Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology

Report on Industrial Training

at
OREL Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd.
Research and development department

Name: Mudalige D.N.D.H.

Registered No: EN20396718
Course: B.Sc. Engineering (Hons)
Field of Specialization: Mechatronics Engineering
Module Name: Industrial Training I
Period of Training: 08/11/2021 to 28/01/2022 (12 weeks)
 Abstract
Industrial Training is one of the most compulsory and most important parts as an Engineering
Undergraduate as it exposes the students to the industrial environment to which they will be
entering in the future. The focus of the Training period is to make sure that we understand the
application of theoretical knowledge in real life Engineering problems and finding solutions in
an efficient way. During this time period I was able to gain a lot of knowledge, skills and
experiences that a Mechatronic Engineer should have. This report presents those experiences and
skills gathered during my 12 week of Industrial Training at the R&D Department of the Orel
Corporation (Pvt) Ltd. The first chapter includes the important information about the training
establishment which is Orel Corporation (Pvt) Ltd. The second chapter summarizes my 12 weeks
in training experience at the R&D Department. And lastly, the third chapter will conclude my
training report. All the information presented in this report are my own experience and is related
to the daily diary which I maintained during the training period. I am grateful for all the people
who helped me in successfully completing this industrial training by being a part of my lifelong
journey of education.

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 Acknowledgement

It is with great pleasure I acknowledge the contribution and assistance that was provided to me
during the Industrial Training period at the R&D Department of Orel Corporation.My training
experience would not have been so successful, without the dedicated assistance given by the
following individuals.

First, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my direct Coordinator Mr. Sachithra
Gayashan who gave the necessary training and continuous supervision during the time period at
the R&D Department. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Prasad Ariyasena
who was in-Charge of the Smart Locker project for giving his support and guidance from the
start to end. I would also like to thank all the employees of the R&D Department and who
assisted me throughout the training process.

I am sincerely thankful to, Mr. Prasad, Mr. Nalaka, Mr. Isuru, Dr. Rangika with whom I was also
able to work with who was also able to guided us throughout our time period at R&D
department. The knowledge and industrial exposure given to us during different designing and
testing operations was immense. Therefore, I am duty bound to thank all who aided in my
training at R&D by providing and guidance when required.

Last but not least, I would like to thank my fellow Trainees, family and friends for the endless
support and encouragements given.

