SDBL Intelligent Machinery Technology Group, as a leader in technological innovation in China's foundry industry, its high-end precision castings serve more than 20 industry giants around the world, and its products cover six major industries: machine tools, compressors, power generation equipment, engines, pump valves, and mining machinery industry. In response to the country’s call for green and smart development, SDBL initiated the transformation and upgrading of the traditional manufacturing industry, invested 125 million yuan to build a full-process digital smart casting factory, and used 3D printing + digitization + intelligence to integrate industrial Internet, Internet of Things, and informatization. Integrating advanced technologies such as, industrial cloud, etc., it integrates more than 1,400 parameters, more than 180 sets of equipment, and five major software systems in the production process. It is an internationally advanced intelligent casting factory, and has obtained more than 20 inventions, utility models and soft works. , Creating a number of world firsts.
Intelligent workshop creates the best in many worlds
There are no hot furnaces and sparks splashing around, only the machinery is operating automatically and intelligently; there are only a few workers in the workshop, and most of the mobile robots shuttle in the aisle… Enter the workshop of SDBL "3D Printing Intelligent Molding Factory", The scene before us aroused everyone's admiration, and everyone was amazed at the clean and highly intelligent foundry.
"What you see is the casting 3D printing intelligent molding workshop. The workshop is equipped with cameras and intelligent operating terminals integrated in the intelligent control center, which can remotely monitor the operation of each equipment; various production data can be collected through sensors, including product qualification. Through the application of Internet of Things technology, the entire factory has fully realized the equipment numerical control rate of 100% and the equipment networking rate of 100%.” According to the staff, the SDBL intelligent molding factory has been put into construction since July 2018. It was officially opened in November 2019. The factory adopts advanced 3D printing equipment and truss robots, AGVs, three-dimensional warehouses, low-energy intermediate frequency electric furnaces, automatic charging systems, automatic pouring machines, shot blasting and other intelligent equipment, covering ERP, MES, full-process digital design and Simulate digital business processes such as VCS and LIMS to realize the intelligence of the entire casting process.
“There are only 20 people in the entire factory, and the production efficiency is more than 5 times that of traditional casting of the same scale.” said Tian Lihai, deputy general manager of SDBL. From sand core production to casting molding, the factory completes automatic operation and realizes the industrial application of new casting technology. , To drive the development of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, promote the development and progress of the industry, and lead the transformation and upgrading of China's foundry to realize green and intelligent casting. At present, the factory has become the most advanced 3D printing casting factory with the most advanced level of full-process intelligence in the world, creating many of the world's largest-the world's largest industrialization and full-process production of castings using 3D printing technology; it has the largest industry in the world's foundry industry. Class 3D printer and the fastest work efficiency; the world’s first use of a truss manipulator to assemble sand molds; the world’s first 3T full-automatic pouring machine with the largest elevation difference and the largest stroke; Pour and so on.
SDBL brings disruptive changes to traditional casting
The development of intelligent manufacturing is the general trend. At present, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is sweeping the world. The deep integration of a new generation of information technology and manufacturing is triggering profound changes in manufacturing models, production organization methods, and industrial patterns. Technological innovations such as the Internet, big data, cloud computing, 3D printing, robots, and smart equipment are constantly changing and iteratively accelerated, which injects new momentum into industrial upgrading; the intelligent manufacturing model with digital network intelligence as its core feature has increasingly become global manufacturing The important direction of industry reform and the commanding heights of competition will surely trigger a new round of manufacturing revolution and rebuild a new global manufacturing competition landscape.
The products of SDBL "3D Printing Intelligent Molding Factory" are based on high-end compressor castings and valve body castings. The product quality requirements are high and reach world-class. The workshop design extensively adopts advanced crafts and technologies, the quality is improved, the resource and energy consumption is reduced, and the comprehensive economic benefits reach the domestic first-class level in the same industry, which brings subversive changes to the traditional casting. The manufacturing of castings is simplified, quality and efficiency are improved. The manufacturing process is people-oriented, realizing green and intelligent manufacturing, and providing a model for the transformation and upgrading of the foundry industry. In addition, through the transformation of traditional workshop projects and cooperative promotion in the form of consortium, SDBL has cultivated a large number of professional talents for the industry in the integration of intelligent casting equipment, process technology, and software systems, and is well-equipped for the transformation and upgrading of the entire industry. Pave the ground, lay the foundation.