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NAEC Intelligent Production Line Case | Wheel Press Circumferential Seam Digital Twin


2025-08-22

 

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Project Overview

NAEC developed the “Wheel Press Circumferential Seam Digital Twin Smart Production Line Project” for a heavy industry group. As a key project in the group’s digital transformation, it connects the MES and LES systems, integrating upstream and downstream processes to create a fully unmanned digital production line.

The project features an intelligent dashboard with highly integrated video streams, 360° all-around monitoring, and a live digital twin that mirrors the physical environment. This delivers an immersive smart manufacturing experience.

 

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Focusing on the core needs of the project, NAEC implemented digital-physical integration of the wheel press circumferential seam production line based on digital twin technology. Leveraging its strong expertise in digital twin implementation and platform integration, NAEC provided robust technical support to ensure the successful construction of this smart production line.

 

The project was designed to achieve specific production capacity goals: each shift (7.5 hours) processes no fewer than 25 wheel press units per day. Typical welding parameters are preset, production rhythm is calculated, and the required actual capacity is provided.

 

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Application Highlights of Digital Twin Technology in Intelligent Production Lines

The application of digital twin technology in smart workstation scheduling systems marks a key step for lean manufacturing toward intelligence and efficiency. Through a highly integrated 3D visualization platform, it enables comprehensive, real-time mapping and monitoring of physical structures, production processes, equipment status, and business data.

 

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Managers gain a clear, intuitive, and three-dimensional view of workstation operations, including production progress, equipment layout, and task status—achieving a comprehensive grasp of overall operations.

 

 

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3D simulation of key equipment, such as welding robots and wheel press seam robots, not only showcases their physical structure but also simulates real production processes, helping managers clearly understand every detail and optimize layouts and workflows.

 

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Real-Time Equipment Health Monitoring
By integrating live data such as current, voltage, and fault signals with intelligent analytics, the system can predict potential issues, reduce unplanned downtime, and improve equipment utilization and overall efficiency.

 

 

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Intelligent Decision Support
When encountering production anomalies or equipment failures, the digital twin system quickly locates problems and analyzes their impact, supporting managers in making fast, effective decisions to minimize downtime and losses.

 

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Data-Driven Continuous Improvement
By continuously collecting and analyzing production data, the digital twin system provides valuable insights for lean manufacturing, helping enterprises optimize processes, improve product quality, reduce costs, and drive ongoing innovation.

 

 

With its powerful 3D visualization capabilities and intelligent management functions, NAEC’s Digital Twin Smart Workstation Scheduling System accurately mirrors the physical environment, simulates equipment operations, integrates real-time data, and provides early warnings for potential issues.This enables managers to make rapid decisions, optimize production processes, and enhance both efficiency and safety—fully empowering industrial enterprises in their journey of digital transformation and smart development.