BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV2I10119,
     title={PLC based Automation for Pre-Treatment of Casted Material},
     author={Vinaykumar Vadakoppu, Suraj Kulkarni, Mahesh Hundare and G.A Bhalerao},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={2},
     number={10},
     pages={339--342},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV2I10119.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

This paper presents an automation of Pre-Treatment of casted material using a Programmable Logic Controller. The main idea is to automate the procedure of lifting and immersing the metal jobs in different fluids for the pre-treatment process. The proposed system has more advantages over the manual in terms of manpower and efficiency. The system is mechanized with the Delta DVP14SS series programmable logic controller. Field sensors such as the limit switches are used for providing the input to the controller. The relays and contactors are used at the output to energize the two axis movement based overhead crane. A ladder diagram is designed to control the whole system by executing the logic. This experimentation has been completed through different trials and the cycle time is measured. The results show that the system reduces the human effort as compared with traditional manual system. The system can be further made more interactive by integrating it with human machine interface or HMI and counter for counting the total jobs processed by the system.

PLC, HMI, Pre-Treatment, Sensor