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In the past, key steps such as slag removal judgment and identification of furnace conditions relied heavily on the experience of senior workers. Now, high-definition industrial cameras and AI visual algorithms have taken the place of human eyes and brains, achieving a leap from “being able to see” to “being able to understand” and then to “being able to control accurately”. Since the launch of the artificial intelligence platform in 2025, the single-furnace smelting time has been shortened by 2 minutes, the annual new production capacity has increased by 112,000 tons, and the total annual cost savings have reached 40 million yuan.
The above example is a microcosm of how “AI + Steel” has brought about significant changes in the industry! How can AI acquire genuine skills in the presence of molten steel at 1000 degrees Celsius, bridge the “last mile” between “computing power” and “heating fire”, and enable more achievements to be quickly replicated and promoted in the vast industrial ecosystem?
The answer is: Establish a national pilot base for artificial intelligence applications (in the metallurgical field of manufacturing) On June 15th, the national pilot base for artificial intelligence applications (in the metallurgical field of manufacturing) was officially launched in Jiangbei New District, Nanjing.
The base has landed in Nanjing, and the reason for choosing Nanjing is precisely its solid industrial foundation and excellent innovation ecosystem. At the same time, the base is located in the Jiangsu South Advanced Manufacturing Cluster for Special Steel Materials, and there are a number of representative steel enterprises and advanced manufacturing resources clustered around it. This provides important support for the technical verification, scenario opening, and application promotion of “AI + Steel”.
