Automatic production line and control method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides an automatic production line and a control method thereof. The automatic production line comprises a feeding station, a long edge forming station, a short edge forming station, a strengthening treatment station, an edge cutting forming station and a control device. The feeding station is used for obtaining a raw material plate and moving the raw material plate to the long edge forming station. The long edge forming station is used for carrying out long edge forming treatment on the raw material plate to obtain a long edge machining plate; the short edge forming station is used for carrying out short edge forming treatment on the long edge machining plate to obtain a formed plate; the strengthening treatment station is used for carrying out strengthening treatment on the formed plate to obtain a semi-finished corrugated plate; the trimming and forming station is used for carrying out step forming treatment and trimming treatment on the semi-finished corrugated plate to obtain a finished corrugated plate; the control device is connected with the feeding station, the long edge forming station, the short edge forming station, the strengthening treatment station and the trimming forming station. Corrugated plates are automatically produced, the production efficiency is improved, and the production quality of the corrugated plates is guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of mechanical technology, and in particular to an automated production line and a control method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Whether transporting or storing LNG, LNG corrugated plates are indispensable, and corrugated plates are the only products that come into contact with LNG. Corrugated plates need to work stably at low temperatures of -161° and 1.6Mpa and high pressures for a long time. They are the core components in LNG transportation and storage systems, and are highly standardized, highly prefabricated in workshops, and have high manufacturing precision.

[0003] The current production of corrugated boards is carried out by manually pressing, cutting, turning and grinding the raw materials; however, the inventors have found that the current production method of corrugated boards not only has low production efficiency, but also has difficulty in ensuring production quality. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application provides an automated production line and a control method thereof, which are used to solve the problem that the current corrugated board production method not only has low production efficiency but also has difficulty in ensuring production quality.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides an automated production line for producing corrugated boards, the automated production line comprising: a loading station, a long side forming station, a short side forming station, a reinforcement processing station, a trimming forming station and a control device; the loading station, the long side forming station, the short side forming station, the reinforcement processing station and the trimming forming station are arranged in sequence;

[0006] The loading station is used to obtain the raw material plate and move the raw material plate to the long edge forming station;

[0007] The long edge forming station is used to perform long edge forming processing on the raw material plate to obtain a long edge processed plate;

[0008] The short-side forming station is used to perform short-side forming processing on the long-side processed plate to obtain a formed plate;

[0009] The strengthening treatment station is used to strengthen the formed plate to obtain a semi-finished corrugated plate;

[0010] The trimming and forming station is used to perform step forming and trimming processing on the semi-finished corrugated board to obtain a finished corrugated board;

[0011] The control device is respectively connected with the loading station, the long side forming station, the short side forming station, the strengthening processing station and the trimming forming station.

[0012] In the above scheme, the loading station includes: a loading vehicle, a raw material centering device and a first material transfer manipulator;

[0013] The loading vehicle is used to obtain a raw material plate from the raw material stacking position and move the raw material plate to the first loading position;

[0014] The raw material centering device is used to determine the size reference of the raw material plate; wherein the size reference is used to define the area where the long side forming process and the short side forming process of the raw material plate are performed;

[0015] The first material transfer robot is used to transfer the raw material plate on the loading vehicle to the raw material centering device;

[0016] The first material transfer robot is also used to move the raw material plate on the raw material centering device to the long side forming station.

[0017] In the above scheme, the long side forming station includes: a long side feeding mechanism, a long side processing mechanism, a long side receiving mechanism and a second material transfer manipulator;

[0018] The long side feeding mechanism is used to receive the raw material plate transferred by the second material transfer robot at the loading station, and transport the raw material plate to the long side processing mechanism;

[0019] The long edge processing mechanism is used to press the first corrugation on the raw material plate to perform long edge forming processing on the raw material plate and obtain a long edge processed plate; the long edge processing mechanism is also used to output the long edge processed plate to the long edge receiving mechanism;

[0020] The long-side material receiving mechanism is used to output the long-side processed board to the second loading position;

[0021] The second material transfer robot is used to grab the long-side processing plate from the second loading position and rotate the long-side processing plate on the first plane to a first angle; the second material transfer robot is also used to move the rotated long-side processing plate to the short-side forming station.

[0022] In the above scheme, the short edge forming station includes: a first short edge processing mechanism, a flip function device and a second short edge processing mechanism; the short edge processing includes a first short edge processing and a second short edge processing;

[0023] The first short-side processing mechanism is used to press the second corrugation on the long-side processing plate to perform the first short-side processing on the long-side processing plate and obtain the short-side processing plate;

[0024] The flip function device is used to grab the short-side processing board from the short-side processing station and flip the short-side processing board; the flip function device is also used to move the flipped short-side processing board to the second short-side processing mechanism;

[0025] The second short edge processing mechanism is used for pressing the third corrugation onto the short edge processing plate, so as to perform the second short edge processing on the short edge processing plate and obtain a formed plate.

[0026] In the above scheme, the enhanced processing station includes: a fifth material transfer manipulator, a transfer track and an enhanced processing mechanism;

[0027] The fifth material transfer robot is used to transfer the formed plate on the short side forming station to the transfer track, and the transfer track is used to output the formed plate to the strengthening processing mechanism;

[0028] The reinforcing mechanism is used to press at least one reinforcing rib on the formed plate to reinforce the formed plate and obtain a semi-finished corrugated plate;

[0029] The transfer track is also used to output the semi-finished corrugated board in the reinforcement processing mechanism to the cutting and forming station.

[0030] In the above scheme, the trimming and forming station includes: a transplanting device, a sixth material transfer manipulator, a step processing mechanism and a trimming processing mechanism;

[0031] The transplanting device is located below the transplanting track of the enhanced processing station, and is used to lift the semi-finished corrugated board on the transplanting track by passing through the transplanting track, so that the semi-finished corrugated board is stationary above the transplanting track;

[0032] The sixth material transfer manipulator is used to grab the semi-finished corrugated plate on the transplanting device and transfer the grabbed semi-finished corrugated plate to the step processing mechanism;

[0033] The step processing mechanism is used to press a first step on the first corrugation of the semi-finished corrugated plate, and / or press a second step on the second corrugation of the semi-finished corrugated plate, and / or press a third step on the third corrugation of the semi-finished corrugated plate, so as to perform step forming processing on the semi-finished corrugated plate and obtain a step corrugated plate;

[0034] The sixth material transfer manipulator is also used to grab the step corrugated plate in the step processing mechanism and transfer the grabbed step corrugated plate to the trimming processing mechanism;

[0035] The trimming mechanism is used to trim and / or polish the side edges of the step corrugated plate, so as to perform trimming on the step corrugated plate and obtain a finished corrugated plate.

