Proceedings of the
International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy 2013
(ICMERE2013) 24- 27 December 2013, Chittagong, Bangladesh
ICMERE2013-PI-208
© ICMERE2013
1. INTRODUCTION
It is the era of science and technology. People are
making new inventions for their day to day uses. They
love comfort, but not in the cost of quality. So man thinks
of something new which is easy to use but in the same
time it can prove itself useful. Nowadays industries are
playing a vital role in the national economy .So it is very
important for an industry to maintain the quality of the
product they produce. At the same time it is also a
disgrace for an industry if their product is not accepted by
the customers. Many industries need to produce various
types of product at various types of range. Taking this
matter under consideration this paper proposed a method
which would be very useful for industries. The scope of
this method is huge in modern manufacturing industries.
It gives knowledge about the different branches of
science and technology. Two sectors of engineering
science are widely used to materialize this idea. They
are-
1. Mechanical Engineering
2. Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2. AUTOMATION
Automation is the use of control systems such as
numerical control, programmable logic and other
industrial control systems, in concern with other
application of information technologies such as
computer aided technologies CAD, CAM, to control
industry or industrial machineries and industrial process
or processes, reducing the need for human intervention.
2.1 Automation Tools
Engineers now can have numerical control over
automated devices. Computer-aided technologies (or
CAx) now serve the basis for mathematical and
organizational tools used to create complex systems.
Notable examples of CAx include Computer-aided
design (CAD software) and Computer-aided
manufacturing (CAM software).The improved design,
analysis, and manufacture of products enabled by CAx
have been beneficial for industry. Together information
and technology with industrial machinery and processes,
can assist in the design, implementation, and monitoring
of control systems. One example of an industrial control
system is a programmable logic controller (PLC). PLCs
are specialized hardened computers which are frequently
used to synchronize the flow of inputs from (physical)
sensors and events with the flow of outputs to actuators
and events. Human-machine interfaces (HMI)
or computer human interfaces (CHI), formerly known
as man-machine interfaces, are usually employed to
communicate with PLCs and other computers. In
industrial process and manufacturing environments, they
are called operators or something similar. In boiler
houses and central utilities departments they are called
stationary engineers.
Different types of automation tools exist:
ANN - Artificial neural network
DCS - Distributed Control System
SCADA - Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition
PLC - Programmable Logic Controller etc.
2.2 Advantages of Automation Compared to
Manual
It is used to avoid human errors.
By using automation it reduces the testing
lifecycle with respective to time.
We get more reliable test result.
It reduces man power.
Abstract - The goal of this paper is to propose an automatic system to assert the dimensional (length)
accuracy of a product and the rejection of the defective products. An IR sensor is being used which will
ensure the presence of object. When a product is arrived then the motor starts running and so as the
conveyor belt. A Laser is used which cut the product and a counter start to count. The time is calculated and
is compared with the time which was set earlier knowing that how much time a defect less product will be in
contact with the laser. From this, a decision comes whether the length of the product is right or wrong.
Keywords: Dimensional accuracy, Automation, Motor, Micro Controller, IR Sensor and Conveyer belt.
AUTOMATIC DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY ASSERTION ON CONVEYOR BELT
AND REJECTION OF DEFECTIVE PRODUCT
Sheikh Ziaur Rahman
1
, Mohammad Kamrul Islam
2
and Md. Mehdi Masud Talukder
3
1
Student, Department of Business Studies, DU, Bangladesh.
2
Senior CAD Engineer, Bangladesh Japan Information Technology (BJIT), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
3
Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CUET, Bangladesh.*