Source: Ji Zhi Jia
At the moment of the epidemic, the shortage crisis of auto parts is spreading, but the production of Dongfeng Yanfeng Automobile Cockpit System Co., Ltd. (Dongfeng Yanfeng), the global leader in automotive interiors, is still being carried out in an orderly manner.
Walking into Dongfeng Yanfeng's Wuhan factory, in the injection molding workshop that covers an area of more than 1 football field, there are few workers and many robots. As the largest production plant in Dongfeng Yanfeng, the production task of the Wuhan plant is not light: serving dozens of main engine factories, producing hundreds of thousands of auto parts every day, and peaking output of hundreds of thousands per month.
▲ Dongfeng Yanfeng united with Jizhijia
Lead the digital and intelligent transformation of auto parts production and warehousing logistics
Behind the orderly production is the transformation of production lines and warehousing logistics driven by digital transformation. In 2021, Dongfeng Yanfeng introduced the global AMR leader Geek+laser SLAM navigation intelligent handling robot and intelligent picking robot, after the project was launched, the storage density increased by 35%, the handling accuracy increased by 60%, the output increased by 25% year-on-year, and the handling efficiency increased by 35%, creating the first digital automobile intelligent cockpit benchmark factory for cross-floor collaboration in China.
Achieving the "Four Correctnesses" at the Moment of the Epidemic
Dongfeng Yanfeng's digital intelligence breakthrough
As a supplier of many well-known brands, Wuhan Dongfeng Yanfeng provides automotive interior product services for Dongfeng Honda, Dongfeng Passenger Car, Xiaopeng Automobile and other OEMs. Whether the "four corrects" can be achieved, that is, with the right data, at the right time, in the right way, and delivered to the right people or equipment, is a common pain point and problem in Dongfeng Yanfeng and the auto parts manufacturing industry.
There are many types of auto parts, scheduled according to a single, and the production process needs to be frequently stopped and changed, resulting in an irregular rhythm of the product going off the line, and the intensity of traditional manual work is large, and it is impossible to respond in time. In addition, the storage in the library is dense, the operation in and out of the library is frequent, and the data update and daily inventory are time-consuming and laborious. At the moment of the epidemic, how to complete customer delivery with stability, efficiency and high quality has become the top priority of Dongfeng Yanfeng.
▲ Dongfeng Yanfeng joined hands with Jizhijia to upgrade the number of intelligent
"Firmly and confidently join hands again"
Co-casting automotive intelligent cockpit benchmark factory
Jin Tian, Material Planning Manager of Dongfeng Yanfeng Automotive Cockpit System Co., Ltd., said: "Dongfeng Yanfeng is committed to exploring digital intelligent manufacturing upgrades, and we have successfully cooperated with Jizhijia (in Yancheng and Xiangyang) for a number of projects. Wuhan factory, as the largest production plant of Dongfeng Yanfeng, we firmly and confidently join hands with Jizhijia again to jointly build an automotive intelligent cockpit benchmark factory! This project is also the first time that our group has used laser SLAM navigation robots in a factory! ”
In order to adapt to different scenarios of production and warehousing, Dongfeng Yanfeng Wuhan Factory introduced dozens of Jizhijia handling robot MP1000R to automatically enter the warehouse of injection molded self-made parts, and the material truck scheduling and welding machine in the collection area were automatically launched; jizhijia picking robot combined with WMS warehouse management system to achieve high-density access and automatic management inventory of steel platforms and self-made parts storage areas.
▲Dongfeng Yanfeng Wuhan factory was introduced
Jizhijia intelligent handling and intelligent picking robot cluster solution
Works collaboratively across floors
Optimal adaptation efficiency doubled
Dongfeng Yanfeng Wuhan factory in order to improve storage efficiency, set up a multi-layer steel platform warehouse, Jizhijia actively respond to customer needs, robots through DMP (equipment management platform) and elevator interaction, cross-floor collaborative handling of shelves into storage, optimal adaptation of factory storage scheme, efficiency doubled.
▲Jizhijia robot works collaboratively across floors
Optimal adaptation for plant storage and efficiency
High-precision laser SLAM navigation
Complex environments are "second-level" responses
Dongfeng Yanfeng Wuhan factory covers both production and warehousing scenarios, with frequent personnel movement, complex environment and limited channel width. The narrow channel width places extremely high demands on the navigation and positioning ability of AMR.
Jizhijia intelligent handling robot MP1000R adopts high-precision laser SLAM navigation technology, and the positioning accuracy can reach ±10mm without using any auxiliary marking. In addition, its 360 ° no dead angle laser obstacle avoidance, 5cm low obstacle detection, to ensure the safety of people and goods when the robot is running.
▲Jizhijia intelligent handling robot with high-precision laser SLAM navigation technology
"Seconds" deal with complex environments
Visualize information management
Lean Intelligence, fast and transparent
Storage area multi-row shelves without aisles dense storage, Jizhijia intelligent picking robot automatically dispatch and move the warehouse, make full use of the inner shelf, effectively improve storage efficiency, and automatically manage the product in progress, to meet the customer's storage, inventory needs.
Inventory information is presented in the form of a large data screen, which helps the factory to visually analyze. In addition, the real-time status, mileage, time allocation and other operating data of the robot are also graphically displayed, helping the factory to quickly coordinate information and achieve lean management.
▲Visual information management helps factory lean management
Manager Jin added: "After the robot entered, it completed the rapid construction of the map through laser scanning, which did not require a lot of infrastructure transformation, saving a lot of cost and time, and the project ran stably after it was launched." Dongfeng Yanfeng and Jizhijia have realized technological innovation, optimized operation processes, improved management efficiency, and helped us grasp the opportunities of digital transformation and enhance our comprehensive competitiveness with efficient and powerful implementation and response speed! In the future, we look forward to deepening cooperation with Jizhijia, continuing to explore and innovate, and empowering the digital and intelligent development of the automobile manufacturing industry! ”