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Design and Fabrication of Aluminium Tin Can Crusher

A.S.Shinde1*, A.D. Landge2 , A.K. Biradar3, S.M. Kondawar4

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Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, APSIT, Thane, [email protected]
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Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, APSIT, Thane, [email protected]
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Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, B.R.H.CoE, Vangni, [email protected]
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Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, APSIT, Thane, [email protected]

Abstract: It has been observed that tin cans constitute significant part of garbage at public places. In order to recycle and process these cans
their collection and transportation is necessary. This paper talks about detailed design of a tin can crusher. Tin can crusher helps achieve
65%volume reduction and reduces transportation costs. It is compact in size and can be operated manually by hand. It will help to keep earth
neat and clean as the model eco-friendly

Keywords: Tin Can Crusher, Volume Reduction, compact size, Eco-friendly.

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1. Introduction 1) Manually operated single can crusher,

This Paper consists of designing and fabrication of manually 2) Manually operated multiple can crusher,
operated aluminium tin can crusher. A can crusher can be 3) Pneumatically operated single can crushers
defined as “A device used for crushing aluminium cans for 4) Garbage pail crusher
achieving 65% volume reduction and reduces transportation Recycling is wonderful way to help the
costs”. Generally, crusher is made up of steel. [11] environment, even if you think otherwise when you're
The main aim of a can crusher is to smash an empty hauling big, bulky bags crammed with empty cans to the
aluminium can into the smallest unit possible. Anyone who curb. One device that will make our life easier, and our
drinks a couple of sodas a week may never see the need to recycling haul much more compact, is the can crusher. Can
compact the cans, but others who are heavy drinkers may crushers are available in a number of styles, sizes and speed,
find these devices very helpful. Canteens, restaurants, bars, with models to suit everyone from the heavy soda drinker to
catering halls, cinema halls and recycling plants are places the recycling center manager. In this project, we have
where a can crusher is pretty much a must. Can crusher are developed a manually operated can crusher that can crush
the most efficient, convenient, space saving and easy way to the tin as flat and as symmetrically as possible before
reduce your aluminium waste while fulfilling recycling landing into the bin. The design is environment friendly and
duty. They are convenient, fun, easy to use and friends of uses simple mechanism. [6]
the environment. Crush the can and save the space, time and
energy. The earth will thank you. [2] 1.2. Objective of Tin Can Crusher while designing:
In order to reduce the waste, we planned to create a can  Design must have a continuous can feeding
crusher that will reduce the volume of aluminium cans upto mechanism.
eighty percent. Can crushers are primarily used to save  Only one tin can must be fed at a time for crushing.
space and for recycling. It can be placed everywhere, in the  The can must be in good condition when supplied to
park, restaurants, canteens, and railway stations etc where the device (i.e. not dented, twisted or pressed).
one can see the waste in the form of cans. The basic  Device must be a standalone unit.
requirements for this project are knowledge of Computer  80% volume reduction must be achieved.
Aided Design software like AutoCAD and Solid work, use  Crushed aluminium tin must immediately fall into
of laser cutting machine, Truama Bend V Series (bending the aluminium can bin without human intervention.
machine), shearing machine, vertical bend saw, bench work  Arrangement for the aluminium can to slide from
and welding processes.[12] hopper to the crushing area
More objectives regarding performance and safety
1.1 Background of The Work: are explained in the form of flow chart
Different types of existing tin can crushers are:

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Performance
Safety

Ease of
convinience Efficiency
operation
Closed NO heat
Low noise
crushing area production
Low
Easy to use Quick
vibrations
NO flying NO sharp
Risk free
debris corners
Easy to Low loading Utilizes
maintain height gravity

