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First unmanned factory takes shape in Dongguan City
(People's Daily Online) 11:22, July 15, 2015
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The first unmanned factory in Dongguan, a city of southeastern China's
Guangdong province, lays out a vision of future manufacturing: all the
processes are operated by computer-controlled robots, computer numerical
control machining equipment, unmanned transport trucks and automated warehouse
equipment. The technical staff just sits at the computer and monitors through a
central control system.
At the workshop of Changying Precision Technology Company in Dongguan, known as
the "world factory", which manufactures cell phone modules, 60 robot arms at 10
production lines are polishing the modules day and night. Each line has an
automatic belt and three workers who are just responsible for checking lines
and monitoring.
A few months ago, it required 650 workers to finish this process. A robot arm
can replace six to eight workers, now there are 60 workers and the number will
be reduced to 20 in the future, according to Luo Weiqiang, general manager of
the company.
This is the first step of the "robot replace human" program. In the next two
years the number of robots will be increased to 1,000 and 80 percent process
will be conducted by robots, said Chen Qixing, president of the company.
Compared with many skilled workers, these robots are new hands. But they made
far more and better products than well-trained workers and experts. Data shows
that since the robots came to the factory, the defect rate of products has
dropped from over 25 percent to less than 5 percent and the production capacity
from more than 8,000 pieces per person per month increased to 21,000 pieces.
This company is only a microcosm of Dongguan, one of the manufacturing hubs in
China. The City plans to finish 1,000 to 1,500 "robot replace human" programs
by 2016.
With the implementation of "Made in China 2025" strategy, a growing number of
"unmanned workshops or factories" will come out.
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