Festo CP Lab - Introduction to the CP Lab System; CP Lab System Overview and Application Modules

Introduction
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3 Introduction
3.1 General information CP Lab system
The Festo Didactic Learning System is designed to meet a number of different training and vocational
requirements. The CP Lab conveyor and the application modules of the system enable training and further
education geared to operational reality. The hardware consists of didactically prepared industrial
components.
The stations provide an appropriate system for practice-orientated education/classes of the following key
qualifications
 Social competence,
 Technical competence and
 Method competence
Moreover, training can be provided to instil team spirit, willingness to cooperate and organizational skills.
Actual project phases can be taught by means of training projects, such as:
 Planning,
 Assembly,
 Programming,
 Commissioning,
 Operation,
 Maintenance
 Fault finding and
 Trouble shooting.
This manual describes the handling of the CP Lab conveyor and the application modules. All necessary
operations for operation are explained and described. In some cases, the facts are explained with the aid of
graphics or pictures, which thus serve to facilitate communication.
The CP Lab system is developed for all apprentices who want to move something. It doesn’t matter if the
education is for electro- or metal profession, for mechatronics, technician- or engineer education.
Concept
During technical lessons for pupils we use our simple models with O-ring drive. In the CP Lab system the
material flow is realized with a common industrial belt. In industrial, automated production, special belts are
essential part of the production system. Products with different measurements are transported on belts with
different widths or on double belts.
Transfer system with modules
The transfer system is a modular system which consists of two essential components. First the CP Lab
conveyor which can be equipped with different drive concepts and second the constitutive modules for
topics like sensors, electrical positioning, handling, assembling, camera inspection, barcode scanning, RFID
and many others.