Team 01: Robotic Automation of Cleaning Production Equipment
Above: A two-part cleaning mechanism to remove coating buildup from industrial machines that manufacture aluminum beverage cans.
In the production of aluminum beverage cans, the Ball Corporation sprays an epoxy coating inside the cans before they are filled. A coat of epoxy builds up over time on a ventilation manifold and the nozzle tip used to spray the cans. Our team has created an automated two-part cleaning system using compressed air and a linear scraper to remove epoxy from these components. Our system drops the cleaning time and machine downtime from twenty minutes to five minutes per machine per day.
Sponsorship
Sponsored by Ball Corporation
Director
Drew Wilson
[video:https://youtu.be/MP5QsVVDO9I]
Team Members
- Brandon Apps - CAD Engineer
- Ben Husa - Test Engineer
- Kole Keller - Financial Manager
- Megan Lai - Manufacturing Engineer
- Hannah Livingston - Project Manager
- Dylan Travis - Logistics/Systems Engineer
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