Design and Development of Spoon
Bundling Machine
Kartik Konkatti and G. D. Bassan
Abstract Packaging machinery is very much important for all packaging operations, involving primary packages as well as distribution packages. This includes
many packaging processes which are mainly fabrication, cleaning, filling, sealing,
combining, labelling, etc. In the present work, an effort has been made to develop
an innovative machine which is fully automated and will stick the wooden ice cream
spoons together as per the requirement. With the help of this machine, any number
of ice cream spoons can be stick together and the bundles can be prepared. A simple
gearbox and stepper motor mechanism used in the machine helps to reduce the labour
cost and the time in making the bundles of the spoon. Star wheel, the heart of the
machine on which the spoons will be stored in the pockets of the star wheel, and
thereafter glue will be applied to these pockets to stick the spoons together. Counting
sensor, proximity sensor, storage system, glue mechanism are some important parts
of the spoon bundling machine. A heater is used in the glue mechanism to melt the
food glue which is mainly named as hot melt glue. Here, in the present work, an
effort has been made to develop the machine at the lowest possible manufacturing
cost to reduce the overall cost, time and many other factors.
Keywords Packaging machinery · Bundles of ice cream wooden spoon ·
Automation · Star wheel · Glue mechanism · Sensors
1 Introduction
Packaging machinery is one of the most important factors used in every department
of engineering. Once the product has been manufactured, the problem arises how
the product will be packed keeping various factors in mind like attractive look of
K. Konkatti (B) · G. D. Bassan
Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, GJ 387001, India
e-mail: kartikkonkatti97@gmail.com
G. D. Bassan
e-mail: gdbassan.mech@ddu.ac.in
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
A. K. Parwani et al. (eds.), Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure,
Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4176-0_36
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Bundling Machine
Kartik Konkatti and G. D. Bassan
Abstract Packaging machinery is very much important for all packaging operations, involving primary packages as well as distribution packages. This includes
many packaging processes which are mainly fabrication, cleaning, filling, sealing,
combining, labelling, etc. In the present work, an effort has been made to develop
an innovative machine which is fully automated and will stick the wooden ice cream
spoons together as per the requirement. With the help of this machine, any number
of ice cream spoons can be stick together and the bundles can be prepared. A simple
gearbox and stepper motor mechanism used in the machine helps to reduce the labour
cost and the time in making the bundles of the spoon. Star wheel, the heart of the
machine on which the spoons will be stored in the pockets of the star wheel, and
thereafter glue will be applied to these pockets to stick the spoons together. Counting
sensor, proximity sensor, storage system, glue mechanism are some important parts
of the spoon bundling machine. A heater is used in the glue mechanism to melt the
food glue which is mainly named as hot melt glue. Here, in the present work, an
effort has been made to develop the machine at the lowest possible manufacturing
cost to reduce the overall cost, time and many other factors.
Keywords Packaging machinery · Bundles of ice cream wooden spoon ·
Automation · Star wheel · Glue mechanism · Sensors
1 Introduction
Packaging machinery is one of the most important factors used in every department
of engineering. Once the product has been manufactured, the problem arises how
the product will be packed keeping various factors in mind like attractive look of
K. Konkatti (B) · G. D. Bassan
Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, GJ 387001, India
e-mail: kartikkonkatti97@gmail.com
G. D. Bassan
e-mail: gdbassan.mech@ddu.ac.in
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
A. K. Parwani et al. (eds.), Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure,
Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4176-0_36
419