A Review Paper on Six Axis Materials Handling Pneumatic Robotic Arm

The project includes the design and manufacturing of pneumatic based six axis material handling system. Material handling can be defined as an integrated system involving such activities as moving, handling, storing and controlling of materials by means of gravity, manual effort or power activated machinery. Moving materials utilize time and space. Material handling is a necessary, but wasteful and expensive activity in manufacturing and distributing. Material handling is a specialized activity for a modern manufacturing concern. It has been estimated that about 60-70% of the cost production is spent in material handling activities. Insufficient material handling accounts for additional costs in two main ways: idle time and cost of labour. Effective material handling solutions can reduce a production or distribution cost by significant amounts. The technology of pneumatics has gained tremendous importance in the field of workplace rationalization and automation from old-fashioned timber works and coal mines to modern machine shops and space robots. Certain characteristics of compressed air have made this medium quite suitable for used in modern manufacturing and production industries. The air is compressed in an air compressor and from the compressor plant the flow medium is transmitted to the pneumatic cylinder through a well laid pipe line system. To maintain optimum efficiency of pneumatic system, it is of vital importance that pressure drop between generation and consumption of compressed air is kept very low. Automated material handling (AMH) systems improve efficiency of transportation.