Non-Standard Automation Equipment
Designed specifically for specific processes, it can be perfectly integrated into existing processes to achieve efficient and flexible unmanned production, significantly improving productivity and consistency.
To improve efficiency and effectiveness, automation is a must for businesses. Replacing manual labor with machines can significantly improve work efficiency and reduce costs. So, what steps should be taken before selecting our non-standard automation equipment?
1. Information Collection: Detailed understanding of all the specific details of the existing process, production techniques, or production equipment, as well as current production capacity, labor requirements, the number of existing processes, process quality (or product quality), raw and auxiliary materials, etc. You can visit the production line to conduct multi-faceted inquiries, surveys, and understanding with the lead engineer and operators. You can also understand the environmental requirements of the workplace and any special requirements.
2. Requirements Understanding: Talk to the client's supervisor to understand the key objectives and requirements to be achieved. Inquire about the client's needs by comparing them with the product on-site, and refer to any relevant case studies the client can provide.
3. Solution Confirmation: Based on the above two basic conditions and considering available options, propose a preliminary feasible solution. After collective discussion by the team, it will be submitted to the client for confirmation (this typically takes several rounds of back-and-forth).
4. Main Component Selection: After the proposal is confirmed by the customer, the automation component selection process begins. (Preliminary selection is generally also required during the feasibility study. This selection process should be reviewed by experienced personnel; do not arbitrarily change models based on cost.)
5. Parameter Verification: Based on the customer's capacity requirements (generally referring to the time required for the entire cycle), the process steps for the entire production process are designed, and the functionality of the initially selected automation components is verified and confirmed.
6. General Design: After the above work is completed, the assembly drawing sketch can be designed, entering the regular mechanical design process. Simultaneously, electrical engineers and programmers will design and develop electrical schematics and program control software based on the overall implementation plan and process flow chart.
7. Review and Customer Confirmation: After the mechanical design, outsourced automation components, machined parts, electrical diagrams, and program control diagrams are completed, and after standardized review and customer confirmation, manufacturing, assembly, and commissioning can begin. Upon completion, the trial operation phase begins.
To make a good Non-Standard Automation Equipment, these seven points are crucial. You can make appropriate adjustments according to the specific situation. The specific content of each major aspect of the work must be strictly carried out in accordance with the work specifications to avoid major mistakes.
