LS to Develop Site-Specific AI Models for Manufacturing in Partnership with Motif Technologies

LS ITC and Motif Technologies Sign MOU

Combining IT/OT Expertise with Proprietary AI Technology

LS ITC, the IT services subsidiary of LS ELECTRIC, is partnering with Motif Technologies, a company with proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) technology, to build AI infrastructure optimized for manufacturing sites.

At the 'Business Agreement Ceremony for Manufacturing AI Innovation' held on the 24th at LS Yongsan Tower in Seoul, Jo Euije, CEO of LS ITC (left), and Lim Jeonghwan, CEO of Motif Technologies, are posing for a commemorative photo. LS

LS ITC announced on the 25th that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Motif Technologies on the 24th at LS Yongsan Tower in Seoul for "the application of site-specific AI for manufacturing."

This MOU aims to combine LS ITC's accumulated know-how in IT and OT (operational technology) implementation and operation at manufacturing sites with Motif Technologies' technological expertise, as demonstrated through its recent recognition in the government's "National AI Flagship" project development evaluation. The goal is to identify AI use cases that can be applied to real manufacturing processes and to validate their feasibility and effectiveness in the field.

Through this partnership, the two companies plan to jointly pursue: ▲ identification of generative AI applications in the manufacturing sector; ▲ phased validation of the field suitability and effectiveness of AI models; and ▲ discussion of further collaboration possibilities based on the validation results, in order to develop AI utilization strategies optimized for actual manufacturing environments.

Cho Euije, CEO of LS ITC, stated, "At this time, practical capabilities that connect the competitiveness of AI technology to actual solutions for industrial site challenges and productivity improvements are as important as the technology itself. Through this partnership, we will validate the practicality of AI models specialized for LS Group's manufacturing sites and establish a technological foundation, thereby contributing to the advancement of the group’s manufacturing processes."

Meanwhile, LS Group is actively promoting company-wide AI transformation (AX). In office operations, the group has introduced a shared AI platform, LS GPT, to maximize work efficiency. In manufacturing and production sites, the group has achieved noticeable improvements in productivity through AI-based defect inspection and equipment automation at LS Cable and LS ELECTRIC, as well as AI-driven process optimization at LS MnM's Onsan Smelting Plant.

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