[0036] In the above solution, the control device includes: a production interface and a controller;

[0037] The production interface is connected to the production system, and the production interface is used to receive the production instructions sent by the production system;

[0038] The controller is connected to the production interface, and the controller is used to output a loading instruction to the loading station according to the production instruction; the loading instruction is used to instruct the loading station to start, and the loading instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the loading station obtains the raw material plate and moves the raw material plate to the long edge forming station;

[0039] The controller is used to output a long edge instruction to the long edge forming station according to the production instruction; the long edge instruction is used to indicate the start of the long edge forming station, and the long edge instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the long edge forming station performs long edge processing;

[0040] The controller is used to output a short edge instruction to the short edge forming station according to the production instruction; the short edge instruction is used to indicate the start of the short edge forming station, and the short edge instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the short edge forming station performs short edge processing;

[0041] The controller is used to output a reinforcement instruction to the reinforcement processing station according to the production instruction; the reinforcement instruction is used to instruct the start of the reinforcement processing station, and the reinforcement instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the reinforcement processing station performs reinforcement processing;

[0042] The controller is used to output a forming instruction to the trimming and forming station according to the production instruction; the forming instruction is used to indicate the start of the trimming and forming station, and the forming instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the trimming and forming station performs step forming and trimming processing.

[0043] In the above solution, the control device further includes: a collection module and a database;

[0044] The acquisition module is connected to the controller;

[0045] The acquisition module is used to collect the loading data of the loading station; the loading data represents the number of raw material boards obtained by the loading station;

[0046] The acquisition module is also used to acquire the long edge data of the long edge forming station, wherein the long edge data represents the number of long edge processed boards output by the long edge forming station;

[0047] The acquisition module is also used to acquire short side data of the short side forming station, wherein the short side data represents the number of formed plates output by the short side forming station;

[0048] The acquisition module is also used to acquire the reinforcement data of the reinforcement processing station, wherein the reinforcement data represents the quantity of the semi-finished corrugated board output by the reinforcement processing station;

[0049] The acquisition module is also used to acquire the molding data of the trimming and molding station, wherein the molding data represents the quantity of the finished corrugated board output by the trimming and molding station;

[0050] The acquisition module is also connected to the database, and is used to output the feeding data, the long side data, the short side data, the reinforcement data and the forming data to the database.

[0051] In a second aspect, the present application provides a control method for an automated production line for producing corrugated boards;

[0052] The control method is run in the controller of the automated production line;

[0053] The control method comprises:

[0054] Receive a production instruction sent by a production system; wherein the production instruction includes a production quantity and a production time; the production quantity represents the total quantity of corrugated boards required to be produced by the order; and the production time represents the specified period for completing the order;

[0055] Generate a loading instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the loading instruction to the loading station, so that the loading station operates according to the loading instruction; wherein the loading instruction includes: loading start data and loading speed data; the loading start data is used to indicate the start of the loading station; the loading speed data is used to determine the speed at which the loading station obtains the raw material plate and moves the raw material plate to the long edge forming station;

[0056] Generate a long edge instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the long edge instruction to the long edge forming station, so that the long edge forming station runs according to the long edge instruction and generates a long edge processed plate; wherein the long edge instruction includes: long edge start data and long edge speed data; the long edge start data is used to indicate the start of the long edge forming station; the long edge speed data is used to determine the speed at which the long edge forming station performs long edge forming processing on the raw material plate;

[0057] Generate a short edge instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the short edge instruction to the short edge forming station, so that the short edge forming station runs according to the short edge instruction and generates a formed board; wherein the short edge instruction includes: short edge start data and short edge speed data; the short edge start data is used to indicate the start of the short edge forming station; the short edge speed data is used to determine the speed at which the short edge forming station performs short edge forming processing on the short edge processed board;

[0058] Generate a reinforcement instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the reinforcement instruction to the reinforcement processing station, so that the reinforcement processing station runs according to the reinforcement instruction and generates a semi-finished corrugated board; wherein the reinforcement instruction includes: reinforcement start data and reinforcement speed data; the reinforcement start data is used to indicate the start of the reinforcement processing station; the reinforcement speed data is used to determine the speed at which the reinforcement processing station performs reinforcement processing on the formed board;

[0059] A forming instruction is generated according to the production quantity and the production time, and the forming instruction is output to the trimming and forming station, so that the trimming and forming station runs according to the forming instruction and generates a finished corrugated board; wherein the forming instruction includes: forming start data and forming speed data; the forming start data is used to indicate the start of the trimming and forming station; the forming speed data is used to determine the speed at which the trimming and forming station performs step forming and trimming processing on the semi-finished corrugated board.

[0060] In the above scheme, after the feeding instruction is output to the feeding station so that the feeding station operates according to the feeding instruction, the method further includes:

[0061] Calling the collection module to collect the feeding data of the feeding station, and outputting the feeding data to the database;

[0062] After the long edge instruction is output to the long edge forming station so that the long edge forming station operates according to the long edge instruction and generates a long edge processed plate, the method further includes:

[0063] Calling a collection module to collect the long side data of the long side forming station, and outputting the long side data to a database;

[0064] After outputting the short edge instruction to the short edge forming station so that the short edge forming station operates according to the short edge instruction and generates a formed plate, the method further includes:

[0065] Calling a collection module to collect the short side data of the short side forming station, and outputting the short side data to a database;

[0066] After the reinforcement instruction is output to the reinforcement processing station so that the reinforcement processing station operates according to the reinforcement instruction and generates a semi-finished corrugated board, the method further includes:

[0067] Calling a collection module to collect the reinforcement data of the reinforcement processing station, and outputting the reinforcement data to a database;

[0068] After the forming instruction is output to the trimming and forming station so that the trimming and forming station operates according to the forming instruction and generates a finished corrugated board, the method further includes:

[0069] The acquisition module is called to acquire the molding data of the trimming and molding station, and the molding data is output to a database.

[0070] The present application provides an automated production line and a control method thereof, which automatically loads raw material plates by using a loading station, thereby avoiding manual loading, improving loading efficiency, and preventing manual labor from being injured during loading.

[0071] By using a long-side forming station to form the long side of the raw material plate, and using a short-side forming station to form the short side of the raw material plate, a variety of corrugations can be pressed on the raw material plate.

[0072] By using a reinforcement treatment station, the semi-finished corrugated board is reinforced to improve the strength of the finally produced corrugated board.

[0073] By using trimming and forming treatment, steps are pressed on the corrugations of the semi-finished corrugated board, and the semi-finished corrugated board is trimmed to obtain a finished corrugated board, so that the corrugated shape and size of the finished corrugated board meet the production requirements, and the technical effect of automatic production of corrugated boards is achieved, the production efficiency of corrugated boards is improved, and the production quality of corrugated boards is guaranteed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0074] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present application.

[0075] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of an automated production line provided for this application;

[0076] Figure 2 A schematic block diagram of the structure of a control device and a production system in an automated production line provided in the present application.

[0077] Reference numerals:

[0078] 1: Loading station;

[0079] 2: Long side forming station;

[0080] 3: Short side forming station;

[0081] 4: Strengthen the processing station;

[0082] 5: Trimming and forming station;

[0083] 6: Control device;

[0084] 7: Production system;

[0085] 11: Loading car;

[0086] 12: Raw material centering equipment;

[0087] 13: The first material transfer robot;

[0088] 21: Long side feeding mechanism;

[0089] 22: Long edge processing mechanism;

[0090] 23: Long side material receiving mechanism;

[0091] 24: The second material transfer robot;

[0092] 31: first short side processing mechanism;

[0093] 32: Flip function device;

[0094] 33: Second short side processing mechanism;

[0095] 321: The third material transfer robot;

[0096] 322: The fourth material transfer robot;

[0097] 41: fifth transfer robot;

[0098] 42: Transplanting track;

[0099] 43: Strengthening of treatment agencies;

[0100] 51: Transplanting equipment;

[0101] 52: sixth transfer robot;

[0102] 53: step processing mechanism;

[0103] 54: edge trimming mechanism;

[0104] 531: Long side step processing mechanism;

[0105] 532: short side step processing mechanism;

[0106] 61: production interface;

[0107] 62: Controller;

[0108] 63: acquisition module;

[0109] 64: Database.

