Yellow Team Manioc Grater October 20, 2005

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Yellow TeamManioc GraterOctober 20, 2005

• K. Mears
• Phipps
• J. Rebula
• S. Turner
• N. Villarruel

• L. Basel
• C. Chestnut
• C. Farm
• C. Hatton
• S. Lee

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Target Market

• Haiti and West Africa
• Rural Farmers
• Village
• Communities

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Customer Needs

• High Production Rate
• Repairable, Robust
• Low Cost

• Off-grid
• Energy Source
• Easy to Clean
• Flexible

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Pricing Estimates
Mockup 50 to construct 15 lbs w/o chair Target 15 to construct 15 lbs total 20 hrs of labor

• Recommendations
• Reduce cost, increase manufacturability and
  reparability
• Shaft lightweight steel bar or rebar
• Less material, increased structural stability
• Attach chair with simple steel frame

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Rate
Competitive Ratio Average(Ratei /Costi) Manioc
Comp. Ratio .341 kg/hr

• Target Rate 17.05 kg/hr
• Achieved Rate 42.12 kg/hr
• Nearly 2.5X the desired Market Rate!

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Performance vs. Price
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Design
Hopper Contact Point
Foot Peddle Mechanism
3 Bearing Surfaces
Grating Surface Galvanized Steel
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Grating Surface

• Decision Galvanized Steel

Shurform
Rasp
Wire Brush
Reciprocating Blade
Carbide Rod
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Our Product
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Risks and Challenges

• 3 point constraint
• Investigate 2 bearing configuration
• Stability of Apparatus
• Hopper
• Stand
• Safety Guard, Cleaning, Storage
• Continuous Removal of Grated Manioc
• Manufacturability in Haiti and West Africa

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• Questions?