Festo Pick&Place Station, Manual

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5. Design and function
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The Pick&Place station is equipped with a two-axis Pick&Place module. Workpiece
housings placed on the conveyor are detected by the diffuse sensor. The workpiece
is transported to the pneumatic separator on the conveyor belt and detected by a
second diffuse sensor.
The Pick&Place module picks up a workpiece insert from the slide and places it on
the workpiece housing. The complete workpiece (housing and insert) is released by
the separator and transported to the end of the conveyor belt. A light barrier detects
the workpiece at the end of the conveyor belt.
The following functions can also be implemented with the station:
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Segregation of workpieces (housings or bodies) onto the slide
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Alternative feed of workpieces (housings or bodies) from the slide
Start prerequisites
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No workpieces at the start of the conveyor belt
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Slide filled with workpiece inserts
Initial position
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Separator extended
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Belt drive switched off
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Mini slide up
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Mini slide retracted
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Vacuum off
Sequence
1.
The conveyor belt motor switches on if a workpiece is detected. The workpiece is
transported to the separator.
2. The conveyor belt motor is switched off, if the workpiece is detected by the
diffuse sensor in front the separator.
3. A workpiece insert is picked up at the slide an inserted into the housing.
4. The separator is reversed and the conveyor belt motor is switched on.
5. The complete workpiece is detected at the end of the conveyor belt. The
conveyor belt motor is switched off
5.2
Function
5.3
Sequence description