Intelligent manufacturing is to realize the intelligence and innovation of the entire manufacturing value chain, and further enhance the deep integration of informationization and industrialization.
At present, the "intelligence" of intelligent manufacturing is still at the level of Smart. The intelligent manufacturing system has the ability of data acquisition, data processing and data analysis. It can accurately execute instructions and realize closed-loop feedback. The trend of intelligent manufacturing is to realize "Intelligent". Intelligent manufacturing systems enable self-learning, independent decision making, and continuous optimization.
Intelligent manufacturing is to realize the intelligence and innovation of the entire manufacturing value chain, and further enhance the deep integration of informationization and industrialization. Intelligent manufacturing combines information technology, advanced manufacturing technology, automation technology and artificial intelligence technology. Intelligent manufacturing includes developing intelligent products; applying intelligent equipment; building intelligent production lines from the bottom up, building intelligent workshops, building smart factories; practicing intelligent R&D; forming intelligent logistics and supply chain systems; developing intelligent management; promoting intelligent services; Intelligent decision making.
At present, the "intelligence" of intelligent manufacturing is still at the level of Smart. The intelligent manufacturing system has the ability of data acquisition, data processing and data analysis. It can accurately execute instructions and realize closed-loop feedback. The trend of intelligent manufacturing is to realize "Intelligent". Intelligent manufacturing systems enable self-learning, independent decision making, and continuous optimization.
Among the key technologies of intelligent manufacturing, intelligent products and intelligent services can help enterprises bring innovation in business models; intelligent equipment, intelligent production lines, intelligent workshops to smart factories can help enterprises achieve innovation in production models; intelligent R&D and intelligent management Intelligent logistics and supply chain can help companies achieve innovation in operational models; intelligent decision-making can help companies achieve scientific decision-making. The ten technologies of intelligent manufacturing are closely related, and manufacturing companies should gradually and rationally promote the application of these ten smart technologies.
Intelligent product
Smart products typically include mechanical, electrical, and embedded software with memory, sensing, computing, and transmission capabilities. Typical smart products include smart phones, smart wearable devices, drones, smart cars, smart home appliances, smart vending machines, etc., including many smart hardware products. Smart equipment is also a smart product. Companies should think about how to add intelligent units to their products and increase the added value of their products.
2. Intelligent service
Based on sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT), the state of the product can be sensed for preventive maintenance and repair, to help customers replace spare parts in time, and even to help customers bring business opportunities by knowing the status of the product. It can also collect big data from product operations to assist companies in making marketing decisions. In addition, by developing an APP for customer service, the company is also a means of intelligent service, which can provide targeted services for products purchased by enterprises, thereby locking users and launching service marketing.
3. Intelligent equipment
Manufacturing equipment has gone through mechanical equipment to CNC equipment and is now gradually developing into intelligent equipment. The intelligent equipment has a detection function, which can realize on-machine detection, thereby compensating for machining errors, improving machining accuracy, and also compensating for thermal deformation. In the past, some precision equipment required high environmental requirements. Now, with closed-loop detection and compensation, the environmental requirements can be reduced.
4. Intelligent production line
Companies in many industries rely heavily on automated production lines such as steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, tobacco, chip manufacturing, electronic assembly, automotive and parts manufacturing to achieve automated processing, assembly and inspection, and production of some mechanical standard parts. Automated production lines, such as bearings, are also used. However, equipment manufacturing companies are still dominated by discrete manufacturing. The key point of technological transformation of many enterprises is to establish automated production lines, assembly lines and inspection lines. U.S. Boeing’s aircraft assembly plant has established a U-shaped pulsating assembly line. Automated production lines can be divided into rigid automated production lines and flexible automated production lines, and flexible automated production lines generally have buffers. In order to improve production efficiency, industrial robots and hanging systems are increasingly used in automated production lines.
5. Intelligent workshop
A shop usually has multiple production lines that either produce similar parts or products or have an upstream and downstream assembly relationship. In order to realize the intelligence of the workshop, it is necessary to collect and analyze the information such as production status, equipment status, energy consumption, production quality and material consumption in real time, perform efficient scheduling and reasonable scheduling, and significantly improve equipment utilization (OEE). Therefore, no matter what manufacturing industry, manufacturing execution system (MES) becomes an inevitable choice for enterprises.
