Simulación de la máquina para la fabricación de trapeadores en la área Microlimpia de la empresa ENKADOR S.A

Abstract

The present degree projects, “Machine simulation for manufacture of mops in the microlimpia area of the ENKADOR S.A company”. This process is governed by a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), which is supervising and controlling the different electrical components that make up the machine. The design of the machine was developed in Solid Edge CAD software and is made up of mechanical elements such as: a support structure, pulleys, endless screw, bearings, dies (mop base), transmission shafts, strip and the thread guide.

In addition, it consists of electrical and control devices such as: Engines, frequency variator, position sensors, limit switches, pneumatic cylinders, solenoid valves, and push buttons. These devices interact together to carry out the process of winding the mop and pressing the base in a single stage. The machine control algorithm was programmed using the TIA PORTAL V15 software in FBD language (Function Block Diagram). This program controls the machine physically by means of buttons and remotely through a Human Machine Interface (HMI).

Through the simulation of the algorithm and mechanical movements, the control and operation of the machine was visualized both in the winding process and in the placement of the mop base in a single stage. Therefore, the manual activities that were developed in the winding stage were eliminated according to the design of the machine.