Product traceability and workshop information management are realized through the intelligent management of the business chain. The intelligent system optimizes and adjusts the personnel structure based on the data collected from production, controls production orders, and provides a basis for decision-making management. Planned inspection, maintenance and repair management measures for equipment are implemented through the equipment management module... Entering the workshop of Zhejiang Kan Battery Co., Ltd. in Suichang, mature and reliable digital production scenarios can be seen everywhere.

Recently, the 13th China Light Industry Informatization Conference was held in Beijing, at which the 2022 China Light Industry Digital Transformation Innovation Achievements were released. Among them, the Digital Factory Project of Zhejiang Kan Battery Co., Ltd. was included in the list.

Founded in 1999, Zhejiang Kan Battery Co., Ltd. is a national high-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D, production and sales of new energy lithium batteries and energy storage batteries. In recent years, through unremitting independent innovation and transformation and upgrading, the company has developed into a national key "Little Giant" enterprise of specialization, refinement, differentiation and innovation, and has 38 authorized patents, including 21 invention patents, with a number of technologies filling the domestic gaps.

Wang Liang, the deputy general manager of the company, introduced that the digital factory project adopts digital management methods in the entire production and assembly processes, integrates with the existing ERP system, and implements scientific management through modern technological management means. It can achieve the goals of increasing production efficiency by 20%, production capacity by 50%, reducing labor costs by 10%, improving energy utilization rate by 10%—15%, and shortening product delivery cycle by 20%.

"At the same time, the Digital Factory Project of Zhejiang Kan Battery Co., Ltd. will continue to explore new intelligent manufacturing models for lithium batteries throughout the life cycle of design, process, manufacturing, testing, logistics and other aspects." said Wang Liang. By building an intelligent manufacturing factory for lithium-ion batteries, the project uses advanced technologies such as intelligent production lines, advanced manufacturing systems, industrial cloud platforms, and artificial intelligence, and unites advantageous forces such as superior enterprises, professional research institutes and universities to conduct comprehensive supervision and control over the production process and manufacturing process of lithium batteries. This will greatly improve the production efficiency and product consistency of power lithium batteries, effectively reduce operating costs and product defect rates, and form a collaborative innovation mechanism for the intelligent manufacturing industry of lithium batteries.

It is reported that in recent years, Zhejiang Kan Battery Co., Ltd. has successfully seized the opportunity of the vigorous development of the new energy battery industry through the second entrepreneurship, and completed the product switch from nickel-metal hydride batteries to ternary lithium batteries and energy storage batteries. Last year, the company started the construction of a new factory in the Yanghao Block of Suichang Economic Development Zone. In the next two years, lithium batteries applied to various scenarios will be shipped from here to all parts of the world. After the 3GWh lithium iron phosphate energy storage battery project reaches production capacity, the annual output value can reach 3 billion yuan.

"We hope to continue to play a leading role in the new energy manufacturing industry, carry out pilot tests and demonstration applications of new achievements, form enterprise/industry standards, and continuously improve the intelligent manufacturing level of lithium batteries in new energy manufacturing." said Wang Liang.

In Suichang, there are many other enterprises like Zhejiang Kan Battery Co., Ltd. that have transformed and upgraded through digital transformation. In recent years, Suichang County has taken digital transformation as an opportunity to continuously strengthen the support for cultivating digital workshops and building intelligent factories, increase policy empowerment and service guidance, and support enterprises to expand from production intelligence to full-process intelligence in R&D, design, management, warehousing, logistics and services, effectively promoting enterprises to improve quality and efficiency and the transformation and upgrading of the industry.

Source: Suichang News