ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude towards the Department of

Mechanical Engineering, ZCOER, PUNE that gave me an opportunity for presentation
of my Project Stage-I in their esteemed organization.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to my Project guide Prof. V. A. Randive

and Head of the Department Prof. S. M. Godase without whose guidance and adequate
facilities. I would not have completed my Project Stage-II, his valuable advice made it
easy for me to proceed for this Project Stage-II.

I express my sincere thanks to Project Coordinator Prof A. V. Karande for his constant
support and experienced guidance and providing me precious help and advice without
which the successful completion of this Project Stage I would not have been possible. I
am also thankful to Dr A. M. Kate Principal, ZCOER, PUNE for giving me necessary
resources and support to complete my Project Stage-II.

Last but not the least, I thank all others, and especially my classmates and my family
members who in one way or another helped me in the successful completion of this
work.

Mr. Sachin Ashok Tayade

Mr. Dhanesh Ramsingh Rajpurohit
Mr. Tanmay Prashant Gogawale
Mr. Prashant Shrimant Rekhale

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 CONTENTS

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Description
No. No.
Acknowledgement i
List of Figures iii
List of Tables vi
Abstract vii
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Objective 1
1.2 Scope 2
1.3 Methodology 3
1.4 Project Flow Chart 3
1.5 Project Problem Statement 4
1.6 Project Planning 4
2 Literature Review 6
3 Type of Can Crusher 13
Pneumatic can Crusher Air Powered Norgen Cylinder Aluminium Soda
3.1 13
Can Recycling
3.2 Hydraulic Can Crusher 14
3.3 Foot Operated Can Crusher 15
3.4 Metal Can Crusher 16
3.5 Electric Can crusher 17
4 Market Survey 18
5 Material Consideration And Their Properties 19
5.1 Mild Steel 19
5.2 Raw Material Used In Can Crusher 20
6 Design Of Can Crusher 21
6.1 Key Features of Design 21
7 Calculations 22
8 Cad Drawings 25
9 Procedure of Manufacturing 28
10 Assembly of Can Crusher 29
11 Specifications and Price 32

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12 Conclusion 34
13 Reference 35

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 LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure No. Name of Figure
No.

Figure 1.3 Methodology 3

Figure 2.1 Used Cans 6
Figure 3.1 Pneumatic Can Crusher 14
Figure 3.2 Hydraulic Can Crusher 15
Figure 3.3 Foot Operated Can Crusher 16

Figure 3.4 Metal Can Crusher 16

Figure 3.5 Electric Can Crusher 17
Figure 8.1 Base Frame of Can Crusher 25
Figure 8.2 Cylinder 25
Figure 8.3 Piston 25
Figure 8.4 Assembly of Crank Shaft and Connecting Rod 25

Figure 8.5 Driving Shaft 25

Figure 8.6 Bearing 25

Figure 8.7 Assembly of Can Crusher in 3D 26

Figure 8.8 Can Crusher Assembly in 2D 26

Figure 10.1 Assembly of Bearing in Bearing Block 29

Figure 10.2 Piston Pin 29

Figure 10.3 Cylinder 30

Figure 10.4 Piston Connecting Rod 30

Figure 10.5 Piston 31

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 LIST OF TABLES

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Table No. Name of Table
No.

11.1 Specifications & Features of the Assembled Can Crusher 32

11.2 Price List Table 33

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 ABSTRACT

In this project concepts of machine designing and manufacturing are applied to design a can
crusher, which is widely used in beverage industries and scrap factories. The main aim of this
project is to manufacture a product which is more economical and that can be used in our daily
life. Can crusher is basically used to recycle the empty cans by lowering their volume and
afterwards by mechanically operating on those crushed cans and converting them into new
ones. In different stores and restaurant wasted cans occupy much volume and space so this
system can be used at commercial scale as well. This type of can crushers would be very much
handy and could be brought anywhere. Methods of machine design and manufacturing such
as drilling, welding, bending and cutting are also studied and used in fabrication. Designing and
analysis is done for better visualizing and errors are removed while the corrections are applied.
Such type of systems provides great help in controlling the polluted environment

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