"Having Come This Far, Why Not Fight!" — A Showcase of Zhongnan Intelligent's 2021 R&D and Innovation Achievements

"Now that we're here, what's the point of not fighting!"

——Zhongnan Intelligent 2021 R&D Innovation Achievements Tour

Continue to delve into traditional industries such as foundry, eliminate the pain points of high-risk, high-energy consumption, and high-emission traditional industries, and use intelligent upgrades to "make industry better."

▲The market share of automation and digital transformation of leading customers in the foundry field ranks first in the country; the number of application scenarios of automation and digital solutions in the foundry field ranks first in the country.

▲Built an intelligent manufacturing production line for Weichai Power that features a number of industry-first technologies and fully integrates sand coring, core repairing, dipping, transfer and other functions, promoting customers to accelerate the implementation of the "two-wheel drive" strategy of high-end power and new energy power, and implement the "double carbon" goal.

▲Provide overall solutions for TBEA electrical processing lines to help customers create multi-scenario, highly reliable new energy industry ecological construction.

▲Develop a flip-type automatic ton-bag feeder to solve the problem of automatic feeding of ton-bag fertilizers, significantly reduce labor and realize recycling and reuse of ton-bags.

Utilizing leading robotics, vision, and automation technologies to empower the real economy to "make manufacturing easier" and improve the working environment of employees, it also plays a solid role in ensuring the smooth operation of market entities and the stability of industrial and supply chains, fully embodying the powerful potential of intelligent manufacturing.

▲Conch Zhongnan Intelligent Joint Venture Company has made steady progress. It has completed the research and development of the third-generation bagged cement loading system, realized 32 special solutions, and completed 15 annual patents. It solves a series of problems such as high on-site labor intensity, harsh dust working environment, and difficulty in recruiting workers in the industry.

▲Continue to provide system solutions for the engine casting production lines of customers such as China National Heavy Duty Truck, Beiqi Foton, Yunnei Power, Yangchai Power, Changchun FAW and other customers, improve the overall efficiency of the production line with mature and reliable products, and improve the safety and health of production line workers while reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

▲ Created the industry's first automatic winding, glue dispensing, fabric inspection, and unwinding system for the textile industry, which greatly reduced manual labor intensity and personnel expenses.

▲ Deeply explore the needs of the textile industry, and have completed a series of program planning for packaging, logistics transfer, storage, ultrasonic joints, etc., and have in-depth docking with a large number of high-quality textile customers such as Keshun Waterproofing, Robust Medical, Beijing Jinlan, Hebei Jinliu, Hangzhou Luxian, Hubei Luyu, Hubei Youbu, etc.

▲Independently developed and launched the warehouse management system WMS and warehouse equipment control system WCS, which greatly improved the warehouse management level and logistics management efficiency.

Relying on industry-leading technology accumulation, we will continue to hone our key technology innovation capabilities, build "intelligent factories" for our customers, and deepen the automation, intelligence, and digitalization of the manufacturing industry.

▲Built the world's second fully automatic production line for construction machinery mixing barrels for XCMG Machinery, continuing and improving many of the patented technologies and essence of the world's first fully automatic production line for mixing barrels built by the company.

▲Assisted Beiqi Foton to build a Changsha super truck factory with a daily output of up to 120 units. The body size qualification rate of the body department increased to 92.3%, and the welding strength increased to 99.2%.

▲Working with Geely Automobile, we developed a fully automatic intelligent robot assembly line that integrates the front and rear windshields, instrument panels, and tires of the car. It is the first in the industry in the field of automated automobile assembly.

▲The BAIC BJ80 parade car production line is empowered with intelligent and flexible forms such as intelligent vision systems and fixture storage locations, enabling co-production of the BJ60 commercial model on the same platform.

▲Relying on the self-developed arc welding visual tracking and CMT low heat input welding solutions, it successfully solved the shortcomings of low accuracy of incoming bulletproof steel plates and poor welding performance, and promoted the combat capability upgrade of a certain armored model.

▲By continuously optimizing the technical solution of Yibin Kaiyi's automatic line body transformation project, the industry's technical difficulties in introducing multiple models into the old production line have been solved in the form of a flexible fixture library.

Adhering to application traction and data empowerment, we build our own industrial Internet platform, with "digital twin" technology as the core, allowing services and customers to be closely interconnected through the Zhongnan Intelligent "Industrial Internet Command Cabin".

▲Developed a digital twin two-way interaction system based on the national R&D project, and used this as the underlying technology to build its own industrial Internet platform. Currently, more than 2,000 devices have been connected to it, covering many provinces and cities across the country, creating a "Changzhutan" industrial interconnection layout.

