Chapter 430 China’s benchmark factory, mass production is full
December 28, 1987.
The weather is sunny.
The sky is clear and the air quality is excellent.
The third factory of BMW Automobile Group has finally been officially put into production after a year of intense construction.
As the most advanced technology and largest production capacity in China, many leaders have expressed their intention to attend the mass production ceremony of this factory. "Leader, this welding workshop is the biggest highlight of our new factory."
After completing the fixed ceremony process, Jiang Hui personally accompanied Zhou Jian, the head of the Machinery Industry Committee, to visit the new factory.
The father-in-law Zhu Jiansheng naturally also followed him to participate in this event.
"Our welding workshops have been highly automated thanks to the wide application of advanced robotics and automation equipment."
"During the welding process, the robot replaces traditional manual welding with its precise movements and efficient working methods."
"These robots not only have extremely high welding accuracy, but also can automatically complete various complex welding tasks according to preset procedures."
The production environment of the stamping workshop is a bit too poor, and the noise of the work of large-tonnage stamping machines is very high.
So I took a quick look and went to the welding workshop.
"Which manufacturer is your welding robot produced?"
As the head of the Machinery Industry Committee, Zhou Jian naturally knows the welding robot.
In fact, a few years ago, FAW purchased more than a dozen KUKA welding robots from Deutschland to improve the welding accuracy of Hongqi cars.
However, although the robot is good, the Hongqi sedan has never been up.
Otherwise, it would not have reached the point of a joint venture with BMW Automobile Group.
Of course, it is not impossible to be reborn after a joint venture with BMW Automobile Group.
Anyway, for the superiors, whether it is the Hongqi sedan under FAW or the Hongqi BMW, the Hongqi produced by the Hongqi BMW, they are essentially 100% of the Chinese car brands.
"It is produced by Nanshan Equipment under our group."
"A variety of robots such as welding robots will have a very wide application prospect in various industries such as the automobile industry in the future."
"For example, our white body welding process, if manual welding is used, the total volume of various assembly such as side circumference, floor, engine compartment, etc. is quite large."
"It is inconvenient to operate manually and is very unfriendly to workers. The key is that the welding accuracy cannot be guaranteed."
"A little careless will cause poor lap joints and the welding accuracy does not meet the requirements."
"After becoming robot welding, not only the welding efficiency has been improved several times, but the welding accuracy has also been greatly improved."
"This is very beneficial for improving the strength of the entire body."
The welding workshop is a workshop worthy of publicity today. Jiang Hui must introduce it to you carefully.
Today, not only are there people from the ministries and commissions coming, but there is also a dedicated shooting team from Huaxia Station coming to interview and shoot.
News broadcasts tonight or tomorrow night may appear on news reports about Land Rover’s new factory. "Can Nanshan Equipment produce welding robots that meet the use of welding workshops?" Zhou Jian said, walking a few steps forward.
Land Rover's factories have planned special visits.
This passage is painted with green paint, and the dividing line is conspicuous yellow.
Generally speaking, the visiting team will try to stay in the green area, so that safety can be fully guaranteed.
At the same time, it also avoids the impact on operators to the greatest extent.
But Zhou Jian has to take a few steps forward and take a good look at the welding robot, so there is naturally no problem. "Yes, we have selected technicians who are proficient in mechanical design, materials, engineering mechanics, computer control and other parties, and spent three years to research and successfully produce welding robots this year."
Although the actual difficulty is not necessarily as exaggerated as Jiang Hui said, it is definitely not harmful to emphasize the difficulties at this time.
"The welding machine robot needs to withstand the influence of harsh working environments such as high temperature and spark splash, so its mechanical structure design must consider high strength, high rigidity and good heat dissipation performance."
"The motion control of the welding machine robot needs to achieve extremely high accuracy and stability to ensure welding quality."
"This requires the control system to have high-precision trajectory planning and tracking capabilities."
"It is not easy for your Nanshan equipment to solve all these problems."
Zhou Jian was also made by a grassroots technician, and at this time he also took the opportunity to show off his professional and technical level.
A few simple words can't be said if you don't know much about welding robots.
"Yes, the design and motion control of mechanical structures are very challenging."
"And there are many difficulties to overcome in sensing and detection technology."
