Developing New-Generation Productive Forces: STEP in Action (Part 3)
2024-03-20
Building new-quality productivity is also reflected in industrial empowerment.
How can STEP help the industrial sector rapidly develop new-quality productivity, support the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and promote a new type of industrialization? Today, we’ll take a look at the final installment of our series!
Empower high-quality development across all industries with new-quality productivity.
STEP has consistently leveraged its technological strengths to meticulously refine products and solutions tailored to industry-specific application scenarios, helping customers in both emerging and traditional industries enhance their production efficiency and outcomes, and promoting the upgrading of industries toward high-end, intelligent, and green practices.
Lithium batteries and electric vehicles have joined photovoltaic products as the “new three major export items,” and for the first time, they have been included in the government work report. In the high-quality development of these industries, STEP presence is frequently seen.
STEP Robot Lithium-Battery Handling Workstation
With a wide variety of models, high-quality products, and comprehensive, in-depth process research, STEP Robotics can provide end-to-end, scenario-specific solutions covering the entire production process chain for lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic systems—and these solutions have been thoroughly validated by the market. Notable projects include the deployment of 500 SCARA robots with a payload capacity of 50 kg in the battery module PACK stage.
The STEP SC50 is an open-type motion controller based on the Codesys platform. It features a built-in vision module and boasts significantly enhanced computing power. Additionally, it includes specialized cam and tension modules tailored for lithium batteries, earning high praise and positive feedback from customers.
STEP SC50 Motion Controller
· Lithium-ion battery industry
For the processes of lithium battery electrode sheet fabrication, cell assembly, chemical formation and capacity testing, module and PACK line operations, STEP has developed customized models for the lithium battery industry—the YR series SCARA robots and a heavy-duty six-axis robot series. STEP full product lineup can be applied to various process steps including sorting, glue dispensing, film removal, material handling, and inspection. We have now achieved comprehensive lithium battery solutions covering all application scenarios, thereby enhancing the automation efficiency and product yield of lithium battery manufacturers and aligning with industry trends toward flexibility and intelligence.
STEP Robot Lithium Battery Handling Application
· Photovoltaic industry
STEP SCARA, SP, SD, and SR series six-axis robotic products are applied throughout the entire photovoltaic production process—including silicon ingot handling, silicon ingot gluing, wafer basket transfer, module layout, glass feeding, and assembly box palletizing. Based on the specific needs of industry customers, these robots can undergo secondary customized development to closely align with actual production requirements, making them easy to use and maintain. This helps elevate the automation level of production lines and improve product yield.
STEP Robot’s Applications in the Photovoltaic Industry
For traditional industries, the shift from human labor to machines and the dual-carbon strategy have become even more urgent. It is essential to accelerate the pace of intelligent transformation and drive a smooth transition from old to new growth drivers.
To this end, STEP has launched the world’s first intelligent laser marking workstation for rubber tire production. This solution integrates advanced technologies such as robotics, vision systems, and laser engraving into tire marking processes, bringing about a significant technological upgrade to the tire industry.
Application of STEP Robot’s Laser Engraving Workstation for Rubber Tires
Water treatment is another quintessential traditional industry. STEP variable-frequency drive products, control systems, and related solutions now cover the entire water chain—from water intake and conveyance to drainage and wastewater treatment. By offering “customized solutions plus one-stop technical support,” STEPeng is fostering green and sustainable development in this sector. For example, through years of collaboration with leading secondary water supply companies, STEPeng has continuously optimized and improved its control technologies, developing an efficient pump operation control technology that achieves even greater energy savings than before.
On-site visit to the secondary water supply cooperation enterprise for STEP frequency converters.
· Water industry
Since 2015, STEP has entered the water industry with its industry-specific variable-frequency drives, and its application results have covered city-level long-distance pressurized water transmission systems—including intake pump stations, booster pump stations, secondary water supply units at residential communities, and electromechanical control systems for water supply and drainage.
Application scenarios in the water industry
· Automotive and Automotive Components Industry
The SA-series welding robots have been introduced into automotive white-body production lines, marking a breakthrough for domestic brands. They are already being applied in various process stages of automotive component stamping and testing. Our subsidiary, Shanghai Xiao'ao, boasts extensive experience in automated welding for complete vehicle production lines. It employs multi-robot collaboration to handle the entire process—from assembling the three major underbody components, side panels, roof panels, and door panels, through gluing, spot welding, re-welding, and final assembly, all the way to edge rolling—enabling flexible production of multiple vehicle models.
STEP Robot Automotive White Body Welding Production Line
Against the backdrop of the digital economy, the foundation for industries’ digital and intelligent transformation lies in the softwareization of business processes. The STEP eMES workshop manufacturing management system boasts eight core functions that will comprehensively drive workshop transformation, enabling production to operate on the principle of “product scheduling following orders, logistics and distribution following the production line, and quality inspection following each process.” By integrating seamlessly into a comprehensive smart manufacturing solution, it delivers more complete digital empowerment services.
STEP EMES Workshop Manufacturing Management System
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