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What kind of opportunities will the development of smart logistics bring to sensors?

2025-04-03

In recent years, with the continuous advancement of Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing and the rapid development of e-commerce, the demand for smart logistics technology has risen sharply, and the market scale has continued to expand. Industry statistics show that the scale of the automated logistics system market has grown rapidly from less than 2 billion yuan in 2001 to 42.5 billion yuan in 2014. It is expected that it will exceed 100 billion yuan in 2020 and will maintain a rapid growth rate of more than 15% in the next few years increase. 　　The realization of factory automation and intelligent manufacturing is inseparable from the support of intelligent logistics systems, and the development of intelligent logistics is inseparable from informatization. A large amount of data and information collection and transmission need to rely on the core equipment of sensors. It can be said that sensors are the basic products of the entire logistics system, especially smart sensors that can be integrated with big data and factory automation, and can achieve information interaction through the Internet or "cloud". They have become the key technology and equipment for the development of smart logistics. . Therefore, the rapid development of the smart logistics market is increasing the demand for sensors, especially smart sensors, and promoting the further development of sensor technology.

The realization of factory automation and intelligent manufacturing is inseparable from the support of intelligent logistics systems, and the development of intelligent logistics is inseparable from informatization. A large amount of data and information collection and transmission need to rely on the core equipment of sensors. It can be said that sensors are the basic products of the entire logistics system, especially smart sensors that can be integrated with big data and factory automation, and can achieve information interaction through the Internet or "cloud". They have become the key technology and equipment for the development of smart logistics. . Therefore, the rapid development of the smart logistics market is increasing the demand for sensors, especially smart sensors, and promoting the further development of sensor technology.

The extension of sensor is becoming more and more intelligent

The sensor (transducer/sensor) is a detection device that can feel the information of the measured item, and can transform the information into electrical signals or other required forms of information output according to a certain law, so as to meet the needs of information transmission, processing, and storage , Display, record and control requirements. With the rise of the Internet of Things and the maturity of technology, the world is setting off a revolution in smart manufacturing and industrial Internet of Things. The system based on the cyber physical system CPS (Cyber Physical System) is building a value chain organization between physics, people, information, and cross-enterprise. With the combination of digital technology and Internet technology, smart factories have emerged and are further driven With the rapid development of smart logistics and other fields, core technologies such as sensors, cloud computing, and low-power wide-area Internet of Things communications have also ushered in rapid development as important drivers.

As an autonomous input device for intelligent equipment to perceive external environmental information, sensors play a role in technology traction and scene upgrades for the application of intelligent equipment. Relevant data show that the current global sensor market capacity is about 3 billion to 5 billion, and it will reach 100 billion by 2020.

Based on the importance of sensor technology and its wide application in various industries, the China Sensor and Internet of Things Industry Alliance held the "2016 China (Shanghai) International Sensor Technology and Application Exhibition (Sensor China Expo&Conference2016)" on September 12, showing The latest development and innovative application of sensor technology, and the opening ceremony of SensorChina was held with the theme of "Global Intelligent Manufacturing Conference".

Many guests at the meeting mentioned that the extension of the sensor is constantly expanding. It is not only a simple detector that converts physical signals into electrical signals, but also a data exchange. All the data can be considered as sensors. Such as data identification sensors (data identification), bar codes, RFID, voice and other emerging sensors. Moreover, these sensor devices are further connected to collect information to generate data, and connect to the cloud. In the powerful smart sensor network, rich applications are realized through big data mining technology, and finally achieve the purpose of improving operational efficiency. At the same time, Help customers develop a variety of new applications in depth, which is the current industry's understanding of the future extension of smart sensors. In other words, sensors not only mean the collection and interconnection of data, but also the optimization of processes and operations by providing innovative solutions, and improving business decision-making by identifying and mining data.

Sensors are the foundation of smart logistics

As a new growth point of the national economy, logistics is in a stage of rapid development. The transformation of traditional industries to the Internet and the rapid rise of e-commerce have brought great development opportunities to logistics. But at the same time, logistics is facing a series of new challenges, such as the challenges of omni-channel retail, explosive growth in order volume, loss of personnel and training, cost control, safety, etc., and optimization of warehousing operations and distribution routes. Challenges were raised.

The relevant person in charge of Honeywell said that in the new Internet of Things era, data will be the only key to solving these problems. He gave an example that 78% of distribution center managers believe that back-end data analysis and processing tools, etc., can help the retail industry meet the challenges of omni-channel operations, and data is the only way to ensure the correctness of the process. And these data need to rely on leading scanning technology, wireless equipment and other sensing technology and universal equipment to connect to achieve rapid information acquisition. The sensor is the primary link to realize automatic detection and automatic control.

