As production scales increase, the company retrofits older equipment to meet higher requirements for traceability. Through the use of RFID and stereo warehouse, the distribution time is shortened and the accuracy is improved. But the higher the degree of automation of the three-dimensional warehouse, the higher the maintenance costs?
In recent years, with the strict regulations on food quality and safety and the increasing production scale of the company, the company has reconstructed the old equipment that is not equipped with sorting and identification systems to meet the requirements for quality, safety and traceability. Higher requirements in terms of other aspects. At present, all the equipment of the production plant has been automated, which is also the company's future development goals.
In terms of safety traceability, Bright Dairy's dairy products are all processed in batches. The raw materials are processed in a series of processes from selection, fermentation, production, storage and distribution. Most data records are done manually before applying the automation system.
Now, mainly through RFID to achieve process monitoring, including the addition of online detectors and temperature control devices and other related equipment in the production process, according to the production situation to set the appropriate safety value, to complete the dual functions of monitoring and rectification. Through the computer program control, the next process can be carried out after the online monitoring reaches the standard. Bright Dairy has implemented traceable management of all finished products, greatly improving the quality supervision and control capabilities of the products. Although investing in equipment has greatly increased the cost of the enterprise, it has also changed the process of many human control, and the quality of the product has been greatly improved.
In the production, storage and distribution of dairy products, Bright Dairy uses a range of advanced equipment. For example, after the dairy product is off the assembly line, it is necessary to carry out coding and marking, and use the sorting system to sort and remove the problematic products, so that the quality of the products can be better identified. Due to the different distribution locations of different dairy products, batch management is carried out through RFID and computer systems, and products are distributed to different areas according to requirements, and automation is realized throughout the process.
In the storage area, Bright Dairy uses technologies such as AGV, stereo warehouse and RFID. Because for dairy products, it is possible to reach hundreds of individual products on a certain day. It is much more complicated to manage the products in different regions and then send them to different regions. By using RFID and a three-dimensional warehouse, it is possible to shorten the delivery time and improve the accuracy.
The AGV also plays an important role in the process of the product going offline to the storage area. It can guide the product to the stacker in the three-dimensional shelf area according to the instructions, and then store the goods by the stacker. As far as AGV is concerned, the tasks that are carried out in dairy factories are mainly considered in terms of frequency and weight. The weight of Bright Dairy's products ranges from 600kg to 1.5t. From the comprehensive consideration of many parties, the domestic AGV has higher cost performance and is more suitable for production conditions.
The equipment in the storage area should be able to withstand the low temperature environment effectively, and the stability problem of the double depth pallet stereo library with a total area of ​​2200 m2 and a height of 22 m is also a problem. Due to the “short-circuit effect†of the cold air, the stacking of the shelves cannot be very strict, and the temperatures of the upper and lower layers may differ greatly. Therefore, by setting and controlling the temperature of each station in the three-dimensional warehouse through the sensor, the optimal storage environment of the product can be ensured.
The application of automation systems has long been commonplace in food and beverage companies abroad, and domestic problems have only begun to be implemented in recent years due to cost and labor issues. Bright dairy industry's dairy production can reach 5,000 to 6,000 tons at the peak, and 3,000 tons in the off-season. The automated stereo library with an inventory of 5000t can fully meet the current production, storage and distribution needs.
The problem that Bright Dairy needs to improve is that in terms of filling, there are many hidden dangers in domestic equipment, such as incomplete cleaning and sanitary corners, which affect product quality and shelf life. In logistics, companies will Automated systems cost expensive repairs.
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