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 به orderapproach, whichpreventsoverstockandpreciselymeetsbuyersand #39; personalizedrequirements.
Orderstravelthroughanend-به-endmanufacturingexecutionsystem، whichcoversallprocessesfromproductionandqualitycontrol، tologisticsandtrackingsystems.
andquot; Wearethefirsttohaveadoptedanend به 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;
