Abstract: Cloud computing technology, which is based on virtualized technologies and applications, horizontal expansion of databases and middleware, multi-tenant development technologies, and cloud management platforms, has also been applied in depth at Baosteel. Baosteel and Baoshan District use RFID to automatically identify radiation hazard sources, GPS tracks and locates radiation hazard sources, and radiation hazard source radiation intensity monitoring, achieving the goal of “co-construction of environmental protection monitoringâ€. This article mainly introduces the application of Internet of Things and cloud computing technology in Baosteel, for everyone to understand.
The cloud computing technology that is based on virtualization technology and applications, horizontal expansion of databases and middleware, multi-tenant development technologies, and cloud management platforms has also been applied in depth at Baosteel.
The Internet of Things relies on the combination of RFID technology and network technology to enable intelligent identification and management of items, and further implements object-aware perception control, networked interconnection and intelligent processing of organic systems to form high-intelligence decisions. The key technologies adopted by the Internet of Things include wireless communication technologies, sensing and identification technologies, cloud computing technologies, and ubiquitous computing technologies. One of its characteristics is that it integrates with the Internet, and secondly, it integrates technologies such as GPS, RFID, barcodes, video, and sensors. The development of sensor technology has improved the level perception technology of industrial automation and the combination of information technology applications to play a greater role. effect. The cloud computing technology with virtualization technology and applications, database and middleware horizontal expansion, multi-tenant development technology, and cloud management platform as the core technologies has also been applied in depth at Baosteel.
The basic idea of ​​the application of Baosteel IoT There are three basic ideas for the application of Baosteel IoT. First, through the application of Internet of Things technology, the company will automate the basic business operations in the areas of warehouse transportation, equipment, metrology and security, and environmental protection management, upgrade the overall automation and intelligence of the plant, and implement the IoT equipment and application systems at all levels. The integration promotes the management of logistics management equipment, and the improvement of plant management business level is based on the automation of basic business operations. On the basis of new information resources, some in-depth application research is carried out.
Baosteel's information system is divided into four levels. Automation and intelligentization of the basic automation of various production equipment (L1) and the production process control of each production unit (L2) in the process of steel transportation management, steel storage management, processing management, etc. Management, metering management, equipment management, transportation management, energy management, security management, and Other processes to achieve intelligent warehouses, production tools, smart pound equipment warehouses, environmental monitoring, vehicle tracking and scheduling, vehicle torpedo tank tracking and scheduling, personnel and vehicle supplies Access control, warehouse intelligence.
Manufacturing management: The production control (L3) of each production line and the manufacturing management (L4) of each base are used to manufacture, quality control, equipment management for each link of the cost, transportation management, energy management, and security management to realize manufacturing decision support.
Management: Through the raw material procurement logistics control, engineering project management, technology management, sales and logistics control, procurement supply chain, financial management, demand and sales plan procurement service hotline, business decision support, customer call center and other process operations to help customers To achieve intelligent reception, to achieve the goal of operating the management of domestic and foreign marketing channels.
Group management and sharing layer, unified accounting human resources at this level, financial management elearning, audit management, collaborative office, e-commerce.
The construction of Baosteel IoT is mainly based on the above-mentioned information architecture. The target is procurement logistics, transportation management, production execution, security management, sales logistics management, equipment management, etc., but it will not change the overall hierarchical structure.
1. Application of logistics management ideas for IoT The production process of iron and steel companies is roughly as follows: Raw materials are transported by suppliers, off-site warehousing, outside transportation, door posts, and raw material measurement raw material warehouses, and then transported into the middle warehouse of eight production lines. Intermediate warehouses, production lines, and finished products Library, finished product measurement, once again returned to gate, off-site transportation, off-site storage, and finally delivered to customers. The application program of Baosteel's logistics management Internet of Things has been applied in such areas as transportation, warehousing, production, division pounds, automotive trucking and exiting, customer receiving, etc. to achieve full logistics tracking.
The objectives of Baosteel's logistics management IoT also include: reducing the difficulty of work, reducing labor intensity, reducing the number of error-time wavers, improving the throughput of transportation tools, handling equipment, improving the efficiency of warehousing, transportation, and operation, accelerating logistics turnover, and avoiding unnecessary operators Security risks.
