More economical automation is not so good at initial stage hence step wise automation need to be done to replace human work with automation, which defines need for low cost automation in india

1. SEMINAR
PRESENTATION ON
LOW COST
AUTOMATION (LCA)
PRESENTED BY
SHREYAS SURESH PANDIT
UNDER GUIDANCE OF
PROF. V. A. KAMBLE

2. What to see?
• What is LCA?
• LCA Process
• Automation migration Strategy
• Ways for LCA
• Areas
• Case Study

3. What is LCA ?
• Introduction of simple pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical
and electrical devices.
• Automation can be without computerization, and it can be
very simple also.
• The main aim of Low Cost Automation is to increase
Productivity and quality of products and reduce the cost of
production, and not reduce labor.
• Even the lower level technologies can be made highly
productive by automation at low cost and in simple form.

4. LCA Process

5. Automation Migration Strategy
• Phase 1: Manual production
using single-station manned cells
operating independently.
• Phase 2· Automated production
using single-station automated
cells operating independently .
• Phase 3: Automated integrated
production

6. WAYS TO ACHIEVE LCA
• Mechanism
– Rotary to oscillation, linear.
– Speed change
– Direction
– Linear and parallel motion mechanism
– Boost mechanism
Cam follower
Rack pinion
Gears

7. • Pneumatics
Mechanisms using
Pneumatics
Gripper

8. WAYS TO ACHIEVE LCA
• Electromechanical
Systems
– Motor- Rotary,Linear
– Solenoid
– MEMS
• Electro pneumatic systems
• Hydro Pneumatic Press
Fixturing
Transfer

9. AREA
• Special Purpose machines
– Productivity
– Rapid and quality productions
– Modular principle
– Automobile, home appliances,
information devices, industrial
equipment
– Uniformity in the quality of
products
• Automated storage system
– Supply and feed unmachined
parts and workpieces into the
machine tool
– magazines
– gripping range
– Pneumatically

10. Areas
• Computer Aided Fixture Design
– Fully automated, semi automated and interactive class.
– CBR such as Rule Based Reasoning (RBR), fuzzy logic, Model Based
Design, GA, Neural Network (NN)
– Smart fixtures
CAFD

11. CASE STUDY
1. Two vertical spindle milling heads with two cutters on
each for performing four side milling operations
simultaneously in single setup.
2. Lead screw mechanism for providing feed to milling
head column.
3. Hydraulic mechanism for providing automatic feed to
work table and for automatic clamping and de-
clamping of work holding fixture.
4. Mechatronics means for controlling and synchronizing
various hydraulic cycles, limit switches signal system
and manufacturing operations. Subassemblies of
automation system are discussed further along with
three dimensional views prepared in Solid Works CAD
software
SPM For
Conveyor
Bushes

12. CAD MODELS
Headstock assembly
• Cast iron head stock housing
• Spindle- taper grinded hole
• Two taper roller bearings
• Arbor
• Cutters
Dovetail slide assembly
•Bottom slide
•Top dovetail slide
•Lead screw is square threaded
•Parallel wedge
•Ball bearing
•Hand wheel

13. CAD MODELS
Slide assembly
•Two slide strips
•Keeper plates
•Adjustable wedge
•Cylinder bracket and hydraulic
cylinder
•Limit switch
Fixture assembly
•Fixture packing
•Fixture angle plate
•V block
•Cylinder mounting plate

14. Process and Setup

15. Production quality and low production cost are essential for the
success of manufacturers in today's competitive market. The
purpose of this study is to identify use of Low cost automation
industry .Considerable improvement in productivity both
qualitative and quantitative is observed with all other benefits
of automation. Work is in progress to integrate it with a 3D CAD
modelling system. The information could be directly extracted
from the CAD system, eliminating the need for manual data input
by user.
CONCLUSION

16. REFERENCES
[1] Hui Wang, Yiming (Kevin) Rong, Hua Li , Price Shaun, “Computer aided
Fxture design”, Sciencedirect.
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Automation for Manufacturing of Conveyor Chain Bushes” ,IOSR Journal
of Engineering (IOSRJEN) page 2-5
[3] M. Tolouei Rad. “An intelligent approach to high quantity automated
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17. THANK YOU