Insider Brief
- The project overcomes high-mix, low-volume challenges and sets a new standard for flexibility and scalability in China’s construction machinery sector, building on Guozi’s work with industry leaders like Zoomlion, XCMG, and Sany.
- Guozi Robotics has delivered a smart production and logistics system for TZ Group’s new excavator factory, deploying nearly 200 diverse robots to automate end-to-end manufacturing and distribution processes.
- The system includes mobile swarms, gantry robots, cobots, and AGVs, coordinated by Guozi’s proprietary Line-Side Control System and AI-driven warehouse software for real-time precision and 24/7 operations.
PRESS RELEASE – China’s leading smart-manufacturing and intelligent-logistics provider, Guozi Robotics, has successfully delivered a cutting-edge intelligent production and logistics system for TZ Group’s greenfield factory. Nearly 200 robots of diverse types now automate the entire excavator production process and the logistics network, setting a new benchmark for the sector’s digital transformation.
The go-live eliminates long-standing pain points for TZ: high-mix/low-volume production and limited flexibility, by automating every step, from the start of the production to the final outbound shipment.
Production re-engineered: unlocking true flexibility
Guozi installed a multi-robot collaborative ecosystem:
- Mobile-robot swarms at each station execute precise transfers via dynamic path planning.
- A matrix of gantry robots, cobots, turnover units and other custom devices performs complex, high-mix operations without re-tooling delays.
- Contact-free power rails guarantee 24/7 uptime.
Crucially, the project runs on Guozi’s self-developed Line-Side Control System (LCS) and MES, enabling seamless data integration between shop-floor devices and plant management.
Logistics reinvented: centimetre-level orchestration
In the three-dimensional distribution network Guozi created:
- Materials are classified as large, medium, small and standard parts.
- ANTS lifting AGVs, PICKING multi-layer robots and heavy-duty carriers automatically interface with racks, pallets and bins.
- Guozi’s AI-driven RCS coordinates hundreds of AGVs with centimetre-level accuracy, supports multiple call-for-parts modes and pairs dynamic storage with smart picking—offering end-to-end visibility from warehouse to workstation.
Proven experience across the industry
Guozi’s heavy-duty robot family, ANTS and PICKING robots have already driven the smart production in lighthouse factories for Zoomlion, XCMG and Sany worldwide. The TZ Group project is the latest proof of Guozi’s ability to deliver comprehensive, future-ready smart-manufacturing and intelligent-logistics solutions for the construction-machinery industry.
