Safeware makes wearable safety devices with smart airbags for fall protection. Its flagship C3 vest uses a proprietary sensor and algorithm to detect a fall and deploy an airbag within about 0.2 seconds, and it can automatically send location-enabled alerts via a connected app; the battery lasts over 100 hours and the airbag is reusable by replacing a cartridge. The company sells directly to industrial and corporate customers in sectors like construction, manufacturing, and facility management, with clients including Samsung, LG, Hyundai E&C, POSCO E&C, KORAIL, and Korea Expressway Corporation. Safeware stands out through rapid deployment, long battery life, cartridge-based reusability, and IoT-connected safety alerts, backed by multiple awards and profitable growth without external funding. Its goal is to expand a comprehensive safety platform that protects people across work, elder care, transportation, and daily activities by combining wearable airbags with IoT safety features.
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Safeware (CEO Shin Hwan-cheol), a developer of innovative safety solutions, was selected as a promising small and medium-sized business in Gyeonggi-do in recognition of the excellence and innovation of its smart wearable airbags.The Gyeonggi-do Promising Small and Medium Business Certification is a business support system that discovers small and medium-sized businesses in Gyeonggi-do with great potential and develops them into local economy leaders. Promising SMEs in Gyeonggi-do are selected through a comprehensive evaluation of the candidates’ sales performance, including the proportion of exports and the number of intellectual property rights and certifications.Safeware came up with the concept of this wearable fall-prevention airbag, developed its core technology, and successfully commercialized it. The company successfully sold its products and turned a profit without receiving any outside investment. In addition, in recognition of the product’s innovation, the company received the CES Innovation Award for three consecutive years, participated in IFA 2023 as one of the innovative companies, and won the gold medal of the 2023 Edison Award, attracting the attention of the global market.By being selected as one of the promising small and medium enterprises in Gyeonggi-do, Safeware will receive a certificate and certification plaque in the name of the Governor of Gyeonggi-do and financial support for its advertising and promotion costs. In addition, 61 types of incentives will be provided by nine other public institutions.Jung Do-woo, vice president of Safeware, said, “It is very meaningful to us that our company was selected as a promising company in Gyeonggi-do in fierce competition with other competent companies.” He continued, “With various support from organizations in Gyeonggi-do, we plan to develop more new products using this airbag technology and market them domestically and internationally. Ultimately, our goal is to protect many people from danger.”Safeware’s headquarters is located in Pangyo Techno Valley, and the company’s flagship product, C3, the smart wearable airbag, is supplied to a total of 900 public and private companies, including KORAIL, Korea Expressway Corporation, Samsung, LG, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, and POSCO E&C.For inquiries and connections with Korean tech companies mentioned in this article, contact us at [email protected]
Safeware Inc. (CEO Shin Hwan-cheol), a personal safety device company, participated in the IFA Global Markets in Berlin, Germany, and introduced C3, a smart wearable airbag. At this exhibition, Safeware displayed C3’s before and after operation and operated a product trial zone.Safeware’s C3, which was invented purely with the company’s own technology, is a wearable safety device that prevents serious injuries from falls that may occur in various work environments. When the built-in sensor mounted on the C3 detects a fall with its specific algorithm, the electronic inflator inflates the airbag in 0.2 seconds, absorbing the shock that would hit the worker. In addition, it detects emergency and delivers the situation and location information to pre-set contact number through an app connected to the airbag, helping the injured person secure golden time for rescue.Jang Sung-Hwan, head of Safeware’s Global Business Department, said, “Our C3 is simple to wear like a vest, but it has a great function in protecting the body from the risk of serious injury. This product is already attracting attention from many visitors from different countries
SafeWare, a leading company specializing in human safety solutions (CEO Shin Hwan-cheol), welcomed the Thailand Joint Public-Private Economic Delegation, led by Nattapol Rangsitpo, Permanent Deputy-Minister of the Thai Ministry of Industry, at SafeWare’s headquarters in the corporate support hub in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province.This visit, organized under the Asian Productivity Organization’s (APO) industrial training program, was part of the Thai delegation’s trip to South Korea. The aim was to gain insights into excellent business models and improve competitiveness by leveraging Korean government-supported technology programs and industrial digital technology innovations.SafeWare showcased its industrial-grade smart airbag C3 to the Thai delegation. The demonstration highlighted SafeWare’s pioneering smart safety technologies, which include sensors that detect falls using precision motion detection algorithms, proprietary electronic inflators, and an IoT platform technology that relays the location and status of the accident victim. Furthermore, IoT integration testing with the safety monitoring platform, ‘Hulan,’ complemented the C3 demonstration.SafeWare’s C3, developed and manufactured exclusively with domestic technology, is a wearable safety device designed to mitigate severe injuries from worker falls and accidents. Equipped with an integrated detection sensor, the device triggers an electronic inflator to inflate the airbag within 0.2 seconds when a fall is detected. This swift response provides protection to sensitive areas like the head, neck, cervical spine, and pelvis that are prone to severe injuries.In an accident, the sensor communicates the location and situation to the designated emergency contacts, thereby securing the crucial window of opportunity for rescuing the wearer
Korean startup Safeware has partnered with POSCO E&C to enhance the safety of construction site workers.
Korean startup Safeware has partnered with POSCO E&C to enhance the safety of construction site workers. Safeware, led by CEO Shin Hwan-cheol, a human safety solution company, announced on the 28th that it had signed an agreement with POSCO E&C, led by CEO Han Sung-hee, to supply its industrial smart airbag C3. This agreement aims to prevent safety accidents among construction site workers, with both companies providing the industrial smart airbag C3 to POSCO E&C’s construction sites.The ‘Industrial Smart Airbag C3,’ which received the gold prize in the Personal Technology category at the 2023 Edison Awards last April, is a wearable safety device designed to prevent worker falls and mitigate serious injuries resulting from falls. Safeware’s C3 was developed and manufactured using purely domestic technology and has been supplied to over 550 institutions and corporations, including public institutions such as Korail, Korea Expressway Corporation, and Korea Electric Power Corporation, as well as military and defense industries, Samsung, LG, and Hyundai Development Company.When a worker’s fall is detected by the sensor integrated into the airbag, the electronic inflator rapidly inflates the airbag within 0.2 seconds, safeguarding vulnerable body parts such as the head, cervical vertebrae, spine, and pelvis. Simultaneously, in the event of an accident, the device can help the wearer secure crucial time for rescue by transmitting the accident’s location and situation to the designated emergency contact network. The sensor’s battery can provide continuous usage for over 120 hours when fully charged and can be reused by replacing the carbon dioxide (CO2) cartridge.Hwan-Cheol Shin, CEO of Safeware, emphasized the significance of protecting workers, as falls and related accidents often occur unnoticed in work environments at heights of 2 to 5 meters, where safety precautions may need to be adequately fastened
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