Coway puts consumers first. Coway strongly emphasizes R&D, because only through technological advancement can Coway give consumers more quality and convenience. With this consumer first focus, Coway has heavily invested in R&D since its inception, and plans to continue this direction for years to come. The company established its first R&D center in 1993, before beginning factory production in 1994. Currently, Coway operates three R&D centers - its Environment Technology Institute, Quality Management Institute, and Water Analysis & Research Center - focusing on developing environmental-friendly high tech products and upholding Coway's trademark first-class product quality. More than 210 researchers work at Coway's R&D centers, with projects ranging from building water filtration processes Creating an instant freezing and boiling system, designing modules for water filtration devices, making products more compact, increasing product component durability, and developing air purifiers that address indoor air quality problems creating an instant freezing and boiling system, designing modules for water filtration devices, making products more compact, increasing product component durability, and developing air purifiers that address indoor air quality problems. Coway's R&D efforts have resulted in a number of award-winning innovative new products and technologies, such as water filtration devices using reverse osmotic pressure and an automatically shifting 3-way valve. The Korean government even designated Coway's Water Analysis & Research Center as Korea's official potable water quality testing institution in 2002, which the first time a private company earned such recognition. |
