Development of didactic dosing system for raw materials in the form of granules

Abstract

© 2014 TEMPUS Publications. Dosing process can be applied in various industries. In order to better prepare students for the requirements, conditions and equipment that exists in the industry, a dosing system for raw material has been developed at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad. The main objective was to enable students to work with flexible system in terms of raw material types. Other important objectives were to allow students to become acquainted with different types of actuators and sensors, Field bus systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, material handling, intelligent control systems, and to learn methods of dosing system design and implementation. In this paper, a detailed description of the developed didactic dosing system for raw materials is presented. This dosing system supports in-class hands-on activities in material handling tasks, allowing them to learn about the structure of the dosing system and its components. Through this learning process students are able to evaluate the use of different methods of dosing system design. One of the most important learning benefits is that of understanding dosing system implementation and limitations, by working through different scenarios that simulate industrial tasks and conditions.