FluidSIM Conveyor Station Lesson

What was initially used to drive conveyors before the use of electric motors?

• Water power

• Steam engines

• Animal or human muscle power

• Gasoline engines

Who is credited with pioneering a new method of labour organisation with the development of the assembly line in 1913?

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• Nikola Tesla

• Alexander Graham Bell

Automated systems are increasingly used to replace what kind of manual labor?

• Light and varied

• Heavy and monotonous

• Skilled and technical

• Creative and artistic

What does the conveyor station consist of?

• A single, non-modular component

• Modules that cannot be dismantled

• Modules that can be dismantled further into components

• Only individual lesson topics without any modules

What is the function of a DC geared motor in a conveyor station?

• It senses metal or metal-coated workpieces.

• It activates the motor and reverses the polarity of the motor.

• It moves the belts of the conveyor and all the workpieces lying on them.

• It detects any workpieces blocking the through-beam sensor's beam of light.

What does a solenoid (stopper/deflector) do in a conveyor station?

• It senses metal or metal-coated workpieces.

• It moves the belts of the conveyor and all the workpieces lying on them.

• It can act as a deflector or stopper, i.e., stop workpieces from the conveyor or eject workpieces.

• It activates the motor and reverses the polarity of the motor.

What is the purpose of an inductive sensor in a conveyor station?

• It moves the belts of the conveyor and all the workpieces lying on them.

• It activates the motor and reverses the polarity of the motor.

• It can act as a deflector or stopper, i.e., stop workpieces from the conveyor or eject workpieces.

• It can sense metal or metal-coated workpieces.

What is the role of an opto sensor in a conveyor station?

• It moves the belts of the conveyor and all the workpieces lying on them.

• It senses metal or metal-coated workpieces.

• It activates the motor and reverses the polarity of the motor.

• It detects any workpieces blocking the through-beam sensor's beam of light.

What does a relay do in a conveyor station?

• It senses metal or metal-coated workpieces.

• It moves the belts of the conveyor and all the workpieces lying on them.

• It can act as a deflector or stopper, i.e., stop workpieces from the conveyor or eject workpieces.

• It activates the motor, used to reverse the polarity of the motor (reversal of direction).

What is the function of a multi-pin plug distributor in a conveyor station?

• It moves the belts of the conveyor and all the workpieces lying on them.

• It detects any workpieces blocking the through-beam sensor's beam of light.

• It activates the motor and reverses the polarity of the motor.

• It is an interface for connecting all actuators and sensors of the conveyor station to the control PC.