As part of this event, the students David Schiebol, Mario Herbold, Tilman Dilger, Nino Kovac and Christian Silvery developed the working prototype “PLC laboratory trainer”, which was designed for use in the automation laboratory for the mechatronics course. The aim of the concept is to demonstrate to the students how to handle a programmable logic controller (abbreviation: PLC) in an attractive way. The students can thereby learn how to programme a PLC in the laboratory and hence how to control /query various sensors, as well as electrical and pneumatic actuators.

Due to a very limited budget, almost all the components were designed and produced by the students themselves, such as the room portal, conveyor belt and rotary disk subassemblies. Various plastic plain bearings and two energy supply chains from the manufacturer “igus®” were used as a result. At this point we would like to give our thanks once again for the great support from “igus®”!