[0110] The above drawings have shown clear embodiments of the present application, which will be described in more detail later. These drawings and text descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the present application in any way, but to illustrate the concept of the present application to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0111] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the embodiments of the present application. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the embodiments of the present application as detailed in the appended claims.

[0112] The following specific embodiments are used to describe in detail the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application and how the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application solve the current problems. The following specific embodiments can be combined with each other, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments. The embodiments of the embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0113] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the embodiment of the present application provides an automated production line for producing corrugated boards; the automated production line comprises: a loading station 1, a long side forming station 2, a short side forming station 3, a reinforcement processing station 4, a trimming forming station 5 and a control device 6; the loading station 1, the long side forming station 2, the short side forming station 3, the reinforcement processing station 4 and the trimming forming station 5 are arranged in sequence;

[0114] The loading station 1 is used to obtain the raw material plate and move the raw material plate to the long edge forming station 2;

[0115] The long edge forming station 2 is used to perform long edge forming processing on the raw material plate to obtain a long edge processed plate;

[0116] The short-side forming station 3 is used to perform short-side forming processing on the long-side processed plate to obtain a formed plate;

[0117] The strengthening treatment station 4 is used to strengthen the formed plate to obtain a semi-finished corrugated plate;

[0118] The trimming and forming station 5 is used to perform step forming and trimming processing on the semi-finished corrugated board to obtain a finished corrugated board;

[0119] The control device 6 is connected to the loading station 1, the long side forming station 2, the short side forming station 3, the strengthening processing station 4 and the trimming forming station 5 respectively.

[0120] In this example, the raw material plates are automatically loaded by using the loading station 1, thereby avoiding the occurrence of manual loading, improving the loading efficiency, and preventing manual labor from being injured during loading.

[0121] By using the long-side forming station 2 to form the long side of the raw material plate, and using the short-side forming station 3 to form the short side of the raw material plate, various corrugations can be pressed on the raw material plate.

[0122] By using the reinforcement treatment station 4, the semi-finished corrugated board is reinforced to improve the strength of the finally produced corrugated board.

[0123] By using trimming and forming treatment, steps are pressed on the corrugations of the semi-finished corrugated board, and the semi-finished corrugated board is trimmed to obtain a finished corrugated board, so that the corrugated shape and size of the finished corrugated board meet the production requirements, and the technical effect of automatic production of corrugated boards is achieved, the production efficiency of corrugated boards is improved, and the production quality of corrugated boards is guaranteed.

[0124] In a preferred embodiment, the loading station 1 comprises: a loading vehicle 11, a raw material centering device 12 and a first material transfer robot 13;

[0125] The loading vehicle 11 is used to obtain a raw material plate from the raw material stacking position and move the raw material plate to the first loading position;

[0126] The raw material centering device 12 is used to determine the size reference of the raw material plate; wherein the size reference is used to define the area for long side forming processing and short side forming processing of the raw material plate;

[0127] The first material transfer robot 13 is used to transfer the raw material plate on the loading vehicle 11 to the raw material centering device 12;

[0128] The first material transfer robot 13 is also used to move the raw material plate on the raw material centering device 12 to the long side forming station 2.

[0129] In this example, the material loading vehicle 11 obtains the raw material plate from the raw material stacking position, thereby achieving the technical effect of ensuring that the raw material stacking position is away from the automated production line, thereby avoiding the automated production line from colliding with the raw material plate at the stacking position during operation.

[0130] By setting the raw material centering device 12, a dimension reference is set on the raw material plate so that subsequent workstations can operate according to the dimension reference, thereby ensuring that the automated production line can accurately produce various types of corrugated plates.

[0131] The first material transfer manipulator 13 is provided to transfer the raw material plate from the loading vehicle 11 to the raw material centering device 12, thereby improving the loading efficiency of the raw material plate and avoiding damage to workers caused by manual loading. The first material transfer manipulator 14 transfers the raw material plate from the raw material centering device 12 to the long side forming station 2, thereby improving the loading efficiency of the raw material plate and avoiding damage to workers caused by manual loading.

[0132] Exemplarily, a raw material plate is obtained from a raw material stacking position by a loading vehicle 11 , and the raw material plate is transported to a first loading position, wherein the first loading position is located near the raw material centering device 12 .

[0133] The first material transfer robot 13 grabs the raw material plate on the loading car 11 and puts it onto the raw material centering device 12. The raw material centering device 12 determines the size reference of the raw material plate so that the subsequent workstations can process the raw material plate according to the size reference; the size reference is used for the points and / or lines used in the process of processing the raw material plate to obtain the finished corrugated plate.

[0134] The first material transfer robot 13 grabs the raw material plate on the raw material centering device 12 and puts it on the long side forming station 2, so that the long side of the raw material plate faces the direction of the production line, thereby achieving the technical effect of automatically loading the long side forming station 2.

[0135] In this embodiment, two or more loading carts 11 are used to continuously transport the raw material plates, so that the first material transfer robot 13 can continuously load the materials, and the raw material centering equipment 12 can continuously perform the operation of determining the size reference, so as to improve the efficiency and speed of the final loading to the long side forming station 2.

[0136] In a preferred embodiment, the long side forming station 2 comprises: a long side feeding mechanism 21, a long side processing mechanism 22, a long side receiving mechanism 23 and a second material transfer manipulator 24;

[0137] The long side feeding mechanism 21 is used to receive the raw material plate transferred by the second material transfer robot 24 of the loading station 1, and transport the raw material plate to the long side processing mechanism 22;

[0138] The long edge processing mechanism 22 is used to press the first corrugation on the raw material plate to perform long edge forming processing on the raw material plate and obtain a long edge processed plate; the long edge processing mechanism 22 is also used to output the long edge processed plate to the long edge receiving mechanism 23;

[0139] The long side receiving mechanism 23 is used to output the long side processed board to the second loading position;

[0140] The second material transfer robot 24 is used to grab the long-side processing plate from the second loading position and rotate the long-side processing plate on the first plane by a first angle; the second material transfer robot 24 is also used to move the rotated long-side processing plate to the short-side forming station 3.

[0141] In this example, the raw material plate sent from the loading station 1 is automatically transported to the long edge processing mechanism 22 by the long edge feeding mechanism 21, and the first corrugation is pressed on the raw material plate by the long edge processing mechanism 22 to realize the long edge forming processing of the raw material plate.

[0142] The long side processing board generated by the long side processing mechanism 22 is moved to the second loading position through the long side material receiving mechanism 23. At this time, the second material transfer robot 24 will clamp the long side processing board from the second loading position, thereby preventing the second material transfer robot 24 from accidentally touching the long side processing mechanism 22 when grabbing the long side processing board, causing damage to the long side processing mechanism 22.

