The dissertation describes the automation of a production line for assembling ambient lights for
car displays. The line must quickly return a pallet of fully assembled parts, moving from a pallet
with unassembled components, which is then handed off to the next line. The line uses servo
rails to manipulate trays with parts through different stations, and a pneumatic press is used to
insert lights into the display frames.
The line was set up as part of a project by the company INEA. I was responsible for individual
parts of the PLC and HMI program within the TIA Portal environment, as well as for
configuring various devices on the line, with the most significant part being the setup of FESTO
servo drives.
The beginning of the work gives a general overview of the entire line's operation. The following
chapters describe my work on the project in more detail, starting with a chapter that outlines
the process and configuration of the devices I worked with. This is followed by a chapter
describing my contributions to the PLC program, and finally, a description and functionality of
the HMI screens I worked with.
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