In 2020, 5G construction, which has been assigned as the hub of digital infrastructure development, will become the brightest “star” in China’s “new infrastructure”. Although suffering the impact of the epidemic and the international environment, the construction speed of China’s 5G network has risen instead of falling. As of the end of June, more than 400,000 5G base stations have been built and opened across the country, and the construction speed has greatly exceeded expectations.

From the current 5G infrastructure construction, there are still a series of challenges that need to be addressed. In the construction of mainstream networks, pipeline equipment and other facilities, the manufacture of various components supporting the construction of base station facilities is equally important.

Take the filter as an example. The filter is the core component of the base station’s radio frequency. It is used to filter useless electromagnetic wave signals to solve the interference problem between different frequency bands and different forms of wireless communication systems. As the construction of 5G base stations accelerates, the demand for filters has also begun to increase. According to incomplete statistics, China’s 5G base station construction will exceed 550,000 this year, and the demand for filters will exceed 100 million. The overall industry is facing tremendous production pressure.

In order to increase the production capacity of 5G filters, a manufacturing company carried out a professional production line transformation, and continued to carry out process optimization, automation efficiency and straight-through rate improvement and other production process control work to accelerate 5G production capacity construction. In order to support customer needs, Delta provides a variety of industrial robot products and solutions under its umbrella, creating exclusive solutions for the “filter”, a key component of 5G base station construction, to achieve high-precision and high-speed manufacturing of filters, 5G construction provides important support.

The filter manufacturing process using Delta Robot is as follows:

►►Dry pressing process:

The dry press molding process is to dry the powder with an abrasive tool after the spray granulation process. After completion, the Delta SCARA industrial robot is used to transport the molded product to a fixed tray.

►►CNC machining process

For products that cannot be molded at one time, Delta industrial robots are used to transport the products to the CNC process. After the final compression is performed, the products are then transported to a fixed tray using Delta industrial robots.

►►Assembly process:

After the dried product is SMT soldered and assembled, Delta industrial robots are selected to complete the soldering and board splitting, instead of using solder paste for reflow soldering, manual soldering and board splitting.

►►FM test procedure:

The final frequency modulation test or laser automatic debugging is carried out through network analysis, and the application of loading test and unloading swing plate is carried out through automatic equipment with Delta industrial robot.

►►Product identification shielding process:

For filters that are qualified for debugging, Delta industrial robots + vision systems can be used to post precise barcodes and shielding films.

►►Final test procedure:

For terminal testing, choose Delta vertical multi-joint industrial robots or SCARA industrial robots to complete the product testing with a vision system.

►►Packaging process:

In the process of scanning barcodes and packaging and leaving the factory, Delta industrial robots are used instead of labor to complete the packaging requirements of fixed stations.

After adopting the exclusive solution tailored by Delta robots for the filter, the customer’s process production process has been fully automated, and the manufacturing speed, efficiency and quality have been significantly improved, thereby providing reliable support for the construction and supply of 5G base stations!