Function; Possible Expansions; Possible Types Of Control; Procedure For Placing Goods Into Storage - Festo MPS 8049013 Manual Del Usuario

Storage station

8 Function

The storage station can differentiate amongst workpieces based on their color and store up to
48 workpieces at 6 levels in 2 rows. The product on the receiving chute is identified based on color with the
help of a combination of sensors, and is stored on one of 6 storage levels.
A high-speed Cartesian handling unit with robotic functionality is positioned to this end. A pneumatic
gripper mounted on a stepper motor with spindle axis picks the workpiece from the holder and places it in
the storage area. The storage area can be located both at the start (removal from storage) and at the end
(placement into storage) of a production line, or as a buffering station within a production line, by means of
appropriate programming. There's a chute on the goods issuing side as well.

8.1 Possible expansions

The storage station can be expanded to include 48 additional storage locations and a conveyor belt instead
of chutes.

8.2 Possible types of control

The station can be controlled via the 24-pin IEEE-488 compatible plug connector using a PLC board, an I/O
simulation box or a software package for the design and simulation of fluid, electric and logic circuits in
conjunction with an external PC interface. The software package makes it possible to control the stations via
simulated relay or logic circuits.

8.3 Procedure for placing goods into storage

The storage station detects the colors of arriving workpieces and places them into storage on one of the 6
storage levels depending on color (black, red, sliver or transparent). A color sensor detects workpieces in
the holding module and controls the remaining process steps.
Alternatively, the storage level or the storage color can be specified by means of a bit combination.
The workpieces are picked by the pneumatic gripper and, depending on color, are advanced to the
corresponding storage level by means of the store/issue module. 8 workpieces (black, red, silver,
transparent) can be placed into storage on each level.
Alternatively, the issue level or the issue color ca be specified by setting up a bit combination.
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