General Science Co., Ltd., an international tire enterprise (hereinafter referred to as “General Science”), has been actively promoting the intelligent transformation in recent years and is committed to building an efficient and sustainable production system through technological innovation. With intelligent technologies such as “lights-out factories”, 5G Carbon Cloud Intelligent Factories, intelligent transportation lines, automated three-dimensional warehouses and AGV intelligent handling forklifts as the core, the company has comprehensively improved its operational efficiency, optimized the production process and provided high-quality tire products for the global market.
Strategic Layout of Intelligent Manufacturing
General Science has always regarded intelligent manufacturing as the core strategy for its enterprise development. Since 2019, the company has achieved the comprehensive digitization and intelligence of the production process by introducing technologies such as the “Industrial Brain”. The establishment of the all-steel intelligent factory marks that the whole process from the warehousing of raw materials to the outbound delivery of finished products has been intelligentized, making it a leading benchmark for intelligent manufacturing in the industry. With the support of these technologies, General Science has not only improved production efficiency and product quality but also significantly reduced energy consumption and operating costs through intelligent scheduling and optimization, laying a solid foundation for the intelligent development of the enterprise.
The Leading Practice of “Lights-out Factories”
The “lights-out factory” is one of the highlights of General Science in intelligent manufacturing. Entering the semi-steel “lights-out workshop” of General Science, we can see robotic arms and machines operating in an orderly manner; AGV intelligent handling forklifts moving automatically and shuttling freely; in the entire vulcanization workshop, only the indicator lights showing the status of equipment and the quality inspection lights are flickering alternately with a dim light… This model, with fully automated equipment as the core, realizes efficient unmanned production and can achieve 24-hour production without lighting. The “lights-out factory” not only reduces errors caused by human operations but also improves product consistency through precise data management. Meanwhile, the unmanned production environment significantly reduces operating costs, fully demonstrating the advantages of intelligent technologies.
The Green Innovation of 5G Carbon Cloud Intelligent Factory
To promote the achievement of sustainable development goals, General Science has jointly built a 5G Carbon Cloud Intelligent Factory with its technology partners. This factory has realized the green management of the production process with the help of the industrial Internet platform and real-time energy consumption monitoring technology. In terms of intelligent warehousing, through the refinement of process control by the WMS and WCS systems, the integration of warehousing equipment such as the automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS), AGV trolleys, intelligent conveyor lines and bin detectors, and by utilizing information technologies such as 5G network communication, barcode recognition technology and material management systems as well as lean management means, it has achieved various warehousing operation management. Meanwhile, it is interconnected with the MES and APS systems to realize the distribution management serving intelligent production and comprehensively improve the management efficiency of warehousing, logistics and production. In terms of energy management, through the advanced 5G dedicated network mode and in combination with the IOT-plus data pre-acquisition system to conduct real-time data acquisition on production management and control systems such as metering instruments, MES/DCS, etc., it has achieved the automatic metering of water, electricity, gas and heat in the all-steel factory. On this basis, it further utilizes the carbon cloud platform to display, count and analyze the energy consumption indicators of each energy-consuming department in real time, realizing the centralized monitoring and fault alarm of the operation status of electricity, water, steam, heat, etc., so as to achieve the goals of intelligent energy efficiency management and power distribution management.
Currently, General Science is actively applying this intelligent manufacturing model to its three production bases in China, Cambodia and Thailand to meet the high standards of the international market. This technological approach not only makes production more environmentally friendly but also enhances the enterprise’s sustainable competitiveness in the international market. In the future, General Science will continue to deepen the application of intelligent technologies in production, further optimize resource allocation, promote green manufacturing and contribute to the high-quality development of the global market. Through the wide application of intelligent manufacturing technologies, the company is committed to providing more efficient and sustainable tire solutions for global users.
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