Date on Honors Thesis

Spring 5-2024

Major

Engineering Physics

Examining Committee Member

Dr. Jamie Rogers, Advisor

Examining Committee Member

Dr. James Hereford, Committee Member

Examining Committee Member

Dr. Jordan Garcia, Committee Member

Abstract/Description

This report details the complete design of an automated bottling system. Each bottle is 5.97 centimeters tall and has an outer diameter of 3.81 centimeters. The goal of the project is to successfully fill and cap twelve bottles in under three and a half minutes. The system will have two conveyors in series, a water dispenser, an electrolyte dispenser, capping station, Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Allen Bradley programmable logic controller (PLC). The water and electrolyte dispenser will have two ball valves in series, with the desired amount of volume to dispense the designated liquid. The capping station will be a tube-like structure that pushes the cap and secures it onto the bottle with pistons. Each station will be equipped with a bumper, which will direct the bottles to the correct position. In turn, a timer will signal the Allen Bradley PLC to stop the conveyor belt, and complete the designated task (i.e. fill the bottle with a certain liquid, or cap the bottle). The finished product will be removed from the conveyor belt by hand, and the operator will watch the conveyor belt for errors in the production line. If necessary, the operator will emergency shutdown the entire system.

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