Showing posts with label PLCs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PLCs. Show all posts

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Gear dispensing system

An indexing table with a pneumatic arm for "pushing" out the bottom most gear in the stacks. Gears are stacked one over the other on aN indexing plate powered by an induction motor. An OMRON proximity sensor is used for stopping each stack in front of the pneumatic arm so bottom most gear is pushed out every time the pneumatic arm operated. The top of each stack has a plate with internal gear tooth cut in it. This ensures only that particular gear type can be stacked in that particular row.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Hydraulic Cylinder assembly workstation

Complete workstation for assembly of a tractor's hydraulic cylinder. Assembly consisted of hydraulic cylinder, piston with O ring and a circlip. Consisted of custom designed input trolleys, bins, pneumatic presses, fixtures, poke yoke systems, output trolleys, etc. Faced challenges due to high variations in the dimensions of hydraulic cylinder which was because unfinished sand cast exterior. Detailed pre design study ensured the operator never had to lift the component at any stage of assembly including when transferring from station to output trolley.

Cam shaft press

Simple pneumatic press for insertion of circlip and key into automotive engine camshaft. Faced challenges  in orienting perfectly round camshaft for key insertion. Used Janatics pneumatics and Omron PLCs.