[0143] Exemplarily, the long side feeding mechanism 21 has a plurality of feeding rollers arranged in sequence, and the feeding rollers arranged in sequence are used to carry the raw material plate and convey the raw material plate to the long side processing mechanism 22. The long side feeding mechanism 21 is used to form the grooves of the corrugated plate in sequence according to the characteristics of the product, and the automatic feeding mechanism can realize effective feeding of different spacings according to the requirements of the product;

[0144] The long edge processing mechanism 22 includes a long edge processing mold, and the raw material plate is placed in the long edge processing mold according to the size reference of the raw material plate, so that the target area surrounded by the size reference of the raw material plate matches the pressing processing area of ​​the long edge processing mold, ensuring that the long edge processing mold can accurately press the target area of ​​the raw material plate; the long edge processing mechanism 22 presses the long edge processing mold to obtain a long edge processed plate by forming the first corrugation at the pressing position on the raw material plate; wherein the first corrugation can be parallel to the long side of the raw material plate, or can be at an angle with the stroke between the long sides of the raw material plate.

[0145] The long side receiving mechanism 23 has a plurality of receiving rollers arranged in sequence, which are used to carry the long side processed board output by the long side processing mechanism 22 and transport the long side processed board to the second loading position, which is located near the second material transfer manipulator 24. The long side receiving mechanism 23 is used to receive the corrugated board in the mold to the discharge position, which can meet the needs of conveying and moving corrugated board molds of different sizes;

[0146] The second material transfer manipulator 24 grabs the long-side processing board from the second loading position and rotates the long-side processing board on the first plane at a first angle, for example, flipping 90° on a plane parallel to the horizontal plane, so that the long-side processing board is turned from the long side toward the extension direction of the production line to the short side toward the extension direction of the production line. In this embodiment, the second material transfer gripper is a vacuum gripper.

[0147] In a preferred embodiment, the short edge forming station 3 comprises: a first short edge processing mechanism 31, a flip function device 32 and a second short edge processing mechanism 33; the short edge processing comprises a first short edge processing and a second short edge processing;

[0148] The first short-side processing mechanism 31 is used to press the second corrugation on the long-side processing plate to perform the first short-side processing on the long-side processing plate and obtain a short-side processing plate;

[0149] The flip function device 32 is used to grab the short edge processing board from the short edge processing station and flip the short edge processing board; the flip function device 32 is also used to move the flipped short edge processing board to the second short edge processing mechanism 33;

[0150] The second short edge processing mechanism 33 is used for pressing the third corrugation on the short edge processing plate to perform the second short edge processing on the short edge processing plate and obtain a formed plate.

[0151] In this example, a first short side processing mechanism 31 is provided to press the second corrugation on the long side processing plate, and a second short side processing mechanism 33 is provided to press the third corrugation on the short side processing plate, thereby realizing a technical solution of pressing multiple corrugations on the plate.

[0152] The short-side processed board is flipped by the flipping function device 32, so that the first short-side processing mechanism 31 and the second short-side processing mechanism 33 can use the same template to press the boards with different postures and leave the second corrugations and the third corrugations with different extension directions on the boards.

[0153] Exemplarily, the first short edge processing mechanism 31 performs short edge processing on the first short edge of the long edge processing plate according to the first short edge reference point or the first short edge reference line in the size reference to obtain a short edge processed plate; wherein the short edge processing includes cutting and / or polishing the short edge of the long edge processing plate according to the short edge reference point or the short edge reference line.

[0154] The first short side processing mechanism 31 comprises a first short side processing mold, and the long side processing plate is placed in the first short side processing mold according to the size reference of the long side processing plate. The first short side processing mechanism 31 presses the first short side processing mold to form a second corrugation on the long side processing plate at the pressing position to obtain the short side processing plate; wherein the second corrugation can be parallel to the short side of the long side processing plate, or can form an angle with the short side of the long side processing plate.

[0155] The flipping function device 32, after the long side and the short side are formed, the short side unloading robot and the shaping loading robot are connected to realize the flipping of the corrugated board as a whole;

[0156] The flip function device 32 includes a third material transfer robot 321 and a fourth material transfer robot 322. The third material transfer robot 321 grabs the short-side forming plate from the first short-side processing mechanism 31 and rotates it by a second angle on the first plane. The fourth material transfer robot 322 grabs the short-side forming plate from the third material transfer robot 321 and rotates it by a third angle on the first plane, so that the short-side forming plate flips by the sum of the second angle and the third angle. For example, if the first plane is a plane parallel to the horizontal plane, the second angle is 80°, and the third angle is 100°, then the third material transfer robot 321 and the fourth material transfer robot 322 rotate the short-side forming plate by 180°.

[0157] The second short edge processing mechanism 33 has a second short edge processing mold. The short edge processing plate is placed in the second short edge processing mold according to the size reference of the short edge processing plate. The second short edge processing mechanism 33 presses the second short edge processing mold to obtain a molded plate by pressing the third corrugation on the short edge processing plate. The third corrugation can be parallel to the short edge of the short edge processing plate, or form an angle with the short edge of the short edge processing plate.

[0158] In a preferred embodiment, the strengthening processing station 4 includes: a fifth material transfer robot 41, a transfer track 42 and a strengthening processing mechanism 43;

[0159] The fifth material transfer robot 41 is used to transfer the formed plate on the short side forming station 3 to the transfer track 42, and the transfer track 42 is used to output the formed plate to the strengthening processing mechanism 43;

[0160] The reinforcing mechanism 43 is used to press at least one reinforcing rib on the formed plate to reinforce the formed plate and obtain a semi-finished corrugated plate;

[0161] The transfer track 42 is also used to output the semi-finished corrugated board in the reinforcement processing mechanism 43 to the cutting, trimming and forming station 5.

[0162] In this example, a fifth material transfer robot 41 is provided to transfer the formed plate from the formed plate on the short side forming station 3 to the transfer track 42 , and the formed plate is automatically transported to the reinforcement processing mechanism 43 via the transfer track 42 .

[0163] The forming plate is strengthened by the strengthening mechanism 43, for example, by pressing a reinforcing plate on the forming plate, so that the forming plate is transformed into a semi-finished corrugated plate with higher strength, thereby improving the overall strength of the finally produced forming corrugated plate.

[0164] Exemplarily, the fifth material transfer robot 41 grabs the formed board from the second short side forming mold of the second short side forming mechanism of the short side forming station 3 and transfers the formed board to the transfer track 42 , and the transfer track 42 outputs the formed board to the reinforcement processing mechanism 43 .

[0165] The reinforcing processing mechanism 43 has a reinforcing processing mold, and the fifth material transfer robot 41 places the formed board in the reinforcing processing mold. The reinforcing processing mechanism 43 presses at least one reinforcing rib on the formed board through the reinforcing processing mold to improve the strength of the formed board and convert the formed board into a semi-finished corrugated board;

[0166] The transfer track 42 is also used to output the semi-finished corrugated board in the reinforcement processing structure to the trimming and forming station 5.

[0167] The strengthening processing station 4 further includes: a first tool changing mechanism;

[0168] The first tool changing mechanism is used to replace the gripper of the fifth material transfer robot 41 .

