The concept of Twins has been used in factories in recent years, and it can be said that it has become very popular. First of all, we need to understand what Twin for is. In fact, it is to realize an accurate digital mirror of the factory workshop, which is to create an exact copy of the workshop in the virtual world. Basically, what is the situation in the virtual world is the same situation in the real factory workshop. It is very interesting to say that. What can this bring to us? There are so many benefits!
Here are some of the practical benefits this technology brings to the factory floor:
The first point is that the planning of production capacity is really important. Traditionally, when planning production, it is necessary to repeatedly carry out some simulation and verification operations, which not only costs people and material resources, but also takes a lot of time and time, and the results may not be correct. However, with digital twins, that is, Twin, when planning production, you can use virtual digital structures to perform some prediction and other operations.
For example, once we use this kind of digital structure object, we can figure out in advance, uh, at what speed our equipment can run production, and at the same time, uh, the maximum amount of goods that this worker can produce, and what kind of logistics distribution speed can be achieved. If we want to increase production, what specific adjustments to the equipment load or labor force should be… By imagining various situations in advance, Calculate the result prediction clearly, you can make a production plan scientifically and accurately, and then implement the optimized production scheduling process based on the calculation result, reduce the wasted work in the actual operation, and improve the efficiency too much
Secondly, Maoh is also very powerful for workshop layout. Factory workshops often have to rearrange production equipment every once in a while. However, this layout may seem simple or complicated. How to efficiently connect different production lines… Under the traditional method, these complex matters are particularly difficult to consider. It needs to be changed here and there, and even a lot of money must be spent on rework. But with the help of Twin for… we first create a virtual workshop template, which can control the production flow line, transportation, material placement, etc., and virtual operation of these designs is like completing everything in the real world. You can clearly see here that if there is an aisle here and you simulate it in the virtual construction workshop, you can see how efficient the transportation is. For example, if the efficiency is very low, you can adjust the plan and change the direction, width, or increase or change the opening before putting it into reality. You can also check the spatial impact of these production lines and various auxiliary facilities on each other. If you find that it is unreasonable, for example, two equipment next to each other may interfere with production, quickly adjust the relative position to design the best layout and optimize production without changing the physical space. Hehe, it is really good.
Then, it can play a role in saving energy consumption. We know that factories are places that consume a lot of energy. There are many large-power equipment that are constantly running, which consumes too much power. Twin can use the data collected by sensors in the actual work process to analyze the energy consumption patterns. If you see high values of energy consumption in this visual analysis, there must be a problem in production, right? Or if you find that energy consumption is concentrated in a certain type of equipment, you can take some measures. For example, if we control the temperature of these machines to a certain level, it will consume less power. We can adjust the energy consumption from virtual to actual operations so that the usage and power of each workshop or work area can be reasonably controlled.
In addition, it can achieve close management of quality control throughout the entire process. Generally, to check the quality of the entire mass-produced product, in the traditional model, we only rely on the middle section or the end inspection method. If there is a problem at the beginning, we will find that many defective products have been produced. At this time, it will cost more manpower, material resources and products to correct the error and start over. Twin is associated with data in real time during the manufacturing process and the analysis can be dynamically observed. Because the virtual digital parts and the physical state have the same step operation characteristics. Once you find that the output state is slightly different, you can immediately find the relevant problems. Very small changes in production parameters cannot escape the eyes. It is like a sensor. Once it changes, it may have an impact on the resulting product. When it is found that there is a deviation from the expected value, we can use analysis to find out where the cause is, where the equipment should be damaged, which link in the operation process is confusing, or what is wrong with the raw materials. If we find the root cause in the virtual, we can quickly apply it to the real production process, so the defective products can be effectively controlled early and the probability of reduction is very high. It is really good.
Does anyone have any questions about Twin for? Let me tell you a few questions.
You may ask, if Twin is very good, is it difficult to build a Twin? To be honest, building a Twin involves a lot of work including sensor installation and data acquisition programming settings. However, there are currently mature supporting software tools and many ready-made model structures. Just like when we build building blocks, we just need to take things from the tool libraries that have been developed, such as simulation environments, and set them up. There may be slight adjustments based on actual conditions on different platforms. However, in most cases, suppliers or developers will guide and assist in the construction according to different situations of the enterprise. It will not be super difficult.
Some people may also want to know how well Twin can be used in existing factories, or whether it is more suitable for new factories. It is particularly suitable for old workshops or newly built factories. The old factory has a production operation plan, wants to improve efficiency, and wants to optimize the production facilities, so it can be completed better with the help of new ones. New ones join in the design and construction at the beginning to make the planning and construction more efficient and complete. It is easier for new companies to reach the expected level. Hey, new and old companies can meet the needs.
Anyway, I think the benefits of digital twin Twin for in the factory are huge. Using modern technology to digitally transform and upgrade the factory working space can really improve productivity. I hope more factories will adopt it. Hey, we provide global procurement services for weak current intelligent products! In the future, when the productivity of factories increases, it will drive the economy to develop this technology! Not bad, hey, not bad.”
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