JFE Engineering DX Strategy - DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

DX STRATEGY

In the Seventh Medium-Term Management Plan (FY21-24), we define "DX" as a priority area of the technology foundation to support the whole process of our business, reducing CO2 emissions and realizing a circular economy. In addition to leveraging AI and IoT, we have added two core pillars to the Medium-Term Management Plan to promote DX: Digital Twin, real-world replication in a virtual space to visualize processes and costs, and optimize operations; and Digital Services that transform business through optimal operation services for facilities and infrastructure, and preventive maintenance services using digital technology.

JFE Engineering
DX Strategy

Utilization of AI and IoT: ・Expand use of AI and IoT based on Pla’cello®

Digital Twin: ・Reproduce the real world in a virtual space
・Visualize processes and costs for all engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) processes
・Optimize operations

Digital Service: ・Optimize facility and infrastructure operation services
・Use DX technologies for new services like preventive maintenance

CULTURAL REFORMS

To accelerate these initiatives, we established the new Digital Transformation Headquarters in FY22.
The organization is made up of IT engineers engaged in using cloud platforms and data analysis, engineers who gather data from plants and other worksites and implement AI on edge devices, and human resources for DX promotion who work together with business divisions to resolve various internal and external issues.
Both “cultural reforms” including developing human resources and “optimizing a digital platform” on which anyone can perform data analysis are also very important for the efﬁcient promotion of DX.

SOLUTION

CASE STUDY

We share information about the DX initiatives that JFE Engineering is implementing.

#Energy

#Environment

#Social infrastructure

#Plant construction

#Inspection

#Fault detection

#Labor reduction and streamlining

#Optimization of operation

#Safe

For unmanned operation of environmental plants

Because the combustion state at waste-to-energy plants changes depending on the type of waste...

#Environment

#Labor reduction and streamlining

Automatic AI-based Inspection of Bridge Reinforcement

In bridge construction, placement inspection to conﬁrm that the steel bars have been installed as designed is...

#Social infrastructure

#Inspection

#Labor reduction and streamlining

#Safe

Detecting signs of operational failure at Biomass Energy Plants

Biomass power generation seeks to achieve high output with stable, efﬁcient power generation regardless...

#Energy

#Fault detection

Dam Optimal Operation System

JFE Engineering and Hokuriku Electric Power Company are jointly developing the Dam Optimal Operation System…

#Environment

#Optimization of operation

Utilization of 3D

At construction sites, it is important to manage the arrival of parts and the progress of construction...

#Plant construction

#Labor reduction and streamlining

Optimizing plant operations using digital twin

JFE Engineering is using a digital twin to make plant operation more efﬁcient. Biogas plants use food...

#Energy

#Optimization of operation

Development of bolt inspection system using image recognition AI

Steel bridges are constructed by connecting 10-meter-long segments with high-strength bolts. Normally,...

#Social infrastructure

#Inspection

#Labor reduction and streamlining

Development of a new suspended scaffold for boiler maintenance

JFE Engineering and Nisso Industries have developed the Umbrella Deck, a new extendable scaffold that is expected to be used widely in the construction industry. ...

#Energy

#Inspection

#Labor reduction and streamlining

#Safe

Development of construction robots for plant construction sites

JFE Engineering, Okaya & Co., Ltd., and AKTIO Corporation have jointly developed three models of construction robot for use on plant construction sites...

#Plant construction

#Labor reduction and streamlining

#Safe

DX STRATEGY