During the epidemic, the application of robots was further expanded; after resumption of work and production, companies shouted "lack of people"
Will the epidemic promote the acceleration of smart manufacturing?
"Although we have resumed work now, we have encountered some problems." On March 10, Zhao Yanjun, the general manager of Shenzhen Qinghong Laser Technology Co., Ltd., was outspoken at the "Smart Manufacturing" Online Symposium on Resuming Production and Resuming Production.
At this online symposium sponsored by the Chinese Electronics Society and the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee of the World Robotics Conference, representatives from related companies in the electronic information industry and robotics companies discussed the difficult issues encountered in the return to production and production through the screen. And how intelligent manufacturing can play a role in the current resumption and production environment, and help the industry develop healthily.
Zhao Yanjun listed several major problems: "First, the rate of return to work has not reached our ideal state. Our company has a large number of employees in Wuhan, and there is no rework period; second, the operating costs have risen more seriously, and the price of the entire supply chain has not been small. Third, although the state has introduced a lot of subsidy policies for enterprises, such as rent reduction, the factory we rent is not owned by the state, which does not help us substantially ... "
The difficulties mentioned by Zhao Yanjun are also the common situation of many colleagues. Shenzhen Zhucheng Technology Co., Ltd. resumed production on February 10, but currently many workers are unable to come to work. "We have developed robots to minimize human use," said Zheng Zhuzi, the company's marketing manager.
Qian Shiming, Manager of Digital Transformation of Siemens (China) Co., Ltd., also said that one of the challenges after the resumption of work is the long rework cycle. "People's rework has reached more than 80%, but the plant's capacity has only recovered by 50-60%."
Another big challenge Qian Shiming mentioned was customer service. Many of Siemens' businesses not only sell products, but also provide product-based solutions, so there are more discussions with customers. "During the epidemic, different provinces and cities have different control requirements in terms of transportation, so it is more difficult to serve customers."
Zhang Shuai, head of Kunshan Aipai Technology Co., Ltd. in North China, talked about the specific difficulties in this regard. "We mainly make light robots and other equipment. Users include companies such as Foxconn and Samsung. However, due to the epidemic, it is difficult for many technicians to provide services on site."
The challenge brought by the "lack of people" to the resumption of production and production of enterprises cannot be ignored. Under the epidemic situation, industry insiders believe that the pace of enterprise intelligent transformation will further accelerate.
"During the epidemic, some places are using AGV (mobile robots) to spray drugs, including many hotels, medical institutions, and outdoor. There will be AGVs or mobile robots to replace humans. This is a good opportunity." Kunshan Aipai Technology Co., Ltd. Zhang Shuai, the person in charge of North China, said.
Qian Shiming, Manager of Enterprise Digital Transformation of Siemens (China) Co., Ltd., said that this outbreak has made many companies aware of the impact of manpower on enterprise development, especially labor-intensive companies, and will gradually consider using simple and repetitive tasks instead of automation. .
It is understood that 85% of China's large and medium-sized enterprises have preliminary plans for the implementation of smart manufacturing and have begun to practice, which can achieve process management of core business such as design, production, logistics, sales, and service. Relevant experts believe that the difficulties are temporary for electronics and robotics companies. The acceleration of intelligent manufacturing caused by the epidemic will bring new opportunities to these enterprises.
Jiang Yan
Jiang Yan