The CSM System is a modular, industry-driven training platform designed to prepare students for modern automated manufacturing environments. This system integrates equipment to create a real manufacturing workflow and guide students through full production from raw material to finished products while learning the technologies that power modern factories.
These stations can operate:
Each station is designed around Project Based Learning (PBL) activities that mirror real-world manufacturing challenges.
The CSM system is designed to grow alongside your program. Programs can start with a single station and expand as students advance or as budgets allow.
Available stations and projects allow educators to build a custom manufacturing training environment that matches their curriculum and workforce needs.
The traditional manufacturing project uses a CNC machine to create a dice‑holding block, then assemble the dice in the block using iRVision, then package the product in a gift box. This project is station‑to‑station traditional manufacturing, where all stations are connected & controlled from a master PLC, but each station works using part present sensors from the machine prior. When the parts show up, the next station processes.
This station takes the machined dice‑holding block & laser marks the school logo along with 2 fully customizable strings. This is meant to simulate product identification & traceability. The Keyence MD‑X2500 Laser is fully integrated & controlled using the PLC.
This station requires students to use iRVision to determine the numbers on the die and assemble them in the dice‑holding block. If students don’t get the numbers that they need, their PLC logic must roll the dice again.
This station uses multiple robot tools (vacuum and mechanical gripper) to open the gift box, package the dice‑holding block in the box, and put the lid back on.
This station demonstrates end‑of‑line palletizing. A FANUC robot stacks finished packages onto 3D‑printed pallets & reports pallet contents back to the master station.
The advanced logistics project uses an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) to mark, assemble, and package unique poker chips on demand. This project uses Radio‑Frequency Identification (RFID) to track and trace raw materials as they flow through the system, storing its needed raw materials, retrieving the requisite components, and processing them before sending them down the line to the next station. All stations are connected & controlled from a master PLC, working together to fulfill unique product orders.
This station introduces students to automated product identification and traceability. A FANUC robot positions parts for precision laser marking while a Rockwell PLC controls system sequencing and verification. Students must place and track parts in a storage rack, retrieve the requisite parts when requested by the master station, mark them accordingly, and write the appropriate part information to the RFID tags before sending them to the next station.
This station demonstrates automated component assembly using a FANUC robot integrated with a Rockwell PLC control system. Students program robotic pick‑and‑place to assemble unique combinations of orders as requested by the master station. The station will need to open the enclosure tin, place the specified parts in the tin, close it up, update all RFID tags, and send the completed parts downstream to the next station.
This station introduces students to robotic product packaging & handling operations. Using a FANUC robot controlled with a Rockwell PLC, the students will take the tinned parts, and place them in shipping trays. The system will read the RFID data of the incoming parts, pick and place the parts to the shipping trays, and update all the requisite RFID tags before reporting the final destination of the part in the shipping tray to the master station.
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