AUTOMATIC SLICER MACHINE

Abstract

Food preparation is an important part in food industry. One of it is cutting vegetables into a desired thickness. This innovation intends to encourage restaurant operators to speed up and simplifying the process of cutting vegetables. The study showed that majority of restaurant operators in Malaysia used manual vegetable cutting techniques which takes time to deliver the dish to their customers. Therefore, this study focuses on the design and development of automatic vegetable cutting machines. The key goal of this project is to ensure immediate turnaround time and maximize the amount of cut vegetables. Methods used involves problem statement, idea generation, machine design, project construction and modification. A sequence of checks will be carried out on the system to ensure that it follows the standards that have been set and running properly. The machine performance was evaluated in the cutting of non-leafy vegetables such as cucumber, potato, onion and brinjals into sizes at certain machine speeds. The parameters investigated were cutting performance and the throughput capacity. The findings of the study show that the unit can successfully cut root and tuber crops with slices ranging from 8 mm to 9 mm in thickness. Considerations for the design of the machine include: product resistance to cutting, moisture content, slice length, cutting speed, overall power requirement and power supply. As a conclusion, this project focuses on design and production of automatic vegetable slicer with a view to integrating design, science and technology to deliver goods that are usable and attractive for consumers.