Analysis on the ten core elements of planning PCB smart factories

1. Construction of Industrial Internet of Things Platform

Data is the blood of the construction of smart factories, flowing between various application systems. During the operation of the smart factory, business data such as design, process, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, quality, and personnel will be generated. These data may come from various production equipment, ERP, MES, APS, WMS, QMS and other application systems. In the production process, it is necessary to collect data such as output, quality, energy consumption, processing accuracy, and equipment status in time, and associate it with orders, procedures, and personnel to realize the full traceability of the production process.

2. Equipment communication interface standard

The most important basis for realizing smart factories and even Industry 4.0, advancing the construction of the industrial Internet, and realizing smart factories is to realize the interconnection between devices and establish the industrial Internet of Things. In the PCB field, 80% of the production equipment data comes from the display rack system of the PC structure. Xircom is a member unit of the China Communications Standards Association. It has united hundreds of equipment manufacturers in the PCB industry to jointly promote the standardization of communication protocols, effectively avoiding equipment manufacturers from communicating The large amount of repetitive development work faced during integration has effectively shortened the construction period of the smart factory.

3. Factory smart logistics

To promote the construction of smart factories, smart logistics at the production site is very important. When planning smart factories, it is necessary to minimize ineffective material handling. PCB companies can use AGV, RGV (railed shuttle) or suspended conveyor chains between the two processes. Transfer materials in such a way as to combine with unloaders and three-dimensional warehouses to carry out systematic logistics planning.

4. Production quality management

5. Production equipment management

6. Intelligent plant design

In addition to the design of pipelines for water, electricity, steam, network, communication, etc. of the smart plant, the work zone of the entire plant is analyzed according to the principles of industrial engineering, and digital manufacturing simulation software can be used to simulate the equipment layout, production line layout, and workshop logistics. .

7. Intelligent equipment upgrade

When planning smart factories, manufacturing companies must pay close attention to the latest developments in smart equipment. Equipment is moving from automation to intelligence. When planning a smart factory, many new requirements are put forward for the equipment.

8. Intelligent production line planning

Smart production line is the core link of smart factory planning. Enterprises need to use value stream maps and other methods to reasonably plan smart production lines according to the product category, capacity and production cycle to be produced on the production line. Equipped with EMCS intelligent production line control system, you can view the status of various equipment and instruments on the production line, present key equipment status, production status, quality data, and various real-time analysis charts.

9. CPS Central Control System

CPS is the nerve center system of the Industrial Internet of Things, connected to the ERP system, and connected to the on-site PLC program controller, data collector, bar code, testing instrument and other equipment. Strengthen the execution of the plan, execute production scheduling, and feedback the production progress in real time. In order to improve the on-time delivery rate of products, improve equipment efficiency, and reduce waiting time, the production scheduling function is introduced to provide means for production planning and production scheduling, and to improve the accuracy of the plan.

10. Digitization of production

With the improvement of information technology and the reduction of the cost of smart terminals, the planning of smart factories can popularize information terminals to every station. Operators will be able to accept work instructions at the terminal, and receive production data such as drawings, processes, and orders, and can flexibly adapt to changes in production plans, changes in drawings, and process changes.

In short, to do a good job in the planning of smart factories, it is necessary to comprehensively use these core elements, comprehensively consider from various perspectives, and comprehensively weigh the investment budget, technological advancement, investment payback period, system complexity, and production flexibility. Unified planning to establish a forward-looking and effective smart factory.