Efficient Production Empowers Quality Life: The Journey of Smart Manufacturing for Sunshades

When the summer sun scorches the car seats through the windows, a well-fitted sunshade becomes a "cool guardian" inside the car. Though seemingly simple, every step of a sunshade's production, from the metal frame to the finished product, embodies the craftsmanship of intelligent manufacturing. In the workshop of an auto parts factory in Guangzhou, a wire bending machine operates efficiently, forming one frame in just over twenty seconds. Behind this lies the technological innovation brought by Jinchun Industrial Automation Technology, transforming sunshade production from traditional manual work to a precise and efficient automated era.

The core of a sunshade lies in the precise forming of its metal frame, which is crucial for determining the product's fit and durability. In the past, manual bending was not only slow but also prone to dimensional deviations, causing the sunshade to loosen or wrinkle after installation. Now, however, the wire bending machine, driven by precision servo motors and controlled by multi-axis coordination, can limit errors to within millimeters. Whether it's the smooth curve of the arc-shaped frame or the precise angle of the fixing clips, the machine can form them in one go, ensuring that each sunshade frame perfectly fits the window dimensions of different car models.

A forming speed of over twenty seconds means one machine can produce nearly 200 frames per hour, more than five times the efficiency of traditional manual work. This efficiency stems from the intelligent programming system integrated into the equipment: workers only need to input vehicle model parameters, and the machine will automatically call up the corresponding program to complete the entire process of feeding, bending, and cutting. In the workshop of the Guangzhou customer, the Master  mastered the operation after simple training, and it only took half a day from equipment debugging to official production, significantly shortening the production preparation cycle.

Frame forming is just the first step; the subsequent processes of butt welding and cloth wrapping also test the coordination of production. The frame output by the wire bending machine has pre-set precise welding points, allowing the butt welding equipment to quickly complete interface fusion and ensure structural stability. In the cloth wrapping process, the flatness of the frame ensures the fabric fits without wrinkles, both guaranteeing the sunshade effect and enhancing aesthetics. This "forming-welding-packaging" assembly line operation increases the conversion rate of sunshades from metal wires to finished products to over 98%, significantly reducing material waste.

For auto parts enterprises, the production efficiency of sunshades directly affects market response speed. Jinchun's wire bending machine adopts a "wholesale price even for a single unit" model, enabling small and medium-sized enterprises to achieve automated production without bearing high equipment costs. After introducing the equipment, a startup in Hunan not only shortened the delivery cycle from 7 days to 3 days but also became a secondary supplier for many car manufacturers with its stable quality.

From the high-speed rotating robotic arms in the workshop to the neatly fitted sunshades on car windows, intelligent manufacturing is reshaping the landscape of traditional parts production. When technology empowers every production link, the sunshade is no longer just a simple sun protection tool but a microcosm of the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry — injecting coolness and peace of mind into the summer travels of millions of car owners with precision and efficiency.