SEQUENCE OF OPERATION SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE AUTOMATION

HOMING POSITIONS FOR PICK AND PLACE: 1. IN FEED PICK AND PLACE MECHANISM: Home position is on the conveyor (Right Side). 2. OUT FEED PICK AND PLACE MECHANISM: Home position is on the roller conveyor (Left Side). Need a control of pick and place mechanism with the distance from the home position also. HOME POSITION FOR HYDRAULLIC STATIONS: 1. Both the Mechanisms/Lifting Stations are having sensors at Bottom positions, Top Positions and Edge sensing for top sheet with the photo sensor reflector type. 2. For both the stations home positions will be at bottom positions 3. First we need to check the sensor positions of all the sensors on hydraulic stations. ALL THE PNEUMATICS CYLINDERS WILL BE NC CONDITIONS AT STARTING OF THE CYLCLE/HOME POSITION. CONTROLS FOR THE HYDRALLIC LIFTING STATIONS: 1. We have 5 solenoids and 3 valves at the hydraulic power pack. 2. 5/2 valves are for the hydraulic cylinders for the upward and downward movements. 3. 3/2 is for the control for the accumulator. 4. For offset lifting we have to use 3/2 valve always. 5. We have to use 5/2 valves for the normal upward and downward movements. 6. Offset lifting means lifting the hydraulic cylinder by using only accumulator oil, we have to check the lifting height practically to cross check with our digital controls and for interlocks if possible.

PROCESS SEQUENCE: Input process sequence: 1. Process starts from the loading of the stack on to the input station (hydraulic lifting). 2. When the operator placed the stack on to the lifting station/input station we have to take acknowledgement from the operator by push button/HMI Entry. 3. After the acknowledgement stack should lift until the top layer/sheet senses by the photo sensor, this procedure is for the top sheet positioning at fixed position for lifting. 4. Pick and place Mechanism have to move from the home position to the picking position and with forward position of the pneumatic cylinders on the input feeding mechanism gripper it should/will touch the top sheet. 5. At this position we have to switch on the vacuum/suction output in the Vacuum Ejector, vacuum will be generated and gripping will be done, we have to check for the vacuum signal/vacuum feedback here to go further/mechanism movement. 6. If we get the input signal mechanism should place the sheet on to the conveyor (in feeding conveyor), for un-gripping the sheet we have to switch off the vacuum/suction output and ejector signal should be switched on for a movement (1sec) and vacuum feedback signal also we have to check before it goes for the next cycle. 7. Cycle is continuous up to the input stack is empty, empty stack will be acknowledge by the count entry and sensor at stack. 8. Every time we have to check the vacuum acknowledgement, initially we will set the acknowledgement point in the vacuum ejector. 9. When gripper is un-gripping it should be checking for the vacuum acknowledgement 0 position. Sequence on Conveyor/Alignment: 1. By taking the signal from the alignment and placing signal with the gripper we should high the printing machine signal in order to transfer the sheet to printing stage. 2. Before the sheet come on to the printing stage Rotary pneumatic stopper should be in place on the printing machine.

3. We have to ensure the signal of sheet existence by the sensor which is placed on the stopper. 4. Alignment cylinder should be on to align in width direction. 5. We have to high the printing signal once the rotary cylinder in home position, rotary cylinder home position is outside the printing machine, we can check the rotary cylinder position with the sensor which is placed for back position of the rotary cylinder. 6. Once the printing is done machine automatically opens the screens and conveyor starts automatically, meanwhile next sheet should be in place in the Input conveyor with alignment, this cycle is continuous. Output Process Sequence: 1. Once the sheet out of the printing machine sheet will goes in to the dryer machine and comes out from the output conveyor, and it will be pushed on to the idle roller conveyor. 2. One sensor is placed below the conveyor to sense the sheet existence, with the feedback from the sensor and with the time gap we have to actuate the pick and place mechanism, by actuating the cylinder on the gripper to contact the suction cups to the sheet to pick. 3. Placing station is output station i.e hydraulic lower station, we have to ensure that pallet in place before starting the cycle. 4. We have to check the placing edge with the edge reflective sensor. 5. Once the height is maintained initially pick and place mechanism should place the sheet on to the pallet, lower should be done with the counting, no. of sheet will be finalized once the hydraulic offset lifting height is finalized. 6. We have to take count for placing and reset the count once the stack is removed, have to take acknowledge where ever the human interaction is there.

REQUIRED HMI OPTIONS: 1. MANUAL AND AUTO SCREEN. 2. AUTO SCREEN SHOULD DISPLAY THE COUNTER; PARTICULAR WILL BE DECIDED ONCE THE SEQUENCE IS COMPLETED. 3. COUNTER FOR THE EACH SHEET IN A CYCLE. 4. LIMITING THE CYCLE WITH THE COUNTER. (WILL BE USED AT MIN HEIGHT/LOWER HEIGHT STACK /LESS COUNT STACK IS LOADED). 5. PICK AND PLACE MECHANISM SHOULD BE CALIBRATED FOR DISTANCE AND WITH THE DISTANCE PICK AND PLACE MECHANISM SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD AND BACKWARD DIRECTION, END SENSORS WE KEPT FOR LIMITING AND HOME POSITION AT ONE SIDE.