"If technicians are used to replace it, the productivity should not be much lower, right?" Liu Yijiu asked.

What he meant is that in places where robots are too costly and useless, it would be done manually, which would make the efficiency less efficient, but it would greatly reduce the cost.

The production line in front of you requires a robot to replace the tool, which causes a lot of cost increase. At the same time, the requirements for the system control system are also much higher.

The automated mechanical production line can be fully produced 24 hours a day. The robot does not need to eat, rest, does not require various insurances, and will not have any emotions. After installation on the production line, it will not take leave or resign. It is efficient enough.

However, the cost of this thing is definitely not too low.

No matter when, the cost of industrial robots will not be too low. Compared with workers, they only need monthly wages, more work, less work, or even no. Industrial robots are not good, and the price of one unit must be paid before purchase. After installation, even if they are not produced, these costs must be calculated.

Moreover, these robots cannot guarantee that there will be no problems at all.

A robot fails, which may even cause the entire production line to stop production progress. The efficiency of each production position is carried out with the most reasonable efficiency after precise calculations by the control center.

"No, the cost will be much lower..." Understand what Liu Yijiu wanted to say, he said a little embarrassedly, "If the industrial robots with tool change and tool fixtures are cancelled, this will reduce the cost of the entire production line by about 30%..."

Liu Yijiu did not object to such a design, nor did he say it was a waste.

The designers must have their ideas when they think about it like this.

Sure enough, Ludako continued, "These are just our experiments. Even if such a production line is launched on the market, not many units will purchase it. On the one hand, the cost is high, and on the other hand, it is prone to failure. The requirements for technicians are higher than those for ordinary equipment..."

"We designed this way on the test line in the production workshop, mainly to ensure that some technologies of the entire production line are unified in standards and technology research and reserve..."

"That's good." Liu Yijiu nodded, looking at the CNC machine tool and the robotic hand standing outside the machine tool, which may be the reason for testing the product. In order to save costs, the robotic hand used to carry the product has not been done very well. "How long does it take to be fault-free? This will be very important."

The production line obviously has not been produced on a large scale.

The average failure-free time determines how long the entire production line can run.

"The current data is 2oo hours, and the time is too short. Every two hundred hours of operation, the entire production line must be stopped for maintenance. Otherwise, problems will occur during the production process..." Lu Dako was even more embarrassed. In his opinion, such time is too little.

The 2oo hours of trouble-free time is less than eight days.

According to their idea, it is best to have the production line from installation to the end because the materials used to manufacture the entire robot reach metal fatigue and eventually scrapped.

"There is enough time. Generally speaking, such efficient production has high requirements for the use of equipment." Liu Yijiu did not say anything about what the future will be.

I don't think this time is too short.

Under the current conditions, even if it has 20 hours of trouble-free operation, it is very good.

Industrial robots were launched thirty years ago and have not been developed over the years. There are really not many companies that can invest more than the Ninth Institute.

The research on robotics and automatic production in Ninth Hospital is comprehensive.

Originally, the third zone was just a mechanical processing area for production supporting other units. Ordinary mechanical processing equipment can also be produced, but that is only the technology and production capacity for reserve.

What really rose to the third zone is that after Liu Yijiu was in charge, CNC machine tools were opened.

Various models of CNC machine tools are developed, tested, and improved, thus entering the research of robots.

There is no essential difference between CNC machine tools and industrial robots.

The original joint robot appeared, which was to use numerical control programs to replace human operations, and to pass on human operation and action programs to the machine for processing.

This unmanned experimental workshop is not an ordinary welding production workshop like the automobile industry. All automatic welding robots only need to weld the automobile parts transported to the front line; it is not the assembly of other electronic products or the large-scale mechanical processing of basic parts materials, but a comprehensive automation processing workshop that can involve multiple aspects.

In other words, this workshop is an assembly of numerous automation control technologies.

"Start it, let me see." Just looking at the appearance, I can't tell anything at all.

