System as manufacturing kit - Complete material kit with
unfinished construction parts
Up to 10 stacked workpieces are located in a separation magazine. The lowest workpiece
in the stack is pushed onto the conveyor belt using a pneumatic cylinder. A sensor
checks the filling condition of the magazine. A belt conveyor line, 680 mm long,
takes the workpieces to a section where their material characteristics are checked.
For examination of the material characteristics an optical and an inductive sensor
are employed. An ultrasonic sensor with an analogue output of 0-10 V is used to
check the workpiece outline. After the check, the various workpieces are sorted
according to their material characteristics by means of 3 cylinders using 3 separate
chutes or the workpieces are carried on to the end of the conveyor belt. The conveyor
belt is stopped by a sensor located at the end of the conveyor belt. At the end
of the examination, the controller has the examination result so that the workpiece
can be processed further. The sorted workpieces are located in the chutes.
Technical Data
Aluminium
profile plate: 550 x 800 mm
Operating voltage: 24
VDC
Dimensions of belt: 680 x 50 mm
Sensors:
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1 inductive sensor
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1 optical sensor
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1 ultrasonic sensor
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8 cylinder limit switches
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1 micro switch
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1 M3 light sensor with fi bre optic amplifierer optic amplifier
Actuators:
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1 24 V DC gear motor
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reversing contactor circuit
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4 5/2 directional control valves
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4 double-acting pneumatic cylinders
Operating console:
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illuminated push-buttons
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EMERGENCY STOP switch
Maintenance unit:
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3/2 manual directional control valve
9 transfer modules:
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1 x 8 bit adapter connector
PLC requirements:
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28 digital inputs
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11 digital outputs
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1 analogue input
Configuration
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conveyor belt, long
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separation magazine
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sorting unit
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operating console
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maintenance unit
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grooving plate 700 x 550 x 30 mm
Automation Technologies applied
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workpiece separation
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motor control
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conveyor technology
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sensor technology
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recognition of differing workpieces
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material-related sorting
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fibre-optic technology
Learning Objectives
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work planning, technical communication
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testing, marking and identification
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manual and machine cutting, separating and forming
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assembly work, joining
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construction of pneumatic controllers
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PLC programming
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commissioning mechanical, electrical and pneumatic systems
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troubleshooting
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automating workflows
Remark: To operate the system
you need a PLC, which is not included. Please ask for our extensive offer for Programmable
Logic Controllers.
