LS Group is transforming manufacturing sites by integrating advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and smart energy into traditional manufacturing. In this year’s New Year’s address, LS Group Chairman Koo Ja-eun presented “building an innovation foundation using AI” as one of the key management policies and requested that “leaders take the initiative in spearheading AI-based work innovation.”

LS Cable & System launched smart factory construction in 2024 and introduced a Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) system at its submarine cable plant in Donghae, Gangwon Province. The system digitally records the entire process from raw material receipt to product shipment. Using the success of the Donghae plant as a model, the company is transferring its smart factory construction know-how to all business divisions, accelerating digital transformation (DX) across the enterprise. MOM, previously used mainly for submarine cables, has now been applied to various lines including underground cables and automotive wires.

Recently, smart systems have been introduced even in the materials field to enhance productivity and quality. LS Cable & System is going further by introducing cutting-edge technologies such as digital twins and AI to achieve real-time defect prediction and process optimization based on simulations.

LS Cable & System is also using AI in cooperation with partner companies to improve business efficiency. The i-Check diagnostic and monitoring system, developed jointly with partners, installs Internet of Things (IoT) sensors on power cables and electrical equipment to detect abnormal conditions such as overheating and partial discharge in real time. This helps prevent incidents such as blackouts and fires caused by power system failures in advance. Since last year, LS Cable & System has been fully installing the i-Check monitoring system, focusing on the Yeosu National Industrial Complex. It is reported that domestic and overseas companies with high electricity consumption, including in the semiconductor, display, petrochemical, and steel sectors, are actively considering adopting i-Check.

Smelting specialist LS MnM is connecting all production processes via communications and automating operations at its Onsan plant in Ulsan through the smart factory project “Onsan Digital Smelter (ODS).” The company collects and analyzes process data in real time and uses AI to optimize equipment operation, predict failures, and reduce energy consumption. In particular, from 2024, it has applied an AI vision system—effectively the “eyes of machines”—to all inspection devices to improve inspection accuracy.

LS Mtron, a specialist in tractor manufacturing and injection molding, is leading the advancement of domestic agriculture with the launch of “LS SmartTrac,” the first commercialized autonomous tractor in Korea, and “i-Tractor,” a solution that remotely checks and notifies users of tractor conditions. E1, an LPG distribution company, has built and is operating a “safety and environment portal system” that enables workers to check work status in real time via mobile devices and to centrally manage various safety and environmental data.

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