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The objective of the paper is to automate the process of clay cutting manufacturing of bricks used for constructionpurposes. Clay cutting happens in the latter stages of cutting the section into individual brick pieces. Problems such as lowaccuracy, long time consumption and heavy clay accumulation arise in manual clay cutting.For the above concernedproblems, we proposed a cost-effective solution using Totally Integrated Automation and Solid Works. The process isfacilitated by the use of a double acting pneumatic cylinder which is used to severe the clay at a preset required length. Alsoa roller type conveyor which is controlled by a 1 hp AC motor is used in transfer of the cut clay pieces to the next stage. Theautomation of the process is carried out with the use of proximity sensors. This enables us to reduce power consumption andwastage. It also improves and maintains the consistent quality of the bricks. Using Automation enables us to get continuousproduction of the bricks with proper maintenance.In this paper Siemens PLC S7 1200 along with Siemens Totally IntegratedAutomation portal is used. It also provides a SCADA based HMI interface for the easy usage of the operator. The project wascarried out at Millennium Machine Works, Coimbatore.

Sundar Ganesh C S, Roopika R, P.C Niveditha, Vaishnavi P, “CLAY CUTTING MACHINE”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 3, Issue 4, pp. 434-444, April 2016.