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It’s time to upgrade machine tools: Pipe, shaft and flange processing usher in the turning point of “intelligent manufacturing”

Jun.18.2025

In the past decade, China's manufacturing industry has completed a preliminary leap from "quantity breakthrough" to "qualitative improvement". Now, with the rapid expansion of high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy, offshore engineering, wind power and other industries, the processing methods of medium and large parts such as pipes, shafts, flanges, etc. are also ushering in a profound change. The traditional production model that relies on manual labor, multiple processes, and multiple equipment is gradually being replaced by "automation, efficiency, and intelligence", ushering in a true "smart manufacturing" turning point.

Standing at this historical node, Shandong DONGS CNC Equipment Co., Ltd., relying on its deep accumulation in the field of heavy-duty cutting, is using medium and large horizontal turning centers as its core product position to open a green channel for customers from traditional processing to "smart manufacturing upgrade".

一、The arrival of the turning point: processing challenges and upgrading motivation coexist

Pipes, shafts, and flange parts are widely used in key areas such as oil pipeline systems, wind power mainframes, chemical plants, and engineering machinery. As equipment becomes larger and more customized, the processing objects are also showing a trend of being "heavier, longer, and more complex", and traditional equipment and processes are gradually becoming difficult to adapt.

Current Challenges:

 

Workpiece sizes continue to break through the limit, and equipment rigidity and through-hole capacity are stretched to the limit;

Processing processes are scattered, clamping times are high, efficiency is low, and errors are high;

Manpower is highly dependent, technician training is slow, and delivery cycles are difficult to control;

Manufacturing costs and energy consumption remain high, running counter to the trend of green manufacturing.

 

In this context, processing companies urgently need a set of highly integrated, efficient and stable solutions to cope with increasingly stringent delivery and quality requirements.

二、The core of intelligent manufacturing upgrade: one-time clamping + multi-process combination

The medium and large-sized horizontal turning centers launched by DONGS are born in response to this industry transformation trend. This equipment not only has powerful heavy-duty cutting capabilities, but also integrates multifunctional processing modules to achieve a leap from "single process machine tool" to "multi-process composite platform".

Core advantages】:

Complete multiple processes in one clamping(Turning, drilling, end surface processing, tapping, etc.), greatly improving cycle efficiency;

High rigidity spindle structure,Suitable for large diameter pipes and long shaft workpieces, stable cutting without tool jumping;

Large through-hole structure design,Supports smooth processing of thick-walled pipes and deep-hole shafts;

Optional automatic loading and unloading and chip removal system.Create continuous unmanned operation capabilities;

Equipped with intelligent operating system,Visualization of process paths and automatic parameter recommendations lower the threshold for human-machine interaction.

 

This is not only a functional leap of machine tools, but also a reshaping of production logic.

三、Customer Case: From "Multiple Machines Operation" to "One Machine Intelligent Manufacturing"

A petroleum equipment processing plant in the Middle East mainly accepts orders for thick-walled pipe joints and large-diameter flanges. Previously, it used a tandem processing method of "ordinary horizontal lathe + drilling machine + vertical processing". A finished product had to be repeatedly moved between three pieces of equipment, which made it difficult to connect the processes, resulted in large errors, and a delivery cycle of up to 2 days.

After introducing DONGS medium and large horizontal turning centers, the customer integrated all processes into one device and completed them at once. The processing time was shortened from 16 hours to 7 hours, the labor was reduced by half, and the precision stability was significantly improved. More importantly, when faced with order fluctuations, the customer has the ability to "process as soon as it arrives and respond flexibly", and customer satisfaction has been significantly improved.

四、Future trend: Smart manufacturing is not the end, but the starting point

"Smart manufacturing" is not just about equipment automation, but also an improvement in system capabilities: including process integration capabilities, digital modeling and simulation capabilities, equipment interconnection capabilities, and the ability to continuously optimize production rhythm and quality.

In the future, DONGS will continue to expand the functions of its horizontal turning centers in intelligent sensing, data collection, remote operation and maintenance, etc., to provide users with an overall upgrade path from "machine tools" to "system platforms", and truly help customers build digital, networked, and intelligent modern factories.

 

The intelligent transformation of the manufacturing industry is no longer an "option" but a "compulsory course". For pipes, shafts, and flange parts that undertake core connection and transmission functions, it is even more important to "be one step ahead in intelligent manufacturing and one step ahead in advance".

As a dedicated and driving force in the field of medium and large horizontal turning, DONGS is accompanying more and more companies on the road of efficient, high-quality and high-intelligence processing with its hard-core technology and full-process services. In this wave of machine tool upgrades, whoever can complete the transformation first will gain the initiative in the next round of manufacturing competition.

 

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