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List of Figures
Figure 1 – Area of Distribution ................................................................................................... 2
Figure 2 - bridge ......................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 3 - bridge 3D model......................................................................................................... 6
Figure 4 - part ............................................................................................................................. 6
Figure 5 - part 3D model............................................................................................................. 6
Figure 6 - keycard switch circuit 3D model................................................................................. 6
Figure 7 - Earth Metal Strip 3D .................................................................................................. 6
Figure 8 - Earth Metal Strip 2D .................................................................................................. 6
Figure 9 - Neutral Strip 3D ......................................................................................................... 7
Figure 10 - Neutral Strip 2D ....................................................................................................... 7
Figure 11 - Switch Strip 3D ........................................................................................................ 7
Figure 12 - Switch Strip 2D ........................................................................................................ 7
Figure 13 - Support plate 3D....................................................................................................... 7
Figure 14 - Support plate 2D....................................................................................................... 7
Figure 15 - Surround plate 3D .................................................................................................... 7
Figure 16 - Surround plate 2D .................................................................................................... 7
Figure 17 - Folded Terminal Figure 18 - Folded Terminal 3D ................................................... 8
Figure 19 - Bridge ...................................................................................................................... 8
Figure 20 - Common Strip Figure 21 - Common Strip 3D ......................................................... 8
Figure 22 – Dolly Figure 23 - Dolly 3D ........................................................ 8
Figure 24 - Grid .......................................................................................................................... 8
Figure 25 - Surround plate .......................................................................................................... 9
Figure 26 - Base ......................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 27 - Dolly Tip Figure 28 - Dolly tip 3D ................................................................. 9
Figure 29 – Intermediate Figure 30 - intermediate of bell press ............................................. 9
Figure 31 - Base with components ............................................................................................ 10
Figure 32 - dolly tip and intermidiate assembly......................................................................... 10
Figure 33 - Pillar terminal ......................................................................................................... 10
Figure 34 - Screw terminal ....................................................................................................... 10
Figure 35 - Stud terminal .......................................................................................................... 10
Figure 36 - Rendered Keycard switch ....................................................................................... 11
Figure 37 - Fixed points and points where force is applied ........................................................ 11
Figure 38 - Simulation Results .................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 39 - displacement............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 40 - Mirrored PCB design .............................................................................................. 13
Figure 41 - polishing the Copper board ..................................................................................... 13
Figure 42 - Preheating .............................................................................................................. 13
Figure 43 - Transferring the Carbon .......................................................................................... 14
Figure 44 - Filling the routes..................................................................................................... 14
Figure 45 - putting the board in the container ............................................................................ 14
Figure 46 - moving the container .............................................................................................. 15
Figure 47 - Before washing....................................................................................................... 15
Figure 48 - Cleaning after washing ........................................................................................... 15
Figure 49 - Checking for continuity .......................................................................................... 15
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Figure 50 – soldered connectors................................................................................................ 16
Figure 51 - SolidWorks design for cable tie mount ................................................................... 16
Figure 52 - printed parts on the Base......................................................................................... 17
Figure 53 - Supporting excess parts before and after removing ................................................. 17
Figure 54 - 3D Printer ............................................................................................................... 17
Figure 55 - 3D printing material ............................................................................................... 17
Figure 56 - Light Switch test..................................................................................................... 18
Figure 57 - Fand speed controller test ....................................................................................... 18
Figure 58 - Profile Projector ..................................................................................................... 18
Figure 59 - Glow wire test ........................................................................................................ 19
Figure 60 - tracking Index Tester .............................................................................................. 19
Figure 61 - Wire EDM.............................................................................................................. 20
Figure 62 - Powder booth, Powder gun Figure 63 - Oven ................................................... 20
Figure 64 - Drop wire connector ............................................................................................... 21
Figure 66 - Arduino Mega Board .............................................................................................. 22
Figure 67 - Load cell ................................................................................................................ 22
Figure 68 - HX711 Module....................................................................................................... 22
Figure 69 - 12V Solenoid Lock ................................................................................................. 23
Figure 70 - Single channel relay module ................................................................................... 23
Figure 71 - Nema 17 stepper Motor .......................................................................................... 23
Figure 72 - Motor Driver Figure 73 - Motor Driver Pins .................................................. 23
Figure 74 - Node MCU pins ..................................................................................................... 24
Figure 75 - LCD display ........................................................................................................... 24
Figure 76 - RGB LED .............................................................................................................. 24
Figure 77 - Limit Switch........................................................................................................... 25
Figure 78 - Parts of the Smart Locker ....................................................................................... 25
Figure 79 - Wiring Diagram ..................................................................................................... 26
Figure 80 - Circuit of the locker Figure 81 -
Final product ............................................................................................................................ 26

List of Tables
Table 1 - 3D Modeling and 2D Drawings ................................................................................... 6
Table 2 - Parts of a DND Switch................................................................................................. 7
Table 3 - PCB Making process ................................................................................................. 13
Table 4 – Quality check tests .................................................................................................... 18
Table 5 - Tool room operations ................................................................................................. 20
Table 6 - Components used for the Project ................................................................................ 22