▲Comprehensively cooperate with China Mobile to accelerate the construction of information network infrastructure to a new level. The intelligent workshop network achieves full 5G network coverage and speeds up the Internet.

▲Service methods such as virtual debugging technology and FANUC robot offline programs are becoming increasingly mature and have been successfully applied to Liuzhou Automobile's rear enclosure project.

▲The application of 3D visual scenes has been fully promoted and widely used in FAW core assembly projects, Sinotruk core removal projects, Zoomlion excavation projects, etc.

▲The key performance indicators of GL and GA series laser galvanometer products exceeded project expectations through third-party testing. The project successfully passed the evaluation of the results of an expert group headed by academicians and reached the domestic leading level. Some technical indicators reached the internationally leading level. The complete set of technology is independently controllable and can replace imports.

▲The typical application scenario of high-end galvanometers "laser flight welding" has been supported by the Provincial Department of Science and Technology's key research and development plan. The wide application of high-end galvanometer technology is expected in the future.

▲The first small tube-sheet integrated laser cutting equipment independently developed by the laser company was delivered to the customer's site and completed acceptance. The self-developed laser products achieved zero breakthroughs in the market and strived for a "breakthrough" advantage.

▲The two patents of "laser scanning galvanometer" and "Z-axis dynamic focusing system" were authorized almost at the same time, and the independent core technology of high-end galvanometer has reached a "new level".

▲The handheld laser welding machine was successfully developed. The laser welding technology is independently controllable. The product is favored by customers after it is successfully developed.

▲ Thousands of laser welding, laser cutting, laser quenching, and laser deep engraving process research have accumulated a rich process database, solved a large number of process problems, and formed its own process technology reserves. The "laser deep engraving technology" patent has been accepted and reviewed by the intellectual property department, and the "laser welding technology" patent has been patented. The laser application technology has reached a higher level.

▲Representing Changsha enterprises in participating in the on-site observation meeting for the implementation of the province's "three highs and four news" strategic industrial project construction and promotion. After the then provincial party secretary Xu Dazhe and provincial governor Mao Weiming investigated and inspected the company, they asked the company to become bigger and stronger and implement the "three highs and four news" strategic positioning and mission.

▲The "Production Line Digital Twin System Based on Industrial Internet Platform" project of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's 2019 Industrial Internet Innovation and Development Project, which I took the lead in, successfully passed the acceptance inspection and was recognized by academicians, marking that another major national scientific research achievement has entered the promotion and application stage.

▲In-depth cooperation with Huawei to build the Zhongnan Intelligent (Huawei) Industrial Industry Headquarters and establish an Industrial Intelligence Innovation Research Institute. Build the "One Platform, One Center" of the Industrial Intelligence Innovation Research Institute: build an industrial Internet platform empowered by new industrial software, and create an intelligent equipment system R&D and production center.

▲Participated in the preparation of the "Three-Year Action Plan for Digital Transformation of State-owned Enterprises in Hunan Province (2021-2023)" issued by the Hunan Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, launched a new model of digital economy and digital transformation in Hunan Province, and deeply participated in the evaluation of the digital transformation of state-owned enterprises in the province.

▲It has successively promoted the digital transformation of Xiangdian Intelligent Workshop, the digital transformation of Gold Group, and the development and acceptance of Wandanda digital consulting service projects, kicking off the digital reform of state-owned enterprises in the province. It is planned to sign 12 new digital transformation projects for provincial state-owned enterprises.

▲Be elected as the first president unit of Hunan Intelligent Manufacturing Association, promote the construction of the province's intelligent manufacturing industry chain and ecosystem, seize the commanding heights of intelligent manufacturing, and promote the healthy, orderly and rapid development of intelligent manufacturing in the province.

▲Won the title of "Winning Unit of the First Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation List" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, representing the highest level of domestic artificial intelligence technology and achievements.

▲Selected into the “List of National-Level Specialized and New ‘Little Giant’ Enterprises Recommended for Support”, and is also the only industrial robot enterprise in the shortlist in Hunan Province.

▲Selected as the "Enterprise Chain Leader" of Changsha's artificial intelligence and robotics (including CNC machine tools) industry chain to help Changsha "strengthen the provincial capital and develop industries."

▲Approved to establish a postdoctoral research mobile station collaborative R&D center, which enjoys the same rights as the postdoctoral research station. School-enterprise cooperation provides an innovation and entrepreneurship platform for postdoctoral talents.

▲Participated in the provincial government's "Government Work Report" symposium for soliciting opinions and suggestions, and provided advice as an expert advisory committee on the construction of Hunan as a strong manufacturing province.