Design and implementation of a machine for the production of potato chips

Author

Seidel Schlenker, Chiara ; Diaz, Jonathan Jair ; Morales, Luis Fernando ; Ciendua, Leonardo Alberto ; Patino, Alvaro Antonio ; Montoya, Jairo Orlando

Author_Institution

Programa de Ing. en Automatizacion, Univ. de La Salle, Bogota, Colombia

fYear

2013

fDate

23-25 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The following project shows the development and implementation of a machine to automatize the production process of potato chips, departing on the fact that there are small industries based on the product that has rustic manufacturing methods, being sometimes inefficient representing risks. for the operator such like: burns with oil, cut by the handling of sharp implements, among others. For this reason a machine was designed and implemented composed by three stages of production: peeled, sliced and. fried, controlled by PLC (Programmable Logic Controller). For the integration of each of its sections it was necessary made adjustments of the initial design, modifying the structural and electronic design. Finally, to validate the efficiency of the automated machine, there were performed tests of functionality and time of execution.

Keywords

food products; food technology; machinery production industries; programmable controllers; PLC; automated machine; electronic design; execution time; fried stages; peeled stages; potato chip production machine; potato chip production process automation; programmable logic controller; rustic manufacturing methods; sliced stages; structural design; Abstracts; Industries; Lead; Manufacturing; Materials; Process control; Production; Agroindustrial Processes; Grafcet; Machine Design; PLC (Programmable Logic Controller);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering Mechatronics and Automation (CIIMA), 2013 II International Congress of

Conference_Location

Bogota

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-2470-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIIMA.2013.6682782

Filename

6682782