Soosan Cebotics, established in 1984, is a leading South Korean manufacturer of construction machinery. The company is a global heavy industry solutions provider, producing hydraulic breakers, cranes, hydraulic drills, and crushers, including special purpose vehicles. It demonstrated its technological prowess by successfully localizing Korea's first hydraulic breaker, becoming a globally recognized brand with over 100,000 units sold worldwide. With its name change in 2025, the company is transforming into a global enterprise by integrating construction machinery with advanced robotics technology. Its vision includes becoming one of the top three global construction machinery companies by 2030.SoosanCebotics,establishedin1984,isaleadingSouthKoreanmanufacturerofconstructionmachinery.Thecompanyisaglobalheavyindustrysolutionsprovider,producinghydraulicbreakers,cranes,hydraulicdrills,andcrushers,includingspecialpurposevehicles.ItdemonstrateditstechnologicalprowessbysuccessfullylocalizingKorea'sfirsthydraulicbreaker,becomingagloballyrecognizedbrandwithover100,000unitssoldworldwide.Withitsnamechangein2025,thecompanyistransformingintoaglobalenterprisebyintegratingconstructionmachinerywithadvancedroboticstechnology.Itsvisionincludesbecomingoneofthetopthreeglobalconstructionmachinerycompaniesby2030.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Hydraulic Breakers: Offering SB-Series and SQ-Series models. The company provides a wide lineup from 1-ton to over 70-ton class, having successfully localized the first hydraulic breaker in Korea. These products feature a high-strength forged steel body, precision-machined main cylinder, and imported sealing kits, ensuring excellent durability and performance. The industry's first internationally patented EasyLube automatic lubricating grease charging technology is applied even to small breakers, enhancing work efficiency and maintenance convenience.HydraulicBreakers:OfferingSB-SeriesandSQ-Seriesmodels.Thecompanyprovidesawidelineupfrom1-tontoover70-tonclass,havingsuccessfullylocalizedthefirsthydraulicbreakerinKorea.Theseproductsfeatureahigh-strengthforgedsteelbody,precision-machinedmaincylinder,andimportedsealingkits,ensuringexcellentdurabilityandperformance.Theindustry'sfirstinternationallypatentedEasyLubeautomaticlubricatinggreasechargingtechnologyisappliedeventosmallbreakers,enhancingworkefficiencyandmaintenanceconvenience.
Cranes: Including SCS and SCK-Series models, offering both telescopic and knuckle boom cranes. The new SCS1237 telescopic crane incorporates high-tensile boom adoption and lightweight boom design technology, ensuring superior lifting capacity and durability. The SKC1200 knuckle boom crane boasts a class-leading working radius, rapid slewing speed, and the fastest extension/retraction, along with operator-friendly features such as a top seat canopy hood, hydraulic oil tank heating system, and semi-automatic greasing system.Cranes:IncludingSCSandSCK-Seriesmodels,offeringbothtelescopicandknuckleboomcranes.ThenewSCS1237telescopiccraneincorporateshigh-tensileboomadoptionandlightweightboomdesigntechnology,ensuringsuperiorliftingcapacityanddurability.TheSKC1200knuckleboomcraneboastsaclass-leadingworkingradius,rapidslewingspeed,andthefastestextension/retraction,alongwithoperator-friendlyfeaturessuchasatopseatcanopyhood,hydraulicoiltankheatingsystem,andsemi-automaticgreasingsystem.
Hydraulic Drills: STD and TD-Series models of hydraulic drilling rigs and crawler drills. These drills provide precise drilling performance and high durability, supporting efficient operations in mining, quarrying, and urban reconstruction sites. Equipped with powerful drifters and high-efficiency hydraulic crawler drill series, they maximize productivity through an optimized system.HydraulicDrills:STDandTD-Seriesmodelsofhydraulicdrillingrigsandcrawlerdrills.Thesedrillsprovideprecisedrillingperformanceandhighdurability,supportingefficientoperationsinmining,quarrying,andurbanreconstructionsites.Equippedwithpowerfuldriftersandhigh-efficiencyhydrauliccrawlerdrillseries,theymaximizeproductivitythroughanoptimizedsystem.
Crushers and Other Special Equipment: A range of attachment products including crushers, multi-processors, pulverizers, and shears. The company also produces special purpose vehicles and equipment such as aerial work platforms (telescopic, articulated, high-load lift), live-line vehicles, airport equipment, earth drills, and portable air compressors.CrushersandOtherSpecialEquipment:Arangeofattachmentproductsincludingcrushers,multi-processors,pulverizers,andshears.Thecompanyalsoproducesspecialpurposevehiclesandequipmentsuchasaerialworkplatforms(telescopic,articulated,high-loadlift),live-linevehicles,airportequipment,earthdrills,andportableaircompressors.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Leading Technology and Localization Success: Soosan Cebotics successfully localized Korea's first hydraulic breaker in the late 1980s, leading the development of the heavy equipment attachment industry as Korea's largest company. This achievement demonstrated the competitiveness of domestic technology in a market heavily reliant on imported equipment.LeadingTechnologyandLocalizationSuccess:SoosanCeboticssuccessfullylocalizedKorea'sfirsthydraulicbreakerinthelate1980s,leadingthedevelopmentoftheheavyequipmentattachmentindustryasKorea'slargestcompany.Thisachievementdemonstratedthecompetitivenessofdomestictechnologyinamarketheavilyreliantonimportedequipment.