"As a key component for the welding robot to achieve automated welding, the sensor needs to be able to monitor the status of the welding area in real time, such as temperature, molten pool form, etc.."
"It is for such a small part that our Nanshan equipment has consumed a lot of manpower and material resources."
Since Zhou Jian is very interested in welding robots, Jiang Hui naturally needs to give a detailed introduction.
The welding robot itself is one of the most eye-catching equipment in the new Land Rover Automobile factory.
The entire welding workshop uses more than 100 welding robots, which is definitely the number one in the country.
Even if it is globally, it is still a relatively advanced level.
Although various automobile giants use welding robots, they are generally used in relatively large parts welding stations in welding workshops, and other parts are still manually welded most of the time.
Because the price of welding robots is still too high.
It will be cheaper to use manual welding.
And the welding robot at this time was not as flexible as that of later generations.
Some processes are welded by welding robots, which may not be possible.
As for the cheap labor in China, if there is no necessary process, people will be even less interested in importing welding equipment from abroad.
According to normal historical development, it was not until the welding workshops of various newly built automobile factories after 2005 that a large number of welding robots were used.
In the next few years, labor costs have increased significantly. After 2015, welding workshops are basically places where robots can be used, and people will not be considered.
Because the price of robots had dropped significantly at that time, using robots to achieve welding would be cheaper than workers.
The key is that the robot is very obedient.
I don't look like a human being, sometimes it's hard to manage.
"Your welding robot can be promoted on a large scale in many industries such as the domestic automobile industry and home appliance industry."
"It can not only greatly improve the welding quality of parts, but also improve production efficiency."
"Who said that China cannot build a modern automobile factory?"
"I think your new factory is very modern."
Zhou Jian obviously has a very high evaluation of the new factory in front of him.
In recent years, BMW Automobile Group has undoubtedly become a star in the domestic industry.
As a model of successful reform, Zhou Jian knew very well that it would be very challenging to achieve greater results.
But Land Rover's new factory did not disappoint him.
It is completely different from the automation level of welding workshops of other domestic automobile factories. After entering the workshop, it is arranged neatly and orderly, giving people the feeling of visiting the production workshops of international automobile giants in the United States or Japan.
"Our Nanshan Equipment will also promote our welding robots to domestic customers in the next step."
"In addition to the fields of mechanical manufacturing and automobile production, we are also preparing to let our welding robots play an important role in the field of electronic equipment manufacturing."
"For the welding of precise and tiny components, circuit boards or connectors, our newly developed welding robots can ensure the reliability of welding with their high precision and stability."
"Especially in the manufacturing of medical equipment, the application of welding robots has improved the welding quality of medical equipment and provided strong guarantees for the safety of patients during treatment."
"In the next step, we will also simultaneously enter the international market and sell the welding robots of Nanshan equipment to America, Japan and Europe. "Jiang Hui knows that most of the current factories in China are actually unable to afford welding robots.
Besides, how those personnel arrange it is also a problem when replacing manual welding with welding robots.
"Welding machine robots have great potential. At that time, our committee will recommend your welding machine robots to various subordinate factories."
"In addition, you can also boldly develop other robots."
"I think this will become the flagship product of your Nanshan equipment in the future."
Zhou Jian's vision is still very good.
He has been very knowledgeable over the years and knows that robots are definitely promising. "We will definitely work hard to build Nanshan Welding Machine Robot into a world-renowned welding robot brand." Zhou Jiandu said he wanted to help him promote robots, so Jiang Hui naturally had to make a statement.
Next, the visiting team walked a long way around the welding workshop, and then entered the painting workshop.
Compared with the welding workshop, the painting workshop is definitely not that convenient to visit.
"Mechanized transportation occupies an important position in the entire coating process of our coating workshop."
"Apart from the loading and unloading of the glue line, all other links are automated."
"This greatly improves production efficiency, and the automated production process also ensures the stability and consistency of the coating quality."
After just talking about the robot, I greatly promoted the degree of automation of the welding workshop.
Now that we come to the painting workshop, we naturally need to make a transition first so that everyone can continue to feel the degree of automation of the painting workshop.
Then the specific coating process began to be introduced.
"The production line in front of us is the pretreatment line."
