In the context of Industry 4.0, industrial automation is gradually becoming the core driving force to promote the upgrading of the manufacturing industry. Especially in the field of industrial visual equipment, with the continuous improvement of product complexity and accuracy, the demand for intelligence and efficiency in warehouse management is becoming increasingly prominent.

01 Project Background

A well-known listed enterprise of industrial visual intelligent equipment in Suzhou has won the trust of many well-known enterprises around the world by virtue of its excellent technical strength and innovation ability. Its main customers include industry giants such as Apple and Samsung, and its products are widely used in industrial metrology, consumer electronics, semiconductors and other fields.

With the continuous expansion of business scale, the inventory of parts and semi-finished products has increased dramatically, and the storage space and efficiency of existing warehouses are difficult to meet the increasing storage and turnover demand. Faced with this challenge, the company urgently needed to introduce an advanced warehouse management system to improve the efficiency of warehousing operations and optimize internal supply chain management, so as to consolidate its market position and further promote the sustainable development of the enterprise.

Based on the deep technical accumulation in the field of logistics system integration and rich experience in the manufacturing industry, ROBOTECH won the favor of the company, and the two parties concluded a cooperation to jointly build an efficient and intelligent automated three-dimensional warehouse system.

02ROBOTECH Solution

ROBOTECH has a comprehensive understanding of the company's product characteristics and warehousing needs, and builds an innovative solution of "dual warehouse collaboration + intelligent scheduling" for it:

Integrated stacker crane system, shelving system, multi-pass system, conveyor system, hoist system and software management system, including pallet stacker hangar and bin multi-pass garage, for the storage, picking and distribution of raw materials and semi-finished products to the workshop, providing stable and reliable support for the company's multiple production lines.

Pallet library design

Construction height: 12m Stacker crane configuration: 4 sets of single deep pallet stacker roadway length: 70m Number of storage locations: 5000+ Technical parameters: horizontal speed: 180m/min Acceleration: 0.5m/s²Lifting speed: 40m/min

The design of the material box is multi-through

Construction height: 12m Roadway length: 64m Number of storage locations: 40000+ multi-vehicle configuration: 20 technical parameters: trolley running speed: 240m/min acceleration: 2m/s² hoist configuration: roadway hoist: 8 sets, trolley layer hoist: 4 sets Technical parameters: lifting speed: 180m/min Acceleration: roadway hoist is 3m/s² and the layer hoist is 2m/s²

Inbound and outbound and picking configurations

In order to meet the needs of efficient operation, picking openings and inbound and outbound openings are set up on the first and second floors to ensure that materials can enter and exit the warehouse quickly and accurately. At the same time, a pallet elevator is equipped to complete the transportation between floors to ensure the smooth flow of materials between different floors.

At the same time, it is also equipped with an LCD screen for mission display operations. In addition, six goods-to-person automatic picking openings are installed on the first and second floors, each of which is equipped with weighing and LCD display equipment to guide workers in their work.

Warehouse management system

The solution is equipped with advanced WMS (warehouse management system) and WCS (warehouse control system) to achieve accurate warehouse management of tens of thousands of SKUs. Through systematic management, we can grasp the inventory situation in real time, optimize the material layout, and improve the efficiency of warehouse operations.

In terms of computer hardware, the database server and application server are arranged in a way that is extended, and both are equipped with dual-machine hot standby to ensure the high availability and stability of the system. Even in the event of equipment failure or network abnormality, the system can be quickly restored to normal operation, ensuring the continuity of warehouse operations.

03Project Highlights

1. Multi-warehouse integration: multi-piercing and pallet warehouses can replenish each other to realize flexible allocation of inventory. At the same time, the classification management and partition picking strategy are adopted to solve the automatic management of a large number of parts and components of the testing equipment manufacturer.

2. Multi-model adaptation and safety monitoring of carriers: The project is equipped with the latest technology of ROBOTECH V-POS stacker stereo vision inspection system to ensure the stability of vehicle placement, and at the same time monitor the deformation coefficient of shelves and vehicles to eliminate safety risks.

04Project Results

1. Meet the business development needs of enterprises in the next 5 years, and support the later expansion of warehousing efficiency and capacity.

2. Realize the transformation from offline flat warehouse manual picking to online automatic picking.

3. The efficiency of the box in and out of the warehouse is 2000 boxes/h, and the pallet is 180 pallets/h to meet the efficiency requirements; The storage capacity is increased by 3.2 times and 2.5 times, respectively.

4. Efficient processing of SKU data to achieve intelligent and refined warehouse management.

The automated three-dimensional warehouse system tailored by ROBOTECH for the Suzhou listed company not only greatly improves the efficiency of warehouse management, but also is a positive practice and strong proof of its intelligent transformation and upgrading.

In the future, ROBOTECH will continue to deepen the field of warehouse automation, empower enterprises with more advanced technology and perfect solutions, and open a new chapter in warehouse management.