Design and Fabrication of Automatic Laddu Shaper Machine

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 2022

About 60 million Metric Tons (MMT) of wheat is processed to obtain Atta annually in India. It is consumed mainly in the form of Indian flatbread. Dough is prepared by mixing wheat flour with water, followed by sheeting the dough to form circular shape with small thickness. The flat circular sheet of dough is subjected to thermal treatment to get delicious and diet food as Indian Flatbread which is consumed by majority Indian peoples daily. Nowadays, flatbread making process is dying in Indian families because of busy life style and increased disposable income to fulfill the need of city life culture. It is evident that the Atta processing industry is showing the growth of more than 30% annually. But, there is an ever ending demand for ready-to-eat as well as easy-to-carry food as Indian flatbread which leads to the way for mechanizing flatbread making process with the aid of machineries. Hence, it is decided to make a detailed plan to fabricate low-cost Indian flatbread making machine that can yield high quality and traditional Indian flatbread. The machine designed consists of AC motor unit, plastic roller with handle which rotates smoothly by bearing and other maker parts. Design of Indian flatbread making machine was done by CATIA V5 R18 3D Modeling software. Fabrications of all the parts have been done with the assist of suitable machines. In this project work all the challenging parts are fabricated as per an innovative design followed by rigid fabrication as per need and the parts were assembled to perform indented function as flatbread sheet making process.

Acta mechanica Malaysia, 2023

As a part of research, this product was consigned to design with the development with an engineering concept. At the preliminary stage, the industrial automatic flour bread maker machine was chosen the group, and accordingly, it was approved by the respected faculty. Bangladesh is not only a densely populated country but also a fastest developing country in the world. For saving precious time and capturing large market of this sub-continent, it is important to finish research on product development and market analysis accurately. Restaurants in busy area, people wait in a queue to have their ordered Roti (a south Asian bread with round and flat shape) for the lengthy process of Roti making as they are made by human hand. Industrial automatic Roti maker will help people a lot to make Roti in a very simple way within a short time. This machine can rapidly use in restaurants, canteens, and hostels to serve bread to the customers timely. It reduces the working effort of the chef as well. In this project, it was offered with progressed design for the automatic Roti maker machine along with supplementary features like a 'hand controlled wheel' to operate without power source for emergency purpose, safety box was used for safeties. The innovative design reduces the cost of the machine more than before. This project aims to learn with close observation about the industrial automatic Roti maker machine and its working functions. It was also tested the efficiency of Roti making process considering cost and time factors. The main purpose was to reduce the bread-making effort along with maintaining a better shape and size of Roti to illustrate a simple system model. All parts of this machine are structured by 'Solid Works-2015' software.

2018

Article history: Received 16 August 2018 Received in revised form 16 August 2018 Accepted 17 August 2018 Available online 29 September 2018 This work describes the development of a semi-automated packaging machine for small-scale manufacturers of fish crackers in Sabah. The crackers are locally known as amplang. They are lightweight, airy and round in shape. The machine is designed to speed-up the packaging process of amplang and thus maintain its freshness. Currently the packaging is done fully using manual labour. The machine’s major components are Arduino Uno as the controller, load cell sensor to measure the weight of amplang before the packets are sealed, supply hopper, vibrational feeder and a DC geared motor. The design process was done in CATIA V5 and Fritzing simulated the electrical circuit. Stainless steel form parts of the machine that interact with amplang as it has excellent anti-corrosion properties. The machine structure uses mild steel. Functionality tests on the co...

