| Author | Nimit Tuksavitayapong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ISE-13-35 |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Engineering in
Microelectronics and Embedded Systems, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis; no.ISE-13-35 |
| Abstract | Today our world face huge amount of environmental pressure in dealing with plenty of used products and materials which are generally known as garbage. In contributing to solve this problem, this research- Design and Development of a Low Cost Plastic Recycle Machine (LCPRM) takes used plastic bottles as the main focus. The LCPRM converts such waste into usable ones through recycling process. The objectives of this research are: (i) designing a prototype in a cost less than the existing models, (ii) creating extra convenience to users, and (iii) increasing value of the used plastic bottles. The main task of this research is the design and development of Hardware and Software of the LCPRM, which consists of four main operations namely label pulling, bottle cap removal, liquid pouring, and compression. When a user inserts a used bottle into the LCPRM it will peel the label off and remove bottle cap from the inserted bottle. Then, it will pour remaining liquid if there are some in the bottle and finally compress the bottle into smaller size for storing. The LCPRM was successfully tested with plastic bottles of different sizes and shapes. This research succeeded in creating the required prototype with low cost, added convenience to the user as they just have to insert bottles into the mouth of the machine in a similar manner of dropping a bottle into a roadside garbage bin, and increased the value of used plastic bottles. At the same time, this LCPRM helps the owner to reduce extra cost in separating bottles caps and labels. It also creates remarkable storage facility by compressing the bottles. In the future, this LCPRM should include systems like Database management (DBM), Alarming for various status for instance storage full, system faults, and Networking. The upcoming model of LCPRM is also to take into account the new shapes of plastic bottles at the present |
| Year | 2013 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology, Thesis; no.ISE-13-35 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Microelectronics (ME) |
| Chairperson(s) | Mongkol Ekpanyapong; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Bohez, Erik L.J.;Manukid Parnichkun; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Sripatum University, Thailand; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2013 |