K.S.

INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
Department of Mechanical Engineering

PNEUMATIC FOUR AXIS MATERIALS HANDLING

ROBOT
Under the Guidance of Team Members
1KS10ME027 RAKSHITH NAGESH
Internal Guide 1KS19ME023 PRATHAP REDDY T M
Mr. SALEEM KHAN 1KS19ME024 R DEEPAK A RAO
1KS19ME022 PRASANNA KUMAR S G
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical engineering
K S Institute Of Technology
Project Batch No:- B5
 SYNOPSIS
The technology of pneumatics has gained tremendous importance in the field of
workplace rationalization and automation from old-fashioned timber works and coal mines to modern machine
shops and space robots. Certain characteristics of compressed air have made this medium quite suitable for used
in modern manufacturing and production industries. It is therefore important that technicians and engineers
should have a good knowledge of pneumatic system, air operated valves and accessories.
A pneumatic system consists of a compressor plant, pipe lines, control valves, drive members and related
auxiliary appliances.
The air is compressed in an air compressor and from the compressor plant the flow
medium is transmitted to the pneumatic cylinder through a well laid pipe line system. To maintain optimum
efficiency of pneumatic system, it is of vital importance that pressure drop between generation and consumption
of compressed air is kept very low. Pneumatic material handling system is used to move the components from
one place to another with a maximum weight of 3.5 kg. It is used in the following places:
•Chemical laboratories
•Welding
•Foundry, etc.
 INTRODUCTION
 Material handling is a necessary and significant component of any productive activity. It is
something that goes on in every plant all the time. Material handling means providing the
right amount of the right material, in the right condition, at the right place, at the right time, in
the right position and for the right cost, by using the right method.
 It is simply picking up, moving, and lying down of materials through manufacture. It applies
to the movement of raw materials, parts in process, finished goods, packing materials,
and disposal of scraps.
 In general, hundreds and thousands tons of materials are handled daily requiring the use of
large amount of manpower while the movement of materials takes place from one processing
area to another or from one department to another department of the plant. The cost of
material handling contributes significantly to the total cost of manufacturing.
 Handling and storing materials involve diverse operations such as hoisting tons of steel with a crane;
driving a truck loaded with concrete blocks; carrying bags or materials manually; and stacking palletized
bricks or other materials such as drums, barrels, kegs, and lumber.

 The efficient handling and storing of materials are vital to industry. The primary objective of a material
handling system is to reduce the unit cost of production.

 The other subordinate objectives are reduction in manufacturing cycle time, delays and damage, Promotes the
safety and improve working conditions, maintain or improve product quality Promote productivity,
reduces tare weight, control inventory, promote increased use of facilities

 Need For Material Handling

• Reduction Of Labour And Material Coast.
• Reduction Of Overall Cost.
• Increased Production.
• Increased Safety.
• Increased Storage Capacity.
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PUBLICATION CITATION AUTHOR CONCLUSION OF WORK
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1. Pneumatic artificial Smart Textiles and their Ap • C. Cochrane, Pneumatic muscles have been used in
muscles plications • A. Schwarz many applications as robotic
, 2016 Pfeiffer structures and exoskeletons are the
most popular. The principle of
pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs)
is simple; when an enclosed volume
increases, it shortens (Belforte et al.,
2007). A limitation of this system is
that PAMs can only generate pulling
forces.

2. Instrument Signal Lees' Loss Prevention in th  Steven Pneumatic instrument signals are
Transmission e Process Industries (Fourt H. Collins transmitted by tubing, but several
h Edition) means are available for the
, 2012 transmission of electrical signals:
wire, fiber optics, and radio
waves. The signals from
measuring instruments can
become corrupted in transmission.
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3.Development and International Journal On
Control of a Pneumatic Advanced Robotic
Robot Arm for Industrial System
Fields
AUTHOR DETAILS CONCLUSION OF WORK
 . Sho Maeda In this research, we developed a
 Nobutaka Tsujiuchi system with a pneumatic robot
 Takayuki Koizumi arm for application to material
 Mitsumasa Sugiura handling in industrial fields. We
 Hiroyuki Kojima constructed the control system
of the robot’s arm and tested it
in a control experiment

4. Design and Fabrication International Journal On  Santosh C The design and fabrication of
of Pneumatic Arm for Pick Latest Technology In  Akshay Peddarajula pneumatic arm for pick and
and Place of Cylindrical Engineering,  Abhishek R Shetty place is completed with
Objects Management and Applied economic and effective
Science considerations. It is controlled
by manually operated pilot
valves .
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5. Fluid Power with International Journal of  Antony presents the details of pneumatics
Applications Advance Technology and Esposito such as properties of air,
Engineering compressors, air control valves,
pneumatic actuators etc. and many
April 2015 more. It describes the preparation
of compressed air with
compressors. Different parts of the
compressors along with their
functions have also been discussed.

