The production process in the mechanical industry involves the processing of a large number of mechanical workpieces, of which various types of standard and non-standard cutting tools are used according to the product or workpiece. The size, shape, positional accuracy and surface profile of the workpiece are all closely related to the cutting tool, and the ability to provide a resharpened cutting tool to the production line is directly related to whether production can continue normally. As a result, an abnormality in a cutting tool, especially an off-standard cutting tool, can affect the entire machining line and cause it to stop production. If there are no emergency measures in place or if they cannot be reacted to quickly enough, it can also lead to a production stoppage on the assembly line. This shows the significant impact that cutting tools and their management can have on production.
● World-class competition is a competition of details ●
In the face of the new dynamic energy and diverse individual needs brought about by the trend of digital economy, Shenzhen Sangte Hydraulic Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2001 to actively carry out digital and intelligent transformation. From process to manufacturing, the company has made universal, serial and modular design, and has made every effort to build an intelligent and flexible production line, which has solved the manufacturing problem of "many varieties and small batches" and achieved large-scale personalized production. At present, as a leading enterprise and single champion in the field of hydraulic valve modules, Sangte Hydraulic provides service solutions and products for 70% of the aerial work trucks in China, and its volume ranks first in the country, and the efficiency of machine tool utilization has reached world-class level.
It is said that world-class competition lies in the competition of details. For the pursuit of excellence, Sangte Hydraulics does not give up every detail of the transformation. In cutting tool management, only the overall inventory was clear, but it was impossible to grasp the distribution of cutting tool at each station. Through the personnel statistics, the management efficiency was slightly low, the tool magazine capacity was large, the tool change time was long, and the manual input data was prone to errors, etc. Finally, Masterlink Intelligence, which has rich experience in the machining industry, was selected to cooperate with it for the cutting tool management transformation.
● Elephants can dance with excellence ●
Transformation is never a quick fix, making the cutting tool intelligent through software also plays a key role in the whole transformation and upgrade. The latest technology is not necessarily the best solution. Based on the workshop site research, the Masterlink team finally chose a bar-code recognition solution that is more in line with the current situation and more economical and practical, combining the features of easy bar-code symbol creation, simple and easy scanning operation, low false code rate of recognition, fast information collection, high reliability, flexibility and practicality, freedom and low cost in RFID and bar-code recognition. It achieves automatic data collection and recognition and automatic transmission to the server, thus replacing the manual data entry of the past.
Project highlights
The software docks to the company's cutting tool cabinets, enabling clear cutting tool inventory.
Improving the efficiency of companies loading/unloading cutting tools, reducing manpower and time loss and increasing productivity.
Automatic writing of cutting tool data to solve production accidents caused by manual input errors.
Counting the life of cutting tools, improving cutting tool utilization in the company and saving costs.
1、Tool setting process
The tool holder QR code is scanned and the system can bring up the current cutting tool data, which is then confirmed and uploaded to the server. The software can directly view the current cutting tool setting data.
2.Tool installation process
To call up the machine tool, you need to install the tool holder. After the current tool holder QR code has been scanned, the system brings up the current cutting tool data and displays it on the HMI. After the current cutting tool data has been confirmed, click on Confirm tool installation and the cutting tool data is automatically written into the corresponding tool position information.
3.Tool unloading process
To call up the machine tool, the tool unloading position is required. After the current tool holder QR code has been scanned, the system brings up the current cutting tool information and displays it on the HMI. After confirming the information and selecting tool unloading, the cutting tool data is cleared in the current tool position of the machine tool and the software records the current cutting tool life.
The traditional cutting tool management model has been consolidated and the right path of change for sustainable development is to constantly seek new and different ways to develop. In today's increasingly changing market, uncertainty is the main theme. It is particularly important to optimize the response from lagging to anticipating through continuous technical optimization.
Masterlink is willing to work together with more partners to find new opportunities in the details, to grow together in the accumulation, to bloom together in the growth, and to jointly promote the digital transformation process of China's metal processing to a new level again.
