Implementação de um Separado de Caixa Automatizado

Abstract

Since the transition from the manufacturing process to the mechanical industry, an event marked as the industrial revolution, automated production systems have stood out due to their enormous production capacity and process control that are currently called digital manufacturing. It is common to find, in the most varied industrial segments, machines that perform tasks that were previously performed by a considerable group of people. This work will present the implementation of an automated picker using the Ethernet protocol inside a cold camera, whose objective will be to accelerate the activity of picking boxes and reduce the application of manual labor. Supported by several industrial automation studies, a prototype will be developed and implemented, consisting of a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), inductive and capacitive sensors, actuators, pneumatic pistons, motors, etc. The separation of the boxes will be done according to the cycle time of each manufacturing equipment, and can be adjusted according to the needs of the production line. The detection and separation of the boxes will be developed so that there is a synchronism in the model recognition process, using the PLC's internal timed system together with the average speed of the conveyor and the Talkback of each sensor. In this way, it is expected that there will be no unnecessary stops in the industries. The automated separator will improve productivity and make it possible to reallocate 26 employees to other sectors of the company, thus saving on personnel.