Assignment Brief -
Purpose of this assignment: Be able to prepare a design specification to meet customer requirements.
Scenario -
You are the design engineer for a large manufacturing company based in London. Your company has just installed the A8120 Conveyor system detailed below which is at the end of the production line feeding the packaging and dispatch department from the manufacturing units.
A8120 Series Belt Conveyors: Overview
The A8120 aluminium conveyor is a medium/heavy duty belt conveyor, built for it's strength and robustness it can cope with a wide variety of handling applications. Manufactured from extruded aluminium with steel skid beds and 113dia drive drums the heavy duty belt conveyor range is a very versatile easily maintained solution. The tension ends which house the drive and idler rollers are easily removable making routine maintenance or drive changes very simple. The belts come with ad track belt guidance system, improving belt life and making the conveyor safer for operators.
The A8120 heavy duty belt conveyor is regularly used for larger conveyor systems and for fully automated production lines. Due to its versatility and robustness the A8120 is the perfect choice for high/constant throughput applications where lengthy downtimes could be costly.
All A8120 heavy duty belt conveyors can be manufactured with bespoke leg frames (for additional height adjustments), feet or castors, with adjustable or fixed side guides, end stops, under-guarding and a full range of electrical control options.
A8120 Series Belt Conveyors: General Spec
A8/120: Specification
Model: A8120 Series Belt Conveyor
Construction: Extruded Aluminium
Description: 120mm high, heavy duty aluminium belt conveyor. Available with a 113mm diameter motorised drive drum either end mounted or underslung.
Belt Widths: Standard from 280mm to 1230mm in 50mm increments. Other widths can be catered for.
Terminal Rollers: Available with 113mm, 80mm and 38mm diameter terminal rollers as standard. Other options may be available upon request.
Additions: All A8120 belt conveyors can be fitted with side guides, castors, non-standard leg frames and a whole range of control options. From start/stop to full PLC control.
The quality department wish to as part of their quality control process, automatically remove from the conveyor a component. As the company's design engineer it is your duty to investigate this possibility. The component size is 200mm long x 50mm high x 125mm wide.
Task 1: Establish the requirements to be included in your PDS using appropriate sources.
Task 2: Determine and present the major design parameters.
Task 3: Prepare a complete comprehensive PDS, Refer to BS 7373 Guide to the preparation of specifications.
Task 4: Before the PDS is released to become a live official document, prove / demonstrate that it meets all original requirements and criteria as set out in the scenario along with BS7373.
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