Eboņa, Charlene S. <br/><br/>
Design and development of an automated kalamay packager / 
by Charlene S. Eboņa and John Michael Real. 
 - Indang, Cavite :  Cavite State University- Main Campus,  2017. 
 - xiii, 91 pages :  illustrations ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering) Cavite State University 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>College of Engineering and Information Technology (CEIT)  College of Engineering and Information Technology (CEIT) 
<br/><br/> EBONA, CHARLENE S.and REAL, JOHN MICHAEL R., Design and Development of an Automated Kalamay Packager.Undergraduate Thesis.Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering.Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. July2017. Adviser: Prof. Andy A. Dizon.<br/><br/>The study was conducted to design and develop an automated kalaiyan packager. The project aimed to help kalamay buna makers to package kalamayfaster and of good quality. Specifically, the study aimed to design and construct the microcontroller circuit of the machine; design and fabricate automated kalamay packager;develop a software for the system;test and evaluate the machine according to its speed, quality, and quantity produced; and conduct a cost computation for the machine.<br/><br/>The materials that were used in the study were: microcontroller unit, ac current sensor, LCD, circuit breaker, de motor, piezo buzzer, photo interrupter, power supply adapter, solid state relays, Stepper motors, stepper drivers, and a transformer.Automated kalamay packaging machine can be able to package kalamay faster than the manual process. Dispensing, Stamping, Packaging, and Cutting are the major processes<br/>developed for the system.<br/><br/>Result of the evaluation showed that based from the evaluated speed, quantity, and quality, the automated kalamay packager was more than thrice faster compared to the manual process of packaging Ikg kalamay. But, in terms of quantity produced, it failed to produce good quality packaged kalamay output because the Stamper and the cutter provided poor performance. Therefore, the proponents conducted another evaluation for each part of the machine to determine the reason of its failure. Results of the evaluation showed that all the parts of the machine function well according to the program inputted.<br/><br/>The problems appeared in the stamper and the cutter. The stamper cannot stamp the 0.5cm kalamay thickness and the proper kalamay thickness that it can be stamped on is 0.3 cm. The cutter cannot cut the plastic film with kalamay. Thus, the proponents recommended changing the roller that can flatten kalamay into 0.3cm and adding a heating element on the stamper to seal the plastic film and there would be no need for a cutter anymore.<br/><br/>The study failed to meet some of its objectives. Thus,the manual process of packaging kalamay is still better than the automated packager. But Considering the recommended design, it can provide a better performance. The automated kalamay packaging machine had a total cost of P 96, 840.00.<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Food processing machinery--Design and construction<br/>Food industry and trade<br/>Kalamay (Philippine delicacy)<br/>Philippine delicacy.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>664.02   / Eb7 2017