LG Uplus Builds 'U+ Smart Factory' at Ulsan Petrochemical Complex

Signing of Business Agreement between Korea Industrial Complex Corporation Ulsan Regional Headquarters and...

LG Uplus announced on the 11th that it has signed a business agreement with the Ulsan Regional Headquarters of the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation to strengthen the competitiveness of industrial complexes in the Ulsan area and to apply 5G MEC within the industrial complexes. The photo shows industrial complex officials examining the U+ Smart Factory solution. Photo by LG Uplus.

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] LG Uplus announced on the 11th that it has signed a business agreement with the Ulsan Regional Headquarters of the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation to strengthen the competitiveness of industrial complexes in the Ulsan area and to apply 5G MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing) within the industrial complexes.

This collaboration was realized as part of the "MEC-based 5G Convergence Service Public Sector Leading Application" project promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency (NIA). MEC is a technology that places data centers closer to service sites through distributed cloud computing and maximizes the ultra-low latency of 5G.

LG Uplus's Smart Industrial Complex provides an "AI leading service" that manages the vast and complex petrochemical industrial complex site through a 5G network capable of processing large volumes of data in real time with minimal latency, and prevents accidents and diagnoses risks using artificial intelligence (AI). In addition, through cloud-based services that do not require separate IT infrastructure construction, client companies can reduce construction costs.

LG Uplus has experience building 5G and AI-based smart factories at more than 30 LG affiliate factories across various industries and over 70 sites including power generation and steelmaking last year. Based on this experience, this year it will build a smart industrial complex in Ulsan, where the petrochemical industrial complex is located, together with the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation, Doota IT, OnePredict, HHS, and others.

MEC helps save time spent on data transmission and analysis, enabling quick responses to safety accidents that may occur in industrial complexes. For example, the "Intelligent Distribution Board Diagnostic Function" analyzes thermal images and temperature and humidity on-site to preemptively diagnose distribution board fires and power outage accidents. Additionally, the "Biometric Signal Analysis Safety Helmet" upgrades the existing safety helmet by incorporating sensors that measure body temperature, brain waves, and heart rate, weighing only 60g, allowing immediate detection of worker casualties.

LG Uplus provides environmental management services that optimize water purification processes according to the pollution level of wastewater to create a pleasant industrial complex, and offers virtual sensors that can measure emission concentrations without expensive dedicated exhaust gas sensors. Furthermore, to prevent leakage and manipulation of environmental data, it enhances reliability by utilizing a closed cloud.

Specialized functions such as "AI Vision Inspection," where AI analyzes product photos to automatically diagnose defects, and "Pump Predictive Maintenance," which analyzes pump vibration and current data to predict causes of failure in advance, are expected to enhance quality and equipment management capabilities for small and medium-sized enterprise clients.

Seo Jae-yong, Executive Director of LG Uplus Smart Infrastructure Business, said, "LG Uplus, with experience in building smart factories and industrial complexes across various industries, believes that applying U+ Smart Factory to the Ulsan industrial complex will contribute to creating a safe and efficient working environment."

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