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Cal Poly Caramel Counter Top Candy Wrapping Machine, Alexander Miller, Roman Stambaugh, Trevor Steele
Cal Poly Caramel Counter Top Candy Wrapping Machine, Alexander Miller, Roman Stambaugh, Trevor Steele
Mechanical Engineering
The purpose of this project was to automate the caramel wrapping process for a small batch confectionist. Using a purely mechanical system that is hand-powered, the machine cuts and wraps caramel candies in a double twist fashion.
Automated Pintail Machine, Stephen Etheredge, Andrew Evans, Michael Fernicola
Automated Pintail Machine, Stephen Etheredge, Andrew Evans, Michael Fernicola
Mechanical Engineering
No abstract provided.
Automated Bearing Press, David Baker, David Brock, Engelbert Diec
Automated Bearing Press, David Baker, David Brock, Engelbert Diec
Mechanical Engineering
Our group was presented with a challenge to design an automated machine to replace Micro-Vu’s current manual pressing operation. We moved, planned, and scheduled our tasks for the three quarters we will be working on this project by using a Gantt chart. In designing the machine, we generated concepts and used analysis and prototyping to select the most promising ones. Our final design uses a pneumatic press to press the parts, and it includes magazines to hold the parts before pressing, pneumatic actuators to move the parts to and from the pressing location, and a lever to separate the defective …
Peripheral Artery Catheter Tracking System, Chris Blecher, Michael Lashore, Nhan Le
Peripheral Artery Catheter Tracking System, Chris Blecher, Michael Lashore, Nhan Le
Mechanical Engineering
No abstract provided.