Automating horizontal boring and milling machine.

S. A. R. Naqvi; T. Mahmood; M. A. Choudhry; A. Hanif

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Automating horizontal boring and milling machine.

Author(s)

S. A. R. Naqvi Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila. Pakistan

T. Mahmood Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila. Pakistan

M. A. Choudhry Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila. Pakistan

A. Hanif Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila. Pakistan

Abstract

Aiming at the requirements of modification for many old import machine tools in industry, the schemes suited to the renovation are presented in this paper. A horizontal boring and milling machine (HBM) involved in machining of tank Al-Khalid has been modified using Mitsubishi FX-1N and FX-2N PLC. The developed software is for control of all the functions of the said machine. These functions include power on/off oil pump, spindle rotation and machine movement in all axes. All the decisions required by the machine for actuation of instructions are based on the data acquired from the control panel, timers and limit switches. Also the developed software minimize the down time, safety of operator and error free actuation of instructions.

Publication Details

Page(s) 187-197

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Published Journal: Nucleus, Volume: 49, Issue: 3, Year: 2012

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