Controlling Festo MPS Station With Beckhoff Industrial Controller

Abstract

This thesis is about controlling a Festo Modular Production System (Festo MPS) station with Beckhoff industrial controller, a Beckhoff Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). This thesis aims to create a simulation of industrial automation environment with Festo MPS station, by controlling this station to sort workpieces by using sensors and actuators according to the colour and the type of material of the workpieces.