Force measurement plays an important role in a wide range of industrial applications, from electronics assembly to pharmaceutical tablet pressing, metal forging, vehicle manufacture, and precision testing. The investigation of the automation of a 50 KN deadweight force calibration machine, critical equipment at the FIE Research Institute, is done in this research. This machine, which was initially controlled manually, presented difficulties in terms of time consumption and operator fatigue. The paper explains how automation was used successfully to streamline the process, optimize productivity, and minimize operator fatigue resulting in a 30% reduction in operational time. Additionally, automation has made machine access more democratic, enabling semi-skilled employees to use it effectively. To validate the machine, standard load cells were tested on it and their output values such as repeatability, uncertainty, and reproducibility were compared with NMI readings.

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Development and Validation of an Automated 50 KN Dead Weight Force Measurement System and Dissemination of Uncertainty of Measurement

  • Vishal R. Balwan,
  • Raju Tambad,
  • Ravindra Ghorpade

摘要

Force measurement plays an important role in a wide range of industrial applications, from electronics assembly to pharmaceutical tablet pressing, metal forging, vehicle manufacture, and precision testing. The investigation of the automation of a 50 KN deadweight force calibration machine, critical equipment at the FIE Research Institute, is done in this research. This machine, which was initially controlled manually, presented difficulties in terms of time consumption and operator fatigue. The paper explains how automation was used successfully to streamline the process, optimize productivity, and minimize operator fatigue resulting in a 30% reduction in operational time. Additionally, automation has made machine access more democratic, enabling semi-skilled employees to use it effectively. To validate the machine, standard load cells were tested on it and their output values such as repeatability, uncertainty, and reproducibility were compared with NMI readings.