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 History and background of the company ....................................................................... 1
1.2 Vision, Mission and Objectives of the Company........................................................... 3
1.2.1 Vision ................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.2 Mission ................................................................................................................. 3
1.2.3 Objectives ............................................................................................................. 3
1.3 Leadership team ........................................................................................................... 4
2 Training Experience ............................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Summary of duties, knowledge and experiences ........................................................... 5
2.2 3D modeling, Designs and 2D drawings ....................................................................... 6
2.2.1 3D Modeling and 2D Drawings ............................................................................. 6
2.2.2 DND Switch .......................................................................................................... 7
2.2.3 Sketching, assembling and Rendering of a Keycard Switch using SolidWorks .... 11
2.2.4 Simulation of a socket using SolidWorks............................................................. 11
2.3 Industrial manufacturing experience and knowledge gained ....................................... 13
2.3.1 PCB design and making ...................................................................................... 13
2.3.2 Designing and 3D printing of a cable tie Mount ................................................... 16
2.3.3 Quality Check tests.............................................................................................. 18
2.3.4 Tool room ........................................................................................................... 19
2.4 Projects involved ........................................................................................................ 21
2.4.1 Drop-wire Connector ........................................................................................... 21
2.4.2 Smart Locker Project ........................................................................................... 21
2.5 Problems encountered and approach of solving .......................................................... 27
2.5.1 Technical Problems ............................................................................................. 27
2.5.2 Other Problems faced .......................................................................................... 27
3 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 29

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 1 Introduction
The industrial training was carried out at the Research and Development department of Orel
Corporation (Pvt) Ltd, Throughout the 12 weeks of time from 08th of November, 2021 to 28th of
January, 2022. The key task of the Research and Development department, otherwise known as
the R&D department was to design and develop new models of products based on the request of
the client.

1.1 History and background of the company

The company was founded by Somapala Kodituwakku in the year of 1920 when he was at the
age of 21, as a company which was in charge of transporting orange fruits to the capital at that
time. Later in 1940, the company ventured into another business prospect by establishing
Somapala & Co which was a British Automotive spare parts establishment. Then in 1960, the
second generation took over when Sugath Kodithuwakku became chairman. He moved the
business towards the orient after introducing Japanese spare parts, making the company an orient
commercial one. In the year 1975, Phillips Distribution was acquired by Orient Commercial and
in the year 1983 a manufacturing joint venture was established with the Clipsal Australia
establishing Orient Holdings. In the year 1995 the third generation of the company came into
place with Kushan Kodituwakku who in turns expanded the company to be able to do
manufacturing with Research and Development capabilities. In the year 2004 with the
acquisition of Clipsal by Schneider, the company finally became independent with the brand
name switching to Orange Electric. In the year 2017 the company was relocated the
manufacturing to Orel Park which was a greenfield Project.

Currently the company is spread over 27 different countries across 6 continents, with more than
3600 employees working worldwide. Orel Corporation has now become an adaptive
manufacturing e-commerce led enterprise in Industry 4.0. with particular expertise in

 building Infrastructure,
 Digital Infrastructure,
 Artificial Intelligence,
 Digital Commerce,
 Healthcare,
 Education,

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  IoT
 Transportation.

(Orel Corporation, 2022)

Figure 1 – Area of Distribution

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1.2 Vision, Mission and Objectives of the Company
1.2.1 Vision
To become a billion dollar in revenue, adaptive manufacturing, e-commerce led, global
enterprise in industry 4.0.

1.2.2 Mission
To reimagine business through industry 4.0.

1.2.3 Objectives
 Connecting people, products, and technologies through innovation, by empowering
humanity to make our world a better place.
 Achieve success through inspiring and empowering our leaders to achieve excellence
beyond what they believe is possible.
 Setting world class benchmarks, caring for their development and building relationships.

(Orel Corporation, 2022)

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1.3 Leadership team

Sanath Wijethunge
CEO, Sri Lanka

More than twenty-five years of experience in Sales and

Marketing at Senior Management level, Marketing Graduate
from the CIM – UK and Certified Professional Marketer status
conferred by APMF in Singapore. Currently holds a MBA from
University of Southern Queensland – Australia.

Tom Vanden Bussche

CEO, Qbus

Experienced general manager with track record in generating

profitable growth in both small and large companies.
International experience with proven skills in general
management, M&A, growth financing, team leadership. Holds
Masters of Law and Harvard MBA degrees.

