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Executive Summary
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Rochester Institute of Technology's Multidisplinary
Senior Design team P16420 is tasked with coming up
with a lipbalm manufacturing process for a non-profit
organization Rochester Roots and this website is
intended to show the team's progress
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Project Summary
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Project Information
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Rochester Roots is a non-profit organization
with a focus on increasing the sustainability and
fairness of the local food system. One of its
projects is to manufacture lip balm and hand
salve products through an assembly process that
was designed by a previous RIT
MSD Team (P15420) . The system should be
sustainable with reusable parts and require
little maintenance. It should also be able to be
used easily and safely by students 8 years old
and up. The current design does not meet all
customer requirements. It does not maintain heat
properly, does not dispense product into
containers accurately, and has a less than
optimal capping mechanism, mixing arm, and motor.
It also has several issues with the hose, as well
as some safety concerns.
- The goals of this project are to develop an
improved design that emphasizes safety, maintains
heat throughout the correct steps in the process,
and allows for easier cleaning of the equipment. It
should also allow for adjustability, have a
decreased cycle time, and have a longer life span.
The system must be safe for students to operate,
fit on a desk or counter, be within the budget, and
be easily broken down to be stored. Lastly the
assembly system should promote STEM learning for
the students.
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Project Name:
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Lip Balm and Hand Salve Production Process
Improvement
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Project Number:
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P16420
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Project Family:
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Sustainable Technologies for the Global
Marketplace
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Start Term:
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2016 - Spring
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End Term:
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2016 - Fall
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Faculty Guide:
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John Kaemmerlen | jxkpdm@rit.edu
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Primary Customer:
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Jan McDonald | jan@rochesterroots.org
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Sponsor (Financial Support):
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Dr. Debartolo, MSD
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MSD I Phase Summary
Phase 1: Problem Definition Phase [Weeks 1-3]
- During the first 3 weeks, the team worked towards
fully understanding the problem, and converting the
customer's needs to engineering requirements.
Additionally, work started to plan out the semester, in
order to ensure we can have a feasible design solution by
MSD II.
Phase 2: Systems Design Phase [Weeks 4-6]
- With the problem now understood, the team proceeded
to benchmark and research in order to generate concepts
for solutions to the problems using morphological tables
and Pugh analyses. With many solutions generated, the
team worked on feasibility of each. The team also further
analyzed an automated solution and compared it to a fully
manual solution. The team started to test aspects of
certain solutions to gauge feasibility as well.
Phase 3: Subsystems Design Phase [Weeks 7-9]
- Now that the general idea of how the system as a
whole should function, P16420 continued forward by
defining the subsystems that would operate to form the
system. The team has decided that a hybrid solution
between automation and manual would be the best way to
satisfy the engineering requirements.
Phase 4: Preliminary Detailed Design Phase [Weeks 10-12]
- With a final solution concept agreed upon, the team
is working on the detailed design aspects of the hybrid
solution, and has continued to test key components of the
possible solution. Additionally, the process flow maps
have been created to finalize how the system should
operate and interact with the children.
Phase 5: Detailed Design Phase [Weeks 13-15]
- P16420 completed extensive feasibility testing and
has finalized the complete system. The heating and
dispensing systems have been finalized, with testing to
prove the concepts. The team is set to move forward to
MSD II.
MSD II Phase Summary
Phase 6: Build & Test Prep [Weeks 1-2]
- After a 3-month long summer vacation, team gets
together to establish a new agenda and timeline for MSD
II. Project parameters, Customer Requirements, and
Engineering Requirements have been refreshed. Bill of
Materials has been updated and most of the parts have
been ordered.
Phase 7: Subsystem Build & Test [Weeks 3-5]
- Building the system has officially started. Round 1
of the base has been fabricated. The pouring trays have
been submitted to be machined and are expected to be
completed within a week. The team has deviated from the
original plan and has decided to use a linear actuator to
control the nozzle rather than a solenoid. The actuator
will be wired directly to a 3-stage rocker switch. This
deviation was determined to be necessary as the
electrical alternative provided no additional value.
Lastly, the stirrer has been tested.
Phase 8: Integrated System Build & Test [Weeks 6-9]
- Since the first round of boiler base was too small
and too weak, another larger and stronger base was
manufactured. Also, the tin and tube tray have been
manufactured and tested. Everything works as expected
except the warping of the tube tray. Tube tray design
will be modified to incorporate more thermal mass into
the tin tray. Lastly, linear actuator mount is being
worked on and is on schedule to be completed and tested
soon.
Phase 9: Integrated System Build & Test with Customer
Demo [Weeks 10-12]
- P16420 is approaching it's final stage of system
building. Wood base has been sanded off and stained
multiple times for improved looks and resistance against
humidity/water. Actuator mount is also approaching one of
its last stages of construction as plexiglass is being
attached to it. On November 17th, 2016, team will visit
Montessori once more to figure out areas where final
tweaks will be needed.
Phase 10: Customer Handoff & Final Project
Documentation [Weeks 13-15]
- This is the last stage of MSD II. Team is putting the
finishing touches to the system in an attempt to
accommodate all the feedback from the customer demo.
Project Paper and the Project Poster have been finished
and submitted for documentation. Team will visit the
customer for a final handoff in December 15th, 2016.
Team Members
Team P16420 (from left to right): Jin, Ben, Alex,
Jason, Autumn, Mike
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