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Rural Technologies

Title:

Motorized Dhoop Stick Making Machine

Area:

Rural Technologies

Focus Area:

Automation and Efficiency

Developing Agency:

Rural technology Action Group(RuTAG),Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur

Email:

pbsb@agfe.iitkgp.ac.in

Brief Description

Description :

The bamboo pieces of specific size are kept in a closed lid box shelf and cut to a constant size and shape. Again, the obtained bamboo slivers are placed in the machine to form Dhoop sticks. The obtained Dhoop sticks are then placed to the polisher for polishing to get a unique round shape ideal for Dhoop stick (Incense stick). Salient Features of the Technology: Simultaneous cutting and rounding can be done. Productivity of around 400 sticks per hour (cutting). Capacity of Polisher is 1800 sticks per hour.

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