Matej BEREŠ
the paper describes a new design of a small conveyor line which can be used for presentations or educational purposes. The advantage of the designed conveyor line is that it can be used with any PLC currently available on the market.
The designed conveyor line consist of eleven sensors, two stepper motors, plastic parts, aluminum parts, etc. The main purpose of the created device is packaging small boxes filled with metal parts. Several plastic parts such as a closing mechanism and motor holders were designed with the help of a 3D environment and a 3D printer. The paper also describes the functional principle of included schematics.
Keywords: conveyor line, proximity sensor, tooth timing belt, stepper motor
vol: 3, issue: 1