"Pretreatment before coating is a key step to ensure the quality of the coating." "Our coating workshop adopts advanced pretreatment processes, including degreasing, phosphating and other processes to remove impurities such as oil stains, rust and other impurities on the surface of the car body, laying a solid foundation for subsequent coating work."
"Then the electrophoretic line is behind."
"Electrophoretic coating is an important means of body anti-corrosion, and it is also the most mainstream body coating technology in the world."
"Land Rover Automobile Coating Workshop adopts cathode electrophoretic coating technology, through electrophoresis, the paint is evenly attached to the surface of the body, forming a dense anti-corrosion layer."
"This electrophoretic line has a high degree of automation and the coating effect is stable and reliable."
Jiang Hui familiarly and confidently introduced the situation of his coating workshop to Zhou Jian and others.
This production line is the most advanced in China, so he naturally has the confidence.
"After completing the electrophoretic coating, we came to the painting room."
"The painting room is also the core workshop in our painting workshop."
"It uses the efficient water-washing painting room developed by Nanshan Equipment, and the spraying treatment effect is better."
"Our painting room is also equipped with advanced automatic spraying machines and air atomization reciprocating spray guns, achieving automation and efficiency of spraying."
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One of the main features of Jiang Hui today is automation.
In this era, the level of automation largely determines everyone's recognition of your advanced nature.
If you can take out the unmanned workshop at this time, everyone will give you a thumbs up, indicating that your workshop is too advanced.
It's not like later generations. Everyone knows a lot and doesn't think it's special.
"The end is our drying room."
"The drying room is used to dry and solidify the sprayed car body."
Considering that the leaders who came to participate in the event today are not all very clear about the automobile production process, Jiang Hui naturally needs to be easy to understand when introducing it, and everyone should also have a basic understanding of the role of each process and workshop.
Otherwise, if you read it briefly and don’t leave any impression at that time, Jiang Hui’s efforts will be in vain. "Our painting workshop uses an energy-saving door-type drying room, which is a world-class drying equipment. Its advantages are small heat loss and significant energy-saving effects." In the 1980s, China's power supply was not so stable.
The concept of saving electricity and water is often widely promoted.
Although BMW Automobile Group is a key power supply guarantee unit, it does not need to worry about the lack of electricity.
But what should be saved must be saved. Otherwise, these devices will be difficult to play their competitiveness in the international market.
The products arranged by Jiang Hui for each subsidiary are not simply designed for domestic purposes, but should consider global needs.
In this case, the international trend of energy conservation and environmental protection cannot be ignored.
Otherwise, if you play in the country, your development space will be relatively limited.
After all, in this era, the industrial level of China is completely incomparable to thirty or forty years later.
"In addition, in terms of environmental protection, our coating workshop has taken a number of measures to reduce the emission of waste gas and wastewater."
"For example, the waste gas discharged from the electrophoretic coating room and the paint drying room is directly sent to the drying room as a supplementary fresh air for drying, which not only prevents environmental pollution but also saves energy."
"At the same time, the workshop is also equipped with advanced wastewater treatment equipment to ensure that the wastewater is discharged in accordance with the standards."
Although environmental protection is not a hot topic in China in this era.
But this automobile factory was built in Shenzhen City Pass and was a perfect city center in later generations.
Jiang Hui certainly didn't want to make the air around him smoky.
As long as the automobile factory does a good job of environmental protection, the impact on the surrounding residents will be very limited.
But if you are not careful, the exhaust gas in the coating workshop can directly reduce the air quality within a radius of several kilometers by several levels.
It is still worth spending a little bit of money to set a benchmark and let leaders at all levels take a high look at Land Rover.
The main reason is that Jiang Hui himself lives near the factory, so he also has to consider himself.
"Advanced process equipment, strict quality management, efficient automated production processes and environmentally friendly production measures, your new factory will surely become an important symbol of the modernization process of China's automobile industry."
"Mr. Jiang, I am becoming more and more confident in your group."
Zhou Jian didn't expect that he could see so many different things in the painting workshop.
This is definitely an unexpected surprise.
The people who followed Zhou Jian to inspect naturally heard their leaders' high praise for Land Rover.
When doing things in the future, you will definitely have a tendency.
