Although screws are invisible, they are indispensable in industrial production. They are used to make almost everything from everyday items such as watches and mobile phones to large and even gigantic objects such as cars, high-speed trains and spaceships.
Screws, also known as fasteners, are known in our country as the “rice of the industry.” They are one of the most basic and widely used types of machine elements and are commonly found in mechanical engineering, automotive, mechanical engineering and aerospace industries.
In recent years, due to the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry, the processing industries have put forward higher demands for high-strength, high-performance, high-precision fasteners with high added value. A low-tech, low-quality development model that pays no attention to the added value of a product or brand is no longer sustainable.
Thus, the fastener industry is facing a modernization trend. Many companies are choosing to leverage this through digital technology and smart manufacturing.
Workers produce screw mould at Hebei chaoyue company’s workshop in Renqiu City, Hebei Province.
Digitalization helps business management. Digital technologies are used in business management to optimize business operations and improve efficiency.
Delivery and warehouse inventory are automated. Manufacturers can now load an equivalent 20-foot container in just 25 minutes, 30 percent faster than before.
Smart manufacturing also helps companies improve efficiency. It is a powerful tool for traditional enterprises to promote supply-side structural reform.
At a new energy company in Hunan province, robotic arms are being used to replace labor. Processing time for embedded screw bushings is reduced by 70% and production capacity is increased by 72%.
The Hunan Province-based company has achieved a number of innovations and breakthroughs through a comprehensive intelligent manufacturing system including design, procurement, planning, production, quality control, corporate management, warehousing and logistics. It currently holds the largest market share in the integrated screw liner market for wind turbine manufacturing.
The use of the Industrial Internet makes it easier for upstream and downstream businesses in the supply chain to find each other. Ningbo has created an industrial Internet platform to provide fastener manufacturers with digital manufacturing solutions to help them improve information exchange and improve R&D efficiency. The Industrial Internet is enabled by digital technologies, making the flow of production factors such as data more efficient, while also providing greater support for companies to innovate products, business models and technologies.
The transformation of the screw manufacturing industry is the embodiment of the digitalization of China’s traditional manufacturing industry. Experience has shown that keeping up with digital trends and promoting the scientific and effective digital transformation of traditional industries is critical to promoting the vitality of enterprises, generating new competitive advantages and achieving high-quality development.
With the rapid development of the aerospace and large equipment manufacturing industries, high-quality fasteners have a great future.
Although the screws are small, as long as manufacturers face challenges and seize opportunities, they can gain a foothold in fierce competition, improve their competitive advantages, and set an example for the high-tech, intelligent and environmentally friendly development of traditional industries. Innovation.
Post time: Jun-22-2024
