The development trend of logistics machinery and equipment

With the expansion of production and logistics scale, as well as the improvement of logistics automation, logistics machinery and equipment are increasingly widely used in modern production and logistics, and their role is also increasing; Modern production and logistics have put forward higher requirements for logistics machinery and equipment. The improvement of modern mechanical equipment design capabilities and the rapid advancement of science and technology have led to a sharp increase in the technological, knowledge, and cultural content of logistics machinery equipment. Logistics machinery equipment is undergoing a huge transformation. In the new century, the technical performance of logistics machinery and equipment will enter a new stage of development, and logistics machinery and equipment will surely achieve greater development

Looking at the current development status of logistics machinery and equipment, it can be seen that in order to meet the needs of modern logistics, logistics machinery and equipment have the following development trends:

1. Large scale and high-speed development

Large scale refers to the increasing capacity, scale, and capability of equipment, while high-speed refers to the significant acceleration of equipment operation speed, recognition speed, and computation speed. The rapid development of modern society and economy has led to the continuous expansion of production and logistics scale. In order to improve operational efficiency and economies of scale, the demand for large and high-speed logistics machinery is constantly increasing. The lifting capacity, load capacity, productivity, and operational capability of logistics machinery and equipment are increasing, and the working speed is getting faster and faster.

2. Practicality and lightweighting

Logistics machinery and equipment are important material and technological foundations for modern and automated logistics. Logistics machinery and equipment are required to be easy to use, maintain and operate, with excellent durability, fault free and good economy, as well as high safety and reliability. Therefore, in the future, more attention will be paid to the development and use of logistics machinery and equipment with good performance, low cost, and high reliability. Some logistics machinery and equipment are used in general situations and their workload is not heavy. This type of equipment has a large batch size and a wide range of uses. Considering the comprehensive benefits, it can reduce the height of the appearance, simplify the structure, lower the cost, and also reduce the operating cost of the equipment. This lightweight equipment will have faster development in the future.

3. Specialization and generalization

Logistics is a product of socio-economic development and will inevitably exhibit diverse characteristics with the development of the economy. The diverse characteristics reflect the diversified demand for logistics machinery and equipment, resulting in a variety of varieties of logistics machinery and equipment Continuously updated. The systematic and consistent nature of logistics activities, as well as the fast and flexible transportation and distribution, require some equipment to develop towards specialization, while also requiring some equipment to develop towards generalization and standardization. Specialized equipment meets special needs with unique functions and can play a priority role. The functions, performance, and adaptability of specialized cranes such as railways, ships, and containers will continue to increase; Container ships, bulk carriers, concrete transport vehicles, tank trucks, and other types of ships have a wide range of applications and low costs. And some universal equipment can also achieve rapid transformation of logistics operations, greatly improving logistics efficiency. For example, large container trailers can carry all sizes of containers for sea, air, and railway transportation. In the future, universal equipment will also be further developed.

4. Automation and Intelligence

The combination of mechanical technology and electronic technology, the application of advanced microelectronics technology, power electronics technology, optical cable technology, hydraulic technology, and fuzzy control technology to the drive and control systems of machinery, and the realization of automation and intelligence of logistics machinery and equipment will be the future development direction. For example, the new generation of electrical control devices for large and efficient cranes has developed into fully electronic digital control systems, consisting of fully digital control drive devices, programmable controllers, fault diagnosis and data management systems, digital manipulation and given detection devices, etc. The application of advanced technology enables cranes to have higher flexibility, thereby improving the overall automation level of single machines. The operation of transportation equipment increasingly relies on instruments, signals, and intelligent driving assistance systems. The development and application of auto drive system system in sea transportation and air transportation, delivery and pick-up trolley in automated warehouse, and intelligent transportation system (ITS) in highway transportation will attract extensive attention from all countries. In addition, with the help of satellite communication technology, transportation equipment can be tracked and controlled throughout the process, and rapid responses can be made to market changes. At the end of 2000, Northwest International Telecommunications Co., Ltd. established a freight vehicle dispatch management system for FAW Storage and Transportation Company, which integrates GPS, The combination of multiple technologies such as GIS and GSM can achieve full tracking and monitoring of goods. This system can effectively avoid the empty load of vehicles, arrange the receiving and shipping time reasonably and effectively, greatly improve the utilization rate of vehicles, save transportation costs, and enable enterprises or shippers to understand all the situations of goods in transportation, meeting customers' needs for vehicle safety services, management scheduling, and information services to the greatest extent possible. Since its establishment, the system has operated well and played a good role, providing a foundation for effective logistics management. It will be widely applied in the future.

Intelligent handling vehicles (AHVs) will also be widely used. The shape of AHV is similar to the AGV currently in use, but it is equipped with two universal robotic arms. During operation, it relies on industrial cameras that act as visual sensors to determine the position and size of goods. Like humans, AHV can freely transport goods weighing 200-300 kilograms with its robotic arms. AHV has the function of collaborative operation. When the transported goods are too long or too heavy, two or more ARVs can work together to carry them, which greatly reduces the specifications and models of ARVs and facilitates management. The joint operation of several AHVs of the same specification can greatly improve their operational capabilities.

5. Complete and systematic

On the basis of single machine automation of logistics machinery equipment, various logistics machinery equipment are combined into a logistics machinery equipment integrated system through computers, and coordinated with the logistics system through the control of the central control room. This type of logistics machinery equipment has a high degree of automation and information processing functions. It can store, calculate, logically judge, transform and process various information detected by sensors, and then issue control instructions to the executing agency. This type of logistics machinery equipment also has good information input and output interfaces, enabling complete, accurate, and reliable transmission of information throughout the entire logistics machinery integration system. Logistics machinery and equipment can form priority matching and combination of different models through system integration, complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, and play a priority role. In the future, the focus of development will be on factory production and handling automation systems, cargo distribution and distribution systems, container loading and unloading systems, and automatic sorting and handling systems for goods.