AFM 9000 automatic falafel machine PINK A problem solution - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

AFM 9000 automatic falafel machine PINK A

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market Chicago Boston 190 | 30 90 | 21 New York City 150 | 28 San Francisco Washington DC 330 | 75 140 | 33 Houston 70 | 20 Estimated price of AFM 9000: 30,000 restaurants serving falafel in US $3000 5,000 food trucks serving falafel in US

needs Retrofits 20”(w) x 25”(l) x 36”(h) Size space Hopper holds 2 gallons of dough Efficiency Throughput: 1 ball/sec Easy to clean & assemble Usability Minimize human interaction needed

challenge Mechanism to effectively extrude falafel dough into balls

#1: rollers What we learned: • Not well-suited to dough consistency • Dough escapes through gaps

#2: auger What we learned: • Extrusion screw effectively feeds dough into molds • Molds form solid cylinders of dough What to improve: • Apply pressure to dough to move it into the auger

#2: auger

next steps Prototype with FDA approved materials Motorize extrusion mechanism User testing with Clover MIT Link to order-taking mobile device