Intelligent steel crane

As a crucial foundational industry of the national economy, the steel sector features a vast market and complex production processes. From raw materials to finished products, it requires multiple steps including sintering, pelletizing, coking, ironmaking, steelmaking, hot rolling, and cold rolling. The production environment is harsh, manual labor intensity is high, and there is an urgent need for intelligent upgrades.

Weihua provides comprehensive intelligent material handling solutions for different scenarios in the steel industry (such as steel coils, slabs, wire rods, rebar, and scrap steel). Its independently developed warehouse management system works in close coordination with various production processes, enabling data exchange and efficient operation. This allows production workshops to better control the work pace and significantly improve operational efficiency.

Product Features

• The AICrane software system draws the upper computer interface based on the actual layout of the storage area, restoring the on-site situation to the greatest extent.
• Real-time display of material status in storage locations, inventory management, stock level warning, and report statistics.
• Communicates with the PLC systems of ground control systems such as rollers or walking beams to achieve interlocking control.
• Optimizes crane dispatching based on intelligent algorithms combined with production plans. Automatically avoids danger zones, monitors positions in real time, and provides intelligent anti-collision for multiple cranes.
• Automatically allocates lifting storage locations according to process requirements and stacking principles, optimizes paths, reduces reverse handling, improves production efficiency, and reduces crane load.

Application Scenarios

Throughout the entire steel production process, this intelligent crane proves highly useful:

• Raw Material & Finished Product Warehouses: Intelligently handles and stacks large steel coils, optimizing storage space.
• Steelmaking & Continuous Casting Workshops: Precisely transports hot metal ladles and molten steel ladles, or participates in the automatic withdrawal and handling of continuous casting slabs.
• Scrap Steel Yards: Utilizes intelligent identification and grabbing systems for efficient sorting, grabbing, and loading of scrap steel materials into charging boxes.
• Equipment Installation & Maintenance: Enables high-precision and safe assembly operations during the maintenance of heavy equipment such as large rollers and mill housings.

Use Cases