Uppskattning av färgnivå genom lastcellsimplementering : Högskoleingenjörsarbete i Maskinteknik
Sammanfattning: This report presents a final degree project in mechanical engineering which was performed at Ball Beverage Packaging Fosie AB, Malmoe. The goal of the project was to create a system that could estimate the amount of paint available in a machine that colorizes aluminum cans. The environment that the system was mounted in is demanding and has high requirements on strength, stability and toughness against splashes of ethanol and water-based paint. Moreover, the company initially demanded that the project only used existing holes on the machine for adding equipment. In order to choose a measurement technology for the system, literature studies were performed on laser, ultrasonic devices and weight measurement. These studies were the foundation for a concept analysis using a Pugh’s matrix.Furthermore, with the help of the Pugh’s matrix, the project was directed towards estimating the amount of paint by measuring the weight using load cells. The collected data was supposed to be handled by an Arduino uno R3 board. Following the decision of a direction, seven concepts were designed in Autodesk Inventor with regards to mounting in existing positioning pin-holes.The last concept was manufactured with own hands – under supervision – by processing aluminum rods. Parallel to the manufacturing, the electronic system was programmed and tested by both step-wise removing identical weights, and a by measuring a continuous weight decrease caused by water escaping from a container with holes. The results of these tests showed that the system could perform the desired function.The result of the manufactured concept confirmed that the system could work with the machine but the position in the positioning pin-hole was not optimal as the forces were too low. By creating a provisional mount and testing the system beneath the paint container, it was concluded that the position accumulated more forces. This resulted in an approved modification of the container holder for a permanent mount of the load cell. Followed by this, a large amount of tests showed that the system had good potential of working with the machine but a mount beneath the container was not good as friction from mounting screws had great effect on the read values.
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