Sponsor: Benteler Automotive Corp.

Team Minutes

Date: July 16, 1998
Time: 8:30 AM

 
Organizational Issues:

• In attendance:
• Mark, Todd, and Shane
• Jim Caro was supposed to meat with us at 9:30, but he did not show.

• We have set a goal of Saturday, July 18th for testing of the completed system.

• Finish wiring of the entire system.  The mass flow meter needs to be wired.
• Preliminary programming of the PLC to be completed by Mark by Friday afternoon.
• The hose fitting for the smoke machine should arrive at Benteler by Friday afternoon.  Sue Dix will contact Shane at work to let him know it has arrived.
• Begin flowmeter programming/operation/testing.  Contact Jim Caro for help.
• Another part has been given to us by Darryl.  The end needs to be squared off to prevent tearing of the rubber seals.  A small hole must be drilled in the weld to make this a failing part.
• Submit a revised schedule to Jeff Ray along with any revised drawings/schematics.
• Documentation must be completed.
• Summary report - completed.  Awaiting approval by entire team.
• Operations manual - 90% complete.  Awaiting approval by entire team.
• B.O.M
• A format was decided on for the presentation posterboard.  Included items:  Color photo, abstract, web-address, sequential operations, PLC schematic, pneumatic schematic...

• Enclosure for control push buttons - Possibility of purchasing these enclosures.  Todd and AJ will look into this before the end of the week.
• Start, stop, e-stop
• Program flowmeter
• Contact Jim Caro
• PLC programming
• Documentation  -  Todd has this about 80% complete.  It will be 100% complete by the end of next week.

• Darryl is on vacation this week (July 13-17th).

 
Agenda:

• Updates