VOLVO (Volvo), originally Latin, was meant to be "rolling forward". So far more than 180 years of the history of brand development, with years of profound accumulation and classic heritage, the core value of "quality, safety, environmental protection" cast the world's Volvo brand, in the world has won a high degree of trust, and achieved great appeal.
On -30 June 13th, the opening day of Volvo Days Volvo construction equipment was held in Sweden, with more than 7000 guests from Norway, China, Canada, Brazil and some Southeast Asian countries gathered here to witness the glorious history of Volvo building equipment and the latest technology. The first engineering machinery network reporter was invited to participate in and report this activity all the way, and visited the Valvo Scherf de engine factory, the Volvo Munktell Museum and the Volvo customer center, deeply understanding the Volvo brand spirit, and its innovative and continuous products and services in the digital age.
Joint operation of Volvo EC950E excavator and Volvo R100E rigid dump truck
It is understood that Volvo Days is a traditional customer experience activity of Volvo construction equipment for nearly half a century. What impressed us most is that the 100 year development history of Volvo building equipment is the most admirable and admirable. You can enjoy the wonderful joint operation demonstration of the Volvo building equipment at the scene of the activity, and have the opportunity to experience the most advanced technology innovation equipment and other interactive forms of the test drive, and the Volvo building The latest product and service solutions are also worth looking forward to. First, the construction machinery network reporter was in the equipment demonstration scene, personally operated and experienced Volvo's latest excavator and rigid dump truck.
Made in Sweden manufacturing strength global crown
Since the eighteenth Century, the European industrial revolution has completely promoted the rapid development of European social productive forces, and made the handicraft industry transition to the age of machine industry. Only 9 million 900 thousand of the population (far less than the 1 municipalities in China), but Sweden has its own aviation industry, nuclear industry, auto manufacturing, advanced military industry, and the world's leading telecommunications and pharmaceutical research capabilities. In terms of population ratio, Sweden has the largest number of multinational companies in the world. There are many famous brands in the world, such as Volvo, ABB electric, Skanska, Electrolux, Ericsson communications (Ericsson), H&M, IKEA, SKF, etc. Many of these are the world's top 500.
Volvo Volvo group is headquartered in Goteborg, Sweden, the second largest city in Sweden, with a population of about 900 thousand, and is listed in the Nordic stock exchange market in Stockholm, Sweden. As Sweden's largest industrial conglomerate, Volvo has production bases in more than 20 countries and regions around the world. The subsidiary companies of Volvo group include: the Volvo truck Corp (Volvo Truck Corp.), the Volvo bus company (Volvo Bus Croup), the Volvo construction equipment company (Volvo Construction Equipment), the Volvo engine manufacturing company (Volvo Penta) and so on. In 2017, Volvo group's net sales amounted to SEK 334 billion 700 million (an increase of 11% over the same period), with a revenue of 30 billion 327 million kronor (9.1% profit margin).
In retrospect, Volvo building equipment became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volvo group in 1995, the same year the first small excavator manufacturer in Europe, France Pel-Job group, and in 1998, South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industry Construction Equipment Company under the command. In 2002, Volvo construction equipment entered the Chinese market. In 2007, it acquired Ingersoll-Rand Co's pavement equipment business department and released the world's first full hydraulic suspension system hinge card. In 2010, Volvo construction equipment for a number of products marking CareTrack (remote intelligent monitoring system), providing service report, service reminding and fault alarm services. In 2014, Volvo construction equipment completed the acquisition of the two major product lines of Terex rigid dump trucks and articulated dump trucks. In 2015, Volvo group and the World Wide Fund for nature (WWF) reached a new round of carbon emission reduction agreements, helping the global human society's carbon emission reduction and environmental protection.
The representative of the advanced productivity of the Volvo Engine Factory
In its own manufacturing system, Volvo always regards "quality Quality" as the core of its brand value. The engine factory, located in SEF, Sweden, covers an area of about 265 thousand square meters (equivalent to 53 football fields), mainly for the 13-16 liter engine manufacturing operation for trucks, engineering machinery and other industrial fields. The earliest marine engine was set up in 1907, the latest D16 (D16C, D16E) 660 horsepower diesel engine Engine, torque up to 3100N. M (in line with euro four emission standard). There are 3000 employees from 27 NATIONALITIES (20% of female employees, 50% of the assembly workshop).
