The Korea Iron & Steel Association announced on the 25th that it held the first Artificial Intelligence Steel Safety Environment Council (Steel-AI Council). The council is a place to share smart safety technology cases from both domestic and international sources and discuss ways to apply them on-site.
The council was held the previous day at the Gyeongju Kyo Won Dream Center, with over 40 participants from 18 companies, including major steel manufacturers such as POSCO Holdings, Hyundai Steel, Dongkuk Steel Mill, SeAH Steel, and DaehanSteel, as well as ICT companies and research institutes.
Yoo Gi-seong, head of the Process Safety Research Group at RIST, served as a keynote speaker, introducing technology cases applied in the industry, such as processes for secondary battery cathode materials, predictive defect detection for casting slabs, and asset and safety management services based on 3D virtual spaces, as well as technologies for preventing noise-induced hearing loss among workers.
Additionally, Jang Yu-seong, CEO of VIVITY AI, and Park Sang-mok, head of the team at DaehanSteel, each introduced methods for analyzing steel processing equipment and automating systems, as well as the introduction of ARKERD flame retardant suits. Kwak Jin-oh, CEO of Indata System, presented elastic wave detection technology for safety innovation in AI-based steel mill valves and predictive maintenance strategies.
Kang Sung-wook, Deputy Minister of the Korea Iron & Steel Association, noted, "The transition to an AI safety management system focused on prediction and prevention in the steel industry is a timely demand," adding, "The association will spare no effort in supporting the establishment of a smart safety response system in response to the industry's requests."