Design and fabrication of pedal operated potato chips and fries machine- A Review

Mechanical Engineering

The project is generally based upon the making chips and fries from Potato. This machine is all about reducing and the cost of this kind of machine and being affordable to farmers and small scale industries which in turn generate employment. This machine represents the ease, how potato chips and fries can be made with help of simple mechanism of sliding crank motion. The mechanism provides the motion and force the potato towards the die. The Die is placed in the end of the stroke which guide and perform the cutting. For the initial stage the machine produce only chips and fries and it requires further innovation. The previous invented machines were electrically operated, the machine is the pedal operated as the name same. By this, we avoid various problems related to this process, as this machine is pedal operated there is no need of electrical power for feed which is a plus point. As the machine avoid electrically issues it can be used in rural areas also. There is no requirement of skilled labour for this machine as the feed is done by operating pedals only. The productivity of the machine is totally depend upon the commitment of the worker, the more worker spend time on it the outcome will be obtained.

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