ABSTRACT

The Conceptual design and analysis for Gantry applications is an important part for both technological advancement and manufacturing activities. End of arm and Input conveyor for gantry application, performance and manufacturability are all key parts for the selection of practical applications. Gantry is a continuous-path, Cartesian -coordinate robot constructed in a bridge shape that uses rails to move along in a single horizontal axis or along either of two perpendicular horizontal axes.

In this context the present study is taken up to custom design of End-of-arm, Input Conveyor of Gantry automation for a output platina shaft. Gantry automation is being implemented for the production line of turning operation of output platina shaft component of the customer varroc. Design/modification of the end of arm and Input conveyor to handle the Output platina shaft component is done. With respect to the dimensions of the output platina shaft component suitable grippers are designed. End of arm is designed to grip two components one is to load the component and another is to unload the component. Static analysis to be performed to determine the displacements, strains, stresses, and reaction forces under the effect of applied loads.

The present work is taken up to design and analyze the End of arm and Input conveyor for a Gantry system and the problem has been formulated as Design and Analysis of an End of Arm and Input conveyor for a Gantry System. In this investigation, different concepts are generated and designed which is modeled using CAD geometry and detail designing is done by considering gripper force, motor selection for a conveyor system and detail designing of chain and sprocket arrangement. The present work is also taking a static analysis of a gripper finger of end of arm and conveyor stand of an input conveyor. The analysis is done by considering total deformation, Equivalent stresses (Von-Misses) and force calculations are performed.

Keywords: End of arm, Input Conveyor, Poke Yoke arrangement.