Queens University (CIM 1), Kingston (Ontario)

TYPE OF STATION

EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES AT STATION

Station 1

ASRS

● SCORBOT-ER 5plus robot
● MicroASRS (6 storage bays)
● Pneumatic feeder for round parts
● 2 palletizing racks

Station 2

Quality Control

● ViewFlex machine vision system (on conveyor)

Conveyor

● MicroCIM conveyor
● 2 station stop units
● PLC control unit
● Pallet tracking system

Additional

● Central CIM management station with OpenCIM software
● System was originally installed in 1999, and was upgraded in January 2004. The upgrade included the following:
– Installation of OpenCIM software, version 3.0.
– Installation of ViewFlex machine vision system (replace ROBOTVISIONpro).