Details: In sericulture, a specially designed V-shaped net is used to establish the silkworm colony. The silkworm net must be appropriately folded and tightly bound with ropes until the next cycle. Sunil has made a device using which silkworm nets can be efficiently folded and bound with ropes. The device is a square pipe structure consisting of three parts: the main frame, platform and pressing lever. The three-pipe platform is placed on the ground, and a bunch of nets are placed over it. After the nets are properly placed, the platform is lifted upwards towards the main frame as it is hinged at it. Once the platform is vertical, it is locked in position, and the nets are pressed downward by a horizontal pipe moved through the pressing lever. Once the nets are fully pressed, the lever is locked in position. Due to the pressing and locking, ropes can be easily tied around the nets. After properly tying the net, the locks are released and nets removed. Using this device, the time required to fold and bind the net has been drastically reduced to 300 nets per hour compared to 200 nets per day done manually.

Innovator: Sunil Shinde, Jalna, Maharashtra

State: Jalna, Maharashtra

Funding agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India

Implementing institute: National Innovation Foundation India (NIF), info.nif@nifindia.org