This Power Point is a simple overview of industrial automation used at NCC for EMEC254.

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Overview of Industrial
Automation

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Automated System
Definition:
A Collection of devices working
together to accomplish tasks or
produce a product or family of
products.

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Automated Systems Examples
Automobiles:
On-board computer receives inputs from
various sensors to control various
outputs that regulate the engine’s
operation and other functions such as
antilock braking.

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Automated Systems Examples
Automobile (Next slide to enlarge)

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Automated Systems Examples
Home security systems:
The controller receives inputs from
sensors on windows, doors, smoke
detectors, etc. When the controller
receives a signal that a door or window
is open, or there is smoke in the house,
it sounds an alarm and calls either the
police department and/or the fire
department.

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Automated Systems
Industrial automated systems can be
just one machine or a group of
machines. This group of machines is
commonly called a manufacturing
cell.
Four basic types of devices in a cell:
Production
Support
Control
Feedback

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Simple Automation Cell
Robot
Controller
Robot
Controller
CNC Mill
Controller
CNC Lathe
Controller
Cell Controller
Conveyor
Sensor Sensor SensorSensor
CNC Lathe
Mill
Barcode
Reader
Controller
RobotRobot

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Robots
Commonly used in automation cells for:
Moving parts
Positioning parts
Welding
Assembling parts
Palletizing
Used when repetitive tasks are required.
Fast and accurate.

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Types of Robots
Several types of robots are
available. Each one has its own
advantages. Three basic types are:
Pneumatic
Hydraulic
Electric

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Pneumatic Robots
Advantages:
Used for simple positioning task.
Inexpensive
Fairly fast
Somewhat accurate
Disadvantages:
Cannot be used for complex tasks
Limited in the number of positions they
can move

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Electric Robots
Advantages:
Very versatile
Fast
Accurate and
repeatable
Can be used for
precision positioning
Disadvantages:
Expensive

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Worlds Fasted SCARA Robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E5-jNhNDrY

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Fastest Robot in the World
http://www.wimp.com/fastestrobot/
There is no possible way for your eyes to
keep up with what is hailed as the fastest
robot in the world. The TP80 Fast Picker
robot is designed to handle operations
with very small parts quickly and
efficiently.
http://www.staubli.com/en/robotics/6-axis-
scara-industrial-robot/low-payload-6-axis-
scara-robot/tp80/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em7C
1SlqId8
Stäubli TP80 Fast Picker robot

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Incredible Robots
Rise of the Machines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VvYu
1fWyxA
Incredible Robots - Rise of the Machines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkiTuy
xuaVQ
Advanced Robotics – 2014 Documentary

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Hydraulic Robots
Advantages:
Good for painting and heavy
applications
Fast and can move very smoothly
Can be used in hazardous areas
Disadvantages:
Somewhat dirty
Usually large

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Robot Integration
Most robots have digital I/O that can
easily be interfaced to PLC’s/PAC’s,
computers or other devices
They are relatively easy to program.
Robot positions are taught using either a
handheld teach pendent or a computer.

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Hard Automation
A device designed for one specific
purpose and has little or no
flexibility.
When the product that this device is
designed to build and/or handle is no
longer manufactured, the device is
usually worthless.

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Support Equipment
Includes:
Automated Storage/Automated
Retrieval equipment (AS/AR)
Conveyors
Hard automation devices

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Palletizers
Used to take boxes, bags, etc. from
a cell and pack them onto a pallet
containing many boxes, bags, etc.
The palletizer might also wrap the
items with plastic wrap or bands to
hold them together.
Considered hard automation, trends
in robotics are making them fall into
the support category.

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Robotic Bag Pallatizer
50# Feed Bag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbm1DDZD75A
Can also be viewed on YouTube at:

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Robotic Bag Pallatizer
50# Feed Bag
Can also be viewed on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1mAhcJo7Og

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Bibliography
Stenerson, Jon. Industrial Automation and Process Control.
Francis, Ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall,
2003. ISBN 0-13-033030-2
Encobotics. (2008 February 28). Robotic 50# feed bag
palletizer. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbm1DDZD75A
ColumbiaOkura. (n.d.). Robotic bag palletizer Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1mAhcJo7Og
Weatherby, Lee. (n.d.). Accurate automotive. Retrieved from
http://www.accurateautomotiveaz.com/index.php?option=c
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