Sooraj Sivaprasad
CEO, Middle East & Africa

Business Management specializes in Marketing, Sustained

track record in business development
and delivering strong business and operational results in
Middle East and Africa. More than 14+
years of extensive experience in the field of Sales, Marketing
and Product Support.

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 2 Training Experience

2.1 Summary of duties, knowledge and experiences

During the Training period at the R&D Department, most of the work that were assigned in the
first few weeks were 2D drawings, sketching 3D models of given parts or products after studying
them, Rendering and Simulation all of which were done using the SolidWorks Software.
Additionally, there were factory visits, during which I gained knowledge on the manufacturing
of different tools, manufacturing and assembling of products, quality checking of the products
and other manufacturing operations etc. I also had the opportunity to partake in the process of
making a Smart Locker system as a project. Following is an in-detail explanation of my
Experience and work carried out as a Trainee at the R&D Department of the Orel Corporation.

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2.2 3D modeling, Designs and 2D drawings
2.2.1 3D Modeling and 2D Drawings
Table 1 - 3D Modeling and 2D Drawings

Part 3D Model 2D Drawing

Figure 2 - bridge Figure 3 - bridge 3D model

Figure 4 - part

Figure 5 - part 3D model

Keycard switch
Circuit

Figure 6 - keycard switch circuit 3D model

Earth Metal Strip

Figure 7 - Earth Metal Strip 3D Figure 8 - Earth Metal Strip 2D

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 Neutral Strip

Figure 9 - Neutral Strip 3D

Figure 10 - Neutral Strip 2D

Switch Strip (left)

Figure 12 - Switch Strip 2D

Figure 11 - Switch Strip 3D

1 Gang Support
Plate

Figure 14 - Support plate 2D

Figure 13 - Support plate 3D

1 Gang Surround
Plate

Figure 16 - Surround plate 2D

Figure 15 - Surround plate 3D

2.2.2 DND Switch

Table 2 - Parts of a DND Switch

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 Folded terminal

Figure 17 - Folded Terminal Figure 18 - Folded Terminal 3D

Bridge

Figure 19 - Bridge

Common strip

Figure 20 - Common Strip Figure 21 - Common Strip 3D

Dolly

Figure 22 – Dolly Figure 23 - Dolly 3D

Grid

Figure 24 - Grid

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 Surround plate

Figure 25 - Surround plate

Base
This holds carries the
contacts such as folded
terminals, bridges and
common strips.

Figure 26 - Base

Dolly tip (with spring)

Figure 27 - Dolly Tip Figure 28 - Dolly tip 3D

Intermediate

Figure 29 – Intermediate Figure 30 - intermediate of bell press

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Figure 31 - Base with components Figure 32 - dolly tip and intermediate assembly

A terminal makes an Electrical connection between the flexible cable and the conducting parts of
the plug. Following are types of screw-type Terminals;

 Pillar terminal – the conductor is inserted into a hole or

cavity, where it is clamped under the shank screw or screws.

Figure 33 - Pillar terminal

 Screw terminal – the conductor is clamped under the head

of the screw

Figure 34 - Screw terminal

 Stud terminal – the conductor is clamped under a nut

Figure 35 - Stud terminal

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2.2.3 Sketching, assembling and Rendering of a Keycard Switch using SolidWorks

Figure 36 - Rendered Keycard switch

2.2.4 Simulation of a socket using SolidWorks

in figure 37, the green colored parts indicates the fixed parts and the purple colored part indicates
the sections where the force was applied to. The force applied was 600N.

Figure 37 - Fixed points and points where force is applied

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According to the results, the maximum displacement was 3.15e+00mm. As per the standards, the
displacement must be around 1mm

Figure 38 - Simulation Results

.

Figure 39 – Displacement

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2.3 Industrial manufacturing experience and knowledge gained
2.3.1 PCB design and making
A PCB was designed and was made for the components on the door side of the Smart locker
project that will be explained in the 2.4.2 section. including the LCD Display, 2 RGB LEDs, 2
Limit switches and the 2 Solenoid locks.

