Hello, I am trying to motorize a can seamer. The seamer has two arms used to complete the operation. Arm one moves in and performs part of the process and then moves back out and arm two moves in and completes the process and moves out. Once arm two has moved out I want it to trip a limit switch to stop the motor so that I can remove the completed can and start the process over again. I should note that the limit switch will not change state again till arm two begins to move again after Arm one is finished.
The motor is a 120 VAC and is currently operated with a foot switch. I plan to remove the foot switch and instead utilize push button switches. The difficulty I am having is how to wire up a start/emergency stop and the limit switch so that the motor shuts off at the end of the process but is in position to start back up when the start button is pushed. I do not need to motor to reverse as the can seamer action is all done in one direction.
I am sure there is a simple way to implement this but it eludes me at the moment and I apologize if this is the wrong forum section for this type of question.
Thank you
The motor is a 120 VAC and is currently operated with a foot switch. I plan to remove the foot switch and instead utilize push button switches. The difficulty I am having is how to wire up a start/emergency stop and the limit switch so that the motor shuts off at the end of the process but is in position to start back up when the start button is pushed. I do not need to motor to reverse as the can seamer action is all done in one direction.
I am sure there is a simple way to implement this but it eludes me at the moment and I apologize if this is the wrong forum section for this type of question.
Thank you