2. Equipment management IoT application ideas Baosteel equipment management IoT application ideas are as follows: Start from the equipment manufacturing sector, start life cycle management. Prior to the procurement of recycled products, electronic labels are implanted by suppliers to provide the basis for tracking the management of the whole life cycle, to strengthen the process tracking and information collection of the repair parts of the circulating products, and to improve the management of the life cycle records. Realize the automatic matching of the automatic collection of the repaired parts into the factory information, improve the real-time and accuracy of information, improve the lifecycle file management to provide analysis basis for improving the utilization of repair parts, and improve the management accuracy and operation of the equipment storage link. effectiveness. Set up a three-in-one identification system for warehouse locations, handling tools and warehouse items. Automate the identification of vehicles, items and locations in areas such as people's warehouses and warehouses, and improve the accuracy and efficiency of warehouse management through information correlation and inspection.
Among them, the warehousing (materials spare parts library, machine side library) includes eight libraries, inventory, and outbound processes. In the process of the database, the vehicle items are automatically identified and checked, the forklift automatically instructs the forklift to automatically check the goods, and the location synchronization is automatically confirmed. The forklift wirelessly senses when the library is in stock, the warehouse location is automatically read, and the goods are automatically written off. Automatically linked, automatic identification of the vehicle when leaving the library, the automatic detection of check-out and check-up differences in the outgoing goods.
3. Baosteel Plant Area Management IoT Application Ideas Baosteel Plant Management Integrate plant site environmental monitoring facilities for automation and informatization of various types of information. Through the use of GIS/GPS/RFID technologies, all vehicles in the plant area will be identified, classified and traffic Control, tracking and positioning, path management, etc., to achieve a full range of all types of personnel in the plant area, safe, smooth, effective, energy-saving management, as a whole to build a safe, reliable, green environmental protection, convenient and efficient smart plant.
Baosteel IoT Application Cases Baosteel has many successful cases in the application of IoT. Baosteel's RFID-based heavy plate logistics management process is as follows. The thick plate factory selects the automatic labeling according to the contract, and is automatically checked by the roller conveyor to the end warehouse. ,Automatic loading and unloading checkout,Automatically confirming the automatic positioning of vehicles when leaving the warehouse, Completion of storage, stacking, dumping, loading, loading and unloading at the distribution center, ship loading, shipping, unloading at the dock, shipyard receiving The automatic confirmation realizes the whole process visual tracking of the receipt of goods from a shipyard, a warehouse, a port, a shipyard and a shipyard. The effect of the system application is to reduce the difficulty of sorting due to the size of the ship and the number of sheets. Second is to accelerate the logistics turnover, reduce the error rate and reduce the labor intensity. The third is to shorten the inspection cycle and to manufacture and manage the downstream shipyards. Bring great convenience. Through the integration of information systems and automation systems at all levels of Baosteel and shipyards, business flow and information flow were achieved.
Baosteel Development No. 6 Warehouse (a finished product extension warehouse for cold rolling mills) has built an intelligent warehouse management system through the introduction of RFID technology and improved the inventory efficiency of steel warehouses.
Baosteel's in-transit dispatching system supports in-transit information tracking, process tracking, alarm information, real-time monitoring of the monitoring center, and other functions. It perceives in-transit vehicle information, tracks the operation process, feedbacks the performance of the business, tracks the driving route, speeds the vehicle, and stays overtime. Information such as timely completion, completion, etc., GIS display business, external information release, implementation of pre-class scheduling plan, scheduling optimization in class and online scheduling decision-making.
The completed Luojing hot metal transportation tracking system uses the RFID system and track circuit to ensure the position of the locomotive is synchronized with the information in the real-time position of the locomotive, which greatly helps the dispatcher to control the on-site environment. The dispatcher does not need to arrive at the site for manual inspection. And records, reduce the workload, with the production units can understand the real-time transportation.
Baosteel Stainless Steel Smart Pound Management System automatically recognizes the signal and voice intelligent guidance of the vehicle's on-site operation process when the vehicle weighs: the pound job information is automatically recorded, the driver self-operates, and the operation is monitored uniformly, which improves the speed of the vehicle through the pound and relieves the pound congestion. Phenomenon, the use of automated systems instead of manual entry to improve the pound job accuracy and work efficiency to save human resources costs.
Baosteel No. 4 warehouse equipment warehouse management has introduced RFID technology in the three-dimensional storage of spare parts, covering storage management management, inventory management and other services. The combination of RFI technology and standardized operations has improved the accuracy of the inbound and outbound operations. It has also increased the accuracy of the use of information in warehouses and greatly increased the inventory inventory efficiency.
