Manipulation of sensitive objects using compressed air

Abstract

The article deals with the issue of object manipulation, the nature of which requires specific properties of the environment in which the manipulation takes place. The handling of CD/DVD media was chosen as an example. For this purpose, as part of the preparation of educational stands at our department, a teaching workplace was designed and implemented, which will serve to train the frequenters of our faculty in the field of effective use of compressed air in manipulation tasks requiring the generation of negative pressure. The stand described in the article is available both to students as part of the educational process and to the technical public as part of demonstrating the benefits of the proposed application. In addition to the general criteria for the manipulation task, the article also describes the solution of the stand, including the design of the pneumatic circuit and the designed control program for the used PLC. The article has an educational and descriptive character.