The CNC machine tools and industrial robots inside can naturally fool people, even when they run, and can calm many people down.

No one can guarantee the processing quality and production efficiency, and only the final result can be seen.

The test workshop is not just for the sake of technology.

Lu Dako also knew that Liu Yijiu must see the results.

Liu Yijiu has always attached great importance to processing quality. For better quality, it can make the efficiency less and the cost higher.

If Liu Yijiu is not allowed to see the operation at this time, there will be no way to continue with the subsequent thoughts.

Only by letting Liu Yijiu see the operating efficiency and technical achievements of this production workshop can he continue to realize some design ideals later.

After Ludako asked the technical engineers in the workshop, there was nothing abnormal about the entire production line and it could be started at any time.

Liu Yijiu did not choose anything to process the production line, but arranged it directly by Lu Dako and others. The production line did not choose anything else, but directly used a batch of small parts used in automobile motives for processing.

"The initial blank must be processed and within a certain tolerance range, otherwise it may cause the robot clamping process to slide down..." In the central control room, there is high-definition monitoring of the entire unmanned machine workshop.

Different monitors display various states of each CNC machine tool and robot.

The central control room is on the top of the workshop, and you can directly and clearly see the robots and CNC machine tools below.

"Okay, let's start running, let's take a look." Liu Yijiu looked at the motionless robot production line and various equipment below.

Lu Dako nodded to the person in charge of controlling the entire production line in the central control room, who directly pressed the start button of the main control hub.

As the control system is started, warning lights begin to flash in the unmanned production workshop.

"The startup process is a bit slow. Before production, all equipment must undergo a zero-point regression to ensure that the program data inside the machine returns to the initial origin..." Lu Dako introduced to Liu Yijiu.

About one minute after the start button is pressed, the flashing warning light stops.

In the entire workshop, all the robots and CNC machine tools began to move.

"Buzz..." Driven by the low motor, various hydraulic systems also began to operate.

After starting the CNC machine tool, it is difficult to see the internal movements clearly from the outside. After all, there is a protective cover around the entire machine tool to prevent the high-rotating tool from breaking and flying out during processing. It also avoids the emulsion splashing everywhere during high cutting.

Those industrial robots look dazzled.

The industrial robots in front of the two CNC machine tools not only need to rotate, but also make various movements on the robotic arms, mainly moving towards the CNC machine tools on both sides.

In the middle aisle, there are some robots used to carry objects driving constantly in the middle aisle area. Each car is like someone controls it, moving forward in a very slow and even degree. When there is an obstacle in front, it will stop automatically, and when it reaches the position where it should be, it will stop directly.

The robot near the transport truck will take parts from the CNC machine tool next to it, and then put objects on the transport truck...

From the above, the robot's movement is very messy and does not feel neat at all.

When Liu Yijiu saw this scene, a smile appeared on his face.

At the front end of the production line is a CNC lathe.

Disc-type parts are grabbed from the top of the material car by three finger-like joints on the robot. In this process, the protective door of the CNC machine tool is automatically opened, and the robot clamps the parts and goes towards the hydraulic chuck that it opens. After reaching the position, it stops. The hydraulic chuck begins to shrink under the control system drive in the central control room, and displays the pressure of the clamping parts.

After the clamping is completed, the CNC lathe is not started directly. The infrared detection device installed inside is started and infrared rays are emitted. Multiple infrared rays appear crosswise on the parts on the chuck.

After no problem, the robot exited outside, the protective door automatically closed, and the entire CNC machine tool operated at the same time, making a slight processing sound.

"When the process was carried out in front, the production line was not fully operational. The CNC machine tools and robots on the stations waiting in the back should have stopped in this process..." Seeing the puzzle on Liu Yijiu's face, Lu Dako explained.

This is why it is set up like this for Liu Yijiu to see.

"What if it's equipment that doesn't participate in the production process?" Liu Yijiu asked suddenly.
Chapter completed!