CIMComputerIntegratedManufacturing

INDEX

CIMINBASICCONFIGURATION
CIMINADVANCEDCONFIGURATION
CIMINCOMPLETECONFIGURATION

DLCIMA
DLCIMB
DLCIMC

DLCIMC

DLCIMA

DLCIMB

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ComputerIntegrated Manufacturing (CIM) is a method of manufacturing in which the entire

production process is controlled by computer. Typically, it relies on closedloop control processes,
basedonrealtimeinputfromsensors.
DeLorenzosproposalforCIMautomationproductsisespeciallydesignedforengineeringgraduates.
StudentscanstudythetheoryandworkwiththesystemtogetasoundknowledgeoftheCIM,which
allows for transversal applications in the following didactic areas: Automation, Pneumatics,
Mechatronics,Electronics,ProcessControl,etc.

Oursystemiscomposedofdifferentmodules,eachonereproducingasinglebasicapplicationthatis
commonlyusedintheindustry.
Eachmoduleisimplementedwithrealelectronics,mechanicsandpneumaticscomponentsandhasa
specificfunction.Asanintegratedcomputersystem,theoutputofoneactivityservesastheinputto
thenextactivity,throughthechainofevents.ThewholesystemiscontrolledbyoneProgrammable
LogicController(PLC)anditcanbeconfiguredtoperformacompleteprocess.
Thebasicmodulesarethefollowing:
ConveyorUnit
LinearTransferUnit
PickandPlaceUnit
SixStationRotaryTable
VisionInspectionSystem
DrillingModule
UnloadingArm
WeighingModule
PalletizerUnit
Anycombinationoftheabovemodulesallowscreatingdifferentsystems.Suggestedconfigurations
areshowninthefollowingtable:

DLCIMB
DLCIMC
UNIT
DLCIMA
ConveyorUnit
X
X
X
LinearTransferUnit
X
X
X
PickandPlaceUnit
X
X
X
SixStationRotaryTable
X
X
DrillingModule
X
X
VisionInspectionSystem
X
UnloadingArm
X
X
WeighingModule
X
X
PalletizerUnit
X

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CONVEYORUNIT

LINEARTRANSFERUNIT

Thematerialsaretransferredinalinearmotionby
means of the belt conveyor driven by geared DC
motors. This unit moves materials / objects from
oneendtotheother.Sensorsareusedtosensethe
parts material and presence. This is a miniature
modelofarealindustrialconveyorsystem.

The Linear Transfer Unit is an electropneumatic

controlled linear actuator. Magnetic switches are
fixedtosensetheretractedandextendedpositionof
the transfer unit. The Linear Transfer Unit transfers
materials from the conveyor to the linear Pick and
PlaceUnitwiththehelpofapneumaticallyoperated
rodlessdoubleactingcylinder.

PICK&PLACEUNIT

SIXSTATIONROTARYTABLE

ThePick&PlaceUnitisatotallyelectropneumatic
control system. There are three main parts in this
unit:aVerticalarm(verticaldoubleactingcylinder),
aHorizontalarm(horizontaldoubleactingcylinder)
and an Angular gripper (double acting angular
gripperforholdingworkpieces).Magneticswitches
are fixed to sense the retracted and extended
position of the actuator. The Pick & Place Unit
transfersthematerialfromtheLinearTransferUnit
endtothenextUnitwiththehelpofverticalarm,
horizontalarmandangulargripper.

A Six Station Rotary Table consists of a horizontal

circularworktable,onwhichtheworkpieceisplaced
tobeprocessed.
Theworktableisindexedtopresenteachworkpiece
to each work head to accomplish the sequence of
machiningoperations.

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DRILLINGMODULE

VISIONINSPECTIONSYSTEM

The vision system is a compact visual sensing

equipment, which is used for quality control
inspectionsinautomatedproductionlines.Thevision
system serves under the class of visual sensing
methods. The vision system basically analyzes an
image obtained by a video camera, displays it and
reportsitscharacteristicstothesystemcontroller.

The Drilling Module simulates the function of

drilling the work piece. The PLC tells the vertically
double acting flat cylinder to position the drilling
deviceneartheworkpieceandtostartthedrilling
device.

UNLOADINGARM

WEIGHINGMODULE

The Unloading arm or horizontal Pick & Place Unit

is an Electro pneumatic system in which the
movement is controlled by a linear and rotary
actuator.Thissystemworksasaminiaturepickand
placerobotwithalimitedpathapplication.
The Unloading arm is used to transfer the
components or work pieces from one workstation
totheother.

The Weighing module consists of two elements: the

load cell and the interface circuit. The load cell
generates a variable resistance value related to the
weightoftheobjectthatisplacedoverit.
The interface circuit receives, processes and sends
this value to the analogue input of the PLC, which
determines the correspondent weight of the work
pieceplacedovertheloadcell..

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PALLETIZERUNIT

SOFTWARE

Thesystemincludesthesoftwareforprogrammingthe
PLC.
On request, it can also be supplied with a powerful
industrial Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
(SCADA) software for system simulation and control.
Thissoftwareincludesallthebuildingblocksneededto
developHumanMachineInterfaces(HMIs).
The software interfaces with the CIMs PLC and uses
realtimegraphicalinterfacetodevelopandpublishthe
system, instrumentations, sensors and components;
dynamicandanimatedgraphicscreens;trends,alarms,
reportsanddatabank.
Inbothcases,thePCisnotincluded.

The Palletizer is used for palletizing (placing) the

workpieceinaparticularorder.OurXYPalletizeris
a stepper motor controlled unit. The motor
controlsthemovementandthepositionoftheaxis
ofthePalletizer.Forworkpiecehandling,asuction
cup is provided which is con trolled using a flat
cylinderdoubleacting.
The cylinder will extend & retract to pick up or
dispensetheworkpiece.