Design and Construction of Potato Slicing Machine
Design and Construction of Potato Slicing Machine
Design and Construction of Potato Slicing Machine
Abstract – In the production process for potato chips them insignificant for their use in small scale
manufacturing industry, the concept of potato chips cutter industries. Improved processing requires use of tools
is utilized for the fulfilment of the modern process. The and techniques that are reliable, efficient, labor saving,
production of potato is more in the rural area of Myanmar. safe, simple, and cost effective. The potato slicing
The small industries are based on such type of activities
machine is simple workable and efficient machine,
which requires some skills for increased rate of cutting of
chips with the minimum effort. The electrically operated which can be adopted to reduce mechanical energy
device is designed to cut the raw potatoes into thin slices of input in potato processing and also to improve product
thickness 3 mm approximately, suitable for frying and quality. The potato of size 2 to 3cm cut by the slicing
baking as potato chips. From the experiment, the capacity wheel operated by electric motor when the force is
of mechanism is 4.3 kg of potato per minute. Locally and applied on the potato.
easily available materials like cast iron, mild steel and
stainless steel are used for the construction of potato slicing II. METHOD AND MATERIALS
machine. This machine allows in its simplicity of design
and modest cost with the ability to generate thin uniform The main components of potato slicing machine are
slices of the potatoes for the chips manufacturer with the 1) Tunnel section
help of electric power system.
2) Rotating cutting blade
Indexed Terms – capacity, minimum effort, potato chips, 3) Primary cutting blade
rural area, thickness. 4) Shaft and pulleys
5) Belt
I. INTRODUCTION 6) Frame and cover.
B. Slicing Wheel
A circular plate is use as a slicing wheel that has two Figure.5 Motor and Pulley
cutting blades to cut the potatoes. It is made of
aluminum alloy to maintain hygiene and to avoid
chemical reaction. Blades are mounted on the wheel at
an angle of 180 degree. The cutting edge of blade is
sharped to reduce shearing force. It cuts two slices of
potato in a single revolution. The diameter of slicing
wheel is 275 mm and its thickness is 4 mm. The
dimension of cutting blade is 92×10 mm. They are
shown in Figure.1 and 2.
Figure.7 Reducing the Thickness of Cutting Blade in a Figure.11 Potato Slicing Machine With Cover
Lathe
V. CONCLUSION
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