Rockwell Automation: Decoding carbon neutrality, outlines a new picture of "zero-carbon economy"

[ Star Enterprise of Chemical Machinery and Equipment Network ] In order to accelerate the digital transformation of advanced manufacturing in Shaanxi Province, solve the difficult problems in the transformation process, and promote the high-quality green development of the manufacturing industry.
Recently, the 2021 Rockwell Automation Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation and Application Seminar was successfully held in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.
Focusing on the theme of "decoding carbon neutrality and sketching a new picture of the'zero-carbon economy'", discuss the digital transformation, intelligent manufacturing and sustainable development of Shaanxi's manufacturing industry.

Gao Xiang, a first-level investigator from the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, attended the event and delivered a speech.
Shi An, President of Rockwell Automation (China) Co.
, Ltd.
, made the opening speech.
Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi Instrument and Meter Society, Shaanxi High-end Equipment and Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Research Institute and other scientific research institutions and representatives, as well as representatives from the fields of energy, chemical industry, metallurgy, environmental protection and water treatment, equipment manufacturing and information technology Representatives of local enterprises came to the scene and interacted with each other.

Deep integration of information technology and intelligent manufacturing
 

The key lies in the integration of IT and OT
 

As a product of the deep integration of a new generation of network information technology and manufacturing, the Industrial Internet has established a new industrial manufacturing and service system featuring all elements, all industrial chains, all value chains, and all-round connections by realizing the comprehensive interconnection of people, machines, and things.
, Is an important direction for the integration and development of the real economy and the digital economy, and has become a key support for promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, cultivating new technologies, new formats and new industries, and achieving high-quality development.

 

　　In his speech, Gao Xiang particularly emphasized the positive role of the Industrial Internet.
He said that the in-depth integration of information technology and intelligent manufacturing is mainly reflected in the "six aspects": platform-based R&D/design, personalized customization, networked collaboration, intelligent production, service-oriented extension and digital management, and the specific integration road It is the deep integration of IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operation Technology).
However, it is difficult to combine the IT that is airborne in the sky with the OT that is native to the manufacturing industry.
This requires excellent companies like Rockwell Automation to work with industry partners to work together from the "supply side" and the "demand side".
Tackling key problems, helping application-side enterprises to achieve digital transformation, making people's work and life smarter, and making society and the world a better place due to digital transformation.

 

　　As one of the companies with a history of 118 years and focusing on industrial automation, informatization and digital transformation, Rockwell Automation fully implements the SEEE (safety, energy saving, environmental protection, and high efficiency) concept of sustainable development in intelligent manufacturing.
Shi An said that in response to the needs of the Chinese market, Rockwell Automation uses nearly 400,000 software and hardware products as the cornerstone, through the talent integration and cross-border integration of the Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation Institute, to create a highly integrated IT/OT and industry end-to-end innovation.
Solution Rockii.
At the same time, Rockwell Automation unites upstream and downstream partners in the industry to deeply empower various industries with automation, digital and intelligent technologies, so that modern industry and ecology can coexist harmoniously, and promote the world's more sustainable development.

 

　　For example, in the field of smart agriculture, Rockwell Automation grafted refined industrial management to agriculture, and used the FactoryTalk InnovationSuite industrial Internet of Things platform to create smart agriculture solutions.
The plan integrates digitalization into ecological governance.
Through the establishment of agricultural IoT platforms, agricultural data centers, agricultural big data platforms, and agricultural management systems, it effectively improves the production and management level of crops and the ability to resist and reduce disasters, solve the heavy metal pollution dilemma in the soil, and improve Soil quality promotes the digital transformation of agriculture.
As the first batch of outstanding green and sustainable projects, the program was awarded the UNIDO WiiTs certification and conducted a global roadshow
 

　　Focus on talent, technology, innovation and application
 

　　Create a "production, study, research and application" integrated development ecosystem
 

　　At the moment, it is a great opportunity for Chinese companies to realize intelligent transformation.
The "turning point" of digital transformation has arrived, and the goal of carbon neutrality is at hand.
However, the goal is not achieved overnight.
Rockwell Automation uses the Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation Research Institute to create an ecosystem that covers the entire industry chain.
This trip to Shaanxi further deepens the in-depth cooperation with local ecological partners in "production, study, research and application" .

 

　　At the meeting, Peng Qinke, Dean of the School of Automation of Xi'an Jiaotong University, reviewed the development process of the integration of the four industrializations of automation, networking, informatization and intelligence in China's manufacturing industry.
In terms of talent training, Rockwell Automation has a long history with Xi’an Jiaotong University.
In 1998, it cooperated to establish the “Xi’an Jiaotong University Rockwell Automation Laboratory” and in 2020, it will jointly build the “Xi’an Jiaotong University-Rockwell Automation Laboratory”.
Smart Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center".
So far, Rockwell Automation has donated more than 20 million yuan in automation equipment and software, making outstanding contributions to the college's automation talent teaching and scientific research activities.
Peng Qinke expects to use Rockwell Automation's advanced technology and equipment in new energy, energy storage technology, energy management and other aspects to do further research and functional verification of scenarios.  

