DEVELOPMENT OF MECHANIZED FEEDING SYSTEM WITH COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS

Dheeraj Kumar, Divyansh Agarwal, Govind Maheshwari, Pradeep Khanna

Abstract: The successful assembly lines in mass production require performance based part feeding systems. However, the lack of flexible programmable part positioners, facilitating the handling of smart sized parts, restricts the efficiency of a production unit. So, a flexible feeder in batch production is indeed important. This can dramatically reduce the time needed to bring new products to market and permit cost of assembly lines to be used for various products. This project aims to develop a mechanized segment feeder with the help of a prototype for the same. The system consists of two wedges for part loading and two sliders along with a motor to drive these sliders. The slider speed may be changed as per convenience. To study the performance of the system, wood is majorly used for wedges and sliders, pinion and driving gear are used to drive the slider and plastic workpiece of circular cross-section are used.

Keywords: Assembly line; Flexible

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2017.0610020