Client Profile

Hyosung Spandex (Ningxia) is the newly-built spandex production base of the world's largest spandex manufacturer HYOSUNG in Ningdong, Ningxia. The company's annual output of 360,000 tons of spandex and its raw material supporting project Phase I have been completed and put into operation by the end of 2021. It is understood that in the next few years, as the new spandex project of Hyosung Group in Ningxia is put into operation, the spandex industry agglomeration effect of Ningxia Ningdong Chemical Base will be further highlighted and is expected to become the world's most extensive spandex production base - "China Spandex Valley."

Client requirements

Production capacity is overgrowing, and there is an urgent need to expand storage capacity. In recent years, the demand for spandex, a new material, has increased because of its excellent elasticity and comfort HYOSUNG spandex production capacity is proliferating and needs to expand its inventory capacity.

Back ground of the project

HYOSUNG has positioned the "smart factory" as the key to becoming an excellent company

Megvii Robotics is an experienced and trusted partner in the industry

The corresponding team of Megvii Robot has more years of industry experience in chemical fiber spandex. It has been tested in several chemical fiber industry projects, so HYOSUNG spandex Ningxia base chose Megvii Robot to build the intelligent stereo warehouse.

High requirements for stability of automation equipment

The spandex products are produced 24 hours a day, so the quality and stability of the automation equipment are more demanding.

Project program and operation process

To establish an smart warehouse to meet future business development needs, HYOSUNG Spandex selected Megvii's smart warehouse solution, using AI stacker cranes, conveying lines and other equipment, and equipped with a scheduling system to achieve the functions of inbound storage of goods, outbound delivery, automatic depalletization of pallets, automated inbound and outbound storage, etc. A smart warehouse is connected to a workshop, storing the finished products produced by the corresponding seminar to connect the logistics and production links.

Silk crating

Robotic Arm

Wrapping film

RGV Shuttle

 Stacker loading

Forklift out of warehousing

Project Effectiveness

Reduced labour intensity

All the handling and access are carried out by automated equipment, reducing the handling volume of about 7,000 kg per hour and significantly reducing the manual labour intensity.
Labour efficiency improvement
The efficiency is three times of the traditional manual operation mode.

Improved space utilization

Compared with the previous form of flat storage, the space utilization rate is increased by three times.

With industry-leading demonstration effect

As a head enterprise in the industry, the effectiveness of automation and digital intelligence upgrade of Ningxia HYOSUNG Spandex factory helps to promote the application of intelligent vertical storage in other factories of HYOSUNG Group and has a particular leading demonstration effect on the automation and digital intelligence upgrade of the whole industry.