The data show that the Volvo engine factory has the most advanced foundry technology, a highly automated machining line, and an efficient assembly process guided by customer order. Relying on a team of young and energetic manufacturing workers, making the main functions of casting, processing and assembly collaborate with the auxiliary functions to meet the global demand for engine orders and to achieve a common goal. Among them, the 2 foundries here are now one of the most modern cast iron foundries in the world, the largest in northern Europe (150 thousand tons of cast iron), and the history of its cast cylinder head and cylinder can be traced back to nineteenth Century. By simulating the casting process in the computer, the cold hard casting process of the cylinder head uses the Volvo's patent casting method FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit), the temperature of the casting mold can reach 1400 degrees Celsius, and the used water is purified and supplied to other local factories in the house after water treatment. It is more environmentally friendly.
The engine processing plant of the SOFF factory can produce 270 thousand sets of cylinder cover with a reasonable production process, short cycle cycle and continuous elimination of bottlenecks. It has a high degree of automation. Each product has an independent production line. The raw materials of the production line come from the foundry and some outsourcing suppliers, including the cylinder body. The measuring accuracy of the cylinder head, camshaft and crank shaft can reach 1/1000 by laser signal. The first engineering machine network reporter was impressed by the fact that employees here are very small, often a large processing unit with only 1 workers, often with unmanned electric forklifts or towing vehicles, which are sent by computer auto - delivery and delivery instructions.
According to the introduction, the assembly plant is one of the five major diesel engine manufacturing plants in the world. Its functions include components preloading, assembly, testing, modification, spraying and engine packaging. Adhere to a specific customer order oriented production policy, including manual assembly of high-quality workers and automated robotic welding assembly, which can achieve a one percent millimeter assembly precision. All assembly operators can get instructions and quality control information on the computer screen. The engine is installed on the automatic control vehicle (AGV- Automatic Guided Vehicle), its height is adjustable and can be rotated and twisted, so it can provide ergonomic working conditions. The final assembly of the completed engine will be tested in the sound insulation test, and the actual power, fuel consumption, oil pressure and other measurement acceptance, which will be sent to all parts of the world.
During this visit, because of the main shuttle between cities and cities, we saw a lot of Volvo wheeled excavators working on municipal roads, including EW140C, EW160C, especially a EWR150E trailing wheel excavator for Volvo, and the owner of the equipment was sprayed with exaggerated animal patterns. It is understood that the EWR150E wheel dug can work in the narrow space. In January 22, 2016, the equipment was released by Volvo construction equipment in Shanghai, China. The maximum lifting capacity of the machine is 5.9 tons, with the Volvo D4J engine, the maximum excavation radius is 8.67 meters, and the maximum excavation depth is 5.1 meters.
Volvo brand building equipment Museum
After leaving SOFF, we came to the city of 80 kilometers west of Stockholm, Eskil Stina, Sweden, and the hotel Bolinder Munktell was behind Munktell Museet (the predecessor of the Volvo building equipment company), which kept the history of 183 years in the history of the construction equipment and the oldest. Equipment display. Looking up the information, Mr. Munktell, a famous early Swedish inventor and industrialist, invented Sweden's first printing press, Sweden's first mechanical loom, and a lawn mower, and then the first Swedish thresher. However, the real breakthrough result was that he invented Sweden's first steam locomotive in 1853.
In the museum, we met a 1924 - year road roller, which was saved by a former curator from the Munktell Museum in Stockholm in the 80s of the last century. After many years, the machine was successfully launched on the first ignition. In addition, there are 1913 years of 2 cylinder 40 horsepower 8.3 tons of mechanical tractors, the first wheel loader of 1954 (one of the first wheel loaders with parallel linkages and unique scoops in the world), the first hinged truck DR631 produced in 1966, its hinged connection completely reformed the earthwork machinery in sleepy. In the middle of 1980s, this device almost occupied 50% of the world's market share.
