Implementación de un módulo didáctico para la manipulación y colocación de un cuerpo de actuadores para un sistema de montaje de cilindros neumáticos.

Abstract

The current education in engineering needs to be more focused on performing practices with machines or processes that are small-scale in order to replicate a real industrial process in classrooms; therefore, the main objective of this present curricular integration research was to create a didactic module for the handling and placement of an actuator body for a pneumatic cylinder assembly system. The implemented methodology was successful for the development of the module as it required the application of different devices and communication protocols, from stepper motors, PLC's terminal blocks for I/O connections, as well as Ethernet connections to allow devices to connect between each other and between different modules to form a complete process. Through this methodology, it was possible to identify that these modules greatly help the educational field in bringing students closer to an industrial experience. The formation of a real process on a small scale in the automation area plays a vital role in current education and in the future professionals who will be trained with the experience they will gain by handling these processes, programming, and making the necessary connections and wiring to achieve a better experience. In this context, it is concluded that the didactic modules available in educational institutions often do not generate real industrial materials. Therefore, a didactic module is proposed that allows the manipulation of real elements for better learning.