Author : Sanket Kedar, Pranav Niturkar, Mangesh Saraf and Shubham Lomat

The items of confectionery like laddu, barfi, pedha, etc. are famous sweets in India. During festivities, people often place a large order of sweets to the vendor and expect the delivery of the sweets to be as soon as possible. In order to complete the order within required time, the vendor has to put in additional manpower. At the same time, maintaining the quality of the product. This can be achieved by using an SPM for large scale production for such demands. In order to cope up with demands to be fulfilled in shorter time span, automation can come in handy. The paper describes project to automate the process of making items of confectionery. The project aims to reduce the manpower and increase the profit by increasing the production rate and quality. It also aims to reduce the material wastage due to manual handling, adhering to safety regarding material used for constructing machine. The material used is food grade material to keep the machine hygienic and corrosion free. The paper evaluates the advantages of automation in food industries with supporting content.

Keywords: Low cost, confectionary, feed screw, food extrusion.