Product Description
- MMS shall be capable of demonstrating industry processes such as feeder, inspection, buffer, process and sorting. Automation concept, electrical wiring logic control, PLC programming, Sensors and Alarms
Feeder Station
- To separate out work pieces from the stack magazine by pushing the bottom one out with a piston
To transfer work pieces to a downstream station by means of a changer module with a rotary arm with a pneumatic suction cup
Inspection Station
- Establish the material characteristics of a work piece; check the work piece and;
- Either separate out a work piece or make it available for a subsequent station.
Buffer Station
- Transport and separate out work pieces.
Processing Station
- Process the different work piece types such as aluminium or plastic work piece and
- Check the result of processing after the processing cycle.
Robot Station
- Pick and Placing material.
Assembly Station
- Assembles the part materials
Sorting Station
- The sorting station segregates the work pieces based on the material type and colour.
Feeder Station:
- A gravity feeder houses the parts in a column. Each part is ejected by a pneumatic cylinder. The correct orientation of the part is verified using a cylinder with a plunger after verification, pneumatic cylinder moves the work-piece to the final position. Otherwise, a single acting cylinder removes the work -piece via the evacuation ramp. Further the work –piece is moved to Inspection Station.
Inspection Station
- An Inspection Stations Measures the Height of the work- piece by measurement by Linear Variable Dsplacement Transducer. The correct dimension work –piece is processed further to Buffer Station and the wrong one is rejected.
Buffer Station
- The Buffer station can buffer and separate up to five work-pieces. Diffuse sensors at the beginning of the conveyor detect the inserted work-pieces. Light barriers upstream and downstream of the separator control the process: If the transfer point is free, the separator passes on a work-piece. The separator is actuated by a short-stroke cylinder with a deflecting mechanism. The end positions of the short-stroke cylinder are detected by means of end-position sensors. The work –piece is transferred to Process Station.
Processing Station:
- In the Processing station, work-pieces are tested and processed on a rotary indexing table. The rotary indexing table is driven by a DC motor. The table is positioned by a relay circuit, with the position of the table being detected by an inductive sensor. On the rotary indexing table, the work-pieces are tested and drilled in two parallel processes. A solenoid probe with an inductive sensor checks that the work-pieces are inserted in the correct position. During drilling, the work-piece is clamped by a solenoid actuator. Finished work-pieces are passed on via the sorting gate to Sorting Station.
Sorting Station:
- This station sorts work-pieces onto three slides. Work-pieces placed on the start of the conveyor are detected by a diffuse sensor. A pneumatic stopper with integrated valve stops the work-piece before the sorting process. Sensors upstream of the stopper detect the work-piece features (black, red, metal). The cylindrical work-pieces are sorted onto the appropriate slides via electric deflectors. A retro-reflective sensor monitors the fill levels of the slides.
Additional Information:
- Delivery Time: 12-16 Weeks