Extensive Product Lineup and Global Market Trust: The company offers a comprehensive range of construction machinery solutions, including a broad lineup of hydraulic breakers from 1 to over 70 tons, various cranes, drills, and crushers. With over 100,000 units sold worldwide, it has established itself as a trusted brand in the global market.ExtensiveProductLineupandGlobalMarketTrust:Thecompanyoffersacomprehensiverangeofconstructionmachinerysolutions,includingabroadlineupofhydraulicbreakersfrom1toover70tons,variouscranes,drills,andcrushers.Withover100,000unitssoldworldwide,ithasestablisheditselfasatrustedbrandintheglobalmarket.
Advanced Digital Transformation and Production Efficiency: Implementation of an end-to-end PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) system utilizing Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform. This has led to significant improvements in design and modeling accuracy, over 50% enhancement in BOM (Bill of Materials) consistency, and over 60% reduction in design change time.AdvancedDigitalTransformationandProductionEfficiency:Implementationofanend-to-endPLM(ProductLifecycleManagement)systemutilizingDassaultSystèmes'3DEXPERIENCEplatform.Thishasledtosignificantimprovementsindesignandmodelingaccuracy,over50%enhancementinBOM(BillofMaterials)consistency,andover60%reductionindesignchangetime.
Customer-Centric Service and Innovative Technologies: Continuous product improvement and customization options based on customer feedback and market trends. Development of innovative technologies like the industry's first internationally patented EasyLube system for hydraulic breakers maximizes customer work efficiency and maintenance convenience. The completion of a new service center in 2026 aims to strengthen customer-focused service capabilities and establish a fast and systematic maintenance environment.Customer-CentricServiceandInnovativeTechnologies:Continuousproductimprovementandcustomizationoptionsbasedoncustomerfeedbackandmarkettrends.Developmentofinnovativetechnologiesliketheindustry'sfirstinternationallypatentedEasyLubesystemforhydraulicbreakersmaximizescustomerworkefficiencyandmaintenanceconvenience.Thecompletionofanewservicecenterin2026aimstostrengthencustomer-focusedservicecapabilitiesandestablishafastandsystematicmaintenanceenvironment.
Commitment to Sustainable ESG Management: Pursuing sustainable growth based on an ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) management philosophy. This includes developing eco-friendly products and production systems that apply energy-efficient construction equipment and low-carbon technologies, with goals to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve full carbon neutrality by 2050.CommitmenttoSustainableESGManagement:PursuingsustainablegrowthbasedonanESG(Environmental,Social,Governance)managementphilosophy.Thisincludesdevelopingeco-friendlyproductsandproductionsystemsthatapplyenergy-efficientconstructionequipmentandlow-carbontechnologies,withgoalstoreducecarbonemissionsby50%by2030andachievefullcarbonneutralityby2050.
Target IndustrieTargetIndustrie
Mining and Quarrying Industry: Utilizing hydraulic breakers, hydraulic drills, and crushers for rock breaking and drilling operations.MiningandQuarryingIndustry:Utilizinghydraulicbreakers,hydraulicdrills,andcrushersforrockbreakinganddrillingoperations.
Civil Engineering and Construction Industry: Employing hydraulic breakers, cranes, hydraulic drills, and aerial work platforms for building demolition, road construction, urban reconstruction, foundation work, and material lifting.CivilEngineeringandConstructionIndustry:Employinghydraulicbreakers,cranes,hydraulicdrills,andaerialworkplatformsforbuildingdemolition,roadconstruction,urbanreconstruction,foundationwork,andmateriallifting.
Recycling Industry: Using attachments such as crushers and multi-processors for crushing and recycling construction waste.RecyclingIndustry:Usingattachmentssuchascrushersandmulti-processorsforcrushingandrecyclingconstructionwaste.
Electrical Work and Plant Maintenance: Providing live-line vehicles and aerial work platforms for electrical facility work and maintenance of plants and buildings.ElectricalWorkandPlantMaintenance:Providinglive-linevehiclesandaerialworkplatformsforelectricalfacilityworkandmaintenanceofplantsandbuildings.
Shipbuilding and Marine Industry: Supplying cranes and aerial work platforms for ship construction and marine structure operations.ShipbuildingandMarineIndustry:Supplyingcranesandaerialworkplatformsforshipconstructionandmarinestructureoperations.
South Korea, Multiple Asian countriesSouthKorea,MultipleAsiancountries
USA (operates SOOSAN USA, Inc. subsidiary)USA(operatesSOOSANUSA,Inc.subsidiary)
Multiple South American countriesMultipleSouthAmericancountries
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
Acquisition of Various International Certifications: The company has obtained multiple international certifications through its eco-friendly product development and quality assurance systems.AcquisitionofVariousInternationalCertifications:Thecompanyhasobtainedmultipleinternationalcertificationsthroughitseco-friendlyproductdevelopmentandqualityassurancesystems.
International Patent for EasyLube Technology: EasyLube, an automatic lubricating grease charging technology for hydraulic breakers, is an innovative technology that has secured an industry-first international patent.InternationalPatentforEasyLubeTechnology:EasyLube,anautomaticlubricatinggreasechargingtechnologyforhydraulicbreakers,isaninnovativetechnologythathassecuredanindustry-firstinternationalpatent.
Technological Competitiveness: The PLM system utilizing the 3DEXPERIENCE platform significantly improves the accuracy of design and BOM management, representing a technological strength that contributes to reducing development time.TechnologicalCompetitiveness:ThePLMsystemutilizingthe3DEXPERIENCEplatformsignificantlyimprovestheaccuracyofdesignandBOMmanagement,representingatechnologicalstrengththatcontributestoreducingdevelopmenttime.