Garlic to the World "Unmanned Cold Storage Storage Project

In the field of agriculture, the use of intelligent machinery to replace manual labor has become a trend. Henan mines have taken the lead in introducing intelligent lifting machinery into the field of agricultural industrial transportation.

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Garlic to the World "Unmanned Cold Storage Storage Project

In the field of agriculture, the use of intelligent machinery to replace manual labor has become a trend. Henan mines have taken the lead in introducing intelligent lifting machinery into the field of agricultural industrial transportation.

Shandong Jinxiang is known as the "hometown of garlic". Garlic has a long history of cultivation, with a total annual output of over 800000 tons.

During the annual garlic harvest season, plump and large garlic bulbs are piled up into small hills.

In the warehouse and workshop, quality inspectors and movers shuttle back and forth between the "garlic mountains".

The unique pungent and pungent odor of garlic makes the environment harsh, and storage and handling workers must wear oxygen masks to carry out continuous long-term operations.

Through long-term attention to agriculture and in-depth understanding of the storage methods in the garlic industry, Henan mines have found that there is great room for improvement in storage methods and land use efficiency. Based on actual investigations, Henan mines proposed a new garlic storage plan, which quickly gained recognition from many local garlic planting enterprises.

The new storage plan has changed the original small basket storage process, using dedicated large baskets to store finished garlic, and designing dedicated large basket lifting equipment. Through intelligent cranes, the large basket codes are automatically recognized, stacked, and shipped out, completely replacing manual stacking. This plan has received high attention and support from the local government and garlic enterprises.

In 2018, the (8+8) t intelligent storage crane designed and manufactured by Henan Mining for the unmanned cold storage project of Shandong Lingdong Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.'s "Garlic to the World" industrial park was officially put into use.

This crane is the first automated storage crane applied in agriculture in China. It has the characteristics of large span, long running distance, high lifting height, fast running speed, smooth and stable operation without fluctuations, multiple positioning points (more than 1400 high-precision positioning points), high accuracy of ≤± 5mm (at the lifting equipment), and stacking of 4 to 5. Adopting a manual (remote control)+semi-automatic+fully automatic control system, it can be integrated with the backend database and connected to the intelligent terminal to monitor the status of stored goods in real time. The machine also applies functions such as automated lifting and palletizing, automatic positioning, electrical anti sway, remote monitoring, and intelligent management.

The successful development of this crane has brought the following advantages:

1. Enabling high-density warehousing greatly improves land utilization and saves space. Due to the use of intelligent storage cranes, the utilization rate of unit area in cold storage has been greatly improved. For example, its single cold storage capacity of 60000 tons, calculated based on land efficiency, is 10 times more efficient than conventional cold storage capacity.

2. By utilizing computer technology for information tracking, location storage, load optimization, and positioning operations on large baskets, 24-hour uninterrupted operation can be achieved, reducing downtime; The real-time information tracking of unmanned driving ensures the consistency and accuracy of the physical information; Through precise positioning and anti sway technology, the manual lifting loss of large baskets has been reduced.

3. Save costs. Cost savings are comprehensive, starting with electricity bills. Generally, the more concentrated the cooling space, the less external heat exchange per unit space, resulting in energy savings; Secondly, the standardized business process operation with the assistance of the system greatly reduces the number of personnel on business nodes, thus saving manpower; Furthermore, highly coordinated cooperation greatly shortens the time for inbound and outbound storage, thus saving time. The above three points will reduce the overall storage cost by 60%.

4. Liberated productivity. Due to the fully intelligent nature of the entire warehouse, the level of automation has greatly improved. Previously, a factory required 20-30 physically demanding and environmentally poor operators to enter and exit the warehouse, wearing cotton jackets and masks to work. Now, only two people are needed, and loading and unloading a large vehicle only takes 5 minutes, which is 100 times more efficient than conventional manual loading and unloading.

With the deep integration of artificial intelligence, intelligent manufacturing, and agriculture, agriculture is no longer purely "agriculture", and the comprehensive competitiveness of Chinese agricultural enterprises will experience explosive growth. As a practitioner of "Made in China 2025", Henan mines will actively respond to the call of the country to benefit agriculture, industrial manufacturing, energy conservation and environmental protection, build a bridge connecting industry and agriculture, and add momentum to the development of modern agriculture.