To be held online to prevent the spread of COVID-19, providing experiential content in 3D virtual space
Awards including Ministry of Employment and Labor Prize, a total of KRW 11 million to be presented to outstanding contestants

SEOUL-- August 12, 2021 -- Siemens Korea (Siemens Ltd. Seoul·SLS) calls for participants until September 1 for the ‘8th Smart NC(Numerical Control) Contest’ officially held on September 2.

The Smart NC Contest, which marks its 8th year, is an event hosted by Digital Industries (DI) at Siemens Korea with the aim of discovering and nurturing future technological talents since 2014. This year, the entire one-week event will be hosted virtually from September 2 to 9 to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The contest will provide participating students with various video products and content-related machine tools for a more vivid experience in a 3D-based virtual space.

The Smart NC Contest performs tests of programming skills to decide how a machine tool processes materials. Contestants are required to submit a simulation shape based on proposed drawings within a given amount of time. The tests will evaluate the cycle time prediction on how many steps a product would have to go through by using Siemens SINUMERIK CNC system’s milling and turning simulation program. Hundreds of students compete in the contest each year.

The contest is composed of university and high school groups. Awards including the Ministry of Employment and Labor Prize, which is equivalent to the highest honor, the International Vocational Skill Olympic Chairman Prize, the Grand Prize, the Excellence Prize, and the Leadership Prize in addition to a monetary prize totaling KRW 11 million will be presented to students with outstanding performances.

Application for the 8th Smart NC Contest is available on the Digital Industries‘ website until September 1. It is open to anyone currently enrolled in high school or university. Further information on the contest is available on the following website, Instagram, and KakaoTalk PlusFriend page.

Siemens Smart NC Contest Website: https://bit.ly/3jOrc3z
Siemens Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xFej0H
Siemens KakaoTalk PlusFriend Page: https://bit.ly/3yF7Xj7

Website: http://www.siemens.co.kr