First, whether it is necessary to put automation equipment into the process is generally considered to replace manual operation with imported automation equipment under the following circumstances:

1. Harsh working environment, such as spraying and welding operations;

2. The product has a long production cycle and long service life. For automation that is only intended to save labor, personal suggestions should be carefully evaluated.

3. Manual operation makes the product quality unstable or fails to meet customer requirements;

4. The product is large or heavy, and manual operation is difficult.

Second, the process is suitable for automation equipment

1. The stability of the components: whether the quality of the products flowing down from the upstream is stable. If the parts are unstable, the quality of the products processed by the equipment may be inferior to that of manual labor, and the equipment may be shut down frequently.

2. Operation complexity: The operation complexity determines the cost of automation equipment and the feasibility of automation equipment technology. Even for industrial robots, complex assembly operations are difficult to achieve.

3. Packaging method of components: If you want to realize automatic loading, you need to change the original packaging method, let the loading mechanism grab the components, and the cost increase caused by changing the packaging method needs to be calculated into the automation cost.

4. The separability of parts: To realize manual feeding, the separability of parts needs to be evaluated. Especially for some small parts, such as screws.

What details should be paid attention to when purchasing non-standard automation equipment?
Third, how does the automation design meet the requirements of the lean model?

1. Use single-task small equipment to replace multi-task large equipment; the more complex the equipment, the higher the cost, the worse the reliability, and the lower the flexibility to respond to changes in demand;

2. Don't blindly pursue high-speed equipment. The efficiency of the equipment should be based on the principle of satisfying demand and ensuring product quality.

3. Try to avoid batch processing equipment. Although batch processing equipment has certain advantages in efficiency, it will hinder the flow and make the production cycle too long. When purchasing non-standard automation equipment, pay attention to after-sales service issues. Once this expensive machine has a problem and needs to be repaired, this is a huge expense. Therefore, we need to choose an automation equipment manufacturer with good after-sales service.