Förbättring av transportband vid livsmedelstillverkning : Produktutveckling för att minimera produktionsstopp i en förpackningsprocess

Sammanfattning: When it comes to handling of food grade products in an industrial setting, consumer safety is a bigconcern. Therefore, most national, and international food agencies around the world haveimplemented strict rules regarding the level of contaminants from the manufacturing process thatare allowed in the food we consume.The company Nicoccino produces and sells a polymer based film as a substitution for cigarettes andother nicotine products. The company recently established a new factory and have invested in newproduction line but are having problems with one of their machines.The problem stems from the lack of ability to keep a certain number of films in ordered stacks alonga conveyor belt, and the aim of this report is to find a technical solution to that problem.To try and find a suitable solution, a simplified version of a product development workflow was usedwhich included the development of different concepts, refining a selected idea and then thedevelopment of a 3D model with technical drawings. Through interviews with the manufacturer ofthe machine, a suitable spot for the solution was identified and with help from the Swedish FoodAgency, EU compliant construction materials were selected.The result of this work is a fully developed design proposal that doesn’t require a redesign of themachines existing layout and is design with materials to fully EU regulations regarding contaminationin consumable, food grade goods.