Smart Manufacturing Training Kits
The Smart Manufacturing Training Kits are designed to train both industry professionals and academic participants in the key technologies of Industry 4.0. These kits provide a hands-on approach to understanding advanced manufacturing processes and are a combination of three independent hardware modules: the PLC Trainer Kit, HMI Kit, and Mechanism Kit. All these kits were designed, manufactured, and integrated at FSM to deliver comprehensive training in the latest industrial technologies.
Modules/Trainings Covered:
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PLC Programming and Network Protocols
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HMI Designing and Data Logging
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Dashboard Designing using NodeRed
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IIoT Gateways and Platforms
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Augmented Reality (AR)
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Machine Learning and Smart Sensing
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Motion Configuration and Vision Systems
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PLC Trainer Kit
The PLC Trainer Kit serves as the core of the smart manufacturing trainer module, controlling the other two kits. This kit includes a PLC for programming, along with digital and analog inputs/outputs to connect smart sensors. An IO link module facilitates smart sensor communication, and the kit is equipped with an IoT gateway to enable data logging and connectivity for IIoT platforms. It supports multiple network protocols and is compatible with various PLC brands, such as Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, Omron, Delta, Turck, and Mitsubishi.
Key features include:
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Integration of NUC for use as a CPU for software and PLC programming.
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Demonstration of PLC, gateway, and software platforms such as Data Logging, Augmented Reality, and IIoT Gateways.
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HMI Kit
The HMI Kit provides real-time access to monitor and control the PLC data. It features smart HMIs that support OPC UA, MQTT, and act as edge devices, providing user authentication and other advanced functionalities. Hardware buttons and LEDs connected to the PLC Trainer Kit are used to test the PLC program.
Key features include:
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Visualizing PLC logic through interactive screens.
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Demonstration of HMI Designing and Dashboard Designing.
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Mechanism Kit
The Mechanism Kit demonstrates a fully functional manufacturing system, including an indexing table powered by a servo motor. It features four workstations, each equipped with smart sensors, RFID readers, vision systems, and solenoids for a variety of operations.
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Station 1: Equipped with an RFID controller to read and write product tag values.
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Station 2: Uses a distance sensor to verify product dimensions.
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Station 3: Contains a vision camera for image processing and product testing, enabling sorting operations.
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Station 4: Operates a solenoid for automated extension and retraction.
This kit is used to train in motion configuration, vision systems, smart sensing, machine learning, and augmented reality.
The Smart Manufacturing Training Kits provide comprehensive training in Industry 4.0 technologies, combining real-world applications with cutting-edge tools and software to prepare users for the future of smart manufacturing.