In fact, sensors are a very large industry. It has 14 categories, 65 families, and 366 technologies, which are used in almost every industry. A variety of sensors can realize data collection, processing and transmission. How to Running smarter is essential for the future integration of big data and factory automation. The application of sensors in the logistics field is only one part of it, but its importance has become increasingly prominent.

The most widely used in the logistics industry is the use of photosensitive element sensors to achieve sensing functions, such as photoelectric sensors, light curtain sensors, etc., which are used in goods or equipment information reading in various warehousing and logistics operations such as warehousing, racking, picking, and outgoing. Take, test and review, etc. With the further development of intelligent logistics, there are more and more applications of automated three-dimensional warehouses, AGVs, various picking manipulators and robots. The demand for sensor systems of these complex and advanced automation systems can be imagined.

Sensor companies make efforts in the field of smart logistics

Smart logistics is the basis for the realization of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing. The development of sensors in the field of smart logistics is favored by enterprises and is actively expanding market layout. They believe that the Internet of Things will eventually change the world, and smart sensors are becoming the future direction of the industry. To this end, companies began to focus on the construction of the Internet of Things in the logistics field.

For example, Honeywell said that warehousing and logistics will be one of the key points in the IoT technology investment plan for the next five years. The company will invest 250 billion US dollars in the construction of the Internet of Things in the manufacturing and logistics industries. In fact, Honeywell began to attach great importance to the layout of the logistics industry, especially in the field of warehousing and logistics, from the acquisition of core technologies and products for mobile barcode scanning, handheld terminals, to the acquisition of two large printer companies, and then the acquisition of Vocollect (provides Products based on voice technology help warehouses increase productivity), and recently acquired Intelligrated, a leader in supply chain and warehouse automation technology. It is reported that Honeywell will also launch a further acquisition of the entire warehousing logistics. At the SensorChina exhibition, Honeywell focused on displaying sensing and productivity solutions, sensing IoT solutions, etc.

SICK, the world's leading provider of industrial sensors and solutions, has been actively deploying smart warehousing and smart logistics. Faced with the urgent needs of more and more customers for smart warehousing technology, SICK has also launched smart sensor technology and overall solutions. . For example, SICK's 4DPro intelligent platform technology integrates identification technology and vision solutions. Through this intelligent platform solution, process data, production data and image information can be obtained transparently and in real time; as well as automatic logistics tracking and tracing. Recognition system, appearance and volume measurement system, etc.

Smart logistics puts forward higher requirements on sensors

In the era of smart logistics, sensors need to intelligently collect and analyze massive amounts of data, and must be able to interact with the Internet or the cloud, so the requirements for sensors are higher. The person in charge of SICK said that this higher requirement is mainly reflected in two aspects.

First, a more flexible interface. Sensors must not only communicate at the controller level, but also at the data level.Second, smarter functions. The smarter the sensor, the more compact and practical the data provided, the higher the efficiency of the entire system using data sources, and the more accurate the analysis results.

In addition, in addition to higher and higher requirements for sensor equipment, in order to support various IoT applications, the demand for open standards for sensors and sensor nodes is also increasing. At this SensorChina exhibition, Advantech released a new open standard-M2.COM, which adopts standardized and commonly used M.2 specifications, integrates universal wireless connection features and built-in computing performance, and modular design can support multiple sensor loads. board. However, based on the complexity, high standardization requirements, decentralization and huge market capacity of the Internet of Things, there is still a long way to go to build a new Internet of Things.

New trends in the sensor industry

Diao Shijing, Department of Electronic Information, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, said at the opening ceremony of Sensor China that in the context of the rapid development of smart manufacturing, industrial Internet, and Internet of Things, the global sensor industry is showing new development trends.

First, the scale of the industry is expanding rapidly. By the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan", the global sensor market is close to 300 billion US dollars, and the demand for consumer, automotive and industrial control will grow rapidly.

Second, the application areas continue to expand and deepen. From the perspective of the global application market, automotive electronics, consumer electronics, industrial control and medical electronics account for more than 60% of the global consumer market. With the gradual deepening of smart manufacturing and new areas of autonomous driving, drones, wearable devices, and smart hardware The rise of semiconductor sensors will usher in greater room for development.

Third, with the continuous maturity of manufacturing and processing 3D packaging technologies, smart sensor products integrating various types of sensors, actuators and general-purpose chips continue to emerge. From simply providing sensor products to system solutions, it will become a sensor company to enhance its market competitiveness. Important way.

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