CIM (computer integrated manufacturing) is a manufacturing method, in which the entire production process is automated and controlled by computer to reduce the errors and increase its efficiency.
The DL CIM-PMC01 reproduces a scaled-down material detection and transport station.
The manufacturing cell is controlled by a programmable logic controller (PLC) that allows the automation of the processes and the operation of the industrial production line.
It is a closed- loop control based on PLC that exchanges information collected from sensors and covers CIM system functional areas like design, analysis, planning, purchasing, cost accounting, inventory control, or more applied functions: materials handling and management, direct control, and monitoring of all the operations.
The automated factory simulates the assembly of cubes composed of two parts, a metal base and a plastic lid (black and white),
joined together with plugs.
The DL CIM-PMC01 is the first station in the chain.
It is composed of 2 vertical feed bins that contain the raw material (lower and upper parts of the cube).
When a part is discharged on the belt, different sensors will detect its material, colour, and drilled hole before travelling to the next station to be processed or being discarded.
