Towards Large-Scale Intelligent Welding: Hongyu Heavy Engineering Builds a High-Efficiency Steel Structure Factory
“If new technologies are not introduced, traditional welding will be eliminated sooner or later.”
Jiangsu Hongyu Heavy Engineering Technology Co,. Ltd. boasts a production workshop of over 100,000 square meters with an annual output of 200,000 tons, constructing a highly efficient integrated cutting and welding factory. Faced with the dual pressures of welder shortage and rising quality requirements, the enterprise has introduced BOCHU's Teach-Free Intelligent Welding System to accelerate the upgrading of production automation.
Hongyu Heavy Engineering’s intelligent welding workshop supporting large-scale steel structure production.
A High-Efficiency Steel Structure Factory
Located in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, Hongyu mainly produces steel structural components for buildings and bridges. With large-scale production capacity and high operational efficiency, it is a typical representative of industrial transformation and upgrading. "We first cooperated with BOCHU in the laser cutting stage, and when BOCHU launched the integrated welding solution, we chose to continue the cooperation immediately," said a relevant person in charge of Hongyu.
Industry Pain Points: Welder Shortage and Efficiency Bottlenecks
"If new technologies are not introduced, traditional welding will be eliminated sooner or later." The current industry is facing a shortage of welders, with a long training cycle and difficulty in stabilizing quality. Traditional teaching robot programming is complex and inefficient, and it cannot identify component assembly errors, resulting in limited overall production capacity.
Automated welding systems help overcome labor shortages and improve production efficiency.
Solution: Teach-Free Intelligent Welding
With the intensification of competition, enterprises need to provide more stable welding quality in a shorter period. The transformation from manual welding and programming teaching to intelligent and automated welding has become an inevitable trend in industrial development.
BOCHU's Teach-Free Intelligent Welding System achieves automatic adjustment to cutting and assembly errors through integrated hardware and software design. The system does not require complex programming; operators can start welding with simple settings. One person can operate multiple devices, greatly improving production efficiency.
From High-Skill Dependence to Universal Operation
"I had no experience in this type of work before, but I could operate it independently in one or two days," said an operator. The reduced operation threshold makes production no longer dependent on high-skilled welders.
Operators can quickly learn and manage the welding system with minimal training.
Achievements: Improved Scale, Efficiency and Stability
Currently, Hongyu has deployed more than 60 sets of automated welding equipment, forming an efficient production network. Intelligent welding has significantly improved output, quality and efficiency, realizing a more stable and scalable production model.
Consistent weld quality supports stable delivery and long-term competitiveness.
For Hongyu, intelligent welding is not only an equipment upgrade but also the key to long-term competitiveness. Stable quality and efficient delivery have enhanced customer trust, brought more orders, and formed a virtuous cycle of growth. In the process of the steel structure industry moving towards intelligence, intelligent welding is becoming the core driving force.
