Fascinating Danfoss: The future smart factory
In Danfoss’ factories, automatically-guided vehicles drive up and down the aisles and supply workers with components. The R&D departments use 3D printers for prototyping and workers use to step-by-step electronic work descriptions.
The list of smart technologies, which our factories have invested in over the last few years, is very long.
See all the fascinating technologies we use.
The list of smart technologies, which our factories have invested in over the last few years, is very long.
See all the fascinating technologies we use.
3D priniting is our fast forward way of prototyping.
“Thanks to our 3D printers, we no longer have to make molds whenever we make small product changes at prototype stage. This typically speeds development of projects by several weeks and saves us money,” says Chief Engineer Jiangbo Lin, Danfoss Wuqing, China.
During 2018, the Additive Manufacturing Design Center in Denmark delivered parts and prints for Danfoss departments in Europe. Counting the parts, it exceeded 9.000 pieces.
More and more collaborative robots help out in production.
This one helps out in our production in Wroclaw,
Poland. Collaborative robots do not need fencing. It has a built-in sensor-system ensuring that the robot automatically stops.
Smart glasses show what to do. At the assembly line in Loves Park, USA, Amie G Loyola wears her smart glasses to see the work instruction procedures online.
Typically, operators walk around the product to assemble it and need to walk to a certain counter to read their instructions. So, when getting the images shown in the glasses it speeds up assembly and secures quality.
At our factory in Poland. We have a clear zero-defects goal and utilize advanced auto-visual identification. 'Pick-to-light' is our way of improving quality.
Automatically guided vehicles supply operators with components at our plant in China.
“They are guided by sensors and never fail. I always have the components I need,” says Line Operator Qilong Zhao.
Automated intelligent vehicles saves time spent rolling a trolley from one place to another. It runs a GPS-programmed route and has sensors installed on the vehicles that detect movement on rear and front sides. Here is one at our factory in Wroclaw, Poland.
Noel Longere has been working at our plant in Trevoux, France, for 31 years. He ships compressors off to customers. Previously, he would pick up a scanner, scan the compressor being shipped, leave the scanner in its place to move the compressor and take the scanner again. But now he puts on a glove when he starts at work.
The World Economic Forum published a list of the 16 smart factories on January 10 up to its 2019 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Danfoss’ factory in Wuqing, China, has been chosen as one of them.
With the initiative, the World Economic Forum has created a network where industrial companies can share experiences about Fourth Industrial Revolution technology and learn from each other.
Read more here.
Published by Danfoss
Danfoss’ factory in Wuqing, China, has been chosen as one of them.
With the initiative, the World Economic Forum has created a network where industrial companies can share experiences about Fourth Industrial Revolution technology and learn from each other.
Read more here.
Published by Danfoss
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The future smart factory