Baosteel and Baoshan District use RFID to automatically identify radiation hazard sources, GPS tracks and locates radiation hazard sources, and radiation hazard source radiation intensity monitoring, achieving the goal of “co-construction of environmental protection monitoringâ€.
The cloud computing technology that is based on virtualization technology and applications, horizontal expansion of databases and middleware, multi-tenant development technologies, and cloud management platforms has also been applied in depth at Baosteel.
The Internet of Things relies on the combination of RFID technology and network technology to enable intelligent identification and management of items, and further implements object-aware perception control, networked interconnection and intelligent processing of organic systems to form high-intelligence decisions. The key technologies adopted by the Internet of Things include wireless communication technologies, sensing and identification technologies, cloud computing technologies, and ubiquitous computing technologies. One of its characteristics is that it integrates with the Internet, and secondly, it integrates technologies such as GPS, RFID, barcodes, video, and sensors. The development of sensor technology has improved the level perception technology of industrial automation and the combination of information technology applications to play a greater role. effect. The cloud computing technology with virtualization technology and applications, database and middleware horizontal expansion, multi-tenant development technology, and cloud management platform as the core technologies has also been applied in depth at Baosteel.
The basic idea of ​​the application of Baosteel IoT There are three basic ideas for the application of Baosteel IoT. First, through the application of Internet of Things technology, the company will automate the basic business operations in the areas of warehouse transportation, equipment, metrology and security, and environmental protection management, upgrade the overall automation and intelligence of the plant, and implement the IoT equipment and application systems at all levels. The integration promotes the management of logistics management equipment, and the improvement of plant management business level is based on the automation of basic business operations. On the basis of new information resources, some in-depth application research is carried out.
Baosteel's information system is divided into four levels. Automation and intelligentization of the basic automation of various production equipment (L1) and the production process control of each production unit (L2) in the process of steel transportation management, steel storage management, processing management, etc. Management, metering management, equipment management, transportation management, energy management, security management, and Other processes to achieve intelligent warehouses, production tools, smart pound equipment warehouses, environmental monitoring, vehicle tracking and scheduling, vehicle torpedo tank tracking and scheduling, personnel and vehicle supplies Access control, warehouse intelligence.
Manufacturing management: The production control (L3) of each production line and the manufacturing management (L4) of each base are used to manufacture, quality control, equipment management for each link of the cost, transportation management, energy management, and security management to realize manufacturing decision support.
Management: Through the raw material procurement logistics control, engineering project management, technology management, sales and logistics control, procurement supply chain, financial management, demand and sales plan procurement service hotline, business decision support, customer call center and other process operations to help customers To achieve intelligent reception, to achieve the goal of operating the management of domestic and foreign marketing channels.
Group management and sharing layer, unified accounting human resources at this level, financial management elearning, audit management, collaborative office, e-commerce.
The construction of Baosteel IoT is mainly based on the above-mentioned information architecture. The target is procurement logistics, transportation management, production execution, security management, sales logistics management, equipment management, etc., but it will not change the overall hierarchical structure.
Table 1 Application of Internet of Things technology in Baosteel's production automation and real-time monitoring applications
1. Application of logistics management ideas for IoT The production process of iron and steel companies is roughly as follows: Raw materials are transported by suppliers, off-site warehousing, outside transportation, door posts, and raw material measurement raw material warehouses, and then transported into the middle warehouse of eight production lines. Intermediate warehouses, production lines, and finished products Library, finished product measurement, once again returned to gate, off-site transportation, off-site storage, and finally delivered to customers. The application program of Baosteel's logistics management Internet of Things has been applied in such areas as transportation, warehousing, production, division pounds, automotive trucking and exiting, customer receiving, etc. to achieve full logistics tracking.
Table 2 Application Thinking of Baosteel Logistics Management Internet of Things
Table 3 Bronze Equipment Management IoT Application Scenario
The objectives of Baosteel's logistics management IoT also include: reducing the difficulty of work, reducing labor intensity, reducing the number of error-time wavers, improving the throughput of transportation tools, handling equipment, improving the efficiency of warehousing, transportation, and operation, accelerating logistics turnover, and avoiding unnecessary operators Security risks.
