FAKULTI TEKNOLOGI KEJURUTERAAN

ELEKTRIK DAN ELEKTRONIK

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

ENGINEERING SEMINAR II
BEEI 3061

INDUSTRIAL VISIT REPORT

XINYI SOLAR GLASS

PREPARED BY:

MOHD FADHLULLAH BIN SHAMSUDDIN (B071610122) (BEEA S1/1)

AHMAD SYUKRAN BIN AB HADI (B071610362) (BEEA S1/2)

AMIR FAHMI BIN IBRAHIM (B071610652) (BEEA S1/2)

 INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO XINYI SOLAR GLASS (MELAKA)

1) COMPANY BACKGROUND

Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited, a major supplier in the global supply chain, was founded in
1988 and listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in February 2005. Xinyi is
the world's leading integrated glass manufacturer which cover a wide range of product including
high-quality float glass, automobile glass, engineering glass and electronic Glass. Xinyi Seven
industrial bases, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Jiangmen, Wuhu, Tianjin, Yingkou,
Deyang, Beihai, Zhangjiagang are in the eastern Yangtze River delta area, the southern Pearl River
delta area, the northern Beijing-Tianjin region and the western Chengdu-Chongqing region which
are the most active domestic economy zones in China. In 2015, Xinyi Glass invested in the
construction of large-scale production base in Malaysia in order to develop overseas markets.
Meanwhile, Xinyi glass has a total area of over 8.1 million square meter sand around 12,000
employees.

Xinyi boasts the domestic leading technical strength with a R&D centre appraised as the provincial
enterprise technical centre in 1997. The company has been committed to R&D of energy-
conservation and environmental-friendly products, and has developed the LOW-E glass capable
of being tempered and hot-bended, SOLAR-X heat-reflecting automobile glass and other
environmental-friendly products, HUD glass, water repelling glass, photocatalytic glass,
superpower high penetration resistant high-speed train glass, and other new products.
2) ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE RELATED POSITION APPLIES

Career
path at Xinyi Glass

Engineer robotics
My apply position at Xinyi glass is engineer robotic. At Xinyi Glass Factory being built
with automatic production using robot to handle the product. As an engineer robotic has
responsible to creating robot and robotic system that can perform duties. Through this position it
helps to make job safer, easier, and more efficiency, particularly in the manufacturing industries.
Engineer robotic responsible creating several different type robots such as ABB, KUKA that are
used to complete a variety task. For example, at the Xinyi glass it used ABB robot to pick up the
glass and arrange at storage, so that during the study my course cover in industrial robotic. I
became familiar with ABB robot that are suitable position to apply at Xinyi glass. As a engineer
robotic day to day duties such as design automatic system that are used to increase the production
and precision level within specific requirement company.
3) MISSION AND VISION

VISION - To Establish an Remarkable Glass Enterprise and Achievements of World Class

Brand.
The brand shall be the critical importance for future enterprise competitiveness. To become the
leader in the glass industry, we must build the brand based on credit. By insisting on the concept
of “Trust and Passion”, through scientific brand construction and management, Xinyi Glass shall
gradually convert its development strategy to “Driving operation by brand” and take the first
chance in the increasing competitive market.

MISSION - Xinyi Glass, Leading a Green New Life

Xinyi Glass led and promotes green and healthy corporate culture under the concept of high-
quality energy-saving products and green development. Xinyi Glass products are highly efficient
use of resources, from selection of raw materials to the automation of deep-processing; Xinyi
increases the product development and innovation, through continuous integration and
optimization of the "green" industrial chain, giving customers energy-saving and environmental-
friendly product experience. Besides, Xinyi actively actively promote “Low-Carbon Production”
and “Energy Saving within the company and the mobilization of all employees to participate in
“Green Production Practices” idea.
4) COMPANY CERTIFICATION

The company has an accreditation under the Quality Management System ISO / TS
16949:2002, QS-9000 and VDA6.1 in TUV certification system. As a company with a worldwide
reputation on the secondary auto glass market, XINYI exports its production to more than 100
countries.

ISO 9001 2008 BSI

AS/NZS 2208 JIS

SNI SGCC
5) COMPANY OPERATION PROCESS

Batch processing is one of the initial steps of the glass-making process. The batch house
simply houses the raw materials in large silos (fed by truck or railcar) and holds anywhere from
1–5 days of material. Some batch systems include material processing such as raw material
screening/sieve, drying, or pre-heating. Whether automated or manual, the batch house measures,
assembles, mixes, and delivers the glass raw material recipe (batch) via an array of chutes,
conveyors, and scales to the furnace. The batch enters the furnace at the 'dog house' or 'batch
charger'. Different glass types, colours, desired quality, raw material purity / availability, and
furnace design will affect the batch recipe.

