As an important branch of the logistics field, the intelligent loading and unloading industry focuses on solving the problem of the "last 100 meters", and its importance is self-evident. With the rapid development of science and technology, intelligence and automation have become an inevitable trend for enterprise transformation and upgrading. It seems that the future prospects of the intelligent loading and unloading industry are still very bright, but at the same time, the constant changes in market demand and the rapid technological updates have put forward higher requirements for the innovation and adaptability of Weitong Technology. The challenges currently faced by the industry include the following points:

1. Low market awareness

First of all, we have to admit that although the publicity of intelligent warehousing, robots and smart factories has been dazzling, the awareness of enterprises about intelligent loading and unloading equipment is still generally low. Up to 80% of the population lacks understanding of intelligent loading and unloading robots, and even confuses them with automatic forklifts or warehouse robots when communicating with customers. This lack of awareness has led customers to be skeptical about the actual application effect of intelligent loading and unloading equipment, which in turn affects its market promotion and application.

2. Insufficient technical maturity

Specifically, the technical imperfections are manifested in the following aspects:

1. Diversity of operating objects: Intelligent loading and unloading robots need to adapt to various types of packaging goods. The packaging selected by different industries and products varies greatly, such as cartons, bags, barrels, ton bags, etc., and the materials also cover a wide range from paper, plastic to metal. The diversity and uncertainty of these factors put forward high requirements on the flexibility and adaptability of intelligent loading and unloading equipment.

2. Irregularity of existing operating processes: In China, due to the low degree of logistics standardization, the diversity of cargo specifications and truck models has brought additional challenges to the research and development of automatic loading and unloading equipment. This irregularity makes it difficult for intelligent loading and unloading robots to adapt to the changing operating environment, limiting the development of automation.

3. Diversity of vehicle sizes: There are many types of domestic transport trucks in China, including containers, flatbed trucks, high/low-bar trucks, container trucks, etc. The sizes of these vehicles vary greatly, requiring intelligent loading and unloading equipment to have a high degree of adaptability to meet the loading and unloading needs of vehicles of different sizes.

3. High initial investment cost

Cost issues have always been the core concern of enterprises. The initial investment cost of intelligent loading and unloading systems is relatively high, including the costs of automatic loading machines, supporting software, installation and commissioning, and personnel training. For some small and medium-sized enterprises, high costs make enterprise decision makers wait and see about the introduction of automatic loading and unloading systems.

4. Efficiency is not ideal

Efficiency issues have always been the focus of intelligent loading and unloading. In loading and unloading operations, how to optimize the process, reduce waiting and operation time, and improve the overall efficiency of loading and unloading is the key to improving operation performance. This not only involves the skills and experience of operators, but also the performance and maintenance status of loading and unloading equipment, as well as the organization and management of the operation site.

How will we respond to challenges in 2025

1. First of all, we need to change the traditional mindset and should not limit the role of the enterprise to the provider of automatic loading and unloading equipment. On the contrary, we should be oriented to solving customers' actual problems, and actively respond to and resolve challenges by providing all-round and integrated automatic loading and unloading solutions, as well as innovative operation services and excellent quality. Such a transformation will enable us to more accurately meet customer needs, improve customer satisfaction, and thus stand out in the fierce market competition.

Second, conduct an in-depth investigation of the actual operation process of the enterprise, optimize the loading and unloading process through scientific planning and reasonable arrangement, so as to reduce unnecessary waiting and operation time, thereby improving the actual efficiency of loading and unloading operations. Our goal is to truly solve the core problems that customers need to solve in loading and unloading operations, thereby improving efficiency, reducing costs, and ensuring the smoothness and efficiency of the entire logistics process.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, we have entered the threshold of 2025. Weitong Technology will uphold the spirit of innovation, pragmatism, and enterprising, and work with corporate customers in various industries to jointly promote the sustainable and healthy development of the intelligent loading and unloading industry.