Table 3 - PCB Making process

The mirrored version of the designed PCB

was saved as a PDF and was printed out.

Figure 40 - Mirrored PCB design

The Copper board was cut into the required

size and was polished.

Figure 41 - polishing the Copper board

The cut piece of board pre-heated using an

iron.

Figure 42 - Preheating

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The paper was placed on the board and was
ironed to transfer the Carbon ink onto the
board.

Figure 43 - Transferring the Carbon

After the full circuit was fully transferred, the

paper was removed using water.
The parts where the Carbon was not fully
transferred was filled using a marker.

Figure 44 - Filling the routes

One and a half bottles of Ferric Chloride and

half a cup of water was poured into a
container and was mixed.
Two small holes were drilled on two opposite
sides of the board to tie a thread by which the
board could be held and taken out after
putting it in the container.

Figure 45 - putting the board in the container

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The Copper board was put into the container
slowly and the container was moved in a way
that the mixture of liquid smoothly moves
across the surface of the board dissolving the
Copper.

Figure 46 - moving the container

After the Copper was completely dissolved,

the board was taken out and was washed.

Figure 47 - Before washing

Figure 48 - Cleaning the board after washing

The routes were checked for continuity using

a Multimeter. (Damaged pathways were fixed
with solder)

Figure 49 - Checking for continuity

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 The header pins and the connectors were
soldered onto the board after drilling the
holes.

Figure 50 – soldered connectors

2.3.2 Designing and 3D printing of a cable tie Mount

The purpose of a Cable Tie Mount is securing
wires or cables in a limited space.

Figure 51 - SolidWorks design for cable tie mount

As shown below, excess material is used for support and as a base when printing parts. As the
post-processing of printing 3D parts, support and excess material are removed and the model is
polished.

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Figure 52 - printed parts on the Base

Figure 53 - Supporting excess parts before and after removing

Figure 54 - 3D Printer

 Material used for the 3D printing - PLA (Polylactic acid)

 Colors used - Black, White and Orange
 Diameter - 1.75mm
 Temperature - 2100C

Figure 55 - 3D printing material

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2.3.3 Quality Check tests
Table 4 – Quality check tests

Light switch test  6 cycles are performed in a minute.

 15000 cycles altogether.

Figure 56 - Light
Switch test

Ceiling fan speed  5000 turns are performed altogether.

controller switch test

Figure 57 - Fand speed

controller test

Profile projector  This is used to check whether the dimensions of the

manufactured tools, are correct.

Figure 58 - Profile
Projector

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 Glow wire test  This is performed to make sure that the material/product
doesn’t ignite and that it has limited time to burn without
spreading the fire by flame or the burning part.
 The sample is considered passed if there is no flame or
sustained glowing or if the flames are extinguished within 30
seconds after removing the glow wire.
Material Test Temperature
PolyCarbanate (PC) 6500C
Nylon 8500C

Figure 59 - Glow wire

test
Tracking index tester  This is performed to check if current flows through the
plastic material.
 Test solution – 1g of Ammonium Chloride in 1000g of water
 Distance between the 2 terminals – 4mm
 Voltage – 175V
 Drop counter – 50
 Drop timer – 30 seconds
 The erosion depth of the sample is measured 5 times
 If maximum of those values are less than 1mm, the sample is
Figure 60 - tracking
passed.
Index Tester

2.3.4 Tool room

The tool room has 4 sections;

 CNC
 Manual (Human-operated)
 Tool assembly
 Tool service

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Table 5 - Tool room operations

Wire/Wire-cut EDM (Electrical Discharge  The Electrode is a wire.

Machining)  It is charged with current. It
sparks between the wire and the
tool and melts the surface.

