Metal structural component machining, inspection, and logistics storage system

Customer Pain Points

Core Requirements: This project involves the customized design of a logistics and storage system specifically addressing the pain points of the metal structural component flexible production line.
Existing Pain Points: The client has established a flexible production line comprising 5 turning cells, cleaning units, CMM inspection units, pressure testing units, and marking units. However, parts machined by the 3 off-line turning cells cannot be automatically connected to subsequent processes, resulting in prominent issues of low efficiency in manual transfer and process disconnection. During part flow, there is a lack of a unified identification and buffer management mechanism, making parts susceptible to confusion and delays. Furthermore, the production line and warehouse have not achieved digital linkage, leading to a failure in real-time synchronization of inventory and progress. The absence of a unified control hub makes full-process coordinated scheduling difficult, preventing the flexible production line from fully utilizing its capacity advantages.

Intelligent Storage Unit: Configured with 2 independent material warehouses to realize classified storage and intelligent scheduling of metal structural component blanks, semi-finished products, and finished goods, combining CHINAF management logic to ensure precise material control.
Automated Execution Unit: Equipped with 1 six-axis robot (supported by a 34-meter floor rail) and supplemented by CHINAF buffer stations, realizing precise transfer and scheduling of parts across all processes; fitted with 114 sets of custom tooling (adapted for 6 types of parts) to meet multi-variety clamping and flow requirements.
Digital Identification and Interface Unit: Integrates an identification system to realize automatic collection of part identity and process status; reserves enterprise MES interfaces to establish data links with existing management systems, achieving information synchronization.
Intelligent Control Hub: Features the CHINAF PCS Production Manufacturing Management Software to coordinate material flow, process connection, and inventory management, interfacing with the client's existing machining, inspection, and other equipment to realize full-process digital control.

Full-Process Automated Flow, Resolving Connection Bottlenecks: Through the synergy of robots, custom tooling, and buffer stations, parts from off-line turning cells are automatically conveyed to subsequent processes such as cleaning, inspection, and pressure testing. Manual transfer is reduced by over 90%, and process connection efficiency is increased by 60%, resolving issues of delay and confusion caused by manual handling.
Digital Collaborative Control, Enhancing Production Line Efficiency: Deep linkage between CHINAF PCS and the enterprise MES, combined with the identification system, realizes full life-cycle traceability of parts, achieving a production line data synchronization accuracy of 100%. By real-time scheduling of material warehouses and buffer statuses, capacity demand is precisely matched, optimizing overall capacity utilization by more than 25%.
High-Adaptability Integration, Compatible with Existing Lines: The system is fully compatible with the client's existing equipment, including turning, inspection, and cleaning units, eliminating the need for large-scale production line modifications. With 114 sets of custom tooling precisely adapted for 6 types of parts, it assists the client in rapidly achieving intelligent production line upgrades.