Fault Recognition and Mitigation in Food Processing Equipment
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
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March 22, 2024
- Start Date
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March 22, 2024
- End Date
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March 23, 2024
- Page Count
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8
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--45618
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https://strategy.asee.org/45618
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16
Paper Authors
Nathan Maenle Ohio Northern University
David R Mikesell P.E. Ohio Northern University
David Mikesell is the Ella A. and Ernest H. Fisher Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University. He joined the faculty after graduate work in automotive engineering at Ohio State, six years designing automated assembly machines and metal-cutting tools, and service as an officer in the U.S. Navy. His research interests are in land vehicle dynamics, autonomous vehicles, manufacturing, and robotics. Since 2015 he has served in leadership of the ASEE Mechanical Engineering Division including roles as Division Chair and Program Chair.
Abstract
Nearly a decade ago, a mechanical engineering capstone team from XXX designed and built a hamburger patty-forming machine for a local restaurant chain. This successful design was tested and proven, then replicated, and now these machines make thousands of patties each day in each of the chain’s three stores.
The chain owner has no maintenance technician on staff, and generally takes care of repairs himself. In order to make his job easier, he has requested some modifications to enable him and his machine operators to more easily identify when certain components are degrading. This will ideally enable him to replace these components at a time that is convenient to him, rather than have them suddenly fail when he is out of town.
An XXX undergraduate student was given the scope of this work as a “contract course” for his Honors program. This work was performed as an extension of an Industrial Controllers technical elective course taken in Fall 2023. Several features were added to the machine and its controller to identify component degradation and give the operator a clear indication of the fault. Another feature was added to resolve a different common fault in the patty-maker machine.
Maenle, N., & Mikesell, D. R. (2024, March), Fault Recognition and Mitigation in Food Processing Equipment Paper presented at 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 10.18260/1-2--45618
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