Project Abstract

ABSTRACT This thesis describe about the automatic book binding machine. This machine is using the hydraulic system, where the punching process and binding process use hydraulic cylinder. This automatic book binding machine is use a ‘puncher’ concept, and then compiles all the paper to bind. It can operate in two conditions which is manual and automatic. In manual system, it just use direct wiring, while in auto system, it will be controlled by PLC. The programming in PLC are using ladder diagram. In hydraulic system, the motor that will be used is 3 phase motor where is 3hp. The operation start with, the book will be placed in one basement book and the cylinder 1 will retract and punching process will happened. Then the motor will move the basement book to binding stage and the process will continue. To make the operation become smoothly, it used inductive sensor to detect every station to stop. This machine is using less human energy in binding book. The consumer only just push the button to make this machine functioning

Project Overview

INTRODUCTION 1.1 

Overview of a Book Binding Machine In the past few decades, the current market has not evolved in producing book binding machine. There are many types of book binding machine available to bind books such as comb binding machine, wire binding machine, stapler binding machine and many more. All those types of book binding machines are designed to bind books manually. It uses human energy to bind the book. Human has limited capabilities and this may lead to lack consumes of energy, thus a good quality of binding is unable to produce; especially for thicker books. The automatic book binding machine is designed to fulfill customer needs and it can also minimize the usage of human energy in binding the book. In terms of automatic machine, it uses PLC (Programmable Logic Controller). On the other hand, this machine also uses the hydraulic system, to make sure it could bind very thick book. This hydraulic system has high energy to punch and bind the book. However this automatic book binding machine can only bind books with the size of A4 paper. 2 1.2 Project Objectives The objectives of this project are to design an automatic book binding machine using PLC as a controller and the machine could bind a book in a range of 10mm to 15mm thickness. 1.3 Project Scope This project is to design and construct the machine that can bind a book which is in A4 size in the range of 10mm to 15 mm. It can minimize human energy consumption in order to bind thick books. In order to achieve the objectives, this project must use some elements such as inductive sensor to detect the system operation and give the information to proceed from one stage to another stage. While PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) conducts as a controller to control the movement of all the operation by itself. The hydraulic cylinder is used as an operation to punch and bind the book. Three phase induction motor 25W is used to move the book from one stage to another stage. 3 1.4 Thesis Outline Chapter 1 contains explanation on the introduction of the project which consists of the overview of the problem statement, objectives, and scope of the automatic book binding machine project. Chapter 2 is more focused on literature review which is the research and studies of this project. Chapter 3 views the methods that are used in completing the project from the beginning to the end. This includes project’s flow, analysis, and its implementation. Chapter 4 discusses on the results obtained and the limitation of the project. All discussions are based on the results and performances of the overall book binding machine. Chapter 5 concludes the overall of the project and which includes the problem and recommendation for this book binding machine in future development and modification.