Yufeng Intelligent is deeply engaged in technology, creating a full range of high-quality products, and launching diversified intelligent storage, distribution, picking and other solutions, providing a full range of logistics digital intelligence upgrade services to enterprises in many industries to help their logistics efficiency and intelligence The level of professionalization has been improved and won widespread praise from the industry. In 2024, Yufeng Intelligent officially joined Anhui Heli, ushering in a new round of "acceleration". (Author: Wang Yu, reproduced in Logistics Technology and Application)

In the field of logistics robots and smart logistics solutions, Anhui Yufeng Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yufeng Intelligent") has successfully occupied a place in the fiercely competitive market by virtue of its forward-looking strategic layout and continuous technological innovation.

Since its establishment in 2014, Yufeng Intelligence has been committed to promoting the intelligent transformation of the logistics industry. With the vision of "building a world-class logistics robot and smart logistics system provider", through continuous technological breakthroughs and market penetration, it has innovatively launched a series of Intelligent logistics equipment with independent intellectual property rights covers diversified products such as stackers, sorters, AGV/AMR, RGV, four-way shuttles, and industrial vehicles. At the same time, these intelligent equipment are deeply integrated with advanced intelligent system solutions, widely serving cold chain, medical, new energy, clothing, automobile, e-commerce, chemical industry, electronics and many other industries, helping more than 600 customers build nearly a thousand The efficient and accurate intelligent logistics application scenarios have won widespread praise in the industry.

In 2024, on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, Yufeng Intelligent will usher in a strategic cooperation with Anhui Heli, thus opening a new chapter of development. This landmark cooperation is not only an affirmation of Yufeng Intelligent’s past achievements, but also a deep recognition of its future development potential. Joining hands with Anhui, Yufeng Intelligence will stand at a new height, jointly draw a new blueprint for the intelligent logistics industry, and move towards a more brilliant future.

Recently, our reporter had the honor to visit the headquarters of Yufeng Intelligence. In an in-depth exchange with Wang Chiru, deputy general manager of Anhui Yufeng Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., we gained a more comprehensive and specific understanding of Yufeng Intelligent's growth history, technological innovation results and future development plans.

Wang ChiruDeputy General Manager of Anhui Yufeng Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

"Innovation and quality have always been the bottom line that Yufeng Intelligent adheres to, and they are also the core driving force for achieving steady development." Wang Chiru said that since its establishment in 2014, Yufeng Intelligent has been based on the high-end logistics equipment market and adheres to innovation-driven development as its core development strategy. , through continuous technological breakthroughs and application innovation, it has gradually transformed from a single logistics equipment manufacturer to a professional provider of logistics robots and smart logistics systems.

In 2016, Yufeng Intelligent successfully opened up the underlying technology of robot applications and launched an independent laser navigation AGV system, laying a solid foundation for future development. In the following years, Yufeng Intelligent continued to increase investment in research and development and expand production scale.

In 2019, Yufeng Intelligent established a robot R&D center and a smart logistics research institute, and built a new production base with an annual production capacity of 20,000 industrial logistics robots. It also cooperates with universities and scientific research institutions to promote in-depth integration of industry, academia and research, and improve Technical strength.

In 2020, Yufeng Intelligent once again expanded its scale, established Anhui Yufeng Intelligent IoT and built a new Feidong production base to achieve fully independent research and development and production of core hardware of the smart logistics system, and successfully developed the first domestic narrow-lane three-way fork AGV , winning multiple industry awards.

In 2021, after receiving strategic investment from Anhui Heli, Yufeng Intelligent launched a variety of new products to serve many well-known companies, greatly increasing market recognition.

At the same time, Yufeng Intelligent is also actively exploring the path of international development. As early as 2016, Yufeng Intelligent obtained the EU CE certification and started export business. In 2022, the company and Inno will jointly establish the Hefei Station of Inno Innovation Center to promote regional industrial upgrading. In 2023, we will actively explore the markets of developed countries such as the United States and Germany, as well as Southeast Asian countries, and plan to set up branches in key target countries within five years.

