Unlocking the Smart Die Casting Factory: A Full-Chain Upgrade from Equipment Connectivity to Intelligent Decision-Making

The transformation practices of a certain aluminum enterprise have revealed the key to building a smart factory. By integrating equipment such as die-casting machines, industrial furnaces, and six-axis robots, the company has established a comprehensive, end-to-end system that includes an MES manufacturing execution system, an intelligent WMS warehouse management system, and AGV-based logistics. After production data is collected in real time via an IoT system, it is analyzed and presented by a BI platform, shortening the order delivery cycle by 40% and smoothly achieving the annual target of producing 200,000 sets of aluminum alloy subframes. Industry experts point out that the construction of a smart factory must emphasize the “integration of four modernizations”—equipment automation forms the foundation, data informatization is the core, process intelligence is the goal, and lean management serves as the guarantee.

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时间：2025-10-11 09:53

The transformation practices of a certain aluminum enterprise have revealed the key to building a smart factory. By integrating equipment such as die-casting machines, industrial furnaces, and six-axis robots, the company has established a comprehensive, end-to-end system that includes an MES manufacturing execution system, an intelligent WMS warehouse management system, and AGV-based logistics. After production data is collected in real time via an IoT system, it is analyzed and presented by a BI platform, shortening the order delivery cycle by 40% and smoothly achieving the goal of producing 200,000 sets of aluminum alloy subframes annually. Industry experts point out that the construction of a smart factory must emphasize the “integration of four modernizations”—equipment automation forms the foundation, data informatization is the core, process intelligence is the goal, and lean management serves as the guarantee.

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