Low-Cost Automation Mechanism for Rotor Press Machine

Abstract

Pressing rotors on a high-pressure press are an important stage in the manufacturing of rotors for ceiling fans and other appliances. This pressing is done mainly to eliminate bending or distortion defects formed on its surface due to the aluminum die casting process taken place before. Due to this distortion or bending defects, rotors get rejected during their assembly. The available facility at the organization for this purpose was not very efficient and was causing a lot of production as well as financial loss to the organization. For this purpose, it was proposed to conceptualize, design, and develop a low-cost automation mechanism, which would eliminate this problem. The main task in hand was to make sure the entire diameter of the rotors gets pressed properly in one single stroke of the press machine. For this purpose, design changes in the layout of the machine were done. By using this project, the organization was able to improve its production efficiency, and human intervention in manufacturing activities was reduced to a minimum.