XYZ Cartesian Pick&Place

System description:

The XYZ Cartesian Pick&Place system is an automated system used to place pots/bottles in trays or to place parts on boxes/pallets. It incorporates a 3-axis Cartesian XYZ system that is widely used in industrial packaging and assembly operations. The functions and components are based on real industrial components used in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries (jars/bottles) and the assembly industry (boxes/pallets).

This XYZ Cartesian Pick&Place system (ref. XY10), designed with the industry of the future (Industry 4.0) in mind, meets the main requirements for intelligent and evolving production methods:

• Flexibility & Customization with the ability to package customized items to customer order
• IoT & Communications with RFID tag writing for identification and traceability of customer order packages.

This automated system can be used independently with jars/bottles or boxes/pallets, but can also be integrated into the flexible ErmaSmart production line.

The main functions of the XYZ Cartesian Pick&Place system are:

• Conveying the finished items (jars/bottles or gear bases) from the entrance to the packaging station.
• In the "Packaging" configuration: Place the trays under the packaging station - Pack the jars/bottles into the trays to form a package
• In "Assembly" configuration: Place the boxes/pallets under the packaging station - Place the reducer bases in the boxes/pallets
• Remove the trays or boxes/pallets
• Enter the information on the RFID tags on the trays and boxes/pallets for traceability purposes

This educational system is mainly intended for driving, system control, industrial maintenance, electrical engineering, automation, and mechanics activities.

This product comes with a technical and educational file in digital format.

Technical solutions covered:

Programmable Logic Controller (S7-1200)

Human-Machine Interface (HMI): KTP 700 color touchscreen operator panel

3-axis XYZ robot with

• stepper motors equipped with encoders,
• belt drive (XY axes)
• rack and pinion drive (Z axis)
• Lubrication-free linear guidance (IGUS)

Belt conveyor with three-phase asynchronous gear motor

Various sensors for detecting the presence of parts at different stations

Industry 4.0 topics covered:

Scalability & Flexibility

Customization

Simplified programming

Digital twin

Mobile robotics

Collaborative robotics

Efficient Actuators

CAPM & CMMS

Digital Instructions & MES

Online Quality Control

IoT & Communications

Big Data, AI & Predictive Maintenance

Augmented Reality

Virtual Reality

Additive Manufacturing for Tools...

Educational Activities:

The XYZ Cartesian Pick&Place system can be used to carry out the following educational activities:

• Discovering and learning how to use the system (functional analysis and study of system technologies)
• Checking the system's electrical parameters (network, power supply, drive, XYZ axis controls, programmable logic controller, human-machine interface, and control circuit).
• Commissioning and validation of system operation (different production modes)
• Adjustment and configuration of installation components (three-phase asynchronous gear motor and its frequency converter, XYZ axis control)
• Wiring of new sensors and actuators in an eco-friendly manner (improvement and/or replacement of an electrical component of the installation)
• Programming of new PLC cycles and the human-machine interface (Tia Portal and WinnCC software provided with a one-year license).
• Diagnosis of one or more malfunctions
• Use of digital tools and communication

Automation & Robotics

• Functional and structural analysis of the system
• Robot programming with intuitive dedicated software
• Programming of production cycles (Tia Portal software supplied with the system)
• Programming of associated additional devices (vision, etc.)
• Implementation of IO-Link sensors (reassignment of inputs/outputs, etc.) and the IO-Link vacuum generator
• Programming of the human-machine interface (TIA Portal software supplied with the system)

Production control:

• Production control with choice of operating mode: "assembled objects" or "capping, inspection, and customization."
• Production format change with integration of new magazines and new positioning.
• Production control with vision tunnel.
• Development of operator assistance procedures
• Production optimization with Industry 4.0 digital tools

Industrial Maintenance:

• Preventive maintenance (conveyor, suction, etc.)
• Corrective maintenance (fault diagnosis using the TIA PORTAL basic software supplied with the cell, etc.)
• Improvement maintenance (addition of sensors on the conveyor, scrap management, vision control, etc.)

Mechanics

• Design of a robotic workstation, ergonomics, robot and actuator sizing, etc.
• Design of 3D-printed parts
  
  

Strengths:

Genuine industrial system with modern technologies (XYZ Cartesian Pick&Place, IO-Link, Ethernet, RFID...)

Production flexibility with the packaging of different containers in different packaging (jars/bottles in trays) or the assembly of parts on boxes/pallets.

Customer order traceability with RFID tag writing.

System can be used in the fields of electrical engineering, industrial maintenance, and automated system control and management.

Supplied with Siemens Tia Portal and WinCC programming software (1 year) for programming the programmable logic controller and dialogue terminal.

IO-Link master, Monéo Configure visualization/configuration software, and IO-Link smart sensors (RFID, vacuum generator, photoelectric sensor).

Extensions possible to the ErmaSmart flexible production line.

References:

XY10: XYZ Cartesian Pick&Place

UC90: Fault box option for electrical cabinet, remotely configurable on tablet (not supplied)

UC50: Visual instructions & production indicator monitoring option for line manager on the Tulip open application environment

UC52: Visual instructions option on the Tulip open application environment and touchscreen tablet, for one machine (with 3-year subscription to Tulip Standard, €570 excl. tax per year thereafter)

UC41: Siemens remote console option on iPad tablet (included)

IO01: Electrical and pneumatic measurement sensors option (IO-Link) for monitoring the power, flow rate, and electrical and pneumatic consumption of a machine equipped with an IO-Link master and supervision and preventive maintenance software

Taqtile-XY10: Augmented/mixed reality operation assistance scenarios with Taqtile Manifest on the XYZ Cartesian Pick&Place (Commissioning - Alignment control - Flatness control with laser). NB: Taqtile Manifest Full or Operate license not included, to be purchased separately.

TQ//TaqtileManifestFull-1Y: "Manifest Embedded Full" augmented reality visual instruction software (creation of AR scenarios, use of scenarios with

TQ//TaqtileManifestOperate-1Y: "Manifest Operate" Augmented Reality visual instruction software (Use of scenarios without creation capability): Academic annual license

ME//MetaQuest3-512GB-W/1Y: Meta Quest 3 virtual reality headset - 512GB 8GB RAM 2064 x 2208 pixels per eye 2 controllers Charging cable and AC adapter 1-year warranty