Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence (한국산업융합학회 논문집)

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Development of an Automatic Cap Opening And Closing Device for Unmanned Chemical Manufacturing Processes

화학제조공정의 무인화를 위한 자동 캡 개폐장치 개발

  • Jun-Sik Lee (Smart Convergence Engineering Department, Changshin University) ;
  • Oh-Seong Kwon (Dept. of Aeronautical & Mechanical Engineering, Changshin University) ;
  • Jun-Ho Lee (J-Mecha Tech)
  • 이준식 (창신대학교 스마트융합공학부) ;
  • 권오성 (창신대학교 항공기계공학과) ;
  • 이준호 (제이메카텍)
  • Received : 2024.01.09
  • Accepted : 2024.01.26
  • Published : 2024.02.28
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Abstract

Automatic production systems are constantly advancing technologies to improve productivity and safety. Specifically, liquid filling machines are primarily utilized to package products into drums after manufacturing process in the hazardous chemical industry. Most existing filling machines allow the operator to open the drum cap and inject the product directly or semi-automation. In this study, we have developed a cap opening and closing mechanism onto the existing drum filling machine, enabling automatic and safe cap manipulation while filling the product in the IBC tank. By applying the appropriate torque value through numerical analysis, we confirmed that the system worked without any problems during the process of opening and closing the cap. Therefore, it is expected that the developed machine will give more production and reduce human efforts without risk in the chemical packaging industry.

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본 논문은 2023년도 교육부의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 지자체-대학 협력기반 지역혁신 사업의 결과입니다(2021RIS-003).

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