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K-cup Challenge
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In order to reduce the build of K-cup waste, reverse engineering and research have been conducted to determine the viability of recycling and re purposing various components of the cup. The project goal was to design and construct a disassembly, to separate components of the K-cup into their respective material streams to be recycled or re purposed.
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The line was composed of 5 stations operating within individual processing zones that each performed a step of the overall process. These stations were required to work congruously and each processing step had to be autonomous (i.e. humans could not directly or indirectly cause motion of or exert direct force onto the K-cup or any of its components). In order to achieve fluency between stations extensive amounts of communication and team organization were required. The physical construction required lots of patience as well as foresight and planning to accommodate changes (small and large) necessitated by the adjacent stations.
After multiple stages of proof of concept testing and construction, the final result performed moderately well. It performed the desired task of removing the tinfoil lid, separating the components and passing it on to the final group.
After multiple stages of proof of concept testing and construction, the final result performed moderately well. It performed the desired task of removing the tinfoil lid, separating the components and passing it on to the final group.