[0169] For example, an automatic tool changer (ATC) is used as the first tool changer. The automatic tool changer is an important component of the machining center. It realizes the tool change requirements for continuous machining between parts and processes, that is, after each process is completed, the new tool used in the next process is automatically replaced on the spindle, thereby ensuring the process characteristics of the machining center's process concentration. The tool exchange is generally completed through the coordinated actions of the manipulator, tool magazine and machine tool spindle. Therefore, by replacing the gripper of the fifth material transfer manipulator 41 through the first tool changer, the fifth material transfer manipulator 41 can grab semi-finished corrugated plates of different sizes, expanding the scope of application of the production line of this application.

[0170] In a preferred embodiment, the trimming and forming station 5 comprises: a transplanting device 51, a sixth material transfer manipulator 52, a step processing mechanism 53 and a trimming processing mechanism 54;

[0171] The transplanting device 51 is located below the transplanting track 42 of the strengthening treatment station 4, and the transplanting device 51 is used to lift the semi-finished corrugated board on the transplanting track 42 by passing through the transplanting track 42, so that the semi-finished corrugated board is stationary above the transplanting track 42;

[0172] The sixth material transfer robot 52 is used to grab the semi-finished corrugated board on the transplanting device 51 and transfer the grabbed semi-finished corrugated board to the step processing mechanism 53;

[0173] The step processing mechanism 53 is used to press a first step on the first corrugation of the semi-finished corrugated plate, and / or press a second step on the second corrugation of the semi-finished corrugated plate, and / or press a third step on the third corrugation of the semi-finished corrugated plate, so as to perform step forming processing on the semi-finished corrugated plate and obtain a step corrugated plate;

[0174] The sixth material transfer robot 52 is also used to grab the step corrugated plate in the step processing mechanism 53, and transfer the grabbed step corrugated plate to the trimming processing mechanism 54;

[0175] The trimming mechanism 54 is used to trim and / or polish the side edges of the step corrugated plate, so as to perform trimming processing on the step corrugated plate and obtain a finished corrugated plate.

[0176] In this example, by setting up a transplanting device 51, the semi-finished corrugated board is lifted from the transplanting track 42, and the semi-finished corrugated board is transferred from the transplanting device 51 to the step processing mechanism 53 through the sixth material transfer robot 52 to improve the transfer efficiency of the semi-finished corrugated board.

[0177] The step corrugated plate is then moved to the trimming mechanism 54 by the sixth material transfer robot 52 to cut and / or polish the step corrugated plate, thereby making the step corrugated plate a finished corrugated plate that meets the predetermined size and side flatness.

[0178] The trimming and forming station 5 further includes: a second tool changing mechanism;

[0179] The second tool changing mechanism is used to replace the gripper of the sixth material transfer robot 52 .

[0180] For example, an automatic tool changer (ATC) is used as the second tool changer. The automatic tool changer is an important component of the machining center. It realizes the tool change requirements for continuous machining between parts and processes, that is, after each process is completed, the new tool used in the next process is automatically replaced on the spindle, thereby ensuring the process characteristics of the machining center's process concentration. The tool exchange is generally completed through the coordinated actions of the manipulator, tool magazine and machine tool spindle. Therefore, by replacing the gripper of the sixth material transfer manipulator 52 through the second tool changer, the sixth material transfer manipulator 52 can grab semi-finished corrugated plates of different sizes, expanding the scope of application of the production line of this application.

[0181] In this embodiment, the step processing mechanism 53 includes a long side step processing mechanism 531 and a short side step processing mechanism 532. The long side step processing mechanism 531 is used to press a first step on the first corrugation of the semi-finished corrugated plate; the short side step processing mechanism 532 is used to press a second step on the second corrugation of the semi-finished corrugated plate, and / or press a third step on the third corrugation of the semi-finished corrugated plate.

[0182] In a preferred embodiment, the control device 6 includes: a production interface 61 and a controller 62;

[0183] The production interface 61 is connected to the production system 77, and the production interface 61 is used to receive the production instructions sent by the production system 77;

[0184] The controller 62 is connected to the production interface 61, and the controller 62 is used to output a loading instruction to the loading station 1 according to the production instruction; the loading instruction is used to instruct the loading station 1 to start, and the loading instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the loading station 1 obtains the raw material plate and moves the raw material plate to the long edge forming station 2;

[0185] The controller 62 is used to output a long edge instruction to the long edge forming station 2 according to the production instruction; the long edge instruction is used to indicate the start of the long edge forming station 2, and the long edge instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the long edge forming station 2 performs long edge processing;

[0186] The controller 62 is used to output a short edge instruction to the short edge forming station 3 according to the production instruction; the short edge instruction is used to indicate the start of the short edge forming station 3, and the short edge instruction is also used to determine the speed of the short edge forming station 3 performing short edge processing;

[0187] The controller 62 is used to output a reinforcement instruction to the reinforcement processing station 4 according to the production instruction; the reinforcement instruction is used to instruct the start of the reinforcement processing station 4, and the reinforcement instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the reinforcement processing station 4 performs reinforcement processing;

[0188] The controller 62 is used to output a forming instruction to the trimming and forming station 5 according to the production instruction; the forming instruction is used to indicate the start of the trimming and forming station 5, and the forming instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the trimming and forming station 5 performs step forming and trimming processing.

[0189] In this example, the production instruction sent by the production system 77 is received through the production interface 61, and the controller 62 obtains the production instruction through the production interface 61, and the production instruction includes the production quantity and production time; the production quantity represents the total quantity of corrugated boards required to be produced by the order; and the production time represents the specified deadline for completing the order.

[0190] To ensure that the order for corrugated sheets is completed before the specified deadline, this application will generate loading instructions, long edge instructions, short edge instructions, reinforcement instructions and forming instructions based on the production instructions.

[0191] Among them, the loading instruction is used to determine the speed at which the loading station 1 obtains the raw material plate and moves the raw material plate to the long edge forming station 2; the long edge instruction is used to indicate the speed at which the long edge forming station 2 performs long edge processing; the short edge instruction is used to indicate the speed at which the short edge forming station 3 performs short edge processing; the strengthening instruction is used to indicate the speed at which the strengthening processing station 4 performs strengthening processing; and the forming instruction is used to indicate the speed at which the trimming forming station 5 performs step forming processing and trimming processing. At the same time, the speeds in the loading instruction, long edge instruction, short edge instruction, strengthening instruction and forming instruction can also be adjusted as needed, so that the loading station 1, the long edge forming station 2, the short edge forming station 3, the strengthening processing station 4, and the trimming forming station 5 can perform corresponding processing at the adjusted speed, so as to improve the production efficiency and production rhythm of the corrugated board by adjusting the processing speed and the spacing between plates of different sizes.

[0192] Furthermore, the control device 6 further includes: a collection module 63 and a database 64;

[0193] The acquisition module 63 is connected to the controller 62;

[0194] The acquisition module 63 is used to collect the loading data of the loading station 1; the loading data represents the number of raw material plates obtained by the loading station 1;

[0195] The acquisition module 63 is also used to acquire the long edge data of the long edge forming station 2, wherein the long edge data represents the number of long edge processed boards output by the long edge forming station 2;

[0196] The acquisition module 63 is also used to acquire the short side data of the short side forming station 3, wherein the short side data represents the number of formed plates output by the short side forming station 3;

[0197] The acquisition module 63 is also used to acquire the reinforcement data of the reinforcement processing station 4, wherein the reinforcement data represents the quantity of the semi-finished corrugated board output by the reinforcement processing station 4;

[0198] The acquisition module 63 is also used to acquire the molding data of the trimming and molding station 5, wherein the molding data represents the quantity of the finished corrugated board output by the trimming and molding station 5;

[0199] The acquisition module 63 is also connected to the database 64 , and is used to output the feeding data, the long side data, the short side data, the reinforcement data and the forming data to the database 64 .