According to introducing, this museum has more than 70 volunteers, many people have been working in Volvo for a lifetime. After a lot of old people retire, they come to the museum every day to volunteer to let each of the visitors to the old machine, feel the inspiration of the inventor Munktell, and continue to repair the old treasures. Many of them are even bought by collectors. Today, Volvo's construction equipment continues to carry out the spirit of innovation of Mr. Muntell, constantly innovating and leading the transformation of the construction machinery industry in different times.
In the evening, the Volvo building equipment held a grand reception dinner, and Mr. DAVID ALSTROM, the head of the Volvo building equipment in Nordic regional sales, spoke on behalf of the company, warmly welcoming the global customer guests to participate in the Volvo Days activities of the year. The good food and the wonderful singing show let everyone feel the passion of the moment. The famous WALLMANS walmans singers sing the songs, and bring the dinner to the climax thoroughly. The guests from dozens of countries from China give WALLMANS a more enthusiastic response, many North European customers forget. So it was able to stand on the chair and dance.
Absolutely shocked Volvo construction equipment demonstration scene
The display of Volvo's construction equipment shows the latest technological innovations of Volvo building equipment. During the campaign, Volvo building equipment focused on up to 72 equipment, including the latest 13 equipment: Volvo EC950E mining excavator, L260H, L350H wheel loader and DD105 OSC roller, A25G, A45G and the largest A60H articulated truck, high efficient P6820D paver, and the first Volvo brand rigid dump Car R100E and so on.
Data show that since the initial 10 tons of articulated trucks were launched in 1966, the payload range of the new G series hinged truck for Volvo building equipment was 25~60 tons, including A25G, A30G, A35G, A40G, A45G FS, A45G, and the latest series of A60H tonnes hinged trucks. The product was designed for harsh non highway heavy haul transportation. Transportation is suitable for construction work of quarries, open-pit mines and large earthworks. With the help of the perfectly matched Volvo power system, automatic traction control (including 100% differential locks), all terrain Bogies and hydraulic mechanical steering, the G series articulated trucks have unrivalled cross-country performance. In addition, Volvo also provides a variety of services, including remote intelligent monitoring systems (CareTrack and MATRIS), and the maintenance personnel have rich local knowledge and global experience, and the maintenance of accessories is also very timely.
This network reporter has been lucky to personally experience Volvo's latest R100E rigid dump truck, and the new flagship Volvo R100E rigid dump truck perfectly meets all aspects of the customer's demand for rigid dump trucks - high performance and high productivity, low total cost, easy maintenance and excellent operational comfort. With excellent carrying capacity and transport speed, new V body, efficient hydraulic system, intelligent monitoring system and operating environment, Volvo R100E will successfully help customers to carry more materials in a shorter time and create greater equipment value. Up to now, Volvo construction equipment has 45 tons R45D, 60 ton grade R60D, 72 ton grade R70D and flagship 100 ton R100E rigid dump truck, which is produced in Valvo Mather Weir production plant in Scotland. Its product development fully utilizes the professional skill of the long accumulative rigid dump truck of the original Terex truck. Meanwhile, it combines all kinds of technical advantages of Volvo group.
Similarly, the first construction machinery network reporter also personally experienced Volvo EC950E mining excavator. With only a flexible and portable handle, you can easily dig stones. EC950E with Volvo 606 horsepower D16J engine, the bucket capacity can be configured 3.9-5.6 square, its maximum length of 12.27 meters, the maximum depth of 7.12 meters, the operation weight of 89.9-91.8 tons. The device has up to 424kN digging force and 408kN tear force, and achieves the perfect combination of strong power and stability. The hydraulic system adopts intelligent technology, and can control flow according to actual demand, thereby reducing the internal energy loss of hydraulic oil circuit. At the same time, Volvo's unique ECO mode can reduce the loss of flow and pressure, and greatly improve fuel efficiency. With the help of integrated work mode, the manipulator can choose the most suitable work mode with the current task - including I (idle speed), F (fine), G (ordinary), H (heavy) and P (power maximum) mode.
The trip was also officially finished with Volvo Days's device demonstration, and the charm and strength of the Volvo building equipment were impressive, and all the devices were equipped with Volvo's latest intelligent solutions, such as Co-pilot. It is worth noting that VOLVO SERVICE (Volvo customer's overall solution) will also be officially released to the Chinese market at the Bauma China Shanghai exhibition in November 2018. Please look forward to it!
