Wuxi Xielì’s “Mobile Rail-Based Batching System” (also known as the Mobile Automated Batching System) is an intelligent piece of equipment specifically designed to address the pain points of production characterized by “multiple product varieties, high dust generation, stringent precision requirements, and frequent formula changes.” By breaking away from the conventional fixed “one bin, one scale” configuration, this system enables weighing carts to move dynamically along a rail, allowing a single cart to serve multiple bins. This approach significantly saves space and reduces costs.

Thanks to its excellent airtight dust-proof design and high-precision weighing (with accuracy up to ± 0.1%~ plus or minus 0.5% ) and error-proofing and traceability capabilities, this system has extensive and mature applications in the following five major areas:

1.  Friction Materials Industry (Core Domain)

This is the earliest and most extensively documented application area for this system, truly serving as an “industrialization powerhouse” for friction-material manufacturers.

Typical product: automobile / High-speed rail brake pads, automobiles / Motorcycle clutch facings, railway composite brake shoes, and the like.

Addressing pain points: This industry often involves 30-60 Powder type / Granular raw materials—such as fluffy carbon fiber, heavy iron powder, and ultra-fine graphite—are handled by the railcar system, which can automatically perform dust-free, precise batching of dozens of materials in a fully enclosed environment, completely eliminating the messy, dirty, and error-prone conditions associated with traditional manual batching.

2.  Refractory Materials Industry

The production of refractory materials also faces the challenge of blending coarse aggregates with fine powders, placing extremely stringent demands on batching uniformity.

Typical products include: unshaped refractories (such as castables and gunning mixes), shaped refractory bricks, magnesia-carbon bricks, and furnace charges.

Addressing key pain points: the system not only effortlessly handles the weighing of high-density aggregates such as bauxite and magnesia, but also leverages integrated vibration / Pneumatic arch-breaking devices address the issue of fine powders easily forming bridges and causing blockages, thereby meeting the fast-paced demands of large-scale continuous production.

3.  Powder Metallurgy Industry

This industry is extremely sensitive to the formulation of metal powders; even minor deviations can directly affect the mechanical strength and performance of the final product.

Typical products include oil-impregnated bearings, gears, structural components, and the preparation of raw materials for cemented carbides.

Addressing key pain points: The system delivers exceptional dynamic weighing stability, with particular expertise in the precise dosing of trace metal additives. In addition, the equipment features a hygienic, easy-to-clean design that effectively prevents cross-contamination between different metal powders.

4.  Freshness Preservatives and Food Additives Industry (Emerging Hotspot)

With the increasing demand for food-grade safe production, this system is rapidly expanding into fine chemical sectors such as preservatives (deoxidizers).

Typical products include food deoxidizers, freshness-preserving agents, and oxygen indicators.

Addressing pain points: For materials such as iron powder, activated carbon, and diatomaceous earth—which are prone to dust generation and have poor flowability—the system employs a fully enclosed dust-collection design and food-grade stainless steel construction (with mirror-polished surfaces and no dead corners for easy cleaning), thereby ensuring a clean workshop environment while also meeting Good Manufacturing Practice and ISO Stringent traceability and error-proofing requirements for the system.

5.  Other bulk material processing industries

As a highly flexible, general-purpose automation platform, it can also be customized to suit specific material characteristics and extended into the following areas:

Chemical Engineering and Carbon Materials: Formulation of dyes, pigments, plastic-modifying materials, and carbon-based materials.

Building Materials and Ceramics: Special Mortars, Concrete Admixtures, Ceramic Glazes / Automated batching of raw materials.

New energy materials: precursor formulation for battery cathode and anode materials (requiring specific explosion-proof and corrosion-resistant configurations).

In summary:

If the company you work for is facing “the number of raw material types exceeds” 10 Faced with challenges such as frequent formula changes, heavy dust generation in the workshop, and stringent requirements for product quality traceability, Wuxi Xielì’s mobile rail-mounted batching system is undoubtedly a high-value solution that balances cost reduction and efficiency improvement while supporting the digital transformation of the production floor.

Currently, there are 70 Several sets of Wuxi Xielì’s “Mobile Railcar Batching Systems” are in stable operation across multiple industries both domestically and internationally, including: 40 Multiple systems have been deployed in the friction materials industry, serving a broad base of industry leaders and key enterprises, including Shandong Jin Qilin.

Wuxi Xielì’s mobile rail-mounted vehicle automatic batching system has been recognized as domestically leading, primarily due to its authoritative official appraisal report, its innovative “one vehicle, multiple hoppers” architecture, and its ability to deliver high-precision engineering solutions under complex operating conditions.

Authoritative Achievement Evaluation: 2008 In [year], the “Wireless Communication–Based Mobile Batching Control System” project, jointly completed by Wuxi Xielì Automation Equipment Co., Ltd. and Jiangnan University, passed the scientific and technological achievement appraisal organized by the Ministry of Education. Seven experts from Southeast University, Zhejiang University, and other institutions unanimously agreed that the system provides an outstanding automated batching solution for industries such as refractories and friction materials, with the project’s results reaching a domestically leading level and being highly suitable for widespread adoption in other industries as well.

In addition, the project has been awarded the China National Light Industry Federation’s Science and Technology Excellence Award and the Third Prize of the China Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award, further underscoring its high technological value.