S-Oil upgrades S-imoms plant system, adds generative AI and extends it to Shahin plant

S-Oil said on 22 October that it had upgraded its integrated manufacturing operations management system, S-imoms, and extended it to its Shahin plant. S-imoms links systems and data across production, equipment, maintenance, inspection and safety into one platform, and the outlets describe it as a digital transformation project. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ]

The Phase-2 upgrade strengthened data links between the main solutions. Equipment operation and performance information that had been spread across systems is now managed and analysed together, which the company says raises equipment reliability and operating efficiency. Asia Economy, Seoul Economic Daily and Newsis add that this lets staff grasp plant operating conditions quickly. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ]

On safety, eight modules, including change management, incident management and process risk assessment, were added to the four existing modules centred on digital work permits, according to Yonhap, Asia Economy and Newsis. Seoul Economic Daily describes the same additions as extra functions for managing hazards across the work environment and process operations. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ]

Generative AI was applied to the job safety analysis function. Asia Economy, Seoul Economic Daily and Newsis say it draws on about 2,800 standard-work risk assessment records and past accident cases. Seoul Economic Daily and Newsis add injury and fatality risk factors. It identifies potential hazards for each task and helps staff review responses. Seoul Economic Daily reports that S-Oil expects the function to contribute to worker protection and accident prevention. [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]

S-Oil also completed a Phase-3 upgrade to extend the system to the Shahin plant, which is due to start commercial operation next year. The company plans to use standardized equipment and operating data from the early stage of operation. Asia Economy and Seoul Economic Daily say it will apply operating experience from existing plants to support stable operation and maintenance. Seoul Economic Daily places the plant in Ulsan, and Newsis describes the Shahin project as a roughly 9 trillion won investment by S-Oil. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ]

Shim Hwan-seung, head of S-Oil's plant innovation and coordination division, said the company had strengthened its ability to link and use production, equipment and safety data. He said it would keep using data and AI actively to raise safety and operating efficiency at its sites. [ 2 , 4 ]