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The Development Trend of Logistics Machinery and Equipment
With the expansion of production and logistics scale, as well as the improvement of logistics automation, logistics machinery and equipment are increasingly widely used and play a greater role in modern production and logistics; And modern production and logistics have put forward higher requirements for logistics machinery and equipment. The improvement of modern mechanical equipment design capabilities and the rapid progress of science and technology have led to a sharp increase in the technical, knowledge, and cultural content of logistics mechanical equipment. Logistics mechanical equipment is undergoing a huge transformation. In the new century, the technical performance of logistics machinery and equipment will enter a new stage of development, and logistics machinery and equipment will surely achieve greater development
1. Large scale and high-speed
Large scale refers to the increasing capacity, scale, and capacity of equipment, while high-speed refers to the greatly accelerated operation speed, operation speed, recognition speed, and computational speed of equipment. The rapid development of modern society and economy has led to the continuous expansion of production and logistics scale. In order to improve operational efficiency and scale efficiency, the demand for large and high-speed logistics machinery is constantly increasing. The lifting capacity, load capacity, productivity, and operational capacity of logistics machinery and equipment are increasing, and the working speed is becoming faster and faster.
2. Practicality and lightness
Logistics machinery and equipment are important material and technological foundations for modern and automated logistics. Logistics machinery and equipment are required to be easy to use, easy to maintain and operate, with excellent durability, fault free performance, good economy, as well as high safety and reliability. Therefore, in the future, more attention will be paid to the development and use of logistics machinery and equipment with good performance, low cost, and high reliability. Some logistics machinery and equipment are used in general occasions, and the work is not heavy. This type of equipment has a large batch size and a wide range of uses. Considering the comprehensive benefits, it can reduce the appearance height, simplify the structure, reduce the cost, and also reduce the operating cost of the equipment. This lightweight device will have faster development in the future.
3. Specialization and Generalization
Logistics is a product of social and economic development, and it will inevitably exhibit diversified characteristics with the development of social and economic factors. The characteristics of diversification reflect the diversification of demand for logistics machinery and equipment, resulting in a variety of varieties and continuous updates of logistics machinery and equipment. The systematic and consistent nature of logistics activities, as well as the fast and flexible transportation and distribution, require some equipment to develop towards specialization, while also requiring some equipment to develop towards generalization and standardization. Specialized equipment meets special needs with its unique functions and can achieve optimal effectiveness. The functions of specialized cranes such as railways, ships, and containers will continue to increase, their performance will continue to improve, and their adaptability will continue to strengthen; Container ships, bulk carriers, concrete transport vehicles, tank trucks, etc. are widely used and have low costs. Some general-purpose equipment can also achieve rapid conversion of logistics operations, greatly improving the efficiency of logistics operations. For example, large container trailers can carry all sizes of containers transported by sea, air, and railway. In the future, general-purpose equipment will also be further developed.
4. Automation and Intelligence
Combining mechanical and electronic technologies, applying advanced microelectronics, power electronics, fiber optic cable technology, hydraulic technology, and fuzzy control technology to the drive and control systems of machinery, and achieving automation and intelligence of logistics machinery and equipment will be the future development direction. For example, the new generation of electrical control devices for large and efficient cranes has developed into fully electronic digital control systems, consisting of fully digital control drive devices, programmable controllers, fault diagnosis and data management systems, and digital control given detection devices. The application of advanced technology has made cranes more flexible, thereby improving the comprehensive automation level of single machines. The operation of transportation equipment relies more on instruments, signals, and increasingly intelligent driving assistance systems. The development and application of auto drive system system in sea transportation and air transportation, delivery and pick-up trolley in automated warehouse, and intelligent transportation system (ITS) in highway transportation will attract extensive attention from all countries. In addition, with the help of satellite communication technology, transportation equipment can be tracked and controlled throughout the entire process, responding quickly to market changes. At the end of 2000, Northwest International Telecom Co., Ltd. established a freight vehicle dispatch management system for FAW Storage and Transportation Company. It combines multiple technologies such as GPS, GIS, GSM, etc., and can achieve full tracking and monitoring of goods. This system can effectively avoid empty vehicles, arrange pick-up and shipment times reasonably and effectively, greatly improve vehicle utilization, save transportation costs, and enable enterprises or shippers to understand all the situations of goods during transportation, maximizing customer needs for vehicle safety services, management scheduling, and information services. Since its establishment, the system has been running well and has played a good role, providing a foundation for effective logistics management and will be widely used in the future.
The Intelligent Handling Vehicle (AHV) will also be widely used. The shape of AHV is similar to the AGV currently used, but it is equipped with two universal robotic arms. During operation, it relies on an industrial camera that plays a visual role to judge the position and size of goods. Like humans, AHV can freely move goods weighing 200-300 kilograms using the robotic arm. AHV has the function of collaborative operation. When the transported goods are too long or heavy, two or more ARVs can work together to carry them. This will greatly reduce the specifications and models of ARVs, making it easy to manage. The joint operation of several AHVs of the same specification can greatly improve their operational capabilities.
5. Complete set and systematization
On the basis of single machine automation of logistics machinery and equipment, various logistics machinery and equipment are integrated into a logistics machinery and equipment system through computers, which is coordinated and coordinated with the logistics system through the control of the central control room. This type of logistics mechanical equipment has a high degree of automation and has information processing functions. It can store, calculate, logically judge, transform, and process various information detected by sensors, and then issue control instructions to the executing mechanism. This type of logistics machinery equipment also has good information input and output interfaces, achieving complete, accurate, and reliable transmission of information throughout the entire logistics machinery integration system. Through system integration, logistics machinery and equipment can form the best matching and combination of different models, learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, and achieve the best results. In the future, the focus will be on the development of factory production and handling automation systems, cargo distribution and distribution systems, container loading and unloading and handling systems, and automatic sorting and handling systems for goods.