[0200] In this example, the collection module 63 collects the feeding data, the long side data, the short side data, the reinforcement data and the molding data and outputs them to the database 64, so that the workers can know the production conditions of the feeding station 1, the long side molding station 2, the short side molding station 3, the reinforcement processing station 4 and the trimming molding station 5 in real time, so that the workers can control the speed and start and stop of each station according to the production conditions, ensuring the controllability of the automated production line. Among them, the revocation of the feeding instruction by the controller 62 will stop the feeding station 1; the revocation of the long side instruction by the controller 62 will stop the long side processing station; the revocation of the short side instruction by the controller 62 will stop the short side processing station; the revocation of the reinforcement instruction by the controller 62 will stop the reinforcement processing station 4; the revocation of the molding instruction by the controller 62 will stop the trimming molding station 5.

[0201] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the embodiment of the present application further provides a control method of an automated production line for producing corrugated boards; the control method runs in the controller 62 of the automated production line;

[0202] The control method comprises:

[0203] S101: Receive a production instruction sent by the production system 77; wherein the production instruction includes a production quantity and a production time; the production quantity represents the total quantity of corrugated boards required to be produced by the order; and the production time represents the specified deadline for completing the order.

[0204] In this step, the production system 77 is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning, ERP for short) system. The ERP system is an enterprise resource planning system, which is a management platform based on information technology and provides decision-making and operation means for enterprise decision-makers and their employees with systematic management ideas.

[0205] The controller 62 is a control circuit running the MES (Manufacturing Execution System, MES for short). The core of the MES system platform is a factory modeling environment, which defines the execution logic by combining different application functions in a way similar to building blocks. By connecting to the ERP system, the MES system and the control system accurately control the automated production line, record the production data of the corrugated board, and keep the order and production synchronized.

[0206] S102: Generate a loading instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the loading instruction to the loading station 1, so that the loading station 1 operates according to the loading instruction; wherein, the loading instruction includes: loading start data and loading speed data; the loading start data is used to indicate the start of the loading station 1; the loading speed data is used to determine the speed at which the loading station 1 obtains the raw material plate and moves the raw material plate to the long edge forming station 2.

[0207] In this step, the time period between the current time and the production time is calculated, and the time period during which the automated production line is not scheduled for production is extracted to obtain the idle time period. The loading instruction also includes the size of the corrugated board. Through the predetermined loading size speed mapping table, the fastest loading speed of the loading station 1 when loading the raw material board corresponding to the corrugated board size is obtained, wherein the loading size speed mapping table records the fastest speeds allowed at the loading station 1 for different sizes.

[0208] The loading time period is determined according to the production quantity and the fastest loading speed, and the loading time period represents the time required for the loading station 1 to complete the loading of the raw material plates corresponding to the production quantity at the fastest loading speed.

[0209] If it is determined that the feeding time period is less than or equal to the idle time period, the fastest feeding speed is determined as the feeding speed data of the feeding instruction, and the feeding start data is generated, and the feeding speed data and the feeding start data are summarized to obtain the feeding instruction.

[0210] If it is determined that the loading time period is greater than the idle time period, an inquiry message is sent to the production system 77 through the production interface 61. The worker can modify the production instruction according to the inquiry message.

[0211] S103 : calling the collection module 63 to collect the feeding data of the feeding station 1 , and outputting the feeding data to the database 64 .

[0212] In this example, the acquisition module 63 acquires the loading data of the loading station 1 from the microcontroller unit of the loading station 1, and the loading data represents the number of raw material boards acquired by the loading station 1. The microcontroller unit (MCU), also known as a single chip microcomputer or a single chip microcomputer, appropriately reduces the frequency and specifications of the central processing unit (CPU), and integrates the memory, timer, USB, A / D conversion, UART, PLC, DMA and other peripheral interfaces, and even LCD drive circuits on a single chip to form a chip-level computer, which performs different combination controls for different application scenarios.

[0213] S104: Generate a long edge instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the long edge instruction to the long edge forming station 2, so that the long edge forming station 2 runs according to the long edge instruction and generates a long edge processed plate; wherein the long edge instruction includes: long edge start data and long edge speed data; the long edge start data is used to indicate the start of the long edge forming station 2; the long edge speed data is used to determine the speed at which the long edge forming station 2 performs long edge forming processing on the raw material plate.

[0214] In this step, the time period between the current time and the production time is calculated, and the time period in which the automated production line is not scheduled for production is extracted to obtain the idle time period. The long edge instruction also includes the size of the corrugated board. Through the predetermined long edge size speed mapping table, the fastest long edge speed of the long edge forming station 2 when the long edge forming station 2 is forming the long edge of the raw material board corresponding to the corrugated board size is obtained, wherein the long edge size speed mapping table records the fastest speeds allowed at the long edge forming station 2 for different sizes.

[0215] The long edge time period is determined according to the production quantity and the fastest long edge speed, and the long edge time period represents the time required for the long edge forming station 2 to complete the long edge of the raw material plate corresponding to the production quantity at the fastest long edge speed.

[0216] If it is determined that the long edge time period is less than or equal to the idle time period, the fastest long edge speed is determined as the long edge speed data of the long edge instruction, and long edge start data is generated, and the long edge speed data and the long edge start data are summarized to obtain the long edge instruction.

[0217] S105 : calling the acquisition module 63 to acquire the long side data of the long side forming station 2 , and outputting the long side data to the database 64 .

[0218] In this example, the acquisition module 63 acquires data of the long edge forming station 2 from the microcontroller unit of the long edge forming station 2 , and the long edge data represents the number of raw material plates acquired by the long edge forming station 2 .

[0219] S106: Generate a short edge instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the short edge instruction to the short edge forming station 3, so that the short edge forming station 3 runs according to the short edge instruction and generates a formed plate; wherein the short edge instruction includes: short edge start data and short edge speed data; the short edge start data is used to indicate the start of the short edge forming station 3; the short edge speed data is used to determine the speed at which the short edge forming station 3 performs short edge forming processing on the short edge processed plate.

[0220] In this step, the time period between the current time and the production time is calculated, and the time period in which the automated production line is not scheduled for production is extracted to obtain the idle time period; the short edge instruction also includes the corrugated board size, and the fastest short edge speed of the short edge forming station 3 when the short edge is formed on the raw material board corresponding to the corrugated board size is obtained from the predetermined short edge size speed mapping table, wherein the short edge size speed mapping table records the fastest speeds allowed at the short edge forming station 3 for different sizes.

[0221] The short edge time period is determined according to the production quantity and the fastest short edge speed, and the short edge time period represents the time required for the short edge forming station 3 to complete the short edge of the raw material plate corresponding to the production quantity at the fastest short edge speed.

[0222] If it is determined that the short edge time period is less than or equal to the idle time period, the fastest short edge speed is determined as the short edge speed data of the short edge instruction, and short edge start data is generated, and the short edge speed data and the short edge start data are summarized to obtain the short edge instruction.

