There are many application scenarios of industrial robots in the manufacturing industry, and mobile robots (AGV) that perform logistics handling tasks are used more and more frequently. In the past few years, manufacturers have installed more automated guided vehicles than ever before, and they are quickly responding to market changes through advanced automation solutions.
With the gradual increase in labor costs, manufacturing profits are getting thinner and thinner. Coupled with the impact of fierce competition in the global market, factories must find more low-cost ways to complete production tasks. In the new manufacturing environment, higher demands are placed on automation, not only to optimize the efficiency of the production line, but also to achieve real-time monitoring and improve the ability of flexible production to meet customer demand for new product customization. .
Human labor shows many deficiencies in modern manufacturing. For example, in some low-end jobs, the younger generation is not willing to do repetitive labor. In some gravity-type jobs, human physical strength is limited, and handling large objects will reduce the efficiency of the production line. From a safety perspective, many scenes in the manufacturing industry are full of harmful gases, sharp hard objects and messy scenes, which can easily cause harm to workers.
In contrast, automation has great advantages in manufacturing. In some environments, robots can complete production tasks more smoothly than humans.
AGV robots increase manufacturing flexibility
There are many application scenarios of industrial robots in the manufacturing industry, and mobile robots (AGV) that perform logistics handling tasks are used more and more frequently. In the past few years, manufacturers have installed more automated guided vehicles than ever before, and they are quickly responding to market changes through advanced automation solutions.
In fact, in the past in the manufacturing industry, various traditional means of transportation were also used, but these equipment cannot provide flexible services. Usually it needs to run on grooves, chains or fixed metal rails. This kind of equipment is very noisy, easy to stain the production site, and expensive. Traditional transportation tools do not allow manufacturers to change their routes and lack flexibility.
Nowadays, a new generation of automated guided AGVs, that is, mobile robots, have emerged in response to the situation. They can operate in complex production environments through induction, magnetic tape, and map navigation and positioning technologies, and can change their routes at will. Usually, the manufacturer reprograms the AGV or plans a route to meet the requirements of performing new tasks. In addition, these robots will be connected to the network to calculate and analyze the best path, so that the robot can complete the task in less time, and ultimately save the cost of operation.
Factory moves towards smart manufacturing mode
Manufacturers can configure the number of robots according to the number of production tasks. As long as this mobile robot is bought back, the parameters can be immediately put into use after configuration. It can even be rented to solve the temporary increase in production demand, so that the manufacturer will save More unnecessary money. However, traditional chain-based transportation tools require a lot of time to erect the track, and the equipment is not easy to dismantle after being put into use. This backward traditional product is inefficient and inflexible, and will face the elimination of the market.
With the rise of smart manufacturing models, the future factories must be automated and intelligent, and this mobile robot will be one of the key roles. Generally, mobile robots can interact with the manufacturing execution system to achieve functions such as error prevention and traceability. Mobile robots can be better integrated into the intelligent manufacturing system to realize the transportation of product parts in each production link and ensure that the entire production line is at the highest level. Run efficiently.
In addition, the continuous development of emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence has brought many benefits to mobile robots. Manufacturers are improving the recognition capabilities of mobile robots in industrial scenes through vision and laser navigation. With the addition of artificial intelligence algorithms, robots can realize autonomous operation and have the ability to make independent decisions, so as to better cooperate with work. Furthermore, we can use technologies such as voice commands and face recognition to easily call robots into production tasks to further improve the efficiency of equipment use.