SmartmanufacturingishelpingCheryJaguarLandRoverAutomotivetobuildonitsstrengthstocompeteinChinaand #39; Sfiercepremiumcarmarketbyenhancingitsproductionefficiency, Saidthecompanyand #39; Sexecutives.
TheSino-BritishjointventureisoneofthefirstcarmanufacturersinChinatoapplytheindustrialinternetofthingsfromtheveryfirstdayofbuildingitsplantinChangshu, Jiangsuprovince, inNovember2012.
Andquot; WehaveintegratedITsolutionscoveringallproductionprocesses,suchasqualitycontrolandlogistics,whichhelptoguaranteeourproductsand#39;quality,improveproductionefficiency,andrealizeflexibleproduction,andquot;saidMurrayDietsch,presidentofCheryJaguarLandRover.
Theplant, withaninvestmentof10.9billionyuan ($1 .57billion) andanannualproductioncapacityof130, 000cars, IsJaguarLandRoverand #39; SfirstmanufacturingfacilityoutsidetheUnitedKingdom.
SincestartingproductioninOctober2014,theautomakerhasrolledoutthreeallnewnameplatesundertheJaguarandLandRoverbrands-theRangeRoverEvoque,theLandRoverDiscoverySportandtheJaguarXFL-apaceunrivaledinthecarindustry.
Andquot; Wehavethreemodelsfromtwobrands, Whichhelpsustoattractmorecustomersbutalsomeansthatwehavetodealwithmorevariedandcomplexcustomerdemandsthanotherbrandsinthemarket, Andquot; SaidDietsch.
Thejointventurehasfoundasolutioninitsbuild, Orderapproach, Whichpreventsoverstockandpreciselymeetsbuyersand #39; Personalizedrequirements.
Orderstravelthroughanend-zu-Endmanufacturingexecutionsystem, Whichcoversallprocessesfromproductionandqualitycontrol, Tologisticsandtrackingsystems.
Andquot; Wearethefirsttohaveadoptedanend, EndautomotivemanufacturingsysteminChina, Andquot; SaidDietsch.
Andquot; Becauseforus, Efficiencymatters. Toensureefficiencyweneedtomatchourproductiontoourorders,distributeourcarstodealerseffectivelyandensureourcarsaretraceableifthereareanyproblems.andquot;
ChenXuefeng, DeputypresidentofCheryJaguarLandRover, Saidtheplantand #39; Smanufacturingsimulationsystemalsocutsproductiontimeandpreventspossibleerrors.
Thesystemenablesthecarmakertoseewhetheradesignedmodelisreadyforproduction,tocalculateandvalidatethecapacityofaproductionlineevenbeforeitisestablishedandtoseehowacarbodywilleventuallylookbeforeitgoesintotheweldingandpaintworkshops.
Thesesystemshelptheautomakerand #39; Sworkshops, Intowhichithaspumpedsignificantinvestment, Toworkmoreefficiently.
Itspressworkshopis90percentautomatic.Itisequippedwiththeworldand#39;smostadvancedservopresslineandthefastestmechanicalpresslineinChina,whichmeansonebodypanelcanbecompletedevery4seconds.
Atotalof307robotsfromSwedish-SwisscompanyABBGroupworkinthecompanyand #39; Scarbodyworkshops.
Ittakesaround120secondstocompletetheprocessofweldingacarbodyandthreedifferentmodelscanbeprocessedsimultaneously.
Thepaintworkshophasanadvancedsystem, Whichmakestheworkingenvironmentcleaner.
Thetrimandfinalshopcanalsoprocessthreedifferentmodelsatthesametime.
Andquot; Thesophisticateddynamicstrutmovementandlocationsystemtechnology,whichwasfirstcreatedandusedinChina,havefarbetterperformancethansimilarfacilities,andquot;saidChen.TheautomakerhasalsobuiltChinaand#39;sfirstautomaticaluminumbodyworkshop,establishingitselfastheleaderinaluminumbodyproduction.
Theworkshophas335robots, Makingitfullyautomatic. Thecarbodiescomprise75percentaluminumalloy,thehighestpercentageinChina.Usingaluminumenablesfasteracceleration,moreaccuratecontrol,shorterbrakingdistancesandbetterfuelefficiency.
Andquot; Weintroducedtheindustry-leadinglightweighttechnologyintoChina,whichisthemostintelligentandgreentechnology,makingagreatcontributiontothedevelopmentofChinaand#39;sautomobileindustryand#39;slightweighttechnology,andquot;saidChen.
Afirmfoundation
Buildingonitsstrengths, Thejointventureisfullyconfidentinthefuture. Andquot; Wewilllaunchatleastonenewmodeleveryyearuntil2020andwillcontinuetoprovideChineseconsumerswithsuperiorproductsandservicesbeyondtheirexpectations, Andquot; SaidChen.
Theautomakerhasannouncedaplantoincreaseitsplantand #39; ScapacitytobettermeettheneedsofChineseconsumersanddeliveronitslong-Termcommitmenttothelocalmarket.
Derunsere, Whichinvolvesbuildingasecondall-Newtrimandfinalshopandexpandingtheexistingbodyshop, Willincreasethemanufacturerand #39; sannualcapacityby70, 000vehicles, about50percentofitscurrentcapacity.
Theimplementationoftheprojectwillcreate2, 000newjobs, Whichwillincreasethecompanyand #39; stotalemployeesto6, 000.
TheautomakersaidtheITsystemswillbeaprojecthighlight, Whichwilleffectivelyserveitsoperationalandmanagementneeds, Providingworld-Classsupportforthecompanyand #39; Sstrategicgoals.
Andquot; ThroughourPhaseIICapacityExpansionProject, CheryJaguarLandRoverbringsnewenergy-SavingmaterialsandfuelefficienttechnologytoChina, Andquot; Chensaid. Andquot; Thiswillnotonlydriveourtechnologicaldevelopmentandenhanceourintelligentmanufacturing,butalsocontributetotheupgradingofChinaand#39;sautoindustry.andquot;