[0223] S107 : calling the acquisition module 63 to acquire the short edge data of the short edge forming station 3 , and outputting the short edge data to the database 64 .

[0224] In this example, the acquisition module 63 acquires the short edge data of the short edge forming station 3 from the micro control unit of the short edge forming station 3 , and the short edge data represents the number of raw material plates acquired by the short edge forming station 3 .

[0225] S108: Generate a reinforcement instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the reinforcement instruction to the reinforcement processing station 4, so that the reinforcement processing station 4 runs according to the reinforcement instruction and generates a semi-finished corrugated board; wherein the reinforcement instruction includes: reinforcement start data and reinforcement speed data; the reinforcement start data is used to indicate the start of the reinforcement processing station 4; the reinforcement speed data is used to determine the speed at which the reinforcement processing station 4 performs reinforcement processing on the formed board.

[0226] In this step, the time period between the current time and the production time is calculated, and the time period during which the automated production line is not scheduled for production is extracted to obtain the idle time period. The reinforcement instruction also includes the corrugated board size. Through the predetermined reinforcement size speed mapping table, the fastest reinforcement speed of the reinforcement processing station 4 when reinforcing the raw material board corresponding to the corrugated board size is obtained, wherein the reinforcement size speed mapping table records the fastest speeds allowed at the reinforcement processing station 4 for different sizes.

[0227] The strengthening time period is determined according to the production quantity and the fastest strengthening speed, and the strengthening time period represents the time required for the strengthening processing station 4 to complete the strengthening of the raw material plates corresponding to the production quantity at the fastest strengthening speed.

[0228] If it is determined that the reinforcement time period is less than or equal to the idle time period, the fastest reinforcement speed is determined as the reinforcement speed data of the reinforcement instruction, and reinforcement start data is generated, and the reinforcement speed data and the reinforcement start data are summarized to obtain the reinforcement instruction.

[0229] S109 : calling the acquisition module 63 to acquire the reinforcement data of the reinforcement processing station 4 , and outputting the reinforcement data to the database 64 .

[0230] In this example, the acquisition module 63 acquires data from the microcontroller unit of the enhanced processing station 4 to obtain enhanced data of the enhanced processing station 4 , and the enhanced data represents the number of raw material plates acquired by the enhanced processing station 4 .

[0231] S110: Generate a molding instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the molding instruction to the trimming and molding station 5, so that the trimming and molding station 5 runs according to the molding instruction and generates a finished corrugated board; wherein the molding instruction includes: molding start data and molding speed data; the molding start data is used to indicate the start of the trimming and molding station 5; the molding speed data is used to determine the speed at which the trimming and molding station 5 performs step molding and trimming processing on the semi-finished corrugated board.

[0232] In this step, the time period between the current time and the production time is calculated, and the time period in which the automated production line is not scheduled for production is extracted to obtain the idle time period; the molding instruction also includes the corrugated board size, and the fastest molding speed of the trimming and molding station 5 when molding the raw material board corresponding to the corrugated board size is obtained through the predetermined molding size speed mapping table, wherein the molding size speed mapping table records the fastest speeds allowed at the trimming and molding station 5 for different sizes.

[0233] The forming time period is determined according to the production quantity and the fastest forming speed, and the forming time period represents the time required for the trimming and forming station 5 to complete the forming of the raw material plates corresponding to the production quantity at the fastest forming speed.

[0234] If it is determined that the molding time period is less than or equal to the idle time period, the fastest molding speed is determined as the molding speed data of the molding instruction, and molding start data is generated, and the molding speed data and the molding start data are summarized to obtain the molding instruction.

[0235] S111 : calling the acquisition module 63 to acquire the molding data of the trimming and molding station 5 , and outputting the molding data to the database 64 .

[0236] In this example, the acquisition module 63 acquires the molding data of the trimming and molding station 5 from the microcontroller unit of the trimming and molding station 5 , and the molding data represents the quantity of the raw material plates acquired by the trimming and molding station 5 .

[0237] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element.

[0238] Those skilled in the art will readily come to other embodiments of the present application embodiments after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. The present application embodiments are intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the present application embodiments, which follow the general principles of the present application embodiments and include common knowledge or customary technical means in the art that are not disclosed in the present application embodiments. The specification and embodiments are intended to be exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present application embodiments are indicated by the following claims.

[0239] It should be understood that the embodiments of the present application are not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the embodiments of the present application is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An automated production line, characterized in that: For producing corrugated boards, the automated production line comprises: a loading station, a long-side forming station, a short-side forming station, a reinforcement processing station, a trimming forming station and a control device; the loading station, the long-side forming station, the short-side forming station, the reinforcement processing station and the trimming forming station are arranged in sequence; The loading station is used to obtain the raw material plate and move the raw material plate to the long edge forming station; The long edge forming station is used to perform long edge forming processing on the raw material plate to obtain a long edge processed plate; The short-side forming station is used to perform short-side forming processing on the long-side processed plate to obtain a formed plate; The strengthening treatment station is used to strengthen the formed plate to obtain a semi-finished corrugated plate; The trimming and forming station is used to perform step forming and trimming processing on the semi-finished corrugated board to obtain a finished corrugated board; The control device is respectively connected with the loading station, the long side forming station, the short side forming station, the strengthening processing station and the trimming forming station.

2. The automated production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading station includes: a loading vehicle, a raw material centering device and a first material transfer manipulator; The loading vehicle is used to obtain a raw material plate from the raw material stacking position and move the raw material plate to the first loading position; The raw material centering device is used to determine the size reference of the raw material plate; wherein the size reference is used to define the area where the long side forming process and the short side forming process of the raw material plate are performed; The first material transfer robot is used to transfer the raw material plate on the loading vehicle to the raw material centering device; The first material transfer robot is also used to move the raw material plate on the raw material centering device to the long side forming station.

3. The automated production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The long side forming station includes: a long side feeding mechanism, a long side processing mechanism, a long side receiving mechanism and a second material transfer manipulator; The long side feeding mechanism is used to receive the raw material plate transferred by the second material transfer robot at the loading station, and transport the raw material plate to the long side processing mechanism; The long edge processing mechanism is used to press the first corrugation on the raw material plate to perform long edge forming processing on the raw material plate and obtain a long edge processed plate; the long edge processing mechanism is also used to output the long edge processed plate to the long edge receiving mechanism; The long-side material receiving mechanism is used to output the long-side processed board to the second loading position; The second material transfer robot is used to grab the long-side processing plate from the second loading position and rotate the long-side processing plate on the first plane to a first angle; the second material transfer robot is also used to move the rotated long-side processing plate to the short-side forming station.

4. The automated production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The short edge forming station includes: a first short edge processing mechanism, a flip function device and a second short edge processing mechanism; the short edge processing includes a first short edge processing and a second short edge processing; The first short-side processing mechanism is used to press the second corrugation on the long-side processing plate to perform the first short-side processing on the long-side processing plate and obtain a short-side processing plate; The flip function device is used to grab the short-side processing board from the short-side processing station and flip the short-side processing board; the flip function device is also used to move the flipped short-side processing board to the second short-side processing mechanism; The second short edge processing mechanism is used for pressing the third corrugation onto the short edge processing plate, so as to perform the second short edge processing on the short edge processing plate and obtain a formed plate.

