FR 0

Reduce Intensive Manual Labor and Speed Up Production Line

DP 0

Soil Proportioner and Bagging Machine

PV 0

General Process/  Specs List

FR 1

Hold Soil

DP 1

Hopper

PV 1

Process 1

FR 1.1

Durability

DP 1.1

Intregrate Proportioner into Hopper

PV 1.1

Must be able to make 4,000 bags a day

FR 1.2

Strength

DP 1.2

Steel Hopper

PV 1.2

Must be able to hold 100lb of soil and machinery

FR 1.3

Efficient

DP 1.3

Sensors (pressure gauge) to tell operator when to add more soil

PV 1.3

Sensor goes off when hopper is 20% empty

FR 2

Prevent soil compaction and prevent movement though proportioner

DP 2

Mechanism to keep soil mixed

PV 2

Process 2

FR 2.1

DP 2.3

Auger

PV 2.1

FR 2.2

DP 2.2

Propeller mixer

PV 2.2

FR 2.3

DP 2.2

Rake Mechanism

PV 2.3

FR 3

Proportion Soil

DP 3

Soil Proportioner

PV 3

Process 4

FR 3.1

DP 3.1

Accurate portion sizing

PV 3.1

Tolerance of 5%

FR 3.2

Must be able to vary proportion sizes for different product lines

DP 3.2

Switch or gauge that allows product proportioning size to be changed

PV 3.2

FR 4

Placement of Proportioned Soil into bags

DP 4

Mechanism that follows Proportioner and puts products into bags

PV 4

Process 3

FR 3.1

DP 3.1

Sensor to make sure bag is in place

PV 3.1

Total process must reduce labor costs

FR 3.2

DP 3.2

Continuous Process

PV 3.2

Less than current production time

FR 3.3

DP 3.3

Self Sufficient

PV 3.3

FR 4

Seal Bag

DP 4

Mechanism to seal the bag

PV 4

Process 4

FR 4.1

DP 4.1

Vacuum Sealer

FR 4.2

DP 4.2

Applying force to seal ziploc bag

FR 4.3

DP 4.3

Heat Sealing Plastic

FR 5

Operate Machinery

DP 5

Operator Instruction Manual

PV 5

Process 5

FR 5.1

DP 5.1

How to Guide

PV 5.1

FR 5.2

DP 5.2

Troubleshooting

PV 5.2

FR 5.3

DP 5.3

Easy to understand with extensive schematics

PV 5.3

FR 5.4

Safe

DP 5.4

Safety Sensors to prevent injury

PV 5.4

No injuries

FR 5.5

Easy to Clean

DP 5.5

Way of preventing soil from jamming parts

PV 5.5

Minimize cleaning time per week