In order to improve production efficiency and promote smart manufacturing, the steel automatic production line project was launched in the Manufacturing Department of SWS which is expected to be put into use in the first half of this year.

After the production line’s operation, on one hand, it can realize the automatic marking, printing, cutting, and sorting operation which will greatly improve the intelligent manufacturing level of steel cutting work, reduce work intensity and improve the production efficiency and quality on site；On the other hand, as the initial project of intelligent equipment in put in this year, it will lay a solid foundation for SWS to comprehensively promote the “modeling 2.0”.

The sub-assembly is one of the most important working procedures and right now SWS mainly rely on semi-automation and hand work at this stage. Though the automatic welding rate in SWS has reached almost 70%, this work is mainly finished by hand. In order to further improve the level of intelligent manufacturing, the manufacturing department promotes the intelligent manufacturing process as an important project. Under the support of the top management at all levels, the manufacturing department has already launched the research of robot assembly line since 2015. After several discussions with the related parties, the manufacturing department overcame various difficulties and decided to push the import of the pipeline in collaboration with CSSC Ship Technology Research Institute (CSSCSTRI) in June of 2016. After almost six months, the project made a breakthrough. With the efforts of various parties, not only a detailed technical agreement is successfully signed, but also the drawings’ review is completed. At present, the project has basically completed equipment procurement work, the infrastructure and equipment admission will be followed soon in the field, which is expected to be put into use in the second half of 2017 and make more contributions for the manufacturing department to achieve intelligent manufacturing in key procedures.

The forthcoming continuous input of steel-cutting line and the sub-assembly line project will not only improve the ability and level of intelligent manufacturing , open up new space of ”make breakthroughs on high-end and realize the development” for the manufacturing department, but also make a contribution to SWS "modeling 2.0" work, which reflects that the company always adhere to the scientific development, move forward steadily along with the goal of marketization, internationalization and modernization .