Easy to Manually Stand alone

clean operated unit

1.3. Purpose of Aluminium Tin Can Crusher:

Aluminium doesn’t occur naturally in the earth’s
crust, it has to be extracted from its ore-bauxite which is
mined and then smelted in a very energy-intensive process.
Although great care is taken to rebuild the land after mining,
changes do occur as a result of mining that are detrimental
to the surrounding environment. It takes 80-100 years for
aluminium can to decompose. Compared to mining and
smelting, recycling aluminium drink cans is far less energy
intensive. Recycling aluminium requires only 5% of the Fig.1.1 Mechanism [4]
energy and produces only 5% of the CO2 emissions as
This mechanism is used for converting rotary
compared with primary production. A recycled aluminium
motion into a reciprocating motion. The inversion is
can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours.
obtained by fixing either the link 1 or link 3. In Fig, link 1 is
More than 100 billion aluminium cans are sold in the United
fixed. In this mechanism, when the link 2 (which
States each year, but less than half are recycled. A similar
corresponds to crank) rotates about B as center, the link 4
number of aluminium cans in other countries are also
(which corresponds to a frame) reciprocates. The fixed link
incinerated. Aluminium cans are one of the easiest materials
1 guides the frame.[4]
to recycle. New drinks cans appear on the shelf just six
The design can be decomposed into different
weeks after recycling. A single aluminium can is said to,
mechanisms according to the functions i.e. crushing
when recycled, saves about as much as oil as would be
mechanism, slot disposal, retraction mechanism and
poured into it to fill up.
automatic feeding mechanism.

1.4. Concept of the Tin Can Crusher:

Advantages of Tin Can Crusher Disadvantages of Tin Can Crusher
 Easy to operate &reduces volume upto 70 %.  Crushes only single can at a time.
 Portable & Suitable for both steel and  Operator is required.
aluminium cans.
 Less force and less time required to crush  Required can condition is good in
can. manner.

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2. LITERATURE with guidance and assertiveness in achieving the target.
2.1. Introduction:
Title development of recycle bin tin can crusher 2.2. Terminology:
requires an amount of good understanding on the Can recycling is a very important part of any
knowledge of the science. Therefore, executing a family and community. Aluminium recycling is one of
research is necessary to obtain all the information the easiest things you can do to help the environment.
available and related to the topic. The information or Recycling of can began long ago and started to become
literature reviews obtained are essentially valuable to common place back in the early 1970s.
assist in the construction and specification of this work. The literature review for tin can crusher is as follows:
With this grounds established, the project can proceed

Table 2.1 Finding of Literature Review:

Author name Subject Findings Year of
publication
Woodworker’s Journal, America Can do Can Crusher Tilting mechanism with piston
& slot 2007
Freshman academy ITC project Design & fabrication of Piston – cylinder mechanism
report pneumatic tin can operated by Pneumatically 2012
crusher
Muhammad Hanis Bin Muhammad Design of recycle bin Can feed mechanism
Zulkifli, Malaysia tin can crusher 2008

3. SYSTEM DESIGN improvement, weight of machine from ground level,

Design consists of application of scientific total weight of machine and a lot more. In mechanical
principles, technical information and imagination for design the components are listed down and stored on
development of new or improvised machine or the basis of their procurement, design in two categories
mechanism to perform a specific function with namely,
maximum economy & efficiency.  Designed Parts
Hence a careful design approach has to be adopted. The  Parts to be purchased
total design work has been split up into two parts; For designed parts detailed design is done &
1) System design distinctions thus obtained are compared to next highest
2) Mechanical Design. dimensions which are readily available in market. This
System design mainly concerns the various physical amplifies the assembly as well as postproduction
constraints and ergonomics, space requirements, servicing work. The various tolerances on the works are
arrangement of various components on main frame at specified. The process charts are prepared and passed
system, man - machine interactions, Number of on to the manufacturing stage. The parts which are to be
controls, position of controls, working environment of purchased directly are selected from various catalogues
machine, chances of failure, safety measures to be & specified so that anybody can purchase the same
provided, servicing aids, ease of maintenance, scope of from the retail shop with given specifications.