2. Equipment management IoT application ideas Baosteel equipment management IoT application ideas are as follows: Start from the equipment manufacturing sector, start life cycle management. Prior to the procurement of recycled products, electronic labels are implanted by suppliers to provide the basis for tracking the management of the whole life cycle, to strengthen the process tracking and information collection of the repair parts of the circulating products, and to improve the management of the life cycle records. Realize the automatic matching of the automatic collection of the repaired parts into the factory information, improve the real-time and accuracy of information, improve the lifecycle file management to provide analysis basis for improving the utilization of repair parts, and improve the management accuracy and operation of the equipment storage link. effectiveness. Set up a three-in-one identification system for warehouse locations, handling tools and warehouse items. Automate the identification of vehicles, items and locations in areas such as people's warehouses and warehouses, and improve the accuracy and efficiency of warehouse management through information correlation and inspection.
Among them, the warehousing (materials spare parts library, machine side library) includes eight libraries, inventory, and outbound processes. In the process of the database, the vehicle items are automatically identified and checked, the forklift automatically instructs the forklift to automatically check the goods, and the location synchronization is automatically confirmed. The forklift wirelessly senses when the library is in stock, the warehouse location is automatically read, and the goods are automatically written off. Automatically linked, automatic identification of the vehicle when leaving the library, the automatic detection of check-out and check-up differences in the outgoing goods.
3. Baosteel Plant Area Management IoT Application Ideas Baosteel Plant Management Integrate plant site environmental monitoring facilities for automation and informatization of various types of information. Through the use of GIS/GPS/RFID technologies, all vehicles in the plant area will be identified, classified and traffic Control, tracking and positioning, path management, etc., to achieve a full range of all types of personnel in the plant area, safe, smooth, effective, energy-saving management, as a whole to build a safe, reliable, green environmental protection, convenient and efficient smart plant.
Baosteel IoT Application Cases Baosteel has many successful cases in the application of IoT. Baosteel's RFID-based heavy plate logistics management process is as follows. The thick plate factory selects the automatic labeling according to the contract, and is automatically checked by the roller conveyor to the end warehouse. ,Automatic loading and unloading checkout,Automatically confirming the automatic positioning of vehicles when leaving the warehouse, Completion of storage, stacking, dumping, loading, loading and unloading at the distribution center, ship loading, shipping, unloading at the dock, shipyard receiving The automatic confirmation realizes the whole process visual tracking of the receipt of goods from a shipyard, a warehouse, a port, a shipyard and a shipyard. The effect of the system application is to reduce the difficulty of sorting due to the size of the ship and the number of sheets. Second is to accelerate the logistics turnover, reduce the error rate and reduce the labor intensity. The third is to shorten the inspection cycle and to manufacture and manage the downstream shipyards. Bring great convenience. Through the integration of information systems and automation systems at all levels of Baosteel and shipyards, business flow and information flow were achieved.
Baosteel Development No. 6 Warehouse (a finished product extension warehouse for cold rolling mills) has built an intelligent warehouse management system through the introduction of RFID technology and improved the inventory efficiency of steel warehouses.
Baosteel's in-transit dispatching system supports in-transit information tracking, process tracking, alarm information, real-time monitoring of the monitoring center, and other functions. It perceives in-transit vehicle information, tracks the operation process, feedbacks the performance of the business, tracks the driving route, speeds the vehicle, and stays overtime. Information such as timely completion, completion, etc., GIS display business, external information release, implementation of pre-class scheduling plan, scheduling optimization in class and online scheduling decision-making.
The completed Luojing hot metal transportation tracking system uses the RFID system and track circuit to ensure the position of the locomotive is synchronized with the information in the real-time position of the locomotive, which greatly helps the dispatcher to control the on-site environment. The dispatcher does not need to arrive at the site for manual inspection. And records, reduce the workload, with the production units can understand the real-time transportation.
Baosteel Stainless Steel Smart Pound Management System automatically recognizes the signal and voice intelligent guidance of the vehicle's on-site operation process when the vehicle weighs: the pound job information is automatically recorded, the driver self-operates, and the operation is monitored uniformly, which improves the speed of the vehicle through the pound and relieves the pound congestion. Phenomenon, the use of automated systems instead of manual entry to improve the pound job accuracy and work efficiency to save human resources costs.
Baosteel No. 4 warehouse equipment warehouse management has introduced RFID technology in the three-dimensional storage of spare parts, covering storage management management, inventory management and other services. The combination of RFI technology and standardized operations has improved the accuracy of the inbound and outbound operations. It has also increased the accuracy of the use of information in warehouses and greatly increased the inventory inventory efficiency.
Baosteel and Baoshan District use RFID to automatically identify radiation hazard sources, GPS tracks and locates radiation hazard sources, and radiation hazard source radiation intensity monitoring, achieving the goal of “co-construction of environmental protection monitoringâ€.
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