Digital empowerment brings not only improvements in efficiency, but also changes in personnel. “In the past, three people did one job, but now one person operates several processes by operating intelligent equipment.” Zhang Zeqing said that although there are fewer workers in the workshop construction, their skills and knowledge cannot be left behind and must be upgraded.
Through regular special training, more and more workers have transformed from “blue collar” to “white collar” and can complete their work by operating intelligent equipment in the cloud. An even more gratifying change is that more and more young people choose to join the workshop to participate in the maintenance and operation of digital systems, becoming a new force in intelligent manufacturing.
A drop of water can penetrate a stone, and it will work over time. The digital upgrade of traditional manufacturing industries does not happen overnight. Zhang Zeqing said that looking at China, we do not have a comprehensive solution for reference. In the face of difficulties and challenges, we can only “cross the river by feeling for the stones.” The intelligent production line in the workshop has been polished several times, and the production process, technological process and management process have been continuously debugged before it finally took shape.
With the support of 5G technology, digital production and information management cover every production link in the structural prefabrication workshop. The entire process and all elements can be tracked in real time, truly realizing intelligent production and paperless office. Zhang Zeqing said, “There are 106 construction processes in the entire workshop, and we hope to realize the intelligence of most of the processes.” Taking the grinding of steel plate incisions as an example, in the past, workers had to hold grinders to perform the work, which was filled with smoke and dust and caused great noise. With the automatic grinding machine, the steel bar transportation and grinding operations are streamlined, and the cuts are smooth and regular. The labor intensity of workers is significantly reduced, and the construction quality and efficiency are significantly improved. “Our sense of gain is stronger.” Zhang Zeqing said with emotion. Embracing digitalization, the traditional manufacturing industry is revitalized. Starting from the structural prefabrication workshop, the digital upgrade of COOEC Tianjin Intelligent Manufacturing Base is slowly opening. Currently, the second phase of the project is under construction and is expected to be ready for production by the end of October this year.
As the progress of the project continues to improve, this major project with a total area of approximately 575,100 square meters and a total investment of approximately 4 billion yuan will be completed. By then, the base will have formed four major intelligent production centers consisting of plane segmented production lines, process pipeline production lines, structural pipeline production lines and automated three-dimensional warehouses to build an intelligent manufacturing and research and development platform for marine engineering intelligent manufacturing, oil and gas field operation and maintenance, and original innovation in offshore engineering technology. A comprehensive base that integrates other functions. I believe that the development of artificial intelligence in the future will continue to be brilliant, and the future is promising!
Post time: Jul-12-2024