Fig.3.1: Design Drawing Fig.3.2: 3-D Model (Creo) of Tin Can Crusher
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4. FABRICATION PROCESSES 1) Getting Material: The material will be available in UMP
4.1 Introduction: mechanical laboratory. This rack have more types of steel
After designing phase, fabrication processes take like L shape sheet, rectangular hollow steel, rectangular
place. These processes are about using material selection steel, and etc.
and make the product base on the design and by followed 2) Measurement and Marking: After getting the material,
the design dimension. Many methods can be used to the next step is measurement and making of material. The
fabricate a product, like welding, cutting, bending, grinding, equipments used in this process are measuring tape and
drilling and many more methods. Fabrication process is a maker pen. The scale is from solid work software and this
process to make only one product rather the manufacturing scale is the true.
process was used at the whole system production. This way 3) CUTTING MATERIAL: The next step is cutting the
include part by fabrication until assembly to others material using shearing machine after measurement and
component. marking process.
4) DRILLING: Mark the position for drilling using scriber
4.2 Process Involve: before start drill. After that, start the drilling.
In order to make the design to come in reality, 5) Bending process: After drilling process, the sheet metal
fabrication process needs to be done first. The fabrication will undergo process bending, using bending machine to get
process starts from dimensioning the raw material until it true shape for the project.
finishes as a desire product. The processes that involve are:

Fig. 4.1: Process bending sheet metal

5) Welding: Welding is a fabrication or sculptural process (criss-cross) pattern is cut or rolled into metal. The operation
that joins materials, usually metals or thermo plastics, by performed for producing indentations on the part of the
causing coalescence. This is often done by melting the workpieces. Knurling allows hands or fingers to get a better
workpieces and adding a filler material to form a pool of grip on the knurled object than would be provided by the
molten material (the weld pool) that cools to become a originally smooth metal surface. Occasionally, the knurled
strong joint, with pressure sometimes used in conjunction pattern is a series of straight ridges or a helix of "straight"
with heat, or by itself, to produce the weld. This is in ridges rather than the more-usual criss-cross pattern.
contrast with soldering and brazing, which involve melting a
lower-melting-point material between the workpieces to 4.3. Material Procurement:
form a bond between them, without melting the work pieces. Material is procured as per raw material specification and
part quantity. Part process planning is done to decide the
6) KNURLING: Knurling is a manufacturing process, process of manufacture and appropriate machine for the
typically conducted on a lathe, whereby a diamond-shaped same.

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Fig.4.2: Side View of Frame Fig.4.3: Front View of Frame

Fig.4.4: Crank shaft Fig. 4.5: Connecting rod

Fig.4.6: Handel and Coupling Fig.4.7: Crusher or Piston

GENERAL MATERIAL USED: 5. Future Scope:

This work has various futuristic technologies which are still
1. C55- Alloy Steel under R&D and hence it will be surely used in the near
2. C45- Plain Carbon Steel future. Much work in the project is constrained because of
3. MS-Mild Steel lack of essential resources and their high-cost.
4. STD- Standard Parts Selected from PSG Data Book.  With automation system can become more robust.
 Crushing multiple cans with the help of a strong,

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rigid and larger can basher. Developing hoper and [12] Alen Fisher, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, San
feeding mechanism it can crush tin both stroke of Jose State University, 2013.
piston.
 It can be driven by electric motor also by
maintaining reduction ratio.
 Crushing plastic bottles can also be thought of.
 Adjustable mechanism to accommodate varying
can and bottle sizes.
 We can provide belt drive to separate aluminium
tin as well as plastic bottle.

6. CONCLUSION
In this project we carried out the study of the current can
crushers and the various mechanisms employed. Some of
the technological aspects like robust design, volume
reduction were successfully implemented. Overall, the
project was very enriching in terms of technical fabrication
and design process. The current prototype reduces the
volume of cans by 65 %. Auto feed mechanism have trouble
due to speed which needs some improvement in near future.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The authors are grateful to Mr. Onkar Sonare, Mr. Bharat
Kale for their guidance throughout the work. The authors
express their gratitude to Mr. Sameer Nanivadekar, Mr.
Shivshankar Kore, Mr. Anand Tapdia, Mr.Kamlesh
Suwarnkar, Mr.Vishal Sable. Authors would like to also
thank Principal, all teaching and non-teaching staff of A. P.
Shah Institute of Technology, Thane for their support and
providing labs for the work.

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