Concept, Design and Development of Semi Automated Potato Slicing Machine

In the automation of the production process for Food industry, especially for the Potato chips manufacturing, the concept of Potato chips cutter is used and Utilized for the fulfillment of the modern process. In the rural area specially in Maharashtra region where the production of potato is more, this departs the fact that, the small industries are based on such type of activities which requires some skills for increased rate of Cutting of chips, with minimum effort, that can be reduce the chances of cutting by the sharp edges of the cutter to the operator, which then passes for the frying division and reduce the chances while burns with oils. This electrically operated device is designed to cut whole raw potatoes into thin slices of thickness 2.0 mm approximately, suitable for frying and baking as potato chips. The capacity of mechanism is 60 kg of potato per hour. Locally and easily available materials like cast iron, mild steel and stainless steel are used for the fabrication. This machine allows in its simplicity of design and modest cost with the ability to generate thin uniform slices of the potatoes. Due to this the concept is design and developed for the production process of Potato chips machine, Containing the three stage working on 1. Pressure Application By Pushing, 2. Motor Driven Disk. 3. Cutting Process.