The Empire of Automation: China's Unmanned Factory

　　When China just started its reform and opening up, factories were full of craftsmen, who worked hard to produce countless goods with their own skills. It was really admirable. Let's learn about the relevant content with the editor of Industrial Control.

　　But now, this situation has changed. If you enter a modern factory now, you will be surprised to find that there are no more people gathering in the factory, but only the roar of machines.

　　What is an “ unmanned factory ”?

　　So what is an unmanned factory ? Recently, there are many videos of assembly line operations circulating on the Internet, starting with a whole chicken, which is gradually broken down by machines and turned into various chicken products. There are also factories that produce crabs, where whole crabs are quickly cut into pieces on the assembly line, and after being broken down, they are even cleaner than those eaten by humans.

Fully automated crab processing factory

　　Some videos of instant noodle factories show the superiority of this assembly line. When workers pour in wheat flour, as the machine runs, the wheat flour gradually turns into noodles and finally into instant noodles in our daily life. CCTV's financial program also reported an unmanned factory . This factory produced 100,000 steamed dumplings in one hour without any employees, from putting noodles, mixing stuffing and kneading dumplings.

　　If we rely on manual production, even if a skilled worker can only make 20 dumplings per minute, it would be equivalent to the efficiency of 400 people. Moreover, the machine is tireless and can continue to make dumplings at a constant speed, which greatly improves production efficiency.

The Empire of Automation: China's Unmanned Factory

　　These videos all have one thing in common, that is, there are almost no employees in their factories, and all work is done by assembly line machines. The few workers that are occasionally seen are also selecting out products that may not be well packaged at the end. Of course, more often they use X-rays and metal detectors to achieve this effect.

　　After watching these videos, all netizens shouted in amazement, and some even said that they could watch such videos for a whole day. This is also the charm of the mechanical assembly line in the unmanned factory.

　　Unmanned factory that increases revenue and reduces costs

　　Today, labor costs in China are no longer cheap, and rising labor costs are constantly squeezing the profits of all manufacturers. They have no choice but to raise prices to maintain production, but after the price increase, labor costs will also rise, so this has fallen into a vicious circle.

　　Zhou Lihua, president of Zhengda Food Enterprise Qinhuangdao Co., Ltd., said: Traditional food companies have more than a thousand front-line employees. Replacing people with machines not only saves labor costs, but also greatly improves production efficiency.

　　The future direction is unmanned

The Empire of Automation: China's Unmanned Factory

　　The transformation from labor-intensive factories to unmanned, intelligent and automated factories is unstoppable. China is currently in such a transition period. Through digital and intelligent management, Chinese companies have grown from "big" to "strong", from "scattered" to "specialized". Continuous improvement is the right way, and only unmanned factories will be the future factories.

　　Today, China is developing rapidly and its international status is increasing day by day. Chinese factories are also facing the need to upgrade. Unmanned and intelligent factories are the future development direction. China is already moving towards becoming a world power.

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