5. The automated production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The enhanced processing station includes: a fifth material transfer manipulator, a transplanting track and an enhanced processing mechanism; The fifth material transfer robot is used to transfer the formed plate on the short side forming station to the transfer track, and the transfer track is used to output the formed plate to the strengthening processing mechanism; The reinforcing mechanism is used to press at least one reinforcing rib on the formed plate to reinforce the formed plate and obtain a semi-finished corrugated plate; The transfer track is also used to output the semi-finished corrugated board in the reinforcement processing mechanism to the cutting and forming station.

6. The automated production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The trimming and forming station includes: a transplanting device, a sixth material transfer manipulator, a step processing mechanism and a trimming processing mechanism; The transplanting device is located below the transplanting track of the enhanced processing station, and is used to lift the semi-finished corrugated board on the transplanting track by passing through the transplanting track, so that the semi-finished corrugated board is stationary above the transplanting track; The sixth material transfer manipulator is used to grab the semi-finished corrugated plate on the transplanting device and transfer the grabbed semi-finished corrugated plate to the step processing mechanism; The step processing mechanism is used to press a first step on the first corrugation of the semi-finished corrugated plate, and / or press a second step on the second corrugation of the semi-finished corrugated plate, and / or press a third step on the third corrugation of the semi-finished corrugated plate, so as to perform step forming processing on the semi-finished corrugated plate and obtain a step corrugated plate; The sixth material transfer manipulator is also used to grab the step corrugated plate in the step processing mechanism and transfer the grabbed step corrugated plate to the trimming processing mechanism; The trimming mechanism is used to trim and / or polish the side edges of the step corrugated plate, so as to perform trimming on the step corrugated plate and obtain a finished corrugated plate.

7. The automated production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control device includes: a production interface and a controller; The production interface is connected to the production system, and the production interface is used to receive the production instructions sent by the production system; The controller is connected to the production interface, and the controller is used to output a loading instruction to the loading station according to the production instruction; the loading instruction is used to instruct the loading station to start, and the loading instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the loading station obtains the raw material plate and moves the raw material plate to the long edge forming station; The controller is used to output a long edge instruction to the long edge forming station according to the production instruction; the long edge instruction is used to indicate the start of the long edge forming station, and the long edge instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the long edge forming station performs long edge processing; The controller is used to output a short edge instruction to the short edge forming station according to the production instruction; the short edge instruction is used to indicate the start of the short edge forming station, and the short edge instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the short edge forming station performs short edge processing; The controller is used to output a reinforcement instruction to the reinforcement processing station according to the production instruction; the reinforcement instruction is used to instruct the start of the reinforcement processing station, and the reinforcement instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the reinforcement processing station performs reinforcement processing; The controller is used to output a forming instruction to the trimming and forming station according to the production instruction; the forming instruction is used to indicate the start of the trimming and forming station, and the forming instruction is also used to determine the speed at which the trimming and forming station performs step forming and trimming processing.

8. The automated production line according to claim 7, characterized in that: The control device also includes: a collection module and a database; The acquisition module is connected to the controller; The acquisition module is used to collect the loading data of the loading station; the loading data represents the number of raw material boards obtained by the loading station; The acquisition module is also used to acquire the long edge data of the long edge forming station, wherein the long edge data represents the number of long edge processed boards output by the long edge forming station; The acquisition module is also used to acquire short side data of the short side forming station, wherein the short side data represents the number of formed plates output by the short side forming station; The acquisition module is also used to acquire the reinforcement data of the reinforcement processing station, wherein the reinforcement data represents the quantity of the semi-finished corrugated board output by the reinforcement processing station; The acquisition module is also used to acquire the molding data of the trimming and molding station, wherein the molding data represents the quantity of the finished corrugated board output by the trimming and molding station; The acquisition module is also connected to the database, and is used to output the feeding data, the long side data, the short side data, the reinforcement data and the forming data to the database.

9. A control method for an automated production line, characterized in that: For the production of corrugated sheets; The control method is run in the controller of the automated production line; The control method comprises: Receive a production instruction sent by a production system; wherein the production instruction includes a production quantity and a production time; the production quantity represents the total quantity of corrugated boards required to be produced by the order; and the production time represents the specified period for completing the order; Generate a loading instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the loading instruction to the loading station, so that the loading station operates according to the loading instruction; wherein the loading instruction includes: loading start data and loading speed data; the loading start data is used to indicate the start of the loading station; the loading speed data is used to determine the speed at which the loading station obtains the raw material plate and moves the raw material plate to the long edge forming station; Generate a long edge instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the long edge instruction to the long edge forming station, so that the long edge forming station runs according to the long edge instruction and generates a long edge processed plate; wherein the long edge instruction includes: long edge start data and long edge speed data; the long edge start data is used to indicate the start of the long edge forming station; the long edge speed data is used to determine the speed at which the long edge forming station performs long edge forming processing on the raw material plate; Generate a short edge instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the short edge instruction to the short edge forming station, so that the short edge forming station runs according to the short edge instruction and generates a formed board; wherein the short edge instruction includes: short edge start data and short edge speed data; the short edge start data is used to indicate the start of the short edge forming station; the short edge speed data is used to determine the speed at which the short edge forming station performs short edge forming processing on the short edge processed board; Generate a reinforcement instruction according to the production quantity and the production time, and output the reinforcement instruction to the reinforcement processing station, so that the reinforcement processing station runs according to the reinforcement instruction and generates a semi-finished corrugated board; wherein the reinforcement instruction includes: reinforcement start data and reinforcement speed data; the reinforcement start data is used to indicate the start of the reinforcement processing station; the reinforcement speed data is used to determine the speed at which the reinforcement processing station performs reinforcement processing on the formed board; A forming instruction is generated according to the production quantity and the production time, and the forming instruction is output to the trimming and forming station, so that the trimming and forming station runs according to the forming instruction and generates a finished corrugated board; wherein the forming instruction includes: forming start data and forming speed data; the forming start data is used to indicate the start of the trimming and forming station; the forming speed data is used to determine the speed at which the trimming and forming station performs step forming and trimming processing on the semi-finished corrugated board.

10. The control method according to claim 9, characterized in that: After the feeding instruction is output to the feeding station so that the feeding station operates according to the feeding instruction, the method further includes: Calling the collection module to collect the feeding data of the feeding station, and outputting the feeding data to the database; After the long edge instruction is output to the long edge forming station so that the long edge forming station operates according to the long edge instruction and generates a long edge processed plate, the method further includes: Calling a collection module to collect the long side data of the long side forming station, and outputting the long side data to a database; After outputting the short edge instruction to the short edge forming station so that the short edge forming station operates according to the short edge instruction and generates a formed plate, the method further includes: Calling a collection module to collect the short side data of the short side forming station, and outputting the short side data to a database; After the reinforcement instruction is output to the reinforcement processing station so that the reinforcement processing station operates according to the reinforcement instruction and generates a semi-finished corrugated board, the method further includes: Calling a collection module to collect the reinforcement data of the reinforcement processing station, and outputting the reinforcement data to a database; After the forming instruction is output to the trimming and forming station so that the trimming and forming station operates according to the forming instruction and generates a finished corrugated board, the method further includes: The acquisition module is called to acquire the molding data of the trimming and molding station, and the molding data is output to a database.

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