Basics of Automation Technology

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Manufacturing of Cars at Ford

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Automated Assembly Line

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Production of Cars with Industrial Robots

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MecLab® Station Stack Magazine

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MecLab® Station Conveyor

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MecLab® Station Handling

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Electrical Switches
1 1 2 4
3

1
2

2 3
3 4

Normally open contact toggle switch

1 1

2
3

Normally closed contact

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Relais

2 3
12 14 22 24
A1

A2

4 11 21

A1 A2 4 2 1

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Proximity Switches for Pneumatical Cylinders

Barrel Piston with Magnet

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Optical Proximity Switches (Thru Beam)

Transmitter

Without Object

Receiver

With Object

Transmitter Receiver

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Thru Beam Sensor - Applications

Standstill control in feeding units Parts detection in handling devices and transfer presses

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Thru Beam Sensor – Applications (II)

Object detection at long distances Object detection in harsh environments

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Optical Proximity Switches – Retro Reflective Sensor

S
Without Object

With Object

Retro-Reflective Sensor Mirror

Transmitter + Receiver
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Retro Reflective Sensor - Applications

Position control of small objects IC-pins control

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Optical Proximity Switches – Diffuse Sensor

S
Without Object

With Object

Diffuse Sensor Object

Transmitter + Receiver
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Diffuse Sensor - Applications

Recognition of objects with different contrasts IC-Pin inspection

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Inductive Proximity Switches

Without Object With Object

Oscillator core coil Magnetic Field

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Inductive Sensors - Applications

Object Detection

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Pressure Switch
2 4

p

1
1
4
2

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Single and Double Acting Cylinder

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Profile Cylinder

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One Way Flow Control Valve

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Flow Control

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3/2 and 4/2 Way Valve – Working Principle

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4/2-Way Solenoid Valve

4/2-Way-Valve Monostable 4/2-Way-Valve Bistable

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4/2-Way-Valve - Cut-Away Drawing

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4/2-Way-Valve – Cut Away Drawing (II)

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Mechanical Grippers - Types

a) b)

20° 20°

c) d)

90° 90°

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Mechanical Grippers – Working Principle

Housing

Gripper jaws

Bearings

slider

Piston

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Vacuum Grippers – Working Principle

1 3

Vacuum generator

Suction Cup

2
1 Supply port
2 Vacuum port
3 Exhaust port

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Inline-Type Vacuum Generator

P V

P Supply port
V Vacuum port
R Exhaust port

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Lorentz-Force

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DC-Motor – Working Principle

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DC-Motor – Picture and Symbol

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Solenoid

+ +

- -

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Programmable Logic Controllers

24V I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6

0V Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6

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Open and Closed Loop Control

x y
Process

x y
Controller Process

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