Kyungchang Industry links defence markets with upgraded gear
With innovative minds at the helm, Kyungchang Industry (KCI) bridges East and West with defence materiel that ensures geopolitical security in the free world. True to its commitment to excellence, the company released new-generation ballistic helmets, magazines and antiriot suits last year to help the military and police authorities hurdle operational challenges posed by fragile equipment.
With innovative minds at the helm, Kyungchang Industry (KCI) bridges East and West with defence materiel that ensures geopolitical security in the free world. True to its commitment to excellence, the company released new-generation ballistic helmets, magazines and antiriot suits last year to help the military and police authorities hurdle operational challenges posed by fragile equipment.
"We have been focused on research and development since we established our company in 1984," says No Tae-jong, CEO of KCI. "We develop new products based on inquiries and feedback from clients all over the world."
The company has been a technological partner of the South Korean government in attaining national security goals. In the early 2000s, it developed new designs for military tents, handcuffs and riot batons among many others, for South Korea's Defense Procurement Agency and the Korean National Police Agency.
Such inventions, along with acquired patents for GLOCK drum magazines and other magazines, have allowed KCI to cross over to the Middle East, Europe, the United States and most of Asia. Its clients are assured of cost-effective, reliable equipment that can readily be upgraded to suit changing needs for the future.
This innovative approach has made KCI a choice supplier in the US among the military, police and civilians, especially for GLOCK drum magazines and ballistic helmets. Its upgraded quality ballistic helmets have been used by the UN's peacekeeping forces since 2009.
Across Southeast Asia, law enforcement agencies have procured the company's products such as ballistic helmets in Thailand and many kinds of magazines in Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia and others within the region.
KCI is also the name behind South Korean champions POSCO, Samsung Heavy Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries. It designed and manufactured machinery, from threading machines to pressing equipment, for local and overseas facilities of these heavyweights. As an original equipment manufacturer, KCI renders consulting services for industrial applications globally.
"In order to sustain the company for the next 50 to 100 years and thereafter, we will continuously develop and bring new technologies and products, and go into newer markets," No says.
KCI aspires to help China modernise its law enforcement gear. This may include upgrading magazines and access to more affordable bullet-proof helmets that are certified to Level IIIA standard.
"In the future, KCI will be ready to service this large market in China once embargo sanctions are lifted," says Bae Gyeong-tak, managing director.
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