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 2019

The most important factor in food production/processing is safety and quality in terms of hygiene and nutritional value. Processing of unripe plantain into a finished product of Amala conventionally is laborious and unhygienic. This project named Design and development of an instant Amala making machine with control system integration was designed and fabricated to make Amala preparation an easy one and remove the fatigue usually experienced during manual preparation. The machine was designed for small scale use and it is capable of processing 15 fingers of unripe plantain pulp for 10 people. It has two compartments; the cooking/pounding and the electric motor/water reservoir. The machine was designed using Solidworks CAD software and computer programming using Micro C. After fabrication, the machine was tested and the result observed from the functional evaluation of the machine, shows that before implementation of control, the time recorded was 58 minutes and after incorporating control, it took 56 minutes, the overall operation time of the machine is lesser when compared to the processing of Unripe plantain into flour. It was observed that both took longer because of the thickness of the pot and the sizes to which each finger was reduced, using a kitchen knife. The machine minimizes human intervention and makes for hygienic processing of Amala. The color observed from the final product of the operation is light brown which makes it pleasant looking, instead of the darkish brown color usually observed from plantain flour. Further course of action is recommended as the machine as it is still a prototype.

International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 2011

The packaging industry has advanced leaps and bounds over the few years. The pouch packaging machines also known as Form Fill and Seal Machines (FFS Machines) are available over a wide capacity range. A low cost automated packing machine can be used by small enterprises which would help reduce their cost of plant. This low cost automated machine uses simple pneumatic, mechanical and electric systems. In this paper we have presented one such low cost pouch filling machine. An additional weighing and pouring mechanism has been added to increase the accuracy of the system. The process flow has been described in detail. Various processes involved in the pouch packaging are neatly aligned and properly timed to get optimum production rate. A mechatronics system, developed for this machine, which takes feedback from sensors and accordingly controls the manipulators has been introduced in this paper. A microcontroller system is used for this particular machine. A detailed cost comparison between a conventional machine and the one developed by us has been presented.

2005

This paper presents the results of a research investigation undertaken to develop methodologies and techniques that will reduce the cost and time of the design, manufacturing and assembly of mechanical conveyor systems used in the food and beverage industry. The improved methodology for design and production of conveyor components is based on the minimisation of materials, parts and costs, using the rules of design for manufacture and design for assembly. Results obtained on a test conveyor system verify the benefits of using the improved techniques. The overall material cost was reduced by 19% and the overall assembly cost was reduced by 20% compared to conventional methods.

International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology

Now a days in India, grain is one of the daily staples, consumed in the form of different flat breads such as Papad, Chapati and Roti. There are different varieties of grains have been used for the production of flat breads. In recent years, many researchers have tried to improve ingredient level, baking properties, nutritional value and extension of the shelf life of flat bread. They are usually produced from a simple recipe consisting of grains, salt and water in varying proportions, however, sometimes the manufactures also use optional ingredients like yeast fat, skim milk powder and certain additives like emulsifiers, hydrocolloids, enzymes and preservatives for quality improvement and shelf life enhancement. So to overcome this deign such type of machine that would help to quality improvement. To develop a machine having smaller in size and less bulky and cost effective especially for villagers. It is suitable for changing size of Papad with less effort. Designing such type of machine having optimum production and affordable for household business.

2017 5th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering (ICEEIE), 2017

Tofu is a food made from soybeans. Many tofu producers still employ conventional methods to press and mold tofu. The use of conventional equipment is less hygienic, effective and efficient. An automatic pressing and molding machine is necessary to improve the quality and quantity of tofu production. The automatic pressing and molding machine developed in this study has specifications of stainless steel 201 food grade, air pressure of 4–6 bars, piston pneumatic rod with a diameter of 40 and 32 mm, and an embedded microcontroller. The results showed that the use of the automatic machine could improve the quality and quantity of tofu production.

International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas in Education, 2019

Egg omelet is one of the most popular breakfast and staple item consumed all over world in morning or all over the day. The process of omelet making involves major task of egg breaking which is a tedious operation for many followed by the frying. The project work involves the automation of this activity of egg breaking combined with temperature controlled frying with minimal oil for health purpose. The machine has four basic system the egg holder mechanism- egg breaker mechanism , secondly the egg shell disposal mechanism , the egg frying mechanism and finally the omlette disposal mechanism. The paper discusses the design analysis of the egg-holder and breaker mechanism and the performance evaluation of the machine as to the cycle time for each mechanism. The parts have being designed theoretically and analysis has being done using Ansys software.

2008