Figure 61 - Wire EDM

Small-hole EDM/EDM Drilling  Consists of a small, spinning
electrode that drills small holes
on the tool.
 Electrode diameter – 0.23mm-
2.3mm
Powder coating  Steps of pre-treatment;
I. Degreasing tank to remove oil
II. Water tank
III. Phosphate bath to avoid corrosion
IV. Water tank
V. Dryer units (1100C)
 Powder gun pressure – (4-6) bar
Figure 62 - Powder booth, Powder gun Figure 63
 Conveyor speed (powder oven) –
- Oven
0.8m/min

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2.4 Projects involved
Mentioned below are the design and development projects that was assigned During the training
period at the R&D Department;

 Drop-wire Connector
 Smart Locker project

2.4.1 Drop-wire Connector

 Type – UD2P

 Material - Polypropylene plastic.

 Conductor – (0.4 - 1.3) mm
 Insulation – 3mm MAX

Figure 64 - Drop wire connector

Other Connector types include;

 UY2C  11A
 UY2P  UD4D5
 8A  UB2P

2.4.2 Smart Locker Project

This smart locker is a system from where any item or tool and then retrieve them and return them
easily through an app. The QR code will be scanned through an app and after scanning, the list of
items will be appearing on the phone. Once the item is selected, the respective door will be
opened and the item will be retrieved. When the item is done being used, it can be returned using
the app as well.

I basically contributed in assembling the components on to the prototype of the locker after
testing each component and then creating the logic for the code and writing the final code for the
process. Through this project I was able to gain knowledge on different electronic components
and as described below and how to operate them using Arduino. And also, the designing and
assembling a circuit for a system such as this.

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2.4.2.1 Components used
Table 6 - Components used for the Project

Arduino MEGA 2560 board This is based on the ATmega 2560

processor.
(The code for the system was done on
Arduino IDE.)

Figure 65 - Arduino Mega Board

Load cell weight sensors To find out how many items were taken
out and returned and also to see whether
the returned item is correct.

The Load cell takes an initial reading

(after the item is selected and before
opening the door) and a final reading
Figure 66 - Load cell
(after the door is closed by the user). Then
through the difference of those weight
readings, the number of items retrieved or
returned is calculated.

HX711 module To connect the Load cell to the Arduino

MEGA board without any amplifiers or
dual power supplies.

Figure 67 - HX711 Module

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12V Solenoid Locks To lock the doors of the locker.
(When power is applied, the slug moves
inside, unlocking the door due to a
magnetic field inside.)

Figure 68 - 12V Solenoid Lock

5V, single-channel Relay Module To give power to the Solenoid Lock.

(Since the Arduino board is incapable of
providing 12V, a Relay Module is used.
The inputs of the Relay Module are
connected to Arduino and the outputs are
connected to the lock. A 12V power

Figure 69 - Single channel relay module supply was given to the Relay Module.)

NEMA 17 Stepper Motor To turn the plate on which the items are
on.
(The plate is divided into two sides. If the
user needs item 2 the plate will turn 180
degrees and the side 2 will be accessible.)

Figure 70 - Nema 17 stepper Motor

TB6600 Motor Driver To control the NEMA 17 Stepper Motor.

Motor Driver Arduino

+5V +5V
Pulse/CLK- Digital pin

Figure 71 - Motor Driver Figure 72 - Motor Direction/CW- Digital pin

Driver Pins
Enable/EN- +5V

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Node MCU (Wi-Fi Module) To transfer data from the mobile app to
the system through Wi-Fi.

Figure 73 - Node MCU pins

LCD Display with I2C To display the locker numbers, item

name, number of items etc.
(Using an I2C for the LCD display makes
the wiring simpler and easier. Only two
data pins are required to connect the
display when the I2C is used.)

Figure 74 - LCD display

RGB To indicate the opening, closing of the

door and the turning of the plate.
 Red-when the door closes
 Green-when the door opens
 Blue-when the plate turns
Figure 75 - RGB LED
Limit Switch To indicate that the door is closed.

Limit Switch Arduino Board

COM GND
NO Digital pin

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 Switch untouched - HIGH
Switch touched - LOW
Since the door is closed by hand after
taking or returning the item, there is no
signal indicating that the door is closed.
This was included later to indicate that.
Figure 76 - Limit Switch After the signal that the door is closed, the
Loadcell takes the final reading as
mentioned in the Load cell section.

