The only intelligent turntable in the global crane industry - the new kinetic energy of China's equipment manufacturing

China's construction machinery industry is an area that is good at creating "world miracles"; and the sub-sector of China, the Chinese crane sector, is even more so.

From the product point of view, the world's largest tonnage all-terrain crane from the Chinese brand Xugong, its record has been repeatedly updated by Xugong; the world's largest crawler crane is also from Xugong.

In terms of scale, many years ago, Chinese company Xugong had become the largest cumulative crane manufacturer.

This time, another brand-new record was officially born - "Intelligent Manufacturing", Chinese enterprises have become the absolute standard of the world crane industry: the global crane industry, European and American giants are also stepping forward to the intelligent manufacturing of structural parts, Xugong launched The world's first and only intelligent turntable production line.

Intelligent turntable production line

In a certain sense, Xugong’s breakthrough is not only technically catching up with European and American companies; on a deeper level, this is the overlap between China and the global crane industry, the main body of innovation and the driving force. It embodies the Chinese crane manufacturer represented by Xugong, who has a strong sense of ambition and ambition for the industry.

[Innovation Acceleration]

Yes. The crane industry in Europe and America is still a highland of technology. However, in the past half century, the “industry sector” has changed, and the Chinese market has experienced an explosion and rise. It has made China a fertile soil for crane products and technological innovation. The whole body has invested in “customer demand and market-oriented” Xugong lifting Machinery, in the dual dimension of initiative and "market forced", ran out of the highest "innovation acceleration" in the history of the global crane industry.

Intelligent turntable

The birth of the intelligent turntable is one of the best cases.

What is the smart turntable? It is a "production line" that is compatible with 18 processes and produces more than 20 products. With such a production line, the production efficiency of the XCMG crane structure workshop can be increased by 150%; this means that under the premise of not making a big adjustment to the production system, 20 turntables are produced every day, now every day. Produced 50 units.

This originated from the manufacturing system, focusing on the improvement of efficiency and efficiency, can not be found in the European and American crane industry, it is even more unlikely. why?

The reason is: for the European and American crane industry where the scale space has peaked, the market does not need too high “capacity efficiency”; more importantly, it has been in the “comfort zone” for many years, and the development of European and American brands has entered the “step by step”. "The mode; together with the general listed company, "mid- and short-term performance is greater than everything", spending money to improve the production line and can only return in a few years, European and American companies here "no worries."

Global industry leader, Chinese industry leader

As a global industry leader, the leader of China's industry, XCMG's "leading technology, useless and not ruined" values, has given the hoisting machinery division a decisive and innovative stance in innovation. The intelligent turntable production line was unveiled, and the Chinese equipment manufacturing industry has added a bright eye.

How intelligent is the intelligent turntable production line?

Throughout the 18-step production process, one person can control 10 machines, the robot intelligent welding level exceeds 75%, the production efficiency is increased by 150%, and the intelligent logistics process coverage is over 60%.

[With "perfect manufacturing", plus value competition]

If the number and proportion of "robots" is only the "external appearance" of the intelligent turntable, then the high quality and stability of the output of this production line will make the intelligent turntable "smart" and both form and spirit.

It is understood that the production line load of 10 tons (to ensure the operating efficiency, in the case of carrying 10 tons of heavy objects, in the high-speed, large inertia state, accurate stop within 1mm) can still accurately transport each accessory to the error This makes the welding robot work more efficiently within 1mm. With such precise operation, the products produced by the intelligent turntable have a quality of 4 sigma standards - the standard that is deeply applied in the field of electronic component processing, which means that for every 10 million structural parts produced on the production line, only 4 will There is a flaw.

Intelligent production line

Nearly perfect quality control, double the increase in output, let high-quality cranes continue to flock to end users with Xugong's market channels. For XCMG, this upgrade will undoubtedly open up new value space for the enterprise, let “high-end breakthrough, high technology, high added value” fall from the goal to reality; let Chinese cranes have enough chips to jump out of the traditional “ "Price competition", turned to "value competition", and competed with the world giants in value. For the end user, the "perfect manufacturing" and "world-class quality" products have the most solid carrier for the realization of user value.

[Made in China, the elevated lead "barrier"]

The emergence and application of Xugong crane's intelligent turntable has a more important meaning: it is making China's equipment manufacturing industry and the Chinese crane industry a "leading barrier" with a historic and contemporary sense.

Why do you say that?

Unlike other consumer goods, cranes are required to give multiple varieties and small-scale fields, and the operation between each link does not need to be very continuous, that is to say, the dispersion is high. This characteristic determines that each crane manufacturer's processing equipment must be customized according to its own needs.

However, the "customization" theory itself represents "high investment" and "product line technology intensive"; and this is not all companies can do, nor is all enterprises willingly devote themselves to it.

"As a leader, as an industry leader, technology is the core driving force of our development. Here, we absolutely do not invest, even at the expense of time and resources." Wang Min, chairman of Xugong Group, expressed similar views on different occasions. The XCMG cranes practice this with practical actions.

From project establishment to use, the intelligent turntable production line has undergone careful planning, verification and testing. The process is 7 years in a blink of an eye; the cost investment is countless. If it is only calculated according to the measurable fixed assets, the current value of the workshop is only 130 yuan.

"This is just the beginning. In the future, Xugong cranes will rewrite the smart manufacturing standards of China and the world. In addition to heavy investment, we must maximize the value of existing resources, and let the Internet of Things, industrial cloud and other technologies become Xugong. The improvement of the manufacturing system has brought about multiple effects," said Sun Jianzhong, vice president of Xugong Machinery and general manager of the lifting machinery division.

Under such a plan, in 2020, a new smart factory covering 9 production lines and 3 workshops will be unveiled.

As a leading leader, Xu Gong is not afraid of other chasers, especially in the intelligent manufacturing system. "The production line of cranes, thousands of different companies, and the different rules of the respective governors are not the same. However, it is not every enterprise that has the same skills to break through its own limits and systematically improve it. It has not been for decades. The industry continues to accumulate," said the designer of the XCMG crane intelligent production line.

"This is a kind of original, endogenous innovation, which cannot be achieved by imitation alone. This is also the key to our next step, building the new stage of China, China's manufacturing, Chinese products, and China's innovation barriers." Sun Jianzhong said . (This article is from Xugong Heavy)