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The Industrial Control Trainer (ICT1) is a sorting, assembly and inspection process that is a representation in operation to many full size systems, typical of many manufacturing operations as well as packaging, labelling and bottling plants. The ICT1 Comprises of two conveyors arranged so that components may be transferred from the first to the second by means of linear and rotary solenoids and a pair of chutes. A variety of sensors mounted on the conveyors allow the positions of components of different types to be identified. The unit may be controlled by a PLC, PC or microprocessor trainer board.
A chain conveyor lifts the rings and pegs to the sort area where two sensors are positioned and a solenoid separates the rings from the pegs by ejecting them down the first chute that leads to an assembly area. The pegs are deflected down a second chute onto a belt conveyor. Sensors monitor the assembly area and when it is empty the controller triggers the rotary solenoid to allow a ring to drop into it. The next peg travelling along the belt conveyor picks up the ring as it passes underneath the assembly area and the ring/ping assembly moves on down the conveyor. Sensors in the middle of the belt conveyor feed data back to the controller to allow identification of the components or assembly. The controller determines whether each object on the belt is a ring, a peg or an assembly. A sensor is positioned at the far end of the belt conveyor adjacent to the linear reject solenoid and the controller would be programmed so that unassembled items are knocked off the belt by a solenoid and correctly assembled items are allowed to enter the finished parts tray.
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