The bogie, which is equivalent to the "chassis" of a rail vehicle, is the core component that determines the safety, comfort, guidance and support of the vehicle. Plainly speaking, it’s an undercarriage with wheels pivoted beneath the end of a railway vehicle. How can such an important part be manufactured quickly and well? Recently, at #CRRC, we have put into operation the first intelligent manufacturing system, covering the entire process of manufacturing, assembly, welding, painting, logistics and other bogie manufacturing.
When instructions are input, a transport vehicle will take the material from the warehouse and then transport it to the corresponding station. The intelligent system will automatically take its instructions from the QR codes on the materials, and then generate a new QR codes as it creates more new material to work on in the next stage of manufacturing. This continues until the entire process is complete and the final work is ready for transportation. This entire process is automated.
The system has a total of 11 sub-production lines to maximize synergy, and the waiting time between each manufacturing process is minimized – some processes can even have a waiting time of close to zero. Compared with the traditional manual operation modes, this system can reduce personnel by 50%, increase production efficiency by 30.1%, and shorten the product development cycle by more than 35%.
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