Chapter 1241 Unmanned Factory

Drone logistics...

Already used it?

Lu Zhou's original sentence of "not a problem" has already shocked Wang Wei. Lu Zhou's next words surprised him so much that he didn't know what to say.

Now that Lu Zhou proposed to take him to visit, he would naturally not refuse, and Ji agreed without any hesitation.

"Please be sure to show me around!"

While speaking, he stood up from his seat.

Looking at Wang Wei who was full of eagerness, Lu Zhou nodded with a smile, signaling him not to worry, and then called the office secretary in charge of reception, and told her.

"Talk to Mr. Chen for me. Just say that I will take Mr. Wang to the factory for a walk, and I may come back later at noon."

"Okay, Academician Lu."

The secretary who watched him off left the reception room, Lu Zhou continued to look at Wang Wei, smiled and said.

"Then let's go too."

...

The factory mentioned by Lu Zhoukou is located in a corner of Jinling High-tech Park, next to the entrance of the expressway and the railway freight station. It is considered one of the star enterprises in Jinling City.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is actually Boss Liu's factory.

Since Xingkong Technology became a shareholder, Zhongshan New Materials, relying on the strong technical background of Xingkong Technology as support, and relying on orders from East Asia's power and new energy industry chains, has leapt from a local small and medium-sized board listed material company in Jinling to a domestic A leader in the field of carbon material processing.

It has to be said that science and technology are the primary productive forces.

Liu Wanshan, who has fully enjoyed the dividends of technology, can be said to be a "die-hard fan" of Xingkong Technology. When Xingkong Technology proposed to do an automated industrial logistics transformation for his factory, Liu Wanshan agreed to Xingkong Technology's proposal almost without hesitation.

Up to now, this industrialized logistics system has achieved initial results. Zhongshan New Material’s lithium anode material field in Jinling High-tech Park has almost become a model production unit and a technological pacesetter for the entire Jinling City.

The completely unmanned material distribution almost maximizes the efficiency of the production line.

In terms of cost, the workload that originally required nearly 20 low-educated positions can now be fully qualified by only one highly educated engineer and a group of automation equipment controlled by cloud servers. It's not the same at all.

"This is the factory I was talking about."

Taking a step forward, looking at everything in front of him, Wang Wei had an unbelievable expression on his face, and he spoke in an exclamation tone after a while.

"...unbelievable."

Yes, simply incredible.

Facing the scene in front of him, he has lost his words.

The small and flexible AGV logistics vehicle travels quickly through the wide factory building, carrying boxes of goods. A six-rotor drone whizzed through the air, completely replacing workers wearing hard hats, and making adjustments to all aspects of the production line.

The whole factory is like a monster, those logistics vehicles and drones are like blood cells flowing in the blood vessels, and the workshops are like the organs of the monster.

From one production line to another, from one workshop to another, every gear is running at high speed, and every production link is so efficient that people can't help but produce everything here, including the air Flow is as designed.

And indeed it is.

Not only the temperature of the air, but also the flow rate of gas per unit time, and even the PM2.5 in the factory are strictly controlled at a strict value.

It is precisely such strict standards that make the yield rate of lithium anode materials produced by Zhongshan New Materials world-leading.

Unless there is a systematic failure in the factory that cannot be eliminated by the machine, there is no need for workers to enter here at ordinary times. The maintenance of drones and logistics vehicles and other equipment is done outside the factory, while the maintenance of the production equipment in the workshop is mostly Done by AI-controlled machines.

What is industrial upgrading? What is intelligent manufacturing?

This is industrial upgrading! This is smart manufacturing!

Although it is not the first time that technology plays an important role in industrial production, nothing in the past was as shocking as what he saw in front of him. Now Wang Wei has a deep understanding of what it means to change the world with technology and change the future with technology.

Not only that, but he finally understood why Lu Zhou would say that it was not a problem at all after hearing his question.

A picture has even appeared in his mind, unmanned AGV logistics vehicles are passing through the logistics center of SF Express, and cooperate with a group of AI-controlled electric drive drones to unload the goods from the plane or large truck and load them to the open space. Go to the logistics truck in the urban area, and then the vehicle-mounted drone will be responsible for delivering the goods to the door, and the package will be delivered directly to the balcony of the customer's home or to the pick-up point installed on the windowsill.

Swallowing, Wang Wei restrained the excitement in his voice, and said.

"This system... how much does it cost?"

