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I would like to automate this machine to bend tubes on it’s own. This machine bends by rolling tubes back and forth multiple times. Please look at picture below to better understand how this machine works.
What I need to do is put proximity sensors on point A and point B. Run the tube across the machine till it reaches point A, automatically stop, and the run the tube across in the opposite direction to point B, automatically stop, and continue the cycle back and forth.
As the tube is being pushed back and forth automatically, Roller 1 is moved in a downward direction, by gear driven motor, a little at a time, during each cycle. Currently Roller 1 has a push-button to move it down and a push-button to move it up. I could put Roller 1 on a relay timer that would turn on the motor for 3 to 5 second during each cycle till it is reaches a limit switch that would turn it off the machine.
Rollers 2 & 3 move simultaneously on one gear driven motor that pushes the metal tube back and forth. The motor has a switch with three positions: Back, Forth and Off.
The proximity sensor are battery powered that attach to the metal tube with magnets. They have a Normally Closed and Normally Open function.
What would be great is to put the metal tube on the machine, set the limit switch to the proper height, attach the proximity sensor on the ends of the tube and the press a button to automatically bend the tube. Once Roller 1 reaches its limit switch, have a loud alarm go off for a few seconds and turn off.
What I need is a schematic showing me how to wire everything together.
Any help would be appreciated
I would like to automate this machine to bend tubes on it’s own. This machine bends by rolling tubes back and forth multiple times. Please look at picture below to better understand how this machine works.
What I need to do is put proximity sensors on point A and point B. Run the tube across the machine till it reaches point A, automatically stop, and the run the tube across in the opposite direction to point B, automatically stop, and continue the cycle back and forth.
As the tube is being pushed back and forth automatically, Roller 1 is moved in a downward direction, by gear driven motor, a little at a time, during each cycle. Currently Roller 1 has a push-button to move it down and a push-button to move it up. I could put Roller 1 on a relay timer that would turn on the motor for 3 to 5 second during each cycle till it is reaches a limit switch that would turn it off the machine.
Rollers 2 & 3 move simultaneously on one gear driven motor that pushes the metal tube back and forth. The motor has a switch with three positions: Back, Forth and Off.
The proximity sensor are battery powered that attach to the metal tube with magnets. They have a Normally Closed and Normally Open function.
What would be great is to put the metal tube on the machine, set the limit switch to the proper height, attach the proximity sensor on the ends of the tube and the press a button to automatically bend the tube. Once Roller 1 reaches its limit switch, have a loud alarm go off for a few seconds and turn off.
What I need is a schematic showing me how to wire everything together.
Any help would be appreciated