MECHATRONICS PICK AND PLACE WORKSTATION

DESCRIPTON :

Hands-on Industrial Practice:

Experience learned from this station is more than 3 traditional mechatronics control stations can provide. An excellent value based on the cost. Sensors come with indicator lamps for faulting and troubleshooting functions.

Covered Training Elements:

Pneumatic Actuator, Electro-pneumatic valves, PLC, AC Solenoid, Power supply, Conveyor belt, Pick and Place Arm with gripper, Material hop- per, Sensors (proximity, optical, inductive/reductive, micro switch), Control interface devices (Electro-magnetic relays, solid-state relays), faulting, and Troubleshooting

The overall operation of this comprehensive mechatronics workstation performs the following tasks:

• Material hopper provides a workpiece from a magazine
• Sensor issues an error signal if no part is present
• Pick and place arm moves into position to grab workpiece
• Gripper fingers grab workpiece
• Arm lifts workpiece from the material hopper
• Arm rotary Cylinder
• Arm places workpiece over conveyor belt
• Gripper fingers release workpiece on to belt
• Conveyor belt moves workpiece
• Sensor determines if the workpiece is of plastic or metal material
• Sensor determines the color of the workpiece
• Workpieces are sorted by material type and color
• One type is diverted off the conveyor belt into the slide #1
• Second type is diverted off the conveyor into the slide #2
• The other type runs to the end of belt and drops into the end bin

A. Specifications

Control Unit:

• CP1E  PLC Control-
• Main Unit I/O control points
• 8K words memory (extensible to 16K   words)
• RS-232 Serial Cable
• 2 "25-pin D-Shaped" communication connectors for I/O between PLC and mechanism
• Power Unit (input :  220VAC , output: 24VDC), emergency break and fuse protection, emergency break and fuse protection

 Control Buttons:

• Start (Green)
• Stop (Red)
• Reset (Yellow)
• 3 Control Modes: Auto and  Manual

B. Mechanism:

1. Distribution:

• A magazine.
• Aluminum magazine base has a separate type fiber optical sensor installed at the bottom
• A double-acting pneumatic cylinder
• The cylinder comes with 2 speed control valves and 2 reed switches.   
• A micro switch
• 6 pieces of a work piece made out of plastic and aluminum
• 3 different colors

2. Pick & Place Arm:

• A Vertical 2-rod cylinder control valves
• Driven by a Rotary Cylinder
• Gripper powered by pneumatics

3. Conveyor Belt:

• 24VDC Motor
• One conveyor belt
• An inductive proximity switch
• A reductive proximity switch)
• 2 Set Double Acting Cylinder for control selection parts
• A separate type photo-electric sensor
• Two fixed-focus reflective photo-electric sensors
• A diffuse reflective fiber optical sensor

4. 3-point Assembly:

• Air filter: 40 m, f 1/4" connector Pressure regulator, 0 ~ 10 kgs /cm2, 15 kgs/cm2(Max.)
• Air pressure input sliding switch

5. Electro-Pneumatic Valves:

• DC 24 V, 0.55 W, indicator lights, voltage overload protection circuit
• An electronic, 5 ported, 2-way, single-acting valve
• An electronic, 5 ported, 2-way, double-acting valve   
• An electronic, 5 ported, 3-way, center closed valve
• 3-in-1 valve housing

6. Aluminum Platform:

• Size: 34" x 30" (86cm x 76 cm)
• T shaped slots 30 mm apart, bolt can sustain up to 150 kgs/ cm2
• Weight: 88 lbs (40Kgs)