"It depends on the specific needs of the customer," Lu Zhou said briefly, looking at the drones passing through the factory building, "We have two standards, one for small business owners, and one for large business owners , The main design link of the former is reflected in the optimization of the logistics link between the input end of the raw material and the output end of the finished product, while the latter is mainly aimed at the optimization of the logistics link inside the production line."

"Actually, after hearing the questions you mentioned earlier, I think that these two systems may not be suitable for you. What you need may be a dedicated logistics system for parcel delivery services in densely populated cities."

Wang Wei nodded.

"You're right."

"Our long-term goal of building this intelligent logistics network is to realize the intelligentization and unmanned operation of the entire logistics distribution link. As I told you before, the transportation on the main road is completed through large vehicles, and then the vehicle-mounted unmanned Man-machine. The package is delivered point-to-point to the customer through the real-time calculation route, and then returns to the nearest drone hive for charging. At the same time, the fully charged drone supplements the logistics vehicle when it passes by .”

In fact, this drone delivery plan is exactly the blueprint drawn by Lu Zhou in the ten papers published nine years ago. However, it is not easy to achieve this, and all aspects of the problem need to be solved.

For example, the real-time calculation of drone routes, how to determine the delivery route with the highest efficiency and the largest safety factor, etc. This may sound uncomplicated, but in fact it is a rather difficult problem.

First of all, the route of the drone is not based on a 2D plane, but based on a three-dimensional 3D space. Secondly, at any time, the principle that "more" is more complicated is applicable.

Taking Shangjing as an example among the first-tier cities, the annual express throughput reaches 2.2 billion pieces, which is quite a huge number on average every day. The entire logistics network needs to be supported by tens of thousands of drones, and the distribution plans and routes of these drones need to be planned by computers.

To solve this problem, it seems that only Xinghai No. 1 can do it.

After listening to Wang Wei's needs, Lu Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Actually, you can consider outsourcing the entire smart logistics network to us. Including the drones used in the delivery process, including the drone hives." Design and so on, we have a professional team that can do this work, and it is easier to solve this problem as a whole than to solve a series of problems you encounter separately."

Hearing this sentence, Wang Wei was slightly taken aback, and said hesitantly.

"This...isn't appropriate? We have fixed partners in the procurement of equipment such as drones and logistics vehicles, and we have also signed a long-term strategic cooperation agreement. If possible, I hope you can target our current situation. If there are conditions, we will design this intelligent logistics network. At present, we are quite satisfied with the products they provide, and we have no plans to change suppliers for the time being.”

Switching suppliers is no small task.

There are many issues involved.

Especially for a large-scale enterprise such as Shunfeng Group, a small change in a certain detail of the logistics and distribution link may have an unpredictable impact on the existing operations.

At least, this kind of thing needs to hold several meetings to decide, not like now, relying on a moment of excitement, it can be settled by patting the head.

Not only that, what really made Wang Wei hesitate was that Shunfeng Group had already invested a lot of money in this project. Now because of some bottlenecks, the entire project is outsourced, and there is always a feeling that all the initial investment is wasted.

What's more, Shunfeng Group is a large enterprise with a market value of 100 billion. He is controlled by others in this key technology, which always makes him feel "unreliable".

Probably guessing the concerns in Wang Wei's heart, Lu Zhou thought for a moment, and then said.

"It depends on how you look at this issue. Industry enjoys the bonus of scale, and scientific research is the same. Entrusting professional things to professional people will definitely be much more efficient than doing it yourself. I won't You are forced to accept our standards, but from the perspective of a scholar, I must put the best solution first."

Wang Wei still hesitated, and said, "Do you still produce drones and logistics vehicles?"

Lu Zhou: "Worried that we are not professional enough in this area?"

Wang Wei didn't speak, but his expression clearly acquiesced to this.

Seeing this, Lu Zhou smiled and said.

"We do not have a factory, nor a production line for drones and logistics vehicles, but in the era of smart manufacturing 2.0, these are not problems at all."

Looking at Wang Wei who obviously didn't understand the meaning of his words, Lu Zhou continued.

"If you're curious, I can show you one more thing."

As he spoke, he took a tablet from the accompanying secretary and handed it to Mr. Wang in front of him.

Looking at Wang Wei who was staring at the tablet in his hand, Lu Zhou continued.

"First, you can choose the product parameters you need, and then upload your requirements to the server, and we will do our best to complete it. This process will take about two hours, although it is not long, but you have to wait a little while."

"We might as well go and have lunch first and come back later."