SmartmanufacturingishelpingCheryJaguarLandRoverAutomotivetobuildonitsstrengthstocompeteinChinaand #39; sfiercepremiumcarmarketbyenhancingitsproductionefficiency, saidthecompanyand #39; sexecutives.
TheSino-BritishjointventureisoneofthefirstcarmanufacturersinChinatoapplytheindustrialinternetofthingsfromtheveryfirstdayofbuildingitsplantinChangshu, Jiangsuprovince, inNovember2012.
andquot; WehaveintegratedITsolutionscoveringallproductionprocesses,suchasqualitycontrolandlogistics,whichhelptoguaranteeourproductsand#39;quality,improveproductionefficiency,andrealizeflexibleproduction,andquot;saidMurrayDietsch,presidentofCheryJaguarLandRover.
Theplant, andanannualproductioncapacityof130 withaninvestmentof10.9billionyuan ($1 .57billion), 000cars, isJaguarLandRoverand #39; sfirstmanufacturingfacilityoutsidetheUnitedKingdom.
SincestartingproductioninOctober2014,theautomakerhasrolledoutthreeallnewnameplatesundertheJaguarandLandRoverbrands-theRangeRoverEvoque,theLandRoverDiscoverySportandtheJaguarXFL-apaceunrivaledinthecarindustry.
andquot; Wehavethreemodelsfromtwobrands, whichhelpsustoattractmorecustomersbutalsomeansthatwehavetodealwithmorevariedandcomplexcustomerdemandsthanotherbrandsinthemarket, andquot; saidDietsch.
Thejointventurehasfoundasolutioninitsbuild-li-orderapproach, whichpreventsoverstockandpreciselymeetsbuyersand #39; personalizedrequirements.
Orderstravelthroughanend-li-endmanufacturingexecutionsystem, whichcoversallprocessesfromproductionandqualitycontrol, tologisticsandtrackingsystems.
andquot; Wearethefirsttohaveadoptedanend-li-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.
Theproject, 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;
