Zack Burchman Travis Gang Dana Geer Ryan Neary Matt Seekins Faculty Advisor: Mike Rosen GMCR Contacts: Wade Hodge Paul Comey Jason King

 Create a machine that will effectively dismantle waste K-Cups produced from misprocessing and quality testing.  The device should: Be capable of handling partially assembled and damaged K-Cups Separate components into four waste streams in recyclable condition Significantly reduce the waste discarded to the landfill Be scalable to handle 80,000 cups a day Be compatible with GMCR safety restraints

K-Cup AssemblerFoil Welding Device

ORIENTATION MECHANISM Get all cups upright SENSORS Determine state of cup (lid, no lid) HEAT FOIL WELD Using direct contact No Lid Lid PUNCH IN FOIL Solid piece pushes in foil VACUUM Suck out foil and grounds SORT Using vibration ramp REMOVE FILTER Use rubber stopper device to twist out filter and vacuum out WASTE STREAMS Separate streams will be ground for shipping to various recyclers Cup and filter Foil and Grounds

Isometric View:Side View: Top View:  Cups will fall into slot  Conveyors will right cups laying on side  Upside down cups will be re-circulated

 Direct contact heating element  Punch will push foil into cup with grounds

 Heating and punching element could be replaced with direct cutting mechanism Would produce more waste May be more efficient  Approaches: Can opener Die puncher

 Vacuum will remove foil and grounds in one step  Ground and foil will have to be sorted later

Suction from bottom Prongs on bottom Clamps from side

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4  Rubber stopper  Will twist and friction will cause filter to release  Vacuum will remove all pieces of filter

 Determine how cups will fall into orientation mechanism  Determine feasibility of direct contact heating element  Determine best method for sorting grounds and foil  Test friction removal of filter with rubber stopper

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