5.1 Float Glass

Float glass is made by melting of such materials as high-quality quartz s- and stone powder,
sodium carbonate and dolomite under high temperature in the melting furnace to produce glass
liquid which then forms a glass strip.

Figure 5.1: Production of Float Glass

 Figure 5.2: Type of Glass
5.2 Architectural Glass
Xinyi Glass has built Architectural glass processing factories in Dongguan, Tianjin, Wuhu
and Yingkou, Deyang and Malaysia to provide products with best quality and reasonable price,
and best and most timely service as well.

Figure 5.3: Glass Quality

Figure 5.4: The building known as Four Seasons Palace, Malaysia used glass from Xinyi Glass
Company

Figure 5.5: Malaysia’s building used the Xinyi glass

5.3 Automobile Glass

Figure 5.6: Automobile Glass

Process of Automobile glass:

For tempered glass for automobiles, glass is heated until its temperature gets near the softening
point and then cooled quickly to get the surface of glass to produce prestress layer on the surface
of glass and produce tensile stress inside it, so as to improve the strength of glass.
The company can manufacture tempered glass with different thickness such as 3.2mm, 3.5mm,
4.0mm, 5.0mm and 6.0mm for automobile side doors, side windows, rear windows, etc.
1) Cutting and grinding

2) Silicon screen printing

3) Online inspection
4) Laminating

5) Autoclaving

6) Three-dimensional coordinate auto glass inspection

 7) Optical distortion auto glass inspection

8) Deliver to client (Ford,Chery and etc.)

5.4 Electronic Glass

6) RELATE THE COMPANY OPERATION WITH STUDYING IN UNIVERSITY

i. Computer-aided design (CAD)

A CAD technician, also known as a draughtsperson, uses CAD software to create technical
drawings and plans for products and parts used in the engineering, construction and manufacturing
industries. Work with architects and design engineers to understand the requirements of their initial
designs and turn them into accurate and detailed technical drawings in 2D and 3D models. These
drawings used at all stages of a project, from estimating cost and feasibility to creating the
blueprints for manufacturing and instructions for installation.

ii. Control and Instrumentation system (C&I)

Control and instrumentation (C&I) engineers are responsible for designing, developing, installing,
managing and maintaining equipment which is used to monitor and control engineering systems,
machinery and processes. The job is to make sure that these systems and processes operate
effectively, efficiently and safely. It might work for companies who manufacture and supply the
equipment or for the companies who use it, such as nuclear and renewable energy companies and
environmental agencies.
iii. Data Communication Network

The network used for setting up, developing and maintaining computer networks within an
organisation or between organisations. The network are support to users who can be staff, clients,
customers or suppliers to troubleshoot any problems that arise. It may in some cases, also be
involved in designing new networks.
7) PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE

i. Robotic Automation

The industrial robotics industry has been innovating and advancing the capabilities of robots and
their operator interfaces for over fifty years, yet recent research estimates that only approximately
10% of manufacturing tasks are current automated. Collaborative robotics represents the next
step in the evolution of industrial robotics, significantly reducing the extensive safety measures
that have traditionally been a major technological and economic impediment to robotic
automation. Removing barriers between people and robots also permits a much closer integration
of human sensing and cognition with robotic manipulation, resulting in a level of flexibility that
has the potential to revolutionize industrial automation.

In robotic systems for the flat glass and solar module industry. It offer flexible glass handling
systems that are capable of handling a large range of flat glass sizes with speed, precision and
robustness. The glass handling systems include glass line feed systems and end of line racking
systems, as well as solutions for end of the line packaging. The systems and packaging solutions
are capable of interleaf removal and placement.
ii. Programmable Logic Control (PLC)

Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is a special computer device used in industrial control
systems. Due to its robust construction, exceptional functional features like sequential control,
counters and timers, ease of programming, reliable controlling capabilities and ease of hardware
usage – this PLC is used as more than a special-purpose digital computer in industries as well as
in other control-system areas. Most of the industries abbreviate these devices as “PC” but it is also
used for personal computers; due to this, many manufacturers named these devices as PLCs.

PLC panel in industry

Control the conveyer by using PLC