Low-Cost And Portable Automatic Sheet Cutter

Mispan, Mohd Syafiq and Mustafa, Ahmad Hafizzudin and Sarkawi, Hafez and Jidin, Aiman Zakwan (2020) Low-Cost And Portable Automatic Sheet Cutter. International Journal Of Electrical And Computer Engineering (IJECE), 10 (5). pp. 5139-5146. ISSN 2088-8708

[img] Text
MISPAN ET AL. - 2020 - LOW-COST AND PORTABLE AUTOMATIC SHEET CUTTER.PDF

Download (1MB)

Abstract

Process automation is crucial to increase productivity, more efficient use of materials, better product quality, improved safety, etc. In small-medium enterprise (SME) businesses related to household retailing, one of the process automation needed is the measurement and cutting of the mat or sheet, made of rubber or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) materials. Most of the household retailers that selling the sheet, the process of measuring and cutting according to the customer’s requirements are manually performed using a measuring tape and scissors. These manual processes can cause inaccuracy in length, inefficient use of material, low productivity and reduce product quality. This paper presents a low cost and portable automatic sheet cutter using the Arduino development board, which is used to control the process of measuring and cutting the materials. The system uses a push-button where the user can set the required length and quantity of the sheet. Once the required information is set, the stepper motor rolls the sheet until the required length is satisfied. Subsequently, another stepper motor moves the cutter horizontally and cut the sheet. With the automatic sheet cutter, the material is cut with acceptable precision. The design of the automatic sheet cutter is low cost and portable which significantly suitable to be used by SME household retailers.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Arduino, Automation, Cutter, Stepper Motor, Automatic Sheet Cutter
Divisions: Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology > Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology
Depositing User: Norfaradilla Idayu Ab. Ghafar
Date Deposited: 24 Feb 2021 23:54
Last Modified: 01 Mar 2021 10:22
URI: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24913
Statistic Details: View Download Statistic

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item