CSC responded to government policies and actively promoted the application of 5G AIoT. Especially in the Kaohsiung Municipal Government Holiday Kaohsiung Exhibition Hall today (12/10), the "Yawan Innovation X New South" exhibition event was held, and the "China Steel 5G AIoT Promotion Office" and "China Steel 5G AIoT Laboratory" were held. Minister Wang Meihua of the Ministry of Economics, Mayor Chen Chimai of Kaohsiung City and other VIPs were invited to unveil the plaque together with Chairman Weng Chaodong and General Manager Wang Xiqin of China Steel. The 5G outdoor demonstration field remote online opening ceremony was held in the Sinosteel plant area, opening the milestone for China Steel's introduction of 5G AIoT new technology.

        Chairman Weng said that in the face of global steel market competition and future carbon neutrality trends and challenges, in order to enhance corporate competitiveness and build a sophisticated steel mill for intelligent production and sales, in recent years, he has actively invested in intelligent manufacturing and digital transformation. For example, China Steel Company completed the construction of its first smart blast furnace last year and launched the Iron Smelting Smart Center. Through the introduction of AIoT, the blast furnace becomes a production process that can be seen, predictable and easy to control, so as to achieve various benefits of improving furnace condition stability, production efficiency and energy conservation and carbon reduction. In addition, China Steel Corporation also considers 5G as an important technology for future communication control, and actively plans to use 5G to build a high-reliability and high-security industrial control environment. Through the new technology of high-speed wireless networks, personnel can connect with various Internet of Things to deal with more diverse production environments in real time, stabilize production quality and improve work safety.

        China Steel Corporation this year marks the 50th anniversary of its construction. In order to strengthen its operating competitiveness in the next 50 years, it has invested about 85 million yuan in funds. It has joined hands with Zhonghua Telecom to establish an outdoor demonstration field for 5G smart rail transportation, and cooperated with Renbao and Cisco to build an indoor demonstration field for 5G rolled steel smart factory. The two demonstration fields have conducted research on nine intelligent projects, including intelligent plate embryo dynamic monitoring, steel belt offset monitoring system, expert remote collaboration system, digital production line real-life guide, remote control of dangerous operations, slag bucket status monitoring system, driving safety assistance system, XR virtual reality training, and self-propelled vehicle technology development. Today's opening of the outdoor demonstration field is just the first step for China Steel Corporation to introduce 5G AIoT technology. It will accelerate the development of related intelligent solutions in the future and gradually enable the application of 5G wireless network technology to maximize the benefits.

        China Steel Corporation's 5G AIoT promotion office and laboratory will work with ICSC to become a driving force for related technology applications, and will connect with manufacturers of the 5G AIoT Innovation Park in New Bay Area in Asia to software, hardware and security protection issues. It has now carried out intelligent project development and application with International Accelerator (Microsoft), Xinchuang (Jiexi Technology), and academic and research institutions (Industrial Research Institute, Hi-Tech University, Metal Center, Luzhu Telecom Research Center). Through close cross-field cooperation, it will accelerate the implementation of China Steel 5G AIoT construction and application. In the future, it will promote relevant experience and technical achievements in parallel to the outside world, and contribute to the transformation and upgrading of the steel industry.