Digitalization at the concrete block factory
Strategic implementations for practitioners
Over a period of four years (2015 to 2019), one of the two production lines was replaced in several construction sections of different sizes. Particular attention was paid to the fact that the best available technology was used everywhere. Moreover, for the first time in the world, the sorting system has completely been replaced by a sorting robot of Kuka. This allows for complete digitalization: The Hess concrete block machine creates layer IDs, which the machine transfers via the connected PLC control system to the dry side at Rekers through to the cubing system. After cubing the layer IDs...
