You may not imagine that the carrier chip, which is only the size of a fingernail, is the veritable "core" of China's power grid when it is automatically read meters. However, this "core" has been in the hands of foreign companies until the successful development of Neusoft carrier narrowband high-speed chips, which finally broke the technical monopoly of overseas chips.
Neusoft Carrier: A leader in the field of power line carrier communication in China
Qingdao Neusoft Carrier Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Neusoft Carrier) was established in 1993, since 1996 to carry out power line carrier communication technology research, in 2000 launched the first generation of power line carrier communication chips, has developed 6 generations of products. Relying on its strong R&D strength, Neusoft Carrier has successively developed a series of power carrier communication chips such as narrowband low-speed, narrow-band high-speed, broadband low-speed, broadband high-speed, etc., with a cumulative sales of more than 300 million pieces, and more than 100 million Neusoft carrier solutions running on the network, ranking among the best in the domestic market share.
In 2011, Neusoft Carrier was listed on the Growth Enterprise Market (**300183), and has now become a leading enterprise in the domestic carrier communication industry, forming an industrial layout based on intelligent manufacturing, chip design as the source, and smart grid and intelligent applications. The products have been widely promoted and applied in Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa and South America, with a cumulative shipment of 2 billion pieces.
"Intelligent" manufacturing layout, control the "core" of transformation
A few years ago, in the face of the wave of digitalization sweeping all walks of life, Neusoft Carrier inevitably encountered "growing pains". At present, how to introduce advanced technology and lean concepts to achieve cost reduction, efficiency improvement and quality improvement? If we look at the future, how to take advantage of the digital east wind to seize the opportunity in industrial upgrading?
A smart factory around the "smart manufacturing" of carrier chips will solve these problems. Neusoft Carrier first followed Industry 40 construction standards to build intelligent manufacturing production lines, the introduction of world-class production and processing equipment from Japan, South Korea, Germany, and comprehensive support for the manufacture of various high-precision chip products.
While focusing on the intensive cultivation of power line carrier communication technology, in 2017, Neusoft Carrier found the molar number of manufacturing and digitalization through industry insiders, and determined the cooperative relationship, thus officially kicking off the one-stop smart factory construction journey from consulting planning to implementation.
Starting from the development strategy of Neusoft Carrier, Moore Yuanshu has customized a "roadmap" for the construction of carrier chip smart factories from macro to micro, including SMT, plug-in and assembly production management, warehousing transformation, process control, quality traceability, etc., to help it achieve quality improvement, cost reduction and efficiency increase, and make every effort to accelerate the pace of transformation and upgrading.
Add "numbers" to move forward, and innovation leads the "core tide".
Carrier chip manufacturing has more complex business scenarios than other industries. The control of carrier chip manufacturing and production parameters requires a high degree of cooperation, and there is a complex set of relationships between finished products, which in turn affects product quality. Secondly, the production status and progress of outsourcing manufacturers, more accurate cost control, etc., may affect the future wafer and feeding plans, and it is necessary to adjust the production and delivery dates with the best suppliers and customers in a timely manner.
Based on this, Moore Yuanshu focuses on helping Neusoft Carrier effectively improve the comprehensive capacity of the factory through a variety of information systems, and achieve a high degree of compatibility between production agility, reliability and visibility.
First of all, apply n2 in its entiretyThe MES manufacturing execution system highly integrates the information systems such as CRM and ERP at the upper level of the enterprise and the underlying control equipment, extends the management to the operation site according to the real-time production data, dynamically monitors and controls the production progress (materials, processes, equipment, personnel, etc.), and realizes the fully automatic and intelligent production of chip flashing, patching, testing, boarding, assembly, packaging, palletizing, and logistics, and the whole life cycle is visual, controllable and traceable, helping Neusoft Carrier to carry out process control and traceability management. Laying the core foundation for a smart factory.
by n2WMS warehouse management system realizes refined management of warehouse material receipt and inventory, and maintains lean inventory. Through the standardization of material barcode identification and early labeling, it can be used as the basis for the whole operation and quality traceability of the warehouse. Raw material warehouse (patch + plug-in), line-side supermarket management, improve the line-side batching mode, and realize the JIT material distribution mechanism. Integrate A**, intelligent shelves, etc. to create an intelligent combination, realize the automatic transfer of materials and finished products with A** intelligent transfer, and improve the feeding efficiency; The intelligent shelves are used to realize visual material preparation operations, improve the efficiency of material preparation and finished products, and reduce the probability of errors.
In addition, through seamless docking with third-party software PLM, EAS and other systems, the island data is opened up, and the centralized control management and automation of each manufacturing branch of the Neusoft Carrier Manufacturing Center are further integrated. These systems are integrated with each other and finally connected with the enterprise management system and the underlying data system, and finally fully meet the production needs on the basis of realizing the integration of the whole plant data.
Under the deployment of the overall solution, the generation of each carrier communication chip in the Neusoft Carrier Smart Factory will trigger data exchange and analysis throughout the entire production life cycle.
When to start preparing materials, how much to prepare, when to start production, how to do warehouse management, when to ship, what to do when the design changes, what to do if the delivery time is delayed - every link in the production process has been managed and optimized; When one part of the area changes, the others can be quickly adjusted. This has improved the degree of automation, leanness, capacity and quality of Neusoft carrier production line, greatly reduced the dependence of the production process on manpower, increased the efficiency of departmental collaborative operation by 30%, increased product quality by 45%, and increased warehouse operation efficiency by 60%, greatly reducing production costs.
Now, in the Neusoft Carrier Smart Factory, the first floor prepares and unloads, chips are programmed, and welded, and then transported to the elevator with an intelligent robot trolley, and transported from downstairs to the second floor for box packaging and meter calibration detection, and the whole process is intelligent without manual intervention. In the future, Neusoft Carrier will further enable multiple systems to form a joint force and continue to promote digital upgrading and intelligent transformation. Moore Element will also integrate its long-term focus and precipitation in the industry, help it maintain its leading position in the carrier communication industry, and continue to write a new chapter in the industry with "core".