Speaking of foundries,people always think of hot furnaces,flaming molten iron,and casting workers shuttled back and forth in full swing...On November 1,the 3D printing intelligent molding factory of Yantai Binglun Intelligent Machinery Technology Co.,Ltd.was officially inaugurated,which has the current world The largest 3D printer in the foundry industry and the fastest work efficiency.From this moment on,the traditional foundry industry has been redefined by the ice wheel.

On the morning of November 1,the 3D printing intelligent molding factory of Yantai Binglun Intelligent Machinery Technology Co.,Ltd.was officially inaugurated.This means that the company's green intelligent casting transformation project has officially started.The project will adopt the model of"3D printing,robots and other innovative technologies+green intelligent casting factory".After completion,it will reach the capacity of producing 5000 tons of compressors and other high-end castings.The per capita production capacity will exceed 100T/year,and the product qualification rate will exceed 96.%,to realize green and intelligent casting.

Visit the smart workshop

In the factory's 3D printing intelligent molding workshop,there is no rushing molten iron,hot furnace,scenes of splashing sparks,no crackling sounds and laborious pouring.The entire workshop is clean and tidy,with a few workers operating the intelligent control system and managing the corresponding positions.Mobile robots in the workshop come and go,and will automatically avoid when they detect someone in front of them.

“The entire workshop requires only 7 people per shift,and the entire smart factory has about 20 people.All work in an air-conditioned environment without heavy manual labor.The production efficiency is more than 5 times that of traditional casting of the same scale.”Deputy Yantai Binglun Intelligent Machinery Technology Co.,Ltd.General Manager Tian Lihai said that the safety of traditional foundries is a big problem.The working environment has a high dust concentration and will be burned if you are not careful.Even very skilled workers are unavoidable.However,in the intelligent molding workshop,molten iron cannot be seen in the smelting workshop,and the entire process is fully automatic,which ensures the safety of workers.In addition,the castings produced in the smart workshop have greatly reduced the requirements for workers'skills,and the assembly line operation can ensure that the castings can be produced on a large scale and standardized.

Visit the smart workshop

The reporter learned from the Intelligent Control Center that the 3D printer equipment in the workshop is equipped with mobile robots,truss robots,microwave drying equipment,intelligent three-dimensional library,etc.Each 3D printer has two sand boxes,and the forming size of each sand box is 2.5*1.5*1m.Tian Lihai said that this is currently the largest printer in the foundry industry in the world,and it is also the most efficient printer.The sand paver on the printer will first spread a layer of 0.44 mm sand,and then add a layer of curing agent,and then another print head will be drawn over and spray resin on the paved sand.A 3D printer can print a full box with up to 2000 layers of sand.The working box can print multiple sand cores at the same time.The optimized process can improve the printing efficiency,but the premise is to facilitate the subsequent truss grabbing.After the printing is completed,the operator calls the AGV on the printer side,and the AGV automatically sends the filled sand box to the sand box buffer line.

On the cache line,the work box that has just been printed will take 2 to 3 hours to finish hardening.Then the working box is automatically lifted after being sent to the sand cleaning station by AGV,the sand core coordinates are transferred to the truss through the intelligent unit,the truss manipulator grabs the sand core according to the coordinate system,and the sand core is transferred to the automatic sand cleaning room through the transfer trolley,and it is automatically air washed After that,it is transported to the side to be manually blown,and the sand core is checked and confirmed through the inspection APP.The qualified sand core is grabbed by the truss manipulator for dipping,and then the truss puts the sand core in the microwave front tray,enters the microwave drying equipment,and is dried and solidified.After the sand core is dried,the truss grabs the sand core and puts it on the three-dimensional library tray and sends it to the three-dimensional library.Afterwards,the smelting and pouring links also rely on machinery.The entire workshop has realized fully automatic operation from sand core forming to casting forming,greatly reducing the participation of manpower.Its equipment,technology,software,hardware and other comprehensive technologies are leading the world,realizing the industrial application of new casting technologies.

It is reported that several major manufacturing countries in the world have respectively proposed their own smart manufacturing strategies,which organically integrate products,machines,resources and people through the use of new-generation information and communication technologies such as cloud computing,Internet of Things,3D printing,and big data.,To promote the transformation of the manufacturing industry to intelligence based on big data analysis,human work intelligence and application.

Introduce the whole work process of the workshop to reporters through the monitoring screen

Through this smart factory construction project,Yantai Binglun Intelligent Machinery Technology Co.,Ltd.applies information technology,network technology and intelligent technology to all aspects of production and operation,such as design,manufacturing,management,and service.Support the transformation,upgrading and development of enterprises.

"I am very pleased to see that the launch ceremony of the Yantai Ice Wheel Intelligent Molding Workshop has been successfully held.At present,China has entered a new era.The new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation has formed a historic intersection with China's accelerating transformation of economic development.The development of enterprises is facing opportunities and challenges.Achieving high-quality development is to follow the trend and the general trend.The first key to achieving high-quality development is to use digital network intelligence as the starting point.The deep integration of a new generation of artificial intelligence technology and advanced manufacturing technology has formed a new generation of intelligent manufacturing Technology has become the core driving force of the new round of industrial revolution.The core of the new generation of intelligent manufacturing is to realize digital,networked and intelligent."Peng Fan,chairman of the National Intelligent Casting Industry Innovation Center,said that the second key to achieving high-quality development It is to inject new kinetic energy and promote the conversion of new and old kinetic energy.The injection of these two new kinetic energy can promote the green and intelligent transformation of traditional industries and the innovative development of emerging industries.