Figure 77 - Parts of the Smart Locker

Shown below is the wiring diagram of the components for one locker system;

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Figure 78 - Wiring Diagram

Figure 79 - Circuit of the locker Figure 80 - Final product

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2.5 Problems encountered and approach of solving
2.5.1 Technical Problems
 When making the PCB
In the Pre-heating process, the Copper board was ironed for too long and it was over-heated. So,
a new board piece was cut and polished to continue the process.

Three damaged pathways were found and they were fixed with solder.

 Smart Locker project

A Servo Motor was supposed to be used to open and close the Locker door. But the Torque of
the Servo Motor was not enough to move the metal door. Then it was decided to close the door
by hand.

Most of the load cells were not working. The some of the causes identified were the wires not
being soldered properly, the wires of the strain gauge being damaged, the Data and Clock pins
not being connected correctly, the HX711 Module being damaged. As they are very sensitive
sensors, some were not usable after calibrating multiple times. Most of them had to be replaced
with brand new ones. Other causes for load cell inaccuracy are vibrations, noise, temperature
changes, wind force etc.

2.5.2 Other Problems faced

 The project was to be completed within a week which was hard considering the
scope of the project. The project took more than 4 weeks to complete because it
was not something we were familiar with or had experience with. The Supervisors
guided us and gave us advice on the things we were unfamiliar with. The progress
was evaluated weekly through meetings and test runs.
 Since I didn’t have any experience working with mobile app making and with
components such as Node MCU/ other Wi-Fi Modules, TB6600 Motor Drivers,
Solenoid Locks and Limit Switches etc., a lot of research and studying had to be
done for the Project in a little time. I received help from the Supervisors and many
information was gathered through Internet as well.
 I was unfamiliar with how a proper document and a presentation had to be created
for a project of such a massive scope. I was given the previous project reports and

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 PowerPoint Presentations and was asked to go though them for reference to get an
idea.
 Because I was a trainee at the R&D Department, the main task was to work with
software such as SolidWorks to design, sketch models and 2D drawings. I
couldn’t get much hands-on experience on automation and machining. However, I
was able to observe the manufacturing processes, product making and assembling
and gain vast knowledge on them.

Mentioned above are some of the problems I had to face the 12 weeks of training period.
Eventually, the pros outweighed the cons ending in providing a successful training for the
trainees including myself.

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 3 Conclusion
My first industrial training at OREL as a Mechatronics Engineering undergraduate was an
excellent opportunity for me to expose myself into the real Engineering world, where I was able
to apply my theoretical knowledge into practice and interact with personnel of many levels of the
field. I hope this valuable experience will be an added advantage for me when working in the
corporate world in the future.

Working at OREL was always exciting for me because of the diverse range of technologies and
the projects carried out. Most importantly, I was able to join hands together with the other trainees
and develop a Smart Locker system. This was done under the supervision of our Coordinators and
we were able to complete it successfully. Other than that we were able to get a vast knowledge
about functions in SolidWorks, visit the factory, get to know about the processes of manufacturing
of tools and products, assembling of products, quality checks etc.

The organization possesses a multi competent workforce. Therefore, it has enabled the
organization to increase the production and each member has got the chance to be an expert in
their own fields. Also, they had a very friendly nature and were always willing to support me in
every way possible whenever I needed. The smooth communication is also largely contributed to
the success of the organization. OREL has a great marketing strength as they have a good
reputation among the local as well as international markets.

During my short stay at OREL, I gathered a lot of knowledge and experience not only in
Mechatronics Engineering but in other aspects such as Management as well. My opinion for the
OREL is an optimistic one. I have pleasure in recommending the products of it to any customer.

Lastly, I thank very sincerely to all the members of this organization who provided me with
wonderful opportunities to widen my knowledge and also to the cordial relationships shown to me
during my short stay.

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