# Nanjing steelmaker rolls out AI model across operations

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/from-expertise-to-intelligence-nisco-deploys-worlds-first-swarm-intelligence-steel-model-at-scale/
- Published: 2026-11-02T09:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T09:13:37+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/11/02/partner-content-from-expertise-to-intelligence-nisco-deploys-worlds-first-swarm-intelligence-steel-model-at-scale/5306614
- Topics: AI, Art, Culture, Technology

## Key points

- NISCO says YuanYe is in use across its steel operations.
- The company reports over CNY100 million in annual cost reductions.
- Its rolling-force prediction hit rate rose from 88 to 98 per cent.

## Summary

Nanjing Iron & Steel Co. says it has deployed YuanYe, a steel industry AI model built with Huawei and partners, across its operations. The company says the system combines AI models with metallurgical process models to support decisions in production, and is part of a wider shift from experience-led work towards data-driven operations.

The article says more than 300 AI applications have been developed, with 25 business agents launched by October 2026. NISCO reports that all key equipment is digitally connected, new product research and development cycles are 50 per cent shorter, and annual costs have fallen by more than CNY100 million. In ironmaking, furnace temperature and fault predictions are reportedly over 90 per cent accurate up to two hours ahead; in rolling, the model has raised the rolling-force hit rate from 88 to 98 per cent.

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