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K-Cup Recycler

K-Cup Recycler. Zack Burchman Travis Gang Dana Geer Matt Seekins. Faculty Advisor: Mike Rosen GMCR Contacts: Wade Hodge Paul Comey Jason King. Acknowledgements. Anthony Fouche Floyd Vilmont Wade Hodge from GMCR Dick Chamberlain from Watlow Ryan Larson from Burton

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K-Cup Recycler

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  1. K-Cup Recycler Zack Burchman Travis Gang Dana Geer Matt Seekins Faculty Advisor: Mike Rosen GMCR Contacts: Wade Hodge Paul Comey Jason King

  2. Acknowledgements Anthony Fouche Floyd Vilmont Wade Hodge from GMCR Dick Chamberlain from Watlow Ryan Larson from Burton Prof. Jeff Frolik

  3. Problem Design and build a prototype machine to disassemble waste K-Cups from the GMCR factory.

  4. Movie

  5. Movie-Close Up

  6. Movie

  7. Back to Square One First At home device for a few cups a day Then Tasked with building a machine to disassemble 80,000 K-Cups/day 4 waste streams Cost and time prohibitive

  8. Agreed Upon Goals Proof of concept Machine will: Break foil weld Remove grounds and foil Process to significantly reduce environmental waste Conform to GMCR restraints for safety and noise

  9. Some Early Concepts Use punch to remove foil/plastic weld Designed and built by Ryan fall semester Grind entire cup and separate based on density Reheat foil weld and shear off lid Reheat and use high power suction to remove lid

  10. Roadmap Slotted pipe to allow rotation Vacuum with mechanical cup holder Piston Moving heating element Custom Cast heating element Sensors Initial Concept: Piston controlled mechanism, moving custom cast heating element, no rotation. Final Prototype: Linear actuator movement, stationary custom cast heating element, punch with servo controlled rotation. Vacuum system with lower suction device. Stationary heating element Slotted pipe to allow rotation Lower vacuum Linear acuator Spikes added to cup holder Rotation of punch Spring guide added to cup holder Tubular rod heating element Vacuum with mechanical cup holder Servo motor and spline

  11. Overall Design

  12. Individual Designs

  13. Control Components

  14. Assembly Photos

  15. Assembly Photos (cont.)

  16. Demonstration

  17. If we were to continue… Add sensors Heating element feedback loop Add on filter removal mechanism Better account for mis-manufactured cups Change out pneumatics for linear actuators Improved vacuum system Adjusted punch assembly

  18. Lessons Planning is critical. It is vital to determine the critical path, make deadlines and stick to them! Make sure your design is actually buildable. Effective teamwork

  19. Questions?

  20. Movie Heat/Punch- 1st Try Ever

  21. Movie Vacuum- Whole Cup

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