GRSE becomes first PSU to win CII's AI award for innovation in AI technology

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) has etched its name in history by becoming the first Public Sector Undertaking to be honored with the prestigious AI Award by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The award was conferred to GRSE recognizing its exceptional achievement in the category  “Excellence in Best Use of AI Technology/Products/Solutions by Industry through Academia Collaboration”. The accolade was presented at the Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit & Awards 2023, themed “Responsible AI for Accelerated Growth in India”, held in New Delhi on February 26, 2024.

In a press release GRSE stated that "the prestigious Award recognizes GRSE’s pioneering work in developing “Artificial Intelligence Enabled NDT”, a rule based, AI software implemented for weld quality evaluation of Radiography film. The software aims to replace manual film evaluation system with an intelligent solution. The software, marketed as "intelligent Weld inspector (I-weld)” utilizes Deep Learning (DL) Tools of AI for identification, classification, and localization of weld defects with decision-making capabilities based on Naval, Marine and ISO standards."

The press release further added, "adoption of this Al software has significantly reduced dependency on human expertise, thereby streamlining the evaluation process of Radiography Test (RT) Films."

Developed by GRSE's Quality Assurance Team in collaboration with the Center of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology (CoEAMT), IIT Kharagpur, the software has also received certification from IRCLASS. The innovative “Intelligent Weld Inspector (I-weld)” software stands as a shining example of GRSE's commitment to technological advancement and excellence in the field of Artificial Intelligence.