Скачать или смотреть Mechatronics Conveyor Project | Building a PLC electro-pneumatic system from scratch!

Welcome to our latest mechatronics project! Over the past 3 months, our team has designed, manufactured, assembled, and programmed a fully automated electro‑pneumatic conveyor belt system.

This system integrates SMC pneumatic arms for precise pick‑and‑place operations, seamlessly inserting attachments into blocks. The entire process is powered by Siemens S7 PLC programming inside the TIA Portal platform, with logic written in SCL (Structured Control Language) — a snippet of which we showcase at the end of the video.

Once blocks are loaded, the conveyor runs completely automatically, demonstrating the power of industrial automation, PLC control, and mechatronics engineering in action.

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To ensure reliability, we’ve also integrated two automated fail‑safe conditions into the system:

1️⃣ If a block is missing its top lid, it is automatically diverted into the reject chute at the end of the conveyor.
2️⃣ If the pin is not detected during the scanning stage, the block is redirected to have its lid removed before being sent to the reject chute.

These checks are carried out using a combination of inductive proximity sensors, reed switches, and light‑sensing units, providing accurate detection and smooth handling throughout the process.

Most of the elements that comprise this system were designed in the Fusion 360 package and 3D printed on a Bambu A1 mini using Bambu Labs.
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What we have used to control this system:
-2x Siemens PLC's [S7-1500]
-1x Netgear Gigabit Switch
-1x PILZ Safety Relay PNOZ X2
-2x WAGO 24v Relays
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Some timestamps To help you navigate about :)
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Time stamps:
--0:00 The Project
--0:43 What controls it + the inspiration
--1:51 Building it up...
--4:26 First Update
--5:45 The conveyor Belt
--8:48 SMC, Trials and Future Prospects
--11:55 Second Update
--15:47 Antics
--17:46 Third Update + Tidy up
--21:33 Key Features
--25:11 Finalising
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Check out the website https://www.octotester.com/ and ask me anything about it on my email: [email protected]

I am super grateful for everyone involved in this project. Whilst we are still on a learning journey, I have truly gained a lot from this experience!
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