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Need for automation has become the utmost priority in modern industries which in turn reduces the rate of rejection and increase the production.TIDC (Tube India Dimensional chain) is a classic example of modern industry which manufactures drive and CAM chains for Indian manufactured motor cycles (for HERO, BAJAJ, ROYALENFIELD etc). Four basic components are involved in assembling these chains and they are inner/outer plate, bush, pin, roller. A pitch cutting machine is used to get a required length/pitch of the manufactured chain where the continuous chain is cut into a required pitch based on the model of the chain. During the operation the outer plate at the cutting zone is de-riveted and the separated. The above mentioned process is done by the integration machine. The next operation is loading the chain into the end riveting machine done by the operator. As the transfer of the chain into end riveting machine is done manually with the help of the operator. Here the organization is facing problem like improper loading of the chain which results in rejection, irregularity in the attendance of the operator which cut downs the production, regular injuries caused to the operators during loading the chain. To eliminate such issues the organization has approached our company to automate the loading of the chain into end riveting machine. The aim of this project is to design and develop a model where automatically the transfer of the chain from integration machine to end riveting machine without human involvement.