Description

Manufacturing the device will come in three separate working components: Core reservoir, bucket lift, and conveyor system.

The reservoir will be manufactured with square metal hollow pipe, to reduce the overall weight. The front of the reservoir will have a horizontal door that will open down to allow the manual dumping of cores. The sides will have polycarbonate sheets to contain the cores and for visual purposes. The back end will be have the air cylinder attached to a welded on mount that will push the agitator door to allow the cores to flow through. All nuts and bolts required for this assembly will be bought through McMaster Carr. On Appendix B, Core Bin: Sub-Assembly 1, you can see the parts needed.

The bucket lift system will be constructed on site but each part of the lift will be contracted to metal fabricators. Each bucket is assumed to weigh about 30 pounds and a total of 30 buckets will be ordered to specifications. The motor for the lift will also be bought through McMaster-Carr as well as all the bearing and sprockets needed for the lift system. The skeleton of the lift will also be contracted out to a metal fabricator due to its size and weight. All nuts and bolts required for this assembly will be bought through McMaster Carr.

The conveyor system will be bought through a conveyor company. It will be mounted on the lift after the lift is fully assembled.