PLC Controlled Assembly Automation for Spot Welding Work Station

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Authors

  • C. V. Dhanalakshmi
     Student, M. Tech in Industrial Automation and Robotics, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan - 573202, Karnataka ,IN
  • B. S. Shivashankara
     Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan - 573202, Karnataka ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jmmf/2023/36267

Keywords:

Automated Assembly Line, PLC Controller, Spot Welding.

Abstract

Automation has created an eminent need in the present trend of manufacturing industries to boost its throughput with reduced manual intervention and benefit in terms of good product quality, reduced scrape rate, and efficient usage of resources. Assembly process necessitates more perfection to achieve good quality products, which can only be possible by employing highly skilled and experienced operators which costs more and hence Automation is the best choice to mitigate this problem. The present work is an effort to upgrade the manual assembly station for spot welding process to assemble three sub-components called cup, fastener and mesh together through spot welding process with an automatic part handling mechanism, controlled by sensor-based Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). The automated assembly station resulted in flaw less welded components with reduced cycle time, which enhanced the assembly process productivity from 2 parts/min to 6 parts/min.

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Published

2023-11-30

How to Cite

Dhanalakshmi, C. V., & Shivashankara, B. S. (2023). PLC Controlled Assembly Automation for Spot Welding Work Station. Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, 71(11), 2368–2372. https://doi.org/10.18311/jmmf/2023/36267

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Volume 71, Issue 11, November 2023

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