CHEESECAKE DEPANNING Zach Alsheimer Garth Sinclair Matt Gundrum Casey Bauman

OVERVIEW What we Have TriedWhat we KnowOptions Going ForwardTimeline

WHAT WE HAVE TRIED Thermocouples were borrowed from campus and affixed to the pizza oven The temperature on the oven was set to 600 F and planned to decrease form there Based on thermocouple and oven thermometer readings, the oven never reached over 300F Cheesecakes were run through and the depanning was timed – the cheesecake temperatures were tested Because of the missing coils, the temperature could not increase above 300F and was often less than that The cheesecakes did not show any decrease in depanning time as they could not get any warmer than normal PIZZA OVEN MANIPULATION

WHAT WE HAVE TRIED Stainless Steel Inserts created using RIT machine shop Inserts meshed well with cheesecake crumb and spinner head Grease formed under insert instead of laying on top Crust stuck to inserts and therefore could not be easily removed INSERT TEST

WHAT WE HAVE TRIED Tested idea using buckets filled with warm water, placing pans in water at times increasing by 10 seconds Difficult to get quantitative data about depanning times during initial testing Testing occurred separately from regular line; cheesecakes were not being depanned at that time Operators were helpful in giving their thoughts/opinions during initial testing Best times & temperatures seemed to be seconds and 100F based on number of bangs and operators reactions If this is pursued, the water bath would be an option to replace the pizza oven WATER BATH

WHAT WE KNOW Pizza Oven Heat transfer experiments aren’t an option due to pizza oven restrictions Inserts Stainless steel is unlikely to work as an insert due to low thermal conductivity SS has a lower coefficient of friction - grease might slide to outsides when crumb is spun

WHAT WE KNOW Water Bath Operators gave positive feedback about cheesecake quality and level of ease of the depanning Scheduling Running low on ‘no cost’ options, may need to consider greater cost- intensive ideas One week behind where we wanted to be starting MSDII, pushed presentation back one week to test inserts & water bath

OPTION A: WATER BATH 1. Run larger scale experiment 2. Gather data that can be used for compariso n to current process 3. Examine possible ergonomic effects 4. Make changes and improveme nts to the design 5. Develop an implement ation plan to be used by Wegmans 6. Train employees on new process

OPTION A: WATER BATH The early results were promising Would replace pizza oven Won’t be very cost-intensive to implement Advantages Variables are tougher to control Hard to compare to current process Disadvantages How to scale it up to meet production needs? Challenges

OPTION B: COST INTENSIVE Ideas to Test: Bakeable Insert - Cake Rings Handled Cake Remover System Table Conveyor Key Lime Pie Tin System

OPTION B: COST INTENSIVE 1. Brainstorm a list of possible solutions 2. Use Pugh evaluation to determine which ideas are viable 3. Design, order materials and build 4. Run experiment s to test the builds 5. Make changes and improveme nts to the design 6. Develop an implement ation plan to be used by Wegmans

OPTION B: COST INTENSIVE Higher potential to improve ergonomics All new ideas that haven’t be tested or implemented previously Advantages Limited time to complete full process in MSD 2 Will require some up front investment Disadvantages What is the budget for ROI for any cost intensive ideas? What designs will be manageable for integration? Challenges

OPTION C: METAL INSERTS 1. Identify the root causes of the problems that occurred during testing 2. Find solutions to those problems 3. Test to make sure problems have been eliminated 4. Run large metal insert experiment 5. Develop a plan to integrate inserts to current process

OPTION C: METAL INSERTS The early results were promising The team has a some idea of what caused problems Won’t be very cost-intensive to implement Advantages More time consuming route to take Uncertainties exist Disadvantages What material should be tested as an alternative? What were the actual root causes of the problems that occurred? Challenges

GOING FORWARD Current Date: Week 6 (March 3 rd ) Project Handoff Date: Week 14 (May 7 th ) The team has 9 Weeks remaining - Decide what direction(s) to go in - Set a defined end goal for end of MSDII - Develop a schedule to follow to guide us toward achieving our end goal Short-term Plan:

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