Performance Analysis on the Safety and Automation System of a Modified Cutting Machine: Repurposing Initiatives

A circular economy is an alternative to the traditional linear economy. The concept reduces waste by recovering resources at the end of a products' life cycle and repurposing them to reduce environmental impact. The repurposing of machines is a model of production and consumption that involves...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Ahsana Aqilah; Rahman, Siti Mariam Abdul; Zakaria, Irnie Azlin; Tajolli, Muhammad Syahiran Mohamad; Azuan, Anis Syahirah Syaiful; Ahmad, Fatin Batrisyia Jihat
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Online Access:https://www-webofscience-com.uitm.idm.oclc.org/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001295529700032
author Ahmad
Ahsana Aqilah; Rahman
Siti Mariam Abdul; Zakaria
Irnie Azlin; Tajolli
Muhammad Syahiran Mohamad; Azuan
Anis Syahirah Syaiful; Ahmad
Fatin Batrisyia Jihat
spellingShingle Ahmad
Ahsana Aqilah; Rahman
Siti Mariam Abdul; Zakaria
Irnie Azlin; Tajolli
Muhammad Syahiran Mohamad; Azuan
Anis Syahirah Syaiful; Ahmad
Fatin Batrisyia Jihat
Performance Analysis on the Safety and Automation System of a Modified Cutting Machine: Repurposing Initiatives
Engineering
author_facet Ahmad
Ahsana Aqilah; Rahman
Siti Mariam Abdul; Zakaria
Irnie Azlin; Tajolli
Muhammad Syahiran Mohamad; Azuan
Anis Syahirah Syaiful; Ahmad
Fatin Batrisyia Jihat
author_sort Ahmad
spelling Ahmad, Ahsana Aqilah; Rahman, Siti Mariam Abdul; Zakaria, Irnie Azlin; Tajolli, Muhammad Syahiran Mohamad; Azuan, Anis Syahirah Syaiful; Ahmad, Fatin Batrisyia Jihat
Performance Analysis on the Safety and Automation System of a Modified Cutting Machine: Repurposing Initiatives
JURNAL KEJURUTERAAN
English
Article
A circular economy is an alternative to the traditional linear economy. The concept reduces waste by recovering resources at the end of a products' life cycle and repurposing them to reduce environmental impact. The repurposing of machines is a model of production and consumption that involves re-pairing, refurbishing, and recycling to reduce waste. This project aims to improvise and repurpose existing mangosteen peeling machines into another suitable manufacturing process. The designed potato-cutting machine uses the existing conveyor system of a customised mangosteen peeling machine. The cutting mechanism incorporates safety and automation systems using through-beam infrared and capacitive proximity sensors. For the safety system, detecting objects within a range of 2.0 cm to the conveyor region indicates that the machine is unsafe to operate. The system will stop the machine and send audio and visual warnings to notify the users. Based on the trial runs the machine cuts the potato with approximately 1-tenth of the time needed in manual labour. The most significant benefit, however, is the overall savings in production costs, which are more than 85%. This is achieved as the machine re-purposes more than 50% of the components from the existing mangosteen peeling machine, such as sensors, control panel boxes, and PLC system. Consequently, this has helped minimise the overall cost of new equipment while encouraging a circular economy approach to engineering practices.
UKM PRESS
0128-0198
2289-7526
2024
36
4
10.17576/jkukm-2024-36(4)-28
Engineering
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https://www-webofscience-com.uitm.idm.oclc.org/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001295529700032
title Performance Analysis on the Safety and Automation System of a Modified Cutting Machine: Repurposing Initiatives
title_short Performance Analysis on the Safety and Automation System of a Modified Cutting Machine: Repurposing Initiatives
title_full Performance Analysis on the Safety and Automation System of a Modified Cutting Machine: Repurposing Initiatives
title_fullStr Performance Analysis on the Safety and Automation System of a Modified Cutting Machine: Repurposing Initiatives
title_full_unstemmed Performance Analysis on the Safety and Automation System of a Modified Cutting Machine: Repurposing Initiatives
title_sort Performance Analysis on the Safety and Automation System of a Modified Cutting Machine: Repurposing Initiatives
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description A circular economy is an alternative to the traditional linear economy. The concept reduces waste by recovering resources at the end of a products' life cycle and repurposing them to reduce environmental impact. The repurposing of machines is a model of production and consumption that involves re-pairing, refurbishing, and recycling to reduce waste. This project aims to improvise and repurpose existing mangosteen peeling machines into another suitable manufacturing process. The designed potato-cutting machine uses the existing conveyor system of a customised mangosteen peeling machine. The cutting mechanism incorporates safety and automation systems using through-beam infrared and capacitive proximity sensors. For the safety system, detecting objects within a range of 2.0 cm to the conveyor region indicates that the machine is unsafe to operate. The system will stop the machine and send audio and visual warnings to notify the users. Based on the trial runs the machine cuts the potato with approximately 1-tenth of the time needed in manual labour. The most significant benefit, however, is the overall savings in production costs, which are more than 85%. This is achieved as the machine re-purposes more than 50% of the components from the existing mangosteen peeling machine, such as sensors, control panel boxes, and PLC system. Consequently, this has helped minimise the overall cost of new equipment while encouraging a circular economy approach to engineering practices.
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