DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED PACKAGING CONTROL SYSTEM

There are 3 major key subjects that resulting the project which are Automation, Packaging and Control System. This project is designing automation system that the technique to make the system to operate automatically. By this implementation, automation can operate beyond the limitation of human capability. In production system, automation is rapidly used to increase the performance because the mechanism that control is reliable to any operation. This project is focusing in packaging process. It is focus in packing 24 canned foods in a box using pneumatic system control by Programmable Logic Control (PLC). The packing sequences are sorting 4 cans for 1 row and completed for 3 rows. The total would be 12 cans for the 1st stack. The process repeated for 2nd stack. Full 24 cans in 1 box would be sent to inventory. The automation consist of proximity sensors, electropneumatic circuit, directional valves, drive system and actuator. Then, proceed with constructing a ladder logic diagram via PLC. A structured method of developing the routines for a packing process is developed. The approach used in this work provides the proper documentation of the program. The Boolean expressions derived from the timing diagram were documented and would allow easy modification based on requirements. The project is to come out the demo system of the automation packaging using the equipment at the automation lab.