POSCO Future M is advancing AI-based manufacturing innovation to strengthen its leadership in the battery ecosystem and secure a competitive edge.
On July 28, POSCO Future M announced its digital innovation vision, presenting the 'BoT (Battery of Things) Ecosystem Game Changer' and establishing a roadmap for company-wide AI transformation (AX) focused on process standardization and data-driven strategies.
The initiative aims to integrate AI throughout the entire process, from raw material procurement to product production and customer collaboration, laying the groundwork for the company to emerge as a global materials leader.
Key directions for successful AI-based manufacturing innovation include: integrating AI agents into processes and optimizing systems, accelerating intelligence through a unified data hub, implementing intelligent factories utilizing AI, creating intelligent hyper-connectivity from raw materials to products, and enhancing strategic customer research and development (R&D) collaboration.
If the AI-based manufacturing innovation is successfully completed by the first half of 2028, POSCO Future M plans to increase manufacturing productivity by 30%. In the R&D sector, the company aims to halve product development time by applying AI for technology trend analysis, design, and virtual validation. The speed of customer response is also expected to double, with plans to automate quality issue analysis and resolution using quality analysis robots.
Order marketing will also transform with AI. The company will introduce AI simulations throughout the entire process, from raw material price forecasting to customer demand projections and sales price negotiations, enabling data-driven order negotiations. This will allow for integrated monitoring of contracts, orders, production, and shipping to optimize operations.
From an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) perspective, AI will be utilized to automatically identify, diagnose, and optimize inefficient equipment operations, reducing energy consumption and enhancing operational efficiency.
Additionally, based on the data accumulated throughout the production, management, and sales processes, POSCO Future M plans to build a platform that leads standards in the expanding battery ecosystem, which includes electric vehicles, energy storage systems (ESS), robots, and drones, creating new business opportunities.
POSCO Future M stated, "In the future, we will apply AI agents as a standard in newly developed systems to minimize human intervention. We plan to train at least one AI utilization expert in each department this year to lead the discovery and execution of AI projects, promoting the spread and establishment of AI manufacturing innovation outcomes."
Meanwhile, POSCO Future M announced in May that it had begun construction of a dedicated lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material plant to respond to the energy storage system (ESS) and entry-level electric vehicle battery material markets.
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