AE-PLC-DS Estação de Distribuição de Peças

The Pieces Distributor Workstation, "AE-PLC-DS", designed by EDIBON is a feeder workstation commanded by a PLC, which provides pieces made in different color and materials to the system. The "AE-PLC-DS" keeps the pieces in a vertical storage, the workstation take the pieces one by one and place them at an exit platform through a rotary actuator with a suction cup.

The "AE-PLC-DS" workstation is designed as a modular system to facilitate the understanding of the unit.

The main components are:

• The PLC: is composed by the CPU limit and all extra modules needed to perform a corrent working of the workstation and all the extra modules needed to perform a correct working of the workstation.
• The Control Panel: with start/stop button, emergency pushbutton, reset button, light indicators to show current state of the process, etc.
• The Pneumatic Circuit: contains the required solenoid valves, the pressure components, the filters and regulators to assure the appropriate working of the workstation.
• The Workstation: it is composed by real industrial components used by the rotary table systems such as reed sensors, presence sensors, DC motor, inductive sensors, rotary table with 8 positions, etc.

The "AE-PLC-DS" is an independent workstation that can work alone and/or in conjunction with other workstation to make up a complete Flexible Manufacturing System (*).

*The Flexible manufacturing systems product list is available at the "6.- MECHATRONICS and AUTOMATION" area.