INDUSTRIAL CONTROL TRAINER

The Industrial Control Trainer is a flexible, modular training system that facilitates the instruction of students in the control of product assembly and inspection as used in real-world manufacturing processes. The students are introduced to a variety of industrial sensors and the methods, in which they can be used, together with actuators, to sort components, assemble them and test for correct assembly followed by acceptance or rejection. The unit can be controlled from a PC or a Programmable Logic Controller and thus it provides a flexible training system which enables a range of courses to be covered.
The two components that are assembled by the unit are a plastic ring and an aluminium ‘peg’. A c h a i n conveyor lifts the components to a sorting area where signals from an inductive sensor and an infra-red reflective sensor are used to determine which type of component is being sorted. If it is a plastic ring, a solenoid is activated to push it down a chute and into the assembly area. At the assembly area a further sensor is used to determine whether or not a ring is present ready for assembly and, if not, a rotary solenoid is activated to index the ring into the assembly position. The pegs are allowed to continue along the chain conveyor until they are deflected down a chute to the belt conveyor, which transports them to the assembly area. If a ring is present, assembly takes place.
However, if a ring is not present or it falls incorrectly, an occasional assembly error occurs. The combination of the signals from a capacitive sensor, an infra-red through beam sensor and an inductive sensor is used to determine whether or not correct assembly has taken place. If not, the defective element is subsequently rejected by a reject solenoid while good assemblies are allowed to pass into the finished parts tray.
FEATURES
 Industrial quality hardware designed to accommodate a wide variety of configurations
 A slipping clutch is incorporated into the motor drive of the chain conveyor to maximize safety
 Fault insertion capabilities, with 64 switch selectable combinations of possible faults.
 Four different types of industrial sensor.
 Industry standard 24V system.
 Can be controlled from a PC or a PLC

ITEM INCLUDED
1 x Industrial Control Trainer 1 x Power Supply Unit
8 x Standard plastic rings 8 x Standard pegs
1 x Experiments Manual 1 x Software CD
1 x Gauging head module (installed)
1 x Set of rings and pegs in varying diameters 30mm to 32.5mm in 0.5mm steps
ORDERING INFORMATION
 Industrial Control Trainer with Omron PLC, ATE-6633B-OMRON
 Industrial Control Trainer with Omron PLC, ATE-6633B-SIEMENS