Along the way, Yufeng Intelligence now has a headquarters, two R&D centers and three production bases. It has been awarded the title of National High-tech Enterprise, National Intellectual Property Advantage Enterprise, Anhui Province Specialized and New Small and Medium Enterprises, Anhui Province Big Data Enterprise, It has received many honors, including the Scientific Progress Award from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, and has been recognized by the Anhui Industrial Design Center and the Hefei Enterprise Technology Center.

In 2024, Yufeng Intelligence will usher in new development opportunities. After officially joining Anhui Heli, it will undoubtedly bring broader market prospects and stronger competitiveness to Yufeng Intelligent, ushering in a new round of "acceleration".

Deeply cultivate technology and forge a full range of competitive products

"Yufeng Intelligent is one of the few companies in the industry with independent R&D, design and delivery capabilities across the entire industry chain, covering logistics robots, automated three-dimensional warehousing equipment, industrial vehicles and a complete set of solutions. This is our core competitiveness." Wang Chiru proudly said explain.

According to reports, in order to consolidate its market position in the field of logistics robots and smart logistics systems, Yufeng Intelligent takes technological innovation as its core and continuously strengthens its hardware manufacturing and software development capabilities. In order to meet the continuous upgrading of market and customer needs, Yufeng Intelligence launches a number of innovative products every year.

In recent years, Yufeng Intelligent has focused on the innovation direction of “narrow channel, high density, and intensive” and launched a series of core products:

1. Three-way stacker forklift AGV (unmanned)

As the most competitive star product of Yufeng Intelligent, its slim body and ultra-narrow design ensure a high degree of maneuverability; it adopts advanced multi-point balancing technology, and the fork can rotate 180° in three directions. It subverts the concept of AGV front stacking and realizes the concept of side stacking; in the channel, AGV no longer needs to consider the minimum right-angle stacking channel distance and the design of safety margin. The channel only needs 1.6m, fully realizing " It has the function of "straight in, straight out, side fork and side take"; using laser fusion navigation technology, there is no construction on the ground and the path is flexible. It is suitable for high-frequency logistics operation warehousing, cross-floor and narrow lane storage cargo handling scenarios, etc. It has strong applicability, safety and reliability.

2. Stacking AGV forklift (Panda)

The stacking AGV forklift (Panda) has a narrow body design of 870mm. This feature greatly optimizes the back-end logistics space at the line and reduces the occupied area of aisles and cache areas, thereby enabling efficient use of factory space. This stacking AGV forklift is equipped with a self-developed laser navigation and positioning system and embedded control system. Its body is slim and its turning radius is small, which can fully meet the needs of the small and medium-sized vertical warehouse stacking market. Based on SLAM natural navigation, the repeated positioning accuracy can reach ±10mm.

3. Four-way shuttle

Yufeng Intelligent's four-way shuttle product focuses on high-density storage needs; the maximum load is 2000kg; the maximum no-load speed is 2m/s, and the rail changing speed is 3s; the storage capacity is increased by 50% to 100%, and high-density storage makes the space more valuable; it has Triple verification positioning and automatic error correction storage location functions; realize optimal path planning in a three-dimensional shelf space and multi-vehicle dynamic environment, and ensure the high efficiency of the algorithm; have obstacle detection capabilities, and can slow down or emergency stop to ensure high efficiency Security; supports customization and high flexibility.

4. Stacker crane automated warehouse

The biggest highlight of the stacker crane's automated warehouse is its dual-drive structure. This design enables it to meet both high-precision and high-efficiency application scenarios. In addition to storing standard pallets, the vertical warehouse also provides customized ultra-long and overweight material stackers with a height of up to 40m. In addition, the vertical warehouse adopts a modular and standardized design of functional components, which not only shortens the delivery cycle, but also improves efficiency. Product cost performance. The main components are assembled and tested in the factory before being shipped, thus greatly improving the efficiency of on-site installation and implementation. Mature design and advanced manufacturing technology ensure the high quality of the vertical warehouse; at the same time, the rich model design and customer customization capabilities enable the vertical warehouse to provide solutions for multiple scenarios.