"After our car comes out of the coating workshop, it will be transported to the assembly workshop through automatic conveying chain."
"This workshop is the largest workshop among our craft workshops and the number of workers is too large."
Whether it is now or later, the assembly workshop is the place with the largest number of people in the automobile factory.
Many parts are not large and suitable for use with robots. The labor will be more convenient and flexible.
For example, simple door frame glue strips are installed very quickly by workers and the quality is guaranteed.
But when using a robot, the difficulty is not average, and it is easy to break the glue strips.
After all, no one can get flexible and gentle in the control parts of the robot.
Many other parts are installed in a similar situation.
Almost all are installed and assembled manually.
There are only additional auxiliary equipment for stations with relatively large parts weight.
"Our assembly workshop adopts a scientific and reasonable streamlined design in its layout, ensuring the smooth and efficient production process."
"The workshop is equipped with multiple production lines such as engine assembly lines, chassis assembly lines, body assembly lines and interior assembly lines."
"The production lines are closely connected to form a complete production system."
"At the same time, the workshop is also equipped with modern facilities such as advanced lifting equipment, conveyor belts and automated assembly robots, which greatly improves production efficiency."
The things introduced by Jiang Hui can be introduced in the assembly workshop of any automobile factory in later generations, and they are better than the current Land Rover.
But that is later generations!
Now, Land Rover's assembly workshop is definitely very competitive.
"There are many processes in the assembly workshop. In order to ensure quality, we have made a lot of efforts."
"First, the workshop has established a strict quality management system and conducted detailed monitoring and recording of every link in the production process."
"Secondly, we have set up a special quality inspection station in the workshop to conduct comprehensive inspection and testing of downline vehicles to ensure that their performance meets the standards."
"Finally, we will regularly conduct quality awareness training for employees to improve their quality awareness and operating skills."
Although the Capital Internal Combustion Engine Factory introduced TQC management tools from Japan many years ago and promoted them in many factories.
However, quality management is closely related to people. Even if you have good management tools, you must implement them well.
No doubt, many factories have not implemented this aspect thoroughly.
Land Rover wants to become a global automotive giant, naturally needs to do something different.
"Similar to the welding workshop and the coating workshop, our assembly workshop uses automated assembly robots to assemble some parts, greatly improving production efficiency."
"At the same time, we also cooperated with Nanshan Software to introduce an advanced information management system, real-time collection and analysis of production data, and provide strong support for production decisions."
"This is the only one in China who has imported an information management system in the assembly workshop."
The number of its own factory must be well promoted.
Didn't you see the reporter from Huaxia Station shooting records?
"Mr. Jiang, your new factory is completely the benchmark factory in the Chinese automobile industry."
"I don't think it is worse than the factories of Toyota and General Motors at all."
Although Zhou Jian is not young, it took about an hour to visit the assembly workshop from the stamping workshop, but he didn't feel tired at all.
He is still very willing to participate in this rewarding visit. "The leader has won the award." "Actually, when we first started planning, we were preparing to use many advanced processes, but we have not fully achieved breakthroughs in technology." "We can only fully catch up with the international advanced level in all aspects when we build the next factory."
"Now it has only reached or exceeded the international level in some areas, and there are still many places that need to continue to work hard." Jiang Hui did not say too much.
In China, if you say too much, it is easy for some people to feel uncomfortable when they hear it.
"It is not easy for BMW Automobile Group to develop to its current scale in just a few years, and it is still very difficult to build such an advanced benchmark factory based on its own efforts."
"By the way, the production capacity planning of your factory is so large, there is no problem with the production capacity, right?"
Zhou Jian asked a question that many people care about.
It is naturally a good thing to do a large capacity planning.
But if the actual demand is small and the production capacity vacancy rate is very high, it will be embarrassing.
Some factories are facing this situation now. "Our two factories have been working overtime to barely complete various production tasks."
"In order to ease production for Land Rover, we even sacrificed the output of BMW Light and Mercedes-Benz sedans."
"Now that the third factory will be put into production smoothly, and all the relevant production arrangements are produced in full production state."
"This will allow the original factory to free up the weekend for good maintenance!"
When Jiang Hui said this, Zhou Jian was completely determined.
(This chapter ends)