Conveyors are the most popular tools for transporting items , materials in production area from one place to other.Conveyors reduces time ,physical work and increases output .
Different type of conveyors are available for different type of applications
Straight conveyors .
90 deg bend conveyors
180 deg conveyors
spiral conveyors
bucket type conveyors
screw conveyors
Reciprocating conveyors .
HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS
These are applied where loads are large and these loads are to be moved .Heavy enginering industry mostly Steel , automobile , cement etc uses hydraulic sytems for their automation systems . Hydraulic systems consists of power packs and cylinders . These cylinders can be used in numbers of ways .Advantage of hydraulic systems are that it has slow movement .
Hydraulic systems are used for
To push heavy trolley
To lift heavy weights
To press sheets
PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS
Similiar to hydraulic system to move objects but with rapid speed . Pneumatic circuit would have a source of compressed air ie air compressor , pneumatic cylinders as per load.
SENSORS Automation can be achived by putting up these sensors for specific actions either to start stop drives or to intiate next action .