Dark factory, that is, the smart factory. It means that from raw materials to the final product, all the processing, handling, testing, packing and shipping processes are completed in the “dark factory” without manual operation. The whole manufacturing process will be handed over by the industrial equipments or machines automatically. The most direct purpose of industrial robots is to replace factory labor, reduce production costs, and improve production efficiency. Sometimes, it can be turned off light during operation, that is why we call it “dark factory”.
Features of dark factory:
1. The entire system has autonomous capabilities: it can collect and understand data from the outside world and itself, analyze and judge, and finally plan via its own behavior. The entire system does not rely on manual intervention, and has the ability to analyze, learn and execute independently.
2. The practice of visual technology: Combine signal processing, reasoning and prediction, simulation and multimedia technology to augment the reality to show the design and manufacturing process in real life.
3. Coordination, reorganization and expansion characteristics: Each unit in the system can compose the best system structure by itself according to work tasks.
4. Self-learning and maintenance capabilities: Through the system self-learning function, the database can be supplemented and updated during the manufacturing process, and fault diagnosis can be performed automatically, and it has the ability to eliminate and maintain faults or notify the correct system.
Dark factory is a new type of smart factory in modern society. Unlike previous factories, the dark factory does not have too many workers. Basically, all production operations are performed by machines or other high-tech equipment according to certain procedures to complete production tasks, storage tasks, and repair tasks.
The dark factory can follow the trend of the current manufacturing, reduce labor expenditure, and improve the production efficiency and product quality of the enterprise as much as possible. In addition, the dark factory can also produce some dangerous goods to ensure the safety of workers.
