MT 612

Conveyor Problems
 Conveyor
• A conveyor is run by switching on or off a motor.
• Positioning of parts is done on the conveyor with an
optical detector.
• When the optical sensor goes on, it will wait 1.5
seconds, and then stop the conveyor.
• After a delay of 2 seconds the conveyor will start
again.
• Use a start and stop button.
• A light should be on when the system is active.
• I1 Start switch (Mom. NO)
• I2 Stop switch (Mom. NC)
• I3 Sensor (optical detector) (Mom. NO)

• Q1 Light remains on
• Q2 Conveyor On & off
• T1 1.5 sec to stop motor
• T2 2 sec time to start the motor

• The next item I3 is not allowed to come when

conveyor is running.
I1 momentary,
NO
I2 momentary, NC or
I2 (bar) NO

Arrival of Parts

Stop Motor

Precedence over SQ2

Start Motor

Timer off
 Algorithm
• Line 3: If LED Q1 is off, conveyor should
stop.
• Line 5: M1 is used to raise flag after
receiving of sensing signal.
• Line 7: Resetting gets priority by T1. Will
remain off till resetting of either T1 or M1.
• Line9: Resetting of M1 will start conveyor.
If Q1 is off, it should not.
 Accept/Reject Sorting
• For the conveyor in the last case we will
add a sorting system.
• Gages have been attached that indicate
good or bad.
• If the part is good, it continues on.
• If the part is bad, we do not want to delay
for 2 seconds, but instead actuate a
pneumatic cylinder.
 Algorithm
• Either good part is worked upon for 2 s or
• Bad part pushed by pneumatic actuator.
• Line 7: Indication of bad part.
• Line 9 through 11: Good part worked
upon.
• Line 12: Bad part thrown by actuation.
• Care should be taken to reset M1 in all
parallel loops.
Loop I

Indication of bad part

Loop II

Actuate Pneumatic
Loop III cylinder