Tuesday, 15 May 2012

TN university develops robotic-based soan papdi making machine


Coimbatore: The Avinashilingam University for Women here has designed and developed a partial robotic-based 'soan papdi' flaking machine.

The first machine would be delivered next month to Ghanta Foods Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, manufacturers of Bambino brand products including soan papdi, a popular flaky Indian sweet, Dr S Maragatham, Dean, Faculty of Engineering of the University, said.

Manufacturing of soan papdi being labour intensive and time consuming process, the university took up the project as a challenge, she said. The Rs eight lakh three-armed robotic machine would help reduce labour and wastage, she claimed adding the university had patented the product.

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