International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056 Volume: 05 Issue: 03 | Mar-2018 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072 © 2018, IRJET | Impact Factor value: 6.171 | ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal | Page 572 Automatic Brick Making Machine P.Manoj Kumar 1 ,P.Naveen Kumar 2 , P.Pavithran 3 , Dr.G.Rajamurugan 4 1,2.3 UG student of Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam 4 Associate Professor, Dept of mechanical engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam -----------------------------------------------------------------------***-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract - In olden days or even now, most of the brick making industries use human power to make bricks. If it is very few number of bricks it is easy and advisable to use human power but when it is huge in numbers only machines can perform faster, and easily than human. Continuous working of workers leads to fatigue. By considering the above difficulty we have introduced a new concept called automatic brick making machine. This project is designed by following blocks, Control unit, Worm gear, Induction Motor, Pneumatic cylinder, screw conveyor, Brick die, Blade, Proximity sensor, Bearing. 1. INTRODUCTION The main objective of this project is to perform various machine operations using machine with the help of pneumatic sources. For a developing industry the operation performed and the parts (or) components produced should have it minimum possible production cost, and then only industry runs profitably. Automation can be achieved through computers, hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics, etc., of these sources, pneumatics form an attractive medium for low cost automation. The main advantages of all pneumatic systems are economy and simplicity. Automation plays an important role in mass production. Nowadays almost all the manufacturing process is being atomized in order to deliver the products at a faster rate. The manufacturing operation is being atomized for the following reasons.  To achieve mass production  To reduce man power  To increase the efficiency of the plant  To reduce the work load  To reduce the production cost 1.1. Pneumatics Today pneumatics is mainly understood to means the application of air as a working medium in industry especially the driving and controlling of machines and equipment. Pneumatics has for some considerable time between used for carrying out the simplest mechanical tasks in more recent times has played a more important role in the development of pneumatic technology for automation. Pneumatic systems operate on a supply of compressed air which must be made available in sufficient quantity and at a pressure to suit the capacity of the system. When the pneumatic system is being adopted for the first time, however it wills indeed the necessary to deal with the question of compressed air supply. The key part of any facility for supply of compressed air is by means using reciprocating compressor. A compressor is a machine that takes in air, gas at a certain pressure and delivered the air at a high pressure. Compressor capacity is the actual quantity of air compressed and delivered and the volume expressed is that of that of the air at intake conditions namely at atmosphere pressure and normal ambient temperature. 1.2. Selection of Pneumatics Mechanization is broadly defined as the replacement of manual effort by mechanical power. Pneumatic is an attractive medium for low Cost mechanization particularly for sequential (or) repetitive operations. Many factories and plants already have a compressed air system, which is capable of providing the power (or) energy requirements and control system (although equally pneumatic control systems may be economic and can be advantageously applied to other forms of power). The main advantages of an all pneumatic system are usually Economic and simplicity the latter reducing maintenance to a low level. 1.3. Pneumatic Power Pneumatic systems use pressurized gases to transmit and control power. Pneumatic systems typically use air as the fluid medium because air is safe, low cost and readily available. 1.4. Reciprocating Compressors Built for either stationary (or) portable service the reciprocating compressor is by far the most common type. Reciprocating compressors lap be had is sizes from the smallest capacities to deliver more than 500m 3 /min.In single stage compressor, the air pressure may be of 6 bar machines discharge of pressure is up to 15bars.Discharge pressure in the range of 250bars can be obtained with high pressure reciprocating compressors that of three & four stages. Single stage and 1200 stage models are particularly suitable for applications, with preference going to the two stage design as soon as the discharge pressure exceeds 6 bars, because it in capable of matching the performance of single stage machine at lower costs per driving powers in the range.