Common Products

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UD Team
Sponsors Glenn Edginton Ha Dinh Dave Kendall
James Powell Michael Zeitz
Chris Clare Ian Erb
Michael Manlove
Advisor Nate Cloud
Cover Design
All-Fill is a leading designer and manufacturer
of liquid, auger and powder filling machines and
check-weighing equipment.
Product Filled into Hopper
To improve upon several different aspects of the
existing volumetric cup filler design. Areas
include improving quality, ease of use,
production costs and methods and the overall
product output of the machine. The ultimate goal
is to introduce the new volumetric cup filler as
an industry leader.
Original
Prototype

• Welded Stainless Steel

• Transparent Acrylic Cover

• Static Brushes

• Easy On/Off Mounting

• Wingnut Bracket Mounting

• Spacer Plate to Shield Servo

• Static Brushes in New Position

Turntable Fills Oncoming Cups
Cup Design
Product Dispenses into Containers
Prototype
Original

• Locking Pin Mechanism

• Machined Aluminum Cup

• Unpredictable Cup Displacement

• Slotted Turntable

Common Products
Vibration Control
TESTINGPELLETS
JELLYBEANS
GRANOLA
Top Metrics
Reduced Vibration
Cups Properly Filled
Cups Filled/Minute
Quality Production Rate
Original
Prototype

• Aluminum Adjustment Plate

• Slotted Channels

Low of Complex Parts
Cup Dislodgment

• Recurring Frame Impact

• Vertical UHMW Guides

CASHEWS
PISTACHIOS
Price
Vibration Control
Cover Design
System Level

• Determine Reduction of Sound Vibration Emitted
  by Machine

• Process Different Products through Filler to
  Measure Percent of Product Lost Different
  Speeds for Each Type of Brush

Original Machine vs. Prototype (Brush Type 1
2) Percent Weight Overfill
Original Max Amplitude 0.175
TOP VIEW
ORIGINAL
BRUSH 1
BRUSH 2
Looking Ahead
Dispense LocationFill Location Feed Direction
Prototype Max Amplitude 0.02

• Continued Testing Analysis

• Range of Products

Cup Design

• Modified Brush Designs

• Enumerate Cup Displacement of Continuously
  Running Machine
• During Cup Filling and Volume Increasing/Decreasi
  ng

• Provide Recommendation for Maximum Efficiency

• RPM and Brush Type by Product

• Transition and Contingency Plan

Reduced by Factor of 9
Cups / Minute
Time Period 23 hoursDisplaced Cups 0

• Implementation of Prototype into Marketplace