The problem presented to the team is to create a functioning micro assembly line. The design is intended for the Purdue Polytechnic Institute High School to introduce students to the automation process. Due to the project’s introductory nature, the process must be enticing to the students, while also teaching them of the assembly process. Both students and teaching faculty at the Purdue Polytechnic Institute High School will be interacting with the assembly line, making them the intended users for this Capstone Project. To do this, the project will utilize a PLC, robotic arm, and a conveyor belt, staples of assembly process. The assembly process will be controlled by the user, where a specified design and color is chosen, which will then be printed onto a circular cork coaster. To include multiple steps into the project, a wooden backing will be attached to the cork coaster to provide stability to the design. The finished product of the process will be the users created design onto a coaster.
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