Training simulators

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City of Glasgow College require a Pneumatic Training Rig to develop students within the Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Systems disciplines. Pneumatics Work Station (Qty: 2 — Double Sided Stations) [1] Work Station: The laboratory work station should be mobile and double sided for training on pneumatics, hydraulics and PLC's with a vertical plate system. It must: — Mobile on a set of lockable castors with a separate mounting frame, — Mounting frame either side, for electrical connection and control units, — Fixed drawer unit on each side for storage of components, — It must be offered with a range of Pneumatics and electro-pneumatics components. [2] Training Packages: A comprehensive and complete range of components should be offered and as a minimum should offer (for each side of the work station): — Pneumatics: push buttons — normally closed and normally open, selector switch, roller lever valves, proximity sensors, time delay valve, pressure sequence valve, single-pilot valves, or & and valves, quick-exhaust valve, one-way flow control valve, single and double acting cylinders, air filter regulator, pressure regulator, pressure gauges, distributor block and plastic tubing. A number of faulty components should also be offered to assist with trouble-shooting exercises. — Electro-pneumatics: signal input unit, relays, electrical limit switches, optical and electronic proximity sensors, solenoid valves with LED, pressure sensor with display, double-acting cylinder and tubing. — The components must be arranged manually without tools as desired on the vertical plate in order to create different circuits. — The components must be equipped with precision quick connectors. [3] Accessories: — Power supply for each side: Output voltage 24 V DC, short-circuit-proof. — Connecting shrouded safety cables of varying sizes. — Comprehensive workbooks, teacher and student versions, for both pneumatics and electro-pneumatics in electronic and paper format. [4] Controller PLC: A Quantity of 4 wired Siemens S7-1200 PLC to be used with Electro-pneumatics components as stated above. Connection must be via shrouded cables. [5] Simulation software: Simulation software to create and simulate the pneumatics and electro-pneumatics packages of above. The software package includes circuit creation with high-performance simulation tool and a comprehensive e-learning tutorial. It must be possible to simulate various circuits simultaneously as well as the integration of pneumatics and hydraulics in the same circuit. The simulation software should be a network version with a minimum of 10 licenses which should a perpetual license with no annual subscriptions. Application of Mechatronics (quantity: 2) 2 station modular production system that offers parts delivery system on one station and parts sorting on the other. Each station must be supplied with its own Siemens S7-1500 PLC and programming software. Each station must be capable of working on its own or with the other station. The system must offer: mechanical and electrical set up, pneumatics actuators, set up of sensors and limit switches and PLC programming. The system must be offered with a PLC simulation box to assist with the understanding of the correct sequence of PLC programming. Flexible Manufacturing System for application of Mechatronics An educational production line that handles and assembles a combination of different assemblies; coloured plastic and metal. The complete system should comprise of a number of modular stations connected to a pallet transportation conveyor system. The modularity must allow the individual stations to be used on their own or in combination with one another — away from the conveyor belt. Each modular station should be on a mobile trolley with lockable castors. Each station must be individually programmable and equipped with its own Siemens S7-1500 PLC. The system, as a minimum, should mimic the training areas of a Flexible Manufacturing System including: Transportation, Incoming Goods, Processing, Visual Inspection, Robot and Assembly, Warehouse and Outgoing Goods.