Abstract

"KOKO" is a coconut water bottle packing machine, which is designed to reduce pollution, that is why the bottles that are used reduce pollution due to the fact that 10% of the plastic of the bottles is recycled and they are friendly to the environment, This machine is based on 3 processes which are: water extraction, bottling and labeling, the waste left by this project will be used to obtain biomass.

The company was born from the project of 5 students from the Ricaldone Technical Institute, the company seeks to help reduce pollution in the country.

The product offered to the market is bottled coconut water. The water is extracted, bottled and packed thanks to the company's machinery.

The company has a commitment to the environment, which is why the bottles used are made with recycled plastic, in addition to implementing the energy produced with biomass. The biomass used is coconut tow that otherwise would only be the company's waste.

In order to make bottled coconut water, the first process is the extraction of coconut water, once the water is in the storage place, the process of bottling the water begins, to bottle the water an operator place the bottles at the beginning of the band. When the band is activated, the bottles begin to advance 4 by 4 until they reach the first stage, which is washing the bottles, this is done to eliminate any type of chemical or dust that the bottle could have accumulated over time or at the time of being manufactured. Once this process ends, the band is activated again and the bottles are transferred to the next stage, which is the filling stage, here a pump is activated that allows the coconut water to reach the inside of the bottle with a little pressure, once the bottles are filled to the desired point, the band is activated again, the caps are placed on them by means of a system in which when the bottles pass through that part, the caps are placed on the nozzle of the bottles, this is because a little pressure is applied to it, then the bottles go through some rollers that are at the height of the bottle nozzles and that are constantly rotating while the bottle goes through this process, this makes the caps are properly secured on the bottle and the product is properly sealed.

Finally, the sealed bottles will pass through the labeller whose function is to push the bottles towards a reel that will secure the label around the bottle. When this process finishes, a mechanical arm holds the bottles and transfers them to a box, leaving them ready for distribution.