Design and Fabrication of Automated Powder Coating System
T. A. Selvan1, A. Viswanathan2, S. Madhankumar3, S. Sneha4
1Dr. T. A. Selvan, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Dr. A. Viswanathan, SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
3S. Madhankumar, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
4S. Sneha, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 18 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 June 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 June 2019 | PP: 899-902 | Volume-8 Issue-5, June 2019 | Retrieval Number: E7401068519/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: In metal coating, powder coating is one of the important operations. Powder coating is a kind of solid coating without any solvent. This paper presents the design and fabrication of automatic powder coating system. The main purpose of this study is to upgrade the powder coating process with fully automated 3 axis moving machine and to reduce the usage of volatile organic compounds thus reducing the environmental impacts of the process. Metal detector is used to detect the presence of the object to be coated in the system. The motor, Spray gun, wheels and pneumatic valve are used in this system. A 3D model of the system is done using Solidworks to visualize the final outcome of the project. The main advantage of this system is that it decreases the manual labour and production time thus increasing production rate.
Keywords: Powder Coating, Three Axis Machine And Spray Gun.
Scope of the Article: Machine Design