Machines Made Smarter!
Petri Dish Filling Machine!

Purpose:

Manufacture of an existing machine for the purpose of accurately filling petri dishes to varying levels and then stacking ready to be packaged, while upgrading to an advanced

control system

capable of storing and recalling parameters in a database, providing security features and diagnostics.
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Solution:

The machine was copied by our team by taking measurements of the original machine. From these measurements the machine was 3D modelled in Autodesk Inventor.

The manufactured components were, depending on the component, built in house or shopped out due to time, manpower or equipment constraints. Off the shelf components were sourced locally in Australia.

The machine construction was completed at our premises, which included mechanical, control system, pneumatic and electrical components.

The construction phase was then followed by a testing and fine tuning phase before the machine was shipped to, and commissioned at, the customers premises.

Technology:

The Petri dish filling and stacking machine incorporated multiple

servo motors

. There are 3

servo controlled

peristaltic

pumps

and a

servo controlled

conveyor. The machine was controlled by a

PLC

and interfaced via a WinXP based HMI.