Customized solutions to create customer core value

Based on the advantages of self-development of a full range of equipment, Yufeng Intelligent has in-depth insights into market dynamics and customer needs, and has launched a variety of intelligent storage, distribution, picking and other solutions. These solutions are closely integrated with the self-developed "Warehouse Distribution Brain Platform System" to achieve efficient all-weather logistics operations for raw materials, semi-finished products, finished products, etc., helping enterprises achieve the goals of cost reduction, efficiency improvement, and quality management.

At present, a series of solutions launched by Yufeng Intelligence have been successfully implemented in multiple industries, such as:

1. 5G+ profile automatic palletizing and time-effective three-dimensional system

The system was awarded the "First Set of Major Technical Equipment in Anhui Province" certification and includes key components such as shelves, stacker systems, AGV systems, truss manipulator systems, entry (exit) workbench, and WMS warehouse management software. Among them, the customized design of the single-reach stacker for ultra-long materials solves the technical problems of storing ultra-long materials and is the biggest highlight of the project.

Taking the smart chemical factory project of a listed company as an example, through the implementation of this system, the automation level of material storage and circulation has been significantly improved. While the storage volume and access efficiency have been greatly improved, the cost has been effectively reduced. The seamless connection between WMS warehouse management software and MES system also provides strong support for the enterprise's information construction.

2. Integrated storage and handling solutions for home enterprises

In response to the needs of a home furnishing company, Yufeng Intelligent designed an overall solution of "pallet stacker three-dimensional warehouse storage system + ring-through RGV storage system + multi-logistics equipment collaborative transportation" through detailed research and 3D simulation technology optimization.

After implementing this solution, user companies can realize digital and intelligent management of the entire process of finished product group warehousing, storage, picking, outbound delivery, and delivery. The storage capacity of the entire system reaches an astonishing 400 containers, and the annual production capacity is as high as 4,000 containers.

3. Non-standard customized intelligent handling solutions

The electrical equipment industry has put forward higher requirements for the reliability, safety and stability of AGVs due to the complex on-site operating environment, large cargo volume, easy operation instability, and high safety hazards. Traditional AGVs are difficult to meet the needs of on-site working conditions. To this end, the Technology Center of Yufeng Intelligent Company has specially developed a dual-coordinate clamp-type counterbalanced AGV forklift based on the body of a standard forklift. This forklift has a cargo carrying capacity of 2,000kg and is equipped with a special front-end retractable clamp attachment to strictly prevent the cargo from tipping. At the same time, it is equipped with a side shifter to achieve position correction, effectively solving the error problem during the cargo stacking process. In addition, the forklift is equipped with a multi-line laser navigation system to optimize the AGV's walking path and improve the secondary positioning accuracy under the fork's composite function. This forklift provides an efficient solution for intelligent handling of complex scenes and irregular goods.

4. Whole factory intelligent logistics system solution

Whole-plant intelligent logistics system solutions have become the key to promoting the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing plants. The system integrates intelligent logistics systems such as vertical warehouse storage systems, conveyor systems, robot palletizing systems, AGV distribution systems, etc., and achieves seamless connection with factory production through software management systems such as WCS and WMS, which can comprehensively improve production, assembly and logistics. efficiency of work.

Taking the smart factory project of a high-end sanitary ware company as an example, the logistics needs of raw materials, finished products and spare parts can be met by planning two vertical warehouse storage areas of pallet warehouse and material box warehouse; the automated three-dimensional warehouse spans three floors, with each floor Materials are transported in and out of the warehouse using RGV, and a "one-track dual RGV" mode is designed to realize functions such as aluminum material picking, finished product storage, and glass temporary storage. The packaging process uses fully automatic palletizing. Robot system; combined with intelligent AGV handling system and intelligent warehousing system, it can handle palletized goods and automatically put them into storage; the application of advanced technologies such as smart parks and the Internet of Things provides a clear and comprehensive solution for material query, allocation, operation and maintenance, etc. Visual and intelligent platform support enables digital management and intelligent decision-making.

