South Korea: manufacturing incentives and funding for monitoring projects
Programmes a production-monitoring, OEE or energy-efficiency project can use in South Korea, with operator, what is funded, status checked in October 2026 and the official page, plus 2026–2027 trade shows and the cost figures that size the business case.
Programmes and incentives
Status was checked on the operator's page in October 2026. Anything we could not confirm is marked unverified; treat it as a lead to check with the operator, not as an open call.
| Programme | Operator | What it funds | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Factory Diffusion Programme | 중소벤처기업부 (MSS) / 스마트제조혁신추진단 | Matching grants for SME smart-factory construction/upgrades (MES, OEE/production monitoring, AI), tiered by level | unverified | smart-factory.kr |
| Integrated Investment Tax Credit | 기획재정부 / 국세청 | Tax credit on facility investment incl. automation and smart-manufacturing equipment (higher rates for 신성장·원천기술 / 국가전략기술) | unverified | law.go.kr |
Trade shows 2026–2027
| Event | City | Dates | Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|
| AW 2027 (Automation World / Smart Factory + Automation World) | COEX 전관, Seoul | 2027-03-03 to 2027-03-05 | automationworld.co.kr |
| SIMTOS 2028 (Seoul International Manufacturing Technology Show) | KINTEX, Goyang | 2028-04-03 to 2028-04-07 (SIMTOS 2026 already held April 2026) | simtos.org |
Manufacturing Incentives Tracker 2026 (45 countries)
One Excel workbook with every programme on this site: country, operator, what it funds, status in October 2026 and the official URL, plus the 2026–2027 trade-show calendar and the cost defaults by country.
- 148 programmes across 45 countries with status and source
- Filterable by country, operator and status
- Trade-show calendar 2026–2027
- Labour and electricity cost by country for the business case
Questions
Which South Korea programmes fund OEE or production-monitoring software?
The table above lists the programmes whose official page describes digitalisation, measurement, energy-management or Industry 4.0 investments as eligible. Status is as read in October 2026; check the operator page before building a budget on it.
Why are some programmes marked unverified?
Because the operator's page could not be read when we checked, or did not state a current status. We publish the name, operator and official URL so you can confirm it; we do not guess whether a call is open.
Where do the cost figures for South Korea come from?
From official statistics (통계청 KOSTAT (Statistics Korea), Eurostat, the World Bank, the IFR and labour-cost series from BLS/ILOSTAT), each linked to the page it was read from. They are national averages, not your plant's numbers.
Sources
Data checked October 2026. Published by TEEPTRAK SAS, which sells production-monitoring and OEE software; programme status is reported as read and is not advice. Full country dataset: oee-benchmark.org/en/oee-benchmark/south-korea/.
- https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN;JPN;KOR/indicator/NV.IND.MANF.ZS?format=json&date=2021:2024&per_page=50
- https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN;JPN;KOR/indicator/NV.IND.MANF.CD?format=json&date=2023:2024&per_page=50
- https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/CHN;JPN;KOR/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS?format=json&date=2023:2024&per_page=50
- https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/robot-density-surges-in-europe-asia-and-americas
- https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/global-robot-demand-in-factories-doubles-over-10-years
- https://www.smart-factory.kr/
- https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/설비종합효율
- https://www.automationworld.co.kr/
- https://simtos.org/