The impact of industrial tablet computers on the development of industrial automation
Industrial automation is a trend that automatic control and automatic adjustment devices are widely used in industrial production to replace manual operation of machines and machine systems for processing and production. Under the conditions of industrial production automation, people only indirectly supervise and supervise the production of machines.
Industrial automation is not industrial automation, nor is it the newly fashionable lights-off factory. The essence of industrial automation is to respond to the intensified market competition, requiring fast product renewal, high product quality, and adapting to the needs of large and medium batch production and reducing labor intensity. Product production speed is faster, product quality is highly controllable, and production costs are further reduced, which is more conducive to the development of manufacturing, which is the development law of industrial manufacturing in developed countries.
Recently, while people are discussing the demographic data and the demographic dividend is fading too fast, some news media reported that many domestic intensive manufacturing enterprises have moved their factories to Vietnam, because the labor cost in China is three times that of Vietnam. The increase in labor costs is not a news that came out this year after the population data came out. In the Pearl River Delta, many factories have been unable to recruit workers. In recent years, many factories have also made news frequently. The person in charge has to increase the cost of wages to maintain the normal operation of the factory, but They all complained that this was not a long-term solution.
Although industrial automation has been achieved in developed countries for decades, and many domestic enterprises have followed suit in the early 2000s, the entire environment has paid attention to industrial automation in recent years. At present, imported inflation is gradually emerging, and the prices of international raw materials and bulk commodities have risen one after another. In response to the increase in costs and the dilution of benefits, many manufacturing enterprises have to close their factories and switch to other industries. The manufacturing industry has also reached a critical point.
Relevant data shows that the application of industrial robots in China has grown at a rate of more than 30% for three consecutive years, and the ratio of industrial robots in industrial manufacturing has increased year by year. In contrast to the trend and the status quo, some people have proposed that industrial automation solves labor problems and eases the growing labor cost problem. Industrial manufacturing procedures such as manufacturing and processing, mechanical transmission, testing and packaging can all be replaced by industrial automation, and fields such as device manufacturing, petrochemicals, and precision machining are also precursors to industrial automation.
Industrial tablet PCs are mainly reflected in control and display in industrial automation applications, production line system integration operations, electrical automation equipment central control platforms, instrumentation equipment embedded hardware systems, etc. In the application environment where the Internet is connected to automation equipment, industrial Tablet computers are widely used and play a key role in assisting industrial automation and digital integration.
As an automation supporting device, industrial-grade tablet computers need multiple advantages and characteristics to meet application needs and environmental needs. Compared with ordinary commercial computers, they have low power consumption, long-term operation, dust-proof and anti-interference, and expansion space is a must in an industrial control environment. Preparation elements, different automation types and application environments, the necessary elements will also change.
At the current level of industrial technology, industrial automation is not completely automated. In some scenarios of industrial manufacturing, the dynamism of manpower is still irreplaceable, such as the control of the central control platform, the setting of programs, and the production of fine parts, etc. This all requires the cooperation of equipment and engineers. There is a shortage of ordinary assembly line workers, which can be replaced by some automated equipment. It is difficult for engineers to replace the program settings and code writing with intelligent people.
In general, industrial tablet computers are the dominant manifestation of industrial automation. Automation still needs control, and control will never lack industrial tablet computers.