Design of Automatic Control Systems at Loader Output of Snap Gauge Machine in Manufacturing Industry

Abstract

The process of making an engine valve is through a machining process in the machining area. One of the machines in the machining area is a snap gauge machine. This snap gauge machine is used for the engine valve dimension inspection process. In this snap gauge machine, there is a section called the output loader. The existing condition is the low height of the output loader. This causes the operator to bend when carrying out the engine valve. The impact is on the decline of operator morality, especially the enthusiasm and level of operator fatigue at work. Next, we design a mechanism to increase the output loader height so that the inner process runs automatically. The design of the Automatic Output Loader is to automatically increase the output loader’s height. In this Automatic Output Loader it will use PLC as a control, programmed according to the desired working system and use the pneumatic cylinder as an increase in the output loader height. The height of the previous loader was 40 cm, after making this tool it increased to 65 cm and the operator did not have to bend again as before.