POSCO ramps up transformation into 'intelligent' factories

POSCO said Friday it is advancing its digital transformation under the leadership of POSCO Group Chairman Chang In-hwa, who has directed the steelmaking unit to restore its competitiveness amid an oversupply of low-priced foreign products, global trade tensions and stricter environmental regulations. At the No. 3 steel mill at POSCO's Pohang Steelworks in North Gyeongsang Province, the company has achieved full automation of the preliminary molten iron treatment process. This process, which marks the start of steelmaking, involves removing sulfur from molten iron produced by a furnace and eliminating impurities such as slag. Previously, the quality of molten iron depended on each employee's skill and intuition. With automation, that quality has been standardized, operation time reduced by 3 percent and yield improved by 2 percent. “We combined our operational know-how with deep learning technology to develop a video recognition system that autonomously manages and analyzes production data,” a POSCO official said. “The system monitors the condition of molten iron, identifies the quaWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times