Xiamen ABB Switch Co., Ltd. Selected as a National Intelligent Manufacturing Demonstration Factory in 2023

Based on lean manufacturing, improve the level of digitization, networking, and intelligence, create high-level intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories, and achieve quality and efficiency improvement

Deeply integrating green manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing to create a “zero carbon demonstration factory”

12 typical scenarios of ABB switch projects in Xiamen have been recognized, contributing replicable and referential transformation solutions to the industry

Xiamen ABB Switchgear Co., Ltd. has recently been selected for the “2023 Intelligent Manufacturing Demonstration Factory List” released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in addition to receiving important honors such as national green factory, national excellent case of healthy enterprise construction, and Fujian Provincial Government Quality Award. This means that the company’s efforts and achievements in deepening digital transformation and building intelligent manufacturing factories have once again received authoritative recognition, Becoming the “vanguard” in the field of national intelligent manufacturing.

Digital transformation and intelligent manufacturing are an important direction for Chinese industrial enterprises to achieve transformation and upgrading. ABB Switch in Xiamen has been promoting lean manufacturing for a long time. In the wave of digital transformation, process optimization is promoted through digital means, and lean manufacturing management methods are upgraded to enhance the overall visualization, flexibility, intelligence, and low-carbon operation. The company mainly focuses on core business processes such as design, production manufacturing, supply chain collaboration, operation and maintenance, and services. Through the application of recent digital technology, the introduction and upgrading of innovative technology equipment, and the integration of information systems throughout the entire process, the level of digitalization, networking, and intelligence has been improved. It has also continuously optimized the maturity standards and high-level terms of intelligent manufacturing capabilities such as GB/T 39116 and GB/T 39117, Create a high-level intelligent manufacturing factory.

In the ABB switch intelligent manufacturing factory in Xiamen, multiple industrial robots are used to collaborate on the continuous flow production line of switch cabinets to complete shell assembly and achieve continuous production of switch cabinets according to the rhythm. The intelligent assembly system for circuit breaker pole columns achieves effective control of pole column automatic assembly and tightening processes. The intelligent online detection system is used for automatic product detection and judgment, as well as automated three-dimensional warehouses and raw materials The automatic guided AGV for the production process and finished products achieves intelligent distribution and warehousing with the cooperation of agile networks.

In addition, the company has utilized and integrated systems or platforms such as PLM product lifecycle management system, SAP enterprise resource planning system, MES production execution system, APS advanced planning and scheduling system, WMS warehouse management system, supplier management platform, service and operation management platform, etc., to connect the entire product lifecycle, production process, and supply chain, achieving efficient collaboration between “design production operation”, “production supply and sales”, and “human resources and property”, By improving the overall quality and efficiency of the factory, we have provided customers and other stakeholders with a better experience.

Green and low-carbon development is another important direction for Chinese industrial enterprises to achieve transformation and upgrading. ABB switch in Xiamen has long promoted green development and was awarded the first batch of “clean production enterprises” by the United Nations Clean Production Center in 1998. In recent years, taking the construction and upgrading of ABB Xiamen Industrial Center, the world’s largest innovation and manufacturing base, as an opportunity, the company has carried out overall planning and implementation of intelligent manufacturing and green manufacturing for park and factory property lines, systems, products, processes, and supply chains, achieving a high integration of green manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing. While building an intelligent manufacturing demonstration factory, the company has also created a “zero carbon demonstration factory”. By establishing an energy management system, adopting green energy, carbon verification, and a series of energy-saving and emission reduction measures, Xiamen ABB Switch has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by over 6000 tons in 2022 compared to 2020 and obtained a “carbon neutrality” certificate issued by a third-party organization in March 2023.

According to publicly available data such as the industry yearbook, ABB Switchgear Co., Ltd. in Xiamen has long been at the forefront of the industry in indicators such as overall labor productivity and energy consumption per 10000 yuan output value. Through digital, networked, intelligent, and green transformation, the overall labor productivity has further increased by 35% in recent years, and the energy consumption per 10000 yuan output value has further decreased by 30%.

Based on the characteristics of discrete manufacturing and multi variety, small batch, and customized manufacturing, a comprehensive digital, highly flexible, and green low-carbon manufacturing model has been formed through digital transformation and green low-carbon management. The digital transformation and green intelligent manufacturing practices of ABB switches in Xiamen provide replicable and reference solutions for the digital transformation and upgrading of China’s discrete manufacturing industry, as well as for the green and low-carbon development of Chinese industrial enterprises.

As an important component of the national “14th Five Year Plan” intelligent manufacturing pilot demonstration action, the national level intelligent manufacturing demonstration factory and excellent scenes are major national projects jointly carried out by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Administration for Market Supervision and Administration. According to the application requirements of the 2023 demonstration factory, the listed unit must have no less than 8 typical intelligent manufacturing scenarios. According to the announcement of the “Listed Unit”, the ABB Switch Intelligent Manufacturing Demonstration Factory in Xiamen has confirmed 12 typical project scenarios, making it one of the units with the highest number of confirmed typical project scenarios in the switch industry and even among all listed units.