　　Rockwell Automation also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Shaanxi Provincial High-end Equipment and Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Research Institute on April 29.
The two parties will carry out in-depth cooperation in intelligent manufacturing solutions, technical consulting services, enterprise evaluation and diagnosis, and talent training to jointly help local enterprises achieve digital, sustainable, and high-quality development.

 

　　Focus on safety, energy saving, environmental protection and high efficiency value
 

　　Help Shaanxi Province to move towards carbon neutrality
 

　　As a major energy province, Shaanxi Province has the third largest coal production in the country and the largest oil and gas equivalent in the country.
The energy industry accounts for "half of the province's industry.
" Facing the profoundly adjusted global energy supply and demand pattern and the trend of clean and low-carbon energy development, Shaanxi Province needs to achieve leapfrog development from a major energy province to a strong energy province.

 

　　"We are committed to safety, energy saving, environmental protection, and high efficiency.
The original intention of the company is in line with the goal of carbon neutrality.
" Shi An pointed out that 50% of China's carbon emissions come from the power/heating field, 30% from industry, and 10%.
From traffic.
Rockwell Automation's carbon neutral solution can cover 90% of China's high-carbon emission industries, using digitalization, mobile Internet and other emerging technologies to empower smart manufacturing and carbon neutrality, and further promote clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient use of energy, and promote Shaanxi The provincial industrial structure and energy structure were optimized and adjusted.

 

　　In the mining field, Rockwell Automation customized the intelligent operation and maintenance Rockii solution for the key equipment of a large mining machine company in Shandong.
The solution uses cloud computing, big data and mobile Internet technology to converge a series of resources such as hardware, software, and network to the intelligent industrial Internet of Things cloud platform to realize the calculation, storage, processing and sharing of data, as well as the group's information management; intelligence The industrial Internet of Things cloud platform can remotely monitor and manage the equipment of enterprises all over the country, effectively avoiding the time-consuming and labor-intensive manual inspections and the occurrence of missed inspections, realizing downsizing and increasing efficiency; based on equipment data analysis, improving production efficiency and reducing Enterprise operating costs; through active management of consumable parts and spare parts, help companies increase new business growth points.

 

　　In the field of environmental protection, an international company used the Rockii solution of Rockwell Automation's energy management project.
The program can monitor the energy of the whole plant, the control system of each station, as well as the environmental protection and sewage discharge system in real time, and realize the intelligent management of energy through the analysis, management, early warning and alarm of the monitoring data.
This solution brings customers higher environmental value, such as desulfurization efficiency up to 95%, denitrification and boiler dust removal efficiencies increased to 80% and 90%, respectively, saving 57,500 tons of standard coal each year, effectively reducing the cost of sludge disposal , Improve resource utilization.

 

　　The metallurgical industry, as the industry with the second highest energy consumption and first emissions in the industrial sector, in addition to accelerating the industrial upgrading and energy structure adjustment represented by the increase of the electric furnace steelmaking short process and hydrogen smelting, it also needs to be improved with intelligence and process production.
Efficiency is the representative of "internal strength cultivation.
" Rockwell Automation's carbon neutral solution can help customers plan strategies and quickly and accurately embark on the path of carbon reduction.  

　　Taking the world's famous steel group as an example, Rockwell Automation uses model predictive control process optimization solutions to transform its color coating line heating furnace.
This solution can effectively suppress temperature fluctuations in the furnace, reduce the unqualified temperature in the furnace by 4%, increase the speed of new product development by 5 times, reduce unnecessary downtime, and extend the life of the equipment.
On the basis of strict compliance with safety and environmental regulations, customers can achieve 2% gas energy saving and carbon emission reduction, saving 120,000 Euros per year.  

　　Safety, energy saving, environmental protection and high efficiency, Rockwell Automation uses the SEEE innovative value system to help electric power, industry and transportation achieve carbon neutrality and promote the sustainable development of Chinese society.

 

　　At the event site, Shaanxi Coal Industry and Chemical Group Co.
, Ltd.
, Shaanxi Iron and Steel Group Co.
, Ltd.
, Xi'an Shaangu Power Co.
, Ltd.
, China National Heavy Machinery Research Institute, Xi'an Aerospace Automation Co.
, Ltd.
, China Coal Science and Industry Group Information Technology Co.
, Ltd.
, Shaanxi Representatives of Environmental Protection Group Clean Energy Development Co.
, Ltd.
, Western Green Development Research Institute, Shaanxi Siyu Information Technology Co.
, Ltd.
, and Shaanxi Anhao Engineering Construction Co.
, Ltd.
attended the meeting and participated in topic discussions.  

　　Original Title: Rockwell Automation: Decoding Carbon Neutrality, Outlines a New Picture of "Zero-Carbon Economy"