Buddha's land on earth in the 10th year of King Gyeongdeok,751 A .D. by Kim Dae-seong, in memory of his parents. It was replaced as original condition in 1973. the UNESCO stipulated as Cultural Heritage on December 6, 1995. The interesting object at Bulguksa Temple is Cheong-un and Baek-un (Blue and White Cloud) Bridges. Thos are actually staircases to Jahamun Bridge, and lead to the main hall contains the Seokgamoni Buddha. The bridges, to the Buddhists have meaning not only a structure that crosses some hinder, but also a bridge to lead from the secular world to the land of Buddha. The hall personifies the "Land of Buddha," the Western Paradise, where good spirits go. Inside, the gilt bronze seated Amitabha is enshrined.
5th Object : Sejong City
The last object is Sejong City, this is an ambitious project of Korean Government to built green city in the middle of Seoul. It will both residential and office government as multifunctional administration. Using Sustainable concept of green city, Sejong has special features and characteristics for aiming global climate issues such as :
- Creating Eco-friendly- Urban spaces;
- CO2 Management during constructions;
- Constructing More low energy consumption buildings
- Development of High tech green transport systems
- New and renewable energy up to 15 % of total energy;
- Energy saving through energy efficient machines
- Creating Eco Friendly green belts and wetlands
- Joining International effort to reduce CO2 Emission
The Multifunctional Administration City (MAC) will be constructed into the best city dreamed of by every body. Such Project located at Yeongi-Gun and Gongju-Si, Chungcheongnam-Do, total main area is 72.91 km2, surrounding area is 223 km2. Population density is 68 pople/ha, situated 120 km from Seoul and 10 km from Daejeon and Cheongju; Wonsusan Mountain at the center of the city and the Mihocheon stream and Geumgang River meet.
Lesson Learned:
This project in my opinion will enhance the quality of citizens and establish best eco-friendly and will be placed in international competitiveness;
Economically it will cut down energy consumption, create new jobs and has significant contribution to the development of green industries;
Reducing CO2 is concern all countries regarding global climate changes
It will generate revenues by creating tourism and job creation as well.
Epilog
Finally, we got KDI main gate at 16.30 PM as prediction, and another assignment is waiting (but now it finished) we have to make report of two days long trip. Thank you KOICA and KDI, and all staff members, you gives us chance to learn more for every bit of such event.
References:
Green City Sejong Brochure;
Hyundai Motor Company Brochure;
Hyundai Heavy Industry Brochure;
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