FULLY AUTOMATIC PALLET TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES

This project is a collaboration project with Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Berhad
(PROTON), by which the department involved is Press & Tool Engineering
Department, also known as Stamping Department. This project is focused on the fully
automatic press machine called H-Line. As fork lifters are unable to perform many
tasks simultaneously, unfilled and fully filled pallets become a problem. This project
is done on a basis to minimize the workforce on the production line and to maximize
the production quality. The project will cover the research on pallet transfer system
and followed by simulation using Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). At the
initial stage, the push button will be the input command of the PLC. Once successful,
Visual Basic will be designed as the controller material that will monitor the process
on the hardware. The specialty of the GUI is the system does not have to be operated
at the line but instead only operates the system on a computer. Sensors and motors
will control movements of every part in the Pallet Transfer System. External circuits
will be added to the system to ensure the correct timing and accuracy of the
movements. Mechanical parts also come in handy in designing gearings, shaft, and
the roller conveyor. The significance of the project is it will be the latest design of
Pallet Transfer System not just in PROTON, but also in Malaysian local automotive
industries. The Pallet Transfer also will be replaced in PROTON's entire fully
automatic press machine with this new design to increase the pallets management
efficiency in PROTON.