SeAH Besteel Develops 'AI Safety Solution' Tailored to Steel Plants

Analyzed 6 million on-site scenarios over four years
Deployment in key processes in the first half of 2027

SeAH Besteel has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) safety solution tailored to steel plants.

A view of SeAH Besteel's Gunsan Plant. SeAH Besteel

SeAH Besteel said on November 9 that it had completed the development of an AI safety solution tailored to steelmaking sites in collaboration with AI safety solutions company Everguard. Over the past four years, the two companies analyzed and tested approximately 6 million scenarios at steelmaking sites.

The solution will be introduced by the first half of 2027 in key processes, including steelmaking and large-scale forging, at the Gunsan and Changnyeong plants. The company plans to divide these processes into 250 zones for deployment.

The new solution connects to the plants' equipment control systems (PLCs) to recognize on-site conditions. It sounds an alarm only when a worker approaches an area where equipment is actually operating, and predicts crane routes to prevent collisions and falling-object accidents.

The company plans to expand the solution's capabilities so that it can immediately stop equipment when it detects a serious hazard.

The development is part of an investment to establish accident-free worksites. Since 2023, SeAH Besteel has invested approximately KRW 250 billion in an integrated safety, health and environment system, a dedicated 24-hour safety management team, and a safety experience center.

A SeAH Besteel representative said, "Steelmaking sites are among the most challenging workplaces for applying AI safety technology because they involve countless interrelated variables," adding, "We will complete the expanded deployment at major plants in the first half of 2027 without a hitch."

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