6.Engineering Applications Book Published on  Erlung Ian C presents the detail concepts of
Of Pneumatics and June 2016 Thurner control valves, their types and
Hyrdraulics. principles of operation; pneumatic
actuators, pneumatic circuits and
arrangement of components. The
important portions of the book
were reviewed.
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7.Material Handling and Book Published on Siddartha Rai
automation Material Handling
Feb 2013
AUTHOR CONCLUSION OF WORK
DETAILS
This book is focused on the
materials handling. It describes
the materials handling, its
classification and automation in
materials handling. The book also
describes the robotic handling of
materials. The automation in
materials handling with pneumatic
system is also discussed.

8. Design and University of Industrial  Prem kumar This paper mainly focuses on the
implementation of multi Materials.  K Surya design and implementation of
handling pick Verman multi handling pick and place
Nov 2017  R Balamurugan robotic arm. Robotic arm consists
of revolute joints that allowed
angular movement between
adjacent joint. Three double
acting cylinders were used to
actuate the arm of the robot.
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9.Material Handling and Book Published on • Nilesh Bodkhe Material considerations include
automation Material Handling • Sanghshil L. particle attributes such as particle
Kanekar size, size distribution, particle shape,
Jan 2014 • Tushar G. density, hardness and friability.
Physical properties such as density,
Bhore compressibility, permeability, and
cohesion and other properties such as
toxicity, reactivity, and electrostatic
effects.

10.Pneumatics and University of Industrial  Catrina CHIVU This paper is focused on

materials Materials. pneumatics used in material
handling system, underling the
Oct 2014 limitation or the specific
application of concrete actuators.
The most used pneumatic actuator
in material handling applications
is the pneumatic cylinder
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LITERATURE SURVEY
PUBLICATION CITATION AUTHOR CONCLUSION OF WORK
DETAILS DETAILS
11. Pneumatic artificial Smart Textiles and their Ap • C. Cochrane, Pneumatic muscles have been used in
muscles plications • A. Schwarz many applications as robotic
, 2016 Pfeiffer structures and exoskeletons are the
most popular. The principle of
pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs)
is simple; when an enclosed volume
increases, it shortens (Belforte et al.,
2007). A limitation of this system is
that PAMs can only generate pulling
forces.

12. Instrument Signal Lees' Loss Prevention in th  Steven Pneumatic instrument signals are
Transmission e Process Industries (Fourt H. Collins transmitted by tubing, but several
h Edition) means are available for the
, 2012 transmission of electrical signals:
wire, fiber optics, and radio
waves. The signals from
measuring instruments can
become corrupted in transmission.
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TITLE PUBLICATION CITATION AUTHOR CONCLUSION OF WORK
DETAILS DETAILS
13.Design and fabrication International journal of  Babu The capacity of our material
of pneumatic four axis emerging technology and Bhaskaran handling system is 35 N.
material handling robot advanced engineering  V.Muthu Kumar The application of pneumatics
Published on- September  S.R.Mohan produces smooth operation.
2017 The work volume is produced
within the angle of 120o.
This would boom the mass
reduction industries having
conveyors, MIG and TIG welding

14.Material Handling Journal On Emerging  P.M. Chopade Overall manufacturing time by

System By Using Technologies And  Parbat designing efficient material
Pneumatic Arm Innovative Research Pandurang movement reducing. Production
Publish-April 2019  Anandas Omkar rate increases and manufacturing
 Patil Anmol time is reduced as the material
Hanamant flow is continuous and efficient
Creation and encouragement of
safe and hazard-free work
condition.
 OBJECTIVES

The main objective of our project work is

• To study the various materials handling equipments.

• To design and fabricate pneumatic four axis materials handling

equipment.

• To perform the testing on the fabricated equipment.

• To analyse the limitations and rework on it obtain better results from it.
METHODOLOGY
 PROGRESS MADE
• Project Cost Estimation in market according to requirements

• Design of Frame and dimensional analsys

PROGRESS MADE
• Pneumatic Cylinder Selection

• Joytstick Selection
 PROGRESS MADE
• Selection of Vent Pipes

• Selection of Arm materials

• Procurement of Miscellaneous items

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