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FESTO Modular Production
System
(FESTO MPS)
Kleanthis ThramboulidisSoftware Engineering Group
Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
11th IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation,
19-22 Sept., Prague, (ETFA’06).
FESTO MPS
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Description - I
• Each one of the three units that constitute the
system i.e., distribution unit, test unit and
processing unit, is further defined as an
aggregation of other mechanical units.
• The distribution unit, which is composed of a
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• The distribution unit, which is composed of a
pneumatic feeder and a converter, forwards
cylindrical work pieces from the Stack to the
Testing unit. The testing unit is composed of the
detector, the elevator and the shift out cylinder.
Description - II
• The detection unit performs checks on work pieces
for height, material type and colour. Work pieces
that successfully pass this check are forwarded to
the rotating disk of the
• processing unit, where the drilling of the work piece
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• processing unit, where the drilling of the work piece
is performed as the primary processing of this MPS.
• The result of the drilling operation is next checked
by the checking machine and the work piece is
forwarded for further processing to another
mechanical unit.
Festo MPS: Environmental modeling
Operator
Festo MPS Control System
Festo MPS
Control application
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workpiece
Producer
Legal workpiece
Consumer
Illegal workpiece
Consumer
Operator
Festo MPS
Mechanical Process
Communication & Processing
System
FESTO MPS – The mechanical Process
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FESTO MPS – Schematic diagram
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Feeder
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Converter
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Testing Unit
• Position Β
– Color and material check.
• Up Position
– Workpiece height check.
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Testing Unit
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Drilling Machine and rotating disk
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Rotating Disk
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Drilling Machine
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Checking Machine
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Warehouse Unit
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