PLC-Controlled of a Conveyor System I

PLC-Controlled of a Conveyor System I project is an experimental based project which aims to help the author understands the basic operation of a Flexible Manufacturing System and to operate the Flexible Manufacturing system using a structured method of programming routines via PLC. From Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS’s point of view, the target is to study and operate the upgraded Conveyor system in Automation Laboratory. Hence, in Final Year Project I, the author runs simulation by using Automation Studios 5.0 with a given case study to familiarize with the real system. The study is done because system upgraded from custom setting to programmable setting, hence in Final Year Project II, author are required to operate the visual inspection system of the conveyor system in the lab. By having the basic knowledge of structured way of PLC programming, the author is expected to operate the real system in Final Year Project II. From industry point of view, the main purpose of doing this project is to develop a programming routine for Flexible Manufacturing System-controlled PLC via structured method. Hence, engineers can easily understand the operation of the complicated system and have better control on industrial automation system. By practicing this, highly dependent on vendor for operating the system can be eliminated. In Final Year Project I, the research process is divided into three main phases, which are Research Process Phase I, Phase II and Phase III. In Research Process Phase I, feasibilities studies, collection of sources, generation of proposal and literature review has been conducted. For Research Process Phase II, the author focuses on Studies on automation studio software and application of ladder logic diagram programming language. Simulation of cases study and result and discussion on sample case study simulation are the points of focus for Research Process Phase III. As a conclusion, the project of PLC-Controlled of a Conveyor System I is introduced because it has a better control on the