Development of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology for Steel Structures

Intelligent construction is the main direction for the transformation and upgrading of the current construction industry. It primarily integrates building industrialization with new-generation information techniques, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and industry manufacturing, to improve the efficiency, benefits, and quality of the construction industry while reducing labor costs. An important feature of building industrialization is that building components are prefabricated in factories and then installed on-site using mechanical equipment. Therefore, the manufacturing of components in factories is a core aspect of building industrialization. To achieve intelligent construction, it is essential to realize the intelligent manufacturing of components. Intelligent manufacturing has been developed in the manufacturing industry for many years, and the technology is becoming increasingly mature, whereas intelligent construction is still in the exploratory stage within the construction industry. Therefore, considering the achievements and introducing intelligent technology of the manufacturing industry into the production of building components is a key direction for the development of intelligent construction. The manufacturing of steel structures is one of the construction sectors most suited for the development of intelligent manufacturing technology. The industry production of steel components is currently in a phase of deep integration of mechanization, automation, and digitalization. It is being combined with new-generation information techniques such as AI, the Internet of Things, and robotics, and is gradually evolving toward intelligent manufacturing. This paper introduces the traditional manufacturing technology of steel structures and its integration with new-generation information technology. The future development of intelligent manufacturing technology for steel structures is also explored, aiming to provide a reference for the advancement of intelligent manufacturing in the steel structure industry.