Plastic Bottle Rope Machine Review 1 Anna Dorman

Plastic Bottle Rope Machine Review #1 Anna Dorman, Eric Deal, Ryan Fairbanks, Brenna Lewis

Agenda 1. Introduce Team 2. Project Background 3. Key Stakeholders 4. Desired State 5. Problem Statement & Deliverables 6. Prioritized list of needs (Customer Requirements) 7. Engineering Requirements 8. House of Quality

Team R. O. P. E Recycling Old Plastic for the Environment Anna Dorman-Project Manager (IE) Eric Deal-Lead Engineer (ME) Ryan Fairbanks-Purchasing and Communications (ME) Brenna Lewis-Facilitator (ME)

Background-Current State ● Poor Recycling and Waste Management in Haiti ○ Leading to massive buildup of plastic waste ● Burning bottles in effort to “clean” the areas ○ Increasing health hazards to the Haitian population ● Price of recycling dropped due to the price of oil lowering ○ Need to help the Haitian Economy ● P 17432 created ○ String making machine - Blades dulling quickly ○ Rope braiding machine - Never fully operational

Stakeholders ● RIT Contact Distance ○ Sarah Brownell ● Cap Haitien Contacts ○ Erinold Frederick ○ Agronom Franz ● RIT MSD Team ○ Anna Dorman, Brenna Lewis, Ryan Fairbanks, Eric Deal GOAL: Using the manufacturing process of the rope and the rope itself to

Desired State ● Bottle Rope Manufacturing System ○ Fast, easy to use, and ergonomic ○ Process to prepare the bottles, cut the bottles into string, use the string to create rope ● Rope ○ Can easily be cut into prefered size without unraveling ○ Breaking Strength ( 500 -1000 Kg) ● Benefits ○ Create jobs in Haiti

Problem Statement ● Current State - Semi functional mechanism for bottle stringing, string twisting, and braiding ● Desired State - Fully functional system for rope production including stringing mechanism, and braiding or twisting mechanism ● Project Goals ○ Develop rope manufacturing workflow ○ Design and build mechanism for bottles → string ○ Design and build mechanism for string → rope ● Contraints ○ Power sources

Customer Requirements ● Safety ● Rope characteristics ● Operator characteristics ● Value characteristics ● Local Effects

Engineering Requirements ● System usability ● Product characteristics ● Production characteristics ● Artifact characteristics

House of Quality ● Relates Customer Requirements and Engineering Requirements ● Correlation between Engineering Requirements ● Relative weights of requirements

Project Plan

Use Cases

Top Ten Concerns- Risks Based on Importance: 1. Rope unraveling during use 2. Blade creating cutting hazards 3. Rope being sharp to the touch

Current Systems-Benchmarking Comparing the given parameters to Team P 17432’s machine and to a Kickstarter device that cuts plastic bottles and creates string

Team Values and Norms ● Be respectful, honest and positive ● Distribute work evenly ● Communicate openly and clearly ● Be on time and punctual ● Be thorough and accurate ● Be professional and ethical ● Commit yourself

Questions or Concerns? Website: http: //edge. rit. edu/edge/P 18432/public/Home