24-month Festo Didactic warranty → www.festo-didactic.com 44 45 Learning factory kit > Pallet circulation > CP Factory and CP Lab CP Factory – General features Learning factory kit Configuration All CP-Factory stations are characterized by a robust, industrial design, which ensures maximum practical relevance in the learning and research environment. The CP Factory Station Straight consists of two pallet conveyors built into a carriage. In normal operation, these run in the opposite direction. In this way, a closed circulation of the workpiece carriers can be realized both in individual operation and in the plant network with the aid of passive ball returns. In the plant network, the passive ball return of the individual stations can be easily removed. The carriage is equipped with rollers and can be placed in a stable position by means of height-adjustable feet and aligned exactly to the neighboring station even if the floor is slightly uneven. Learning stations The station offers two separate learning stations, each with a conveyor and a stopper unit. The stopper unit consists of a pneumatic stopper and four inductive sensors for identifying BCD-coded workpiece carriers. Furthermore, an RFID read/write device is integrated into the stopper unit. This can read and write the digital product memory in the RFID tag of individual workpiece carriers. The production steps required in each case – with individual parameters if necessary – can thus be transferred for each individually identified workpiece from the MES to the PLC of the station. This teaches the student concepts such as variant diversity in production up to batch size 1. Learning factory kit > Pallet circulation > CP Factory and CP Lab Essential components Basic module with control cabinet and control Pallet circulation belt Control panel with HMI, emergency stop and main switch Stopper unit with RFID and BCD Recommended accessories Networks and IT Security, Equipment set TP 1333 8127828 Energy efficiency package 8154889 Simulation box, digital 170643 Simulation box, analog 526863 EasyPort 548687 CP-Syslink data line (only CP Lab) 8144925 Operator panel The operator panel consists of an industrial touch panel (HMI), an emergency stop mushroom actuator and a reset button. Furthermore, a pressure gauge for displaying the operating pressure and an RJ45 socket are embedded in the operator panel. The network interface is connected to an Ethernet switch in the control cabinet. The student thus has easy access to the network technology of the station or the entire system. Each learning station can be switched off separately via a lockable switch in the operator panel. Control The PLC program connects the station with the MES of the entire plant. The touch panel can be used to select between automatic mode with MES communication and a stand-alone set-up mode without MES connection. In addition to status and error messages, the student can call up current sensor and actuator values on the touch panel and control individual actuators. Furthermore application-specific process variants can be parameterized, selected and started. System connector Each station is equipped with a standardized system connector that supplies the station with voltage, compressed air, emergency stop circuit and Ethernet. Subsequent stations can be easily connected via an additional system connector. This creates a linked system structure that does not require separate supplies for the individual stations. The emergency stop circuits of the respective stations are thus interconnected in the plant network. Application modules One application module can be operated on each learning station. Each application module location has its own control cabinet, an independent controller and an associated operator panel. The controller is mounted on a DIN mounting rail in the control cabinet. The inputs and outputs of the station are combined via fixedposition connection terminals and connected to the controller. Benefits – Robust, industrial design of the learning factory for maximum practical relevance in the learning and research environment – Simple linkage of adjacent stations via system plugs with power supply, compressed air, emergency stop circuit and Ethernet – Modular basic stations with pallet circulation also enable non-linear system layouts with order-specific production sequence – Complex logistics processes through connection of distributed production cells via mobile robots – Software-supported fleet management for controlling multiple mobile robots in large plants – Workpiece transport via clearly identifiable workpiece carriers and boxes with multiple nests possible – Easy conversion of individual basic modules by simply changing different application modules – Software and hardware integration of modern manufacturing processes by integrating industrial CNC machines and manual workstations with worker guidance – Easy learning entry via tabletop basic module (CP Lab) – Didactically prepared MES (Manufacturing Execution System) is excellently suited for the generation and acquisition of many different, machine-related (sensor) data in the production environment, also ideal for evaluation through data mining/big data applications – The learning process is supported by modern media such as QR codes and AR-based provision of information – Training material Customized training documentation as eLab course and PDF files ensures an optimum learning experience. The specific learning path remains flexible and expandable through the modular approach. This makes it possible to divide up wide-ranging and complex topics into small learning units that are easy for students to understand. CP Lab The CP Lab is the tabletop version of the CP Factory. The CP Lab basic module offers the same basis for application modules and is also equipped with a stopper and four inductive sensors as well as an RFID read/write device and an S7-1500 controller. It has a full operator panel with integrated HMI. In contrast to the CP Factory, the CP Lab basic module contains only a single pallet conveyor. By combining with other CP Lab basic modules to form a carree, the closed pallet circulation is also produced in the CP Lab. CP Lab carts can be operated in a plant network with CP Factory via a deflector or Robotino.
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