IMPLEMENTATION OF PLC BASED AUTOMATIC SORTING SYSTEM

The The sorting system is usually used as a load handling system in the industrial applications in order to increase the production rate, reduce human error, and increase the efficiency. There are two types of sorting system applied in the industrial applications such as manual sorting system and automatic sorting system. Most industries still using the manual sorting system compared to the automatic sorting system. The problem of manual sorting system is because of the efficiency during the production sytem. The purpose of this project was to presents the design and implementation of PLC based automatic sorting system for industrial applications. The system consists of a conveyor, limit switch, double acting cylinder, and Programmable Logic Controller. Omron PLC CPM2A was used to control the system based on the height of the box. The resulting box sorting system was capable to separate the height of 4 cm block and the height of 1 cm block into their respective location.