the Lentil Cleaner 400 a machine for rough cleaning lentils

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theLentil Cleaner 400a machine for rough
cleaning lentils

• 2.009 Final Presentation
• Green Team
• December 12, 2005

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Lentil Harvesting

• Market
• United States 64 million
• Canada 880 million
• Benefits of a rough clean
• Increases selling price by 14
• Allows longer storage before professional cleaning

Rough Clean
Processing Company
Harvest
Storage
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Product Demonstration
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The Lentil Cleaner 400

• Throughput 50 lbs/min
• Average lentil farm size 500 acres
• Yields 60,000 lbs of lentils
• Processing time lt 3 weeks

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The Lentil Cleaner 400
Before Rough Clean
After Rough Clean
lt 1 foreign material

• 7 foreign material

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Design Features

• Hopper
• Adjustable aperture
• Capacity 150 lbs.

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Design Features

• Screens
• Two mesh sizes
• Removable

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Design Features

• Chutes
• End 21 off ground
• Compatible with various removal methods

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Design Features

• Frame
• Portable
• Detachable

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Business Model

• Market to
• Lentil growers
• Farm equipment dealers
• Sell product through
• Farm equipment dealers

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Accumulated Cash Flows
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Sales Revenue, Costs, and Profits
Revenue
Profits
Costs
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Acknowledgements

• 2.009 Faculty David Wallace, Dick Fenner,
  Pappalardo technical staff
• John Brooke, North Dakota grower
• Diane Paulson, Paulson Premium
• USA Dry Pea Lentil Council
• Flaman Screens

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Questions?