Structural Design and PLC Control of the Machine Tool Manipulator

A kind of hydraulic-driven manipulator for machine tool is presented in this paper. Firstly, the manipulator’s structure is designed and 3D model is built by using solidworks software. Secondly, the hydraulic system diagram for implementing the manipulator’s sequences is established. Finally, control system of the machine tool manipulator is implemented based on PLC, and the experimental results show the correctness and feasibility of our design and control programs. Therefore, this can provide a certain referencing value for the practical production application.