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Semi-automatic mode and fully automatic mode
The intelligent unmanned crane for handling forgings has manual, semi-automatic and automatic operating modes:
In semi-automatic mode, the operator uses the crane to pick up a steel ring and selects the destination workstation. Once activated, the crane rises to a pre-programmed height, and its trolley and bridge travel to the selected station. After positioning, the operator releases the ring as required. Positioning and lowering the lifting attachment, as well as picking up and releasing the load, are controlled manually in this mode.
The fully automatic mode only runs under the MES automatic operation program. The MES can specify all variables (X, Y, Z coordinates, pick-up and storage, material data of the lifted object, etc.).
The large ring forging intelligent manufacturing line consists of industrial intelligent cranes and their auxiliary equipment and a production management system. The intelligent handling crane is responsible for transporting the blanks and steel rings within the factory.
Daily tasks include:
• Place the blank material bars into the saw machine material warehouse;
• Place the single hot ring brought out by the ring rolling fork mechanism onto the lifting mechanism platform at the entrance of the quenching pool; place the quenched hot and wet single ring on the lifting platform at the exit of the quenching pool into the stacking tooling;
• Place the completed stacked ring group onto the preset support blocks of the tempering furnace plate; place the tempered hot ring group onto the preset support blocks of the transfer cart;
• Place the hot ring group transferred by the transfer cart onto the preset support blocks in the air cooling area;
• Place the single ring on the flaw detector into the stacking tooling.