en.Wedoany.com Reported - The finished product workshop of the nickel smelter at China's Jinchuan Group Nickel-Cobalt Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Jinchuan Nickel-Cobalt") recently announced that its fully integrated intelligent electrolytic nickel packaging line has been fully operational. This production line integrates advanced technologies such as robot clusters, artificial intelligence visual inspection, automated guided vehicle (AGV) unmanned forklifts, 5G wireless transmission, and digital twins, achieving full-process automation and intelligence from nickel plate offloading and packaging to warehousing and shipping. Data shows that the workshop's logistics turnover efficiency has increased by 50%, while the accuracy rate for product inbound/outbound and shipping delivery remains at 100%, setting a new benchmark for intelligent transformation in the industry.

Jinchuan Group Co., Ltd., founded in 1959 and headquartered in Jinchang City, Gansu Province, China, is the largest producer of nickel, cobalt, and platinum group metals in China and the largest copper producer in northern China. Jinchuan Nickel-Cobalt is its core subsidiary, responsible for the mining, smelting, and deep processing of nickel, cobalt, and precious metals. The "Jintuo" brand electrolytic nickel is a registered brand on the London Metal Exchange, with products widely used in stainless steel, batteries, electroplating, and high-temperature alloys. The finished product workshop of Jinchuan Nickel-Cobalt's nickel smelter handles the entire chain of electrolytic nickel inbound, packaging, warehousing, and shipping, serving as the core gateway for product delivery.

This intelligent transformation began in 2020. Over the following five years, 11 intelligent packaging supporting processes, including automatic slicing of large-plate electrolytic nickel, intelligent positioning, automatic ear cutting, and AGV unmanned forklift fully automatic transfer, were successively implemented, laying the foundation for the intelligent production line. In 2025, the production line's potential was fully unleashed: robot clusters collaborated with laser 3D positioning technology to create a fully enclosed chain of intelligent grasping, unmanned hoisting, and automatic warehousing; the AI visual inspection system, equipped with self-learning algorithms, performed full-sample quality grading for each nickel plate, achieving the function of an "electronic quality inspector"; leveraging 5G and digital twin technology, all processes operated in a networked and coordinated manner, enabling millisecond-level precise matching of production resources. The intelligent loading system can complete the entire process of automatic identification, barcode verification, precise positioning, and unmanned loading with a single click, seamlessly connecting various automated equipment with the intelligent logistics system, with production rhythm dynamically adjusted based on orders and capacity.

Jinchuan Nickel-Cobalt's nickel smelter stated that the next step will be driven by digital transformation and lean management, focusing on improving the quality and efficiency of electrolytic nickel products, gradually achieving reduced manpower and unmanned operations in key processes. At the same time, leveraging core technological advantages, it will accelerate the formulation of standards for high-end products such as nickel for high-temperature alloys, deeply engaging in high-end tracks like aerospace and new energy batteries. The success of this intelligent production line not only provides a replicable model for the digital and intelligent transformation of resource-based enterprises in western China but also, through the "Belt and Road" initiative, drives the coordinated development of upstream and downstream equipment manufacturing and technical services, enhancing the voice of China's nickel industry in international standard setting.

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