The automobile industry is one of the largest industries in the world. It has the characteristics of high industrial relevance, wide-coverage, high technical requirements, strong comprehensiveness, a large number of parts and components, and large added value. It has the characteristics of industrial structure upgrades and related industry development. Very strong driving effect.
In the context of the electrification and intelligence of automobiles, major auto factories have embarked on the “search road” of high-end, precision, automation, and intelligence.
The application of AGV in production logistics is an indispensable part of the process of automakers’ upgrade and transformation of intelligent manufacturing. The “intelligent manufacturing + industrial robot” model has become an effective means for many auto brands to comprehensively improve the company’s intelligent manufacturing level.
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Intelligent manufacturing demand in the automotive industry
In the intelligent manufacturing transformation of auto companies, the existing production line has a long introduction and transformation cycle, high cost, complex operation and maintenance, large impact of line shutdown, and overall logistics layout flexibility and low scalability.
The tempo of each process is required to be uniform, otherwise, it will affect the process of the entire production line due to the delay of any process, such as lack of materials, missing parts, waste products, or unexpected problems.
The plant is required to be very large, very long, and very tall (the length of the assembly workshop is generally more than 300 meters), the civil construction cost is high, and the equipment pit (about 2 meters deep) needs to be designed in advance.
The continuous production line blocked the passage, resulting in long supply lines and inconvenience for people and vehicles to pass by.
The layout and introduction of the equipment are irreversible, and later transformation is difficult; the conveying equipment is long, and it is inconvenient to maintain linkage after crossing regions. The aerial line needs to design and manufacture a large-area aerial steel platform and a maintenance platform, which is difficult to maintain.
The trend of intelligent automobile manufacturing
The general trend of automobile manufacturing technology is flexibility, agility, intelligence, and informatization. Around this technology development trend, major domestic and foreign automobile manufacturers have applied various types of AGV technology in automobile assembly and test technology.
This is undoubtedly the best assembly solution for the automotive industry that pursues efficiency and quality.
Not only used as an unmanned automatic handling vehicle, but also as a movable assembly table and processing table;
They can work freely and independently and can be combined and connected accurately and orderly, forming a flexible production line without physical partitions.
According to the changes in the production process, the assembly line layout can be independently and randomly modified to realize the mixed production of multiple types of engines, which greatly improves the level of informatization, flexibility, and intelligent assembly of engines.
Moreover, the AGV system can fully adapt to the current mass customization production and mixed-flow assembly mode. While meeting the individual needs of customers, it ensures lower production costs and shorter delivery times.
Empowering car smart manufacturing
As the best transportation tool for flexible manufacturing and flexible assembly, AGV trolleys are widely used in the automotive equipment industry. As one of the first industries to use AGV in China, in the four major processes of automobile manufacturing: stamping, welding, painting, and final assembly, AGV robots play different roles in different process links to help realize logistics. Automation and intelligence of handling.
As one of the earliest mobile robot overall solution service providers in China, CASUN has 14 years of technical reserves and mature experience accumulation in the automobile manufacturing industry. It helps automobile manufacturing in the process of stamping, welding, painting, and final assembly. Realize the informatization, digitization, automation, and flexibility of logistics handling.
Application case: Powertrain assembly workshop
Solution Product: C3 Backpack Transfer Series
Function Description:
1. Connect different process lines to improve work efficiency;
2. Connect the entire process to make the process more smooth;
3. The rollers are automatically docked, and the docking accuracy is guaranteed;Application case: welding workshop
Solution product: C1 latent traction series
Function Description:
1. The AGV system is connected with the production management system to remind warehouse personnel to prepare materials;
2. Realize automatic empty and full material truck exchange;
3. High-precision docking between AGV vehicles and production robots;Application case: stamping workshop
Solution product: C1 latent traction series
Function Description:
1. Realize automatic empty and full trolley exchange;
2. Material information and trolley are bound by RFID data;
3. The AGV system communicates with the punching machine, and displays the current parts in real time;
4. AGV has omnidirectional operation function.Application case: back door group workshop
Solution product: C1 latent traction series
Function Description:
1. Use trackless navigation, SLAM navigation;
2. Connect the entire process to make the process more smooth;
3. Small and flexible, adapt to the environment of small passages;