PLC Control System: Core Technology in Modern Industry

PLC control system is one of the core technologies in modern industry, playing a crucial role in industrial control systems. PLC control system is widely used in various fields, such as automation, robotics, logistics, manufacturing, etc. This article explores the principles, applications, advantages and disadvantages, as well as future trends of PLC control systems. I. …

A New Option for Improving Logistics Efficiency: Automated Warehouses

With the rapid development of e-commerce and express delivery industries, logistics has become an important link connecting production, sales and consumption. Traditional flat warehouses occupy large areas and have limited storage space, unable to keep pace with the development trend of logistics informatization and automation. Automated warehouses, as a new type of logistics venue, have …

What is a checkweigher

A checkweigher is a device that automatically checks whether the weight is qualified when the belt is running at high speed.

Application of visual navigation technology in unmanned high-position forklift

How the robot handles the problem of narrow aisles and obstructed vision in high-level storage applications. The connection of pallets, cages, shelves and other details greatly test the flexibility of unmanned forklift technology. How can it be better? Improving the adaptability and accuracy of unmanned forklifts, as well as reducing the cost of transformation in …

What is Model System Engineering (MBSE)?

In the past decades of development, domestic companies have adopted traditional document-based systems engineering methods for product design. However, how to accurately express or interact with other existing systems has become insurmountable for companies in forward design. Especially in recent years, with the in-depth development of technologies such as big data and Internet of Things, …

Industry-oriented, interconnection for use, understanding of the nature of the industrial Internet

The industrial Internet is a new thing, and our understanding of it is still in its infancy. It needs to be continuously adjusted, deepened and improved in practice. Our practice needs to cross the river by feeling the stones. Combining some recent research, re-learning and re-thinking, talk about some points of my own re-understanding. Regarding the …

Logistics system planning steps and key elements

Smart factory logistics planning is a systematic planning process, and certain planning steps need to be followed. The general steps of smart factory logistics planning include six stages: demand combing, conceptual design, preliminary planning, detailed planning, scheme verification, and implementation.

How to choose the inverter that best matches the load?

The correct selection of the frequency converter is very critical to the normal operation of the control system. When selecting an inverter, it is necessary to fully understand the characteristics of the load driven by the inverter.

Contactless economy spawns smart manufacturing

At present, the non-contact economy is mainly reflected in the service industry, but the new crown pneumonia epidemic has also had a huge impact on the manufacturing industry that is highly dependent on labor, and has spawned new production methods.

What is the smartest factory you have ever seen?

It is worth pointing out that no “lighthouse factory” has completed digital transformation alone. They all rely on partnerships to acquire or jointly develop new knowledge. And Microsoft has become the choice of many business partners.

From automated guided vehicles to autonomous mobile robots, where is the change?

Whether it is a large enterprise or a small enterprise, internal logistics automation is a difficult problem that often needs to be faced. If you can automate material transportation, why waste staff resources? Why not invest staff resources in higher value work? By automating material transportation, companies can optimize productivity and schedule delivery more effectively, thereby reducing bottlenecks in internal manufacturing.

What is a four-way shuttle?

Four-way shuttle car-is an intelligent robot that realizes “goods to people” sorting. Through programming to achieve tasks such as storage and transportation, it can be perfectly integrated with the logistics information system (WCS/WMS) to realize automatic identification, access and other functions. It uses advanced super capacitor power supply method, which greatly improves the equipment’s energy utilization rate.

What is a stacker and what is a shuttle in AS/RS

In this system, a shuttle car accesses the pallet in the shelf aisle, and the stacker transports the pallet to the cargo entrance and exit, which is sent out by the conveying equipment, and the forklift does not need to enter the storage area.