The whole-plant intelligent logistics system solution can help enterprises realize the intelligentization, digitalization and greenness of the entire process, and help the entire plant increase efficiency and reduce costs. It is worth mentioning that the AGV robot does not require lighting to operate and supports 7×24 hours of uninterrupted operation, which can significantly reduce factory energy consumption. The AGV will automatically enter "sleep" mode when it is idle, which also minimizes the AGV's own energy consumption.

Join hands with Anhui to accelerate the drawing of a new blueprint for development

"In 2024, Yufeng Intelligent will join Anhui Heli, which marks that we have entered a new stage of development." Talking about Anhui Heli joining hands with Yufeng Intelligent, Wang Chiru believes that this will inject strong impetus into the rapid growth of Yufeng Intelligent, mainly reflected in The following points:

First, complementary product lines will bring broader market opportunities. The product systems of Yufeng Intelligent and Anhui Heli are complementary, which will greatly enrich the product line and expand market coverage. It is expected that the market order volume will increase significantly, bringing more business opportunities and profit margins to the company.

The second is to ensure production capacity and improve delivery efficiency. The newly built Heli Intelligent Logistics Industrial Park will provide solid production capacity guarantee for Yufeng Intelligent. Both parties will be able to respond to market demand more efficiently and improve production efficiency and delivery speed.

The third is to share supplier resources and reduce costs. The two parties will share high-quality supplier resources, reduce parts procurement costs through "centralized procurement", enhance product price competitiveness, and further consolidate their market position.

The fourth is to share technical resources and enhance innovation. The sharing of technical resources will promote the improvement of technical strength and innovation capabilities of both parties. The coordination and cooperation of technical personnel will bring more innovative results and market competitiveness.

The fifth is to expand market channels and assist the development of overseas markets. Anhui Heli will help Yufeng Intelligent develop broader market channels. Especially with the help of Anhui Heli's international influence, Yufeng Intelligent will gain more development opportunities in overseas markets and enhance brand awareness and influence.

Wang Chiru said that Anhui Heli joined hands with Yufeng Intelligent to accelerate the layout of the "new track" of intelligent logistics, which will enhance Yufeng Intelligent's market prospects and competitiveness. Regarding future development plans, Yufeng Intelligence will focus on five aspects:

1. Standardization and technological innovation.Continue to promote equipment standardization and communication interface unification to improve product adaptability, docking efficiency and resource utilization efficiency. At the same time, we will strengthen technological innovation, improve product quality, control delivery efficiency and reduce costs.

2. Deepen the research and development of product lines and special aircraft equipment.Expand and deepen product lines to meet diverse market needs. According to the characteristics of new energy, photovoltaic, cold chain and other industries, special aircraft equipment with special functions is developed. At the same time, the software product line is optimized and expanded to improve overall solution performance.

3. Improve service capabilities.We attach great importance to service quality and improve customer responsiveness; strengthen communication and interaction with customers and provide customized services.

4. Accelerate overseas market expansion.With the help of Anhui Heli's overseas strength, we will establish and expand our foreign trade team and increase our efforts to expand overseas markets.

5. Adhere to the talent strategy.Talent is the source of enterprise innovation and vitality. At present, Yufeng Intelligent has a high-level R&D and management team, with more than 95% of R&D personnel having high academic qualifications. In the future, it will continue to deepen its talent strategy and recruit professional skills and innovative talents. , provide continuous training and development opportunities, and build a high-quality team to support future development.

Facing the future, Yufeng Intelligent will continue to take innovation as its core and join hands with Anhui to jointly write a new chapter in the field of intelligent logistics and lead the industry to develop in a higher and further direction.