AUTOMATION OF THE CUTTING TOOL PACKAGING PROCESS

Abstract

This paper considers a pneumatic approach to automating the hacksaw blade packaging process. This approach consists in developing a schematic diagram and design of an automated packaging line from the labeling station to the package welding station. In the designed line, the selection of cylinders, sensors, and a programmable logic controller was carried out, and the cost of installing such a system was calculated.

The introduction of automated packaging of hacksaw blades allows to increase the speed of packaging, improve the safety of workers by minimizing the risk of cuts from the sharp edges of hacksaw blades.

The paper proposes a schematic diagram of the equipment arrangement in the room where the cutting tool is packaged, as well as a cyclogram of the system cylinders and their pneumatic circuit. Also, the subroutines of the PLC that controls the automated cutting tool packaging line are presented.