Technology » Machinery And Tools

Braille Printer (2018-2019) Phase II Braille Printer (2018-2019) Phase II - Vigyan Ashram

BrailleRapSP is a machine which is piloted in G-CODE, to emboss braille it is necessary first of all to translate the text in Braille.

To Convert Marathi(Devnagari) text to gcode, you can use this link

https://avinashpudale.github.io/devnagariBraille/

To Conve

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Bamboo engraver (2018-2019) Phase II Bamboo engraver (2018-2019) Phase II - Vigyan Ashram

 

This machine is made to engrave cylindrical objects.Specially for those who use  to engrave bamboo by holding it for long time on Flame. In this machine we can clamp any  cylindrical object and laser use to engravs&n

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Solar dryer (2018-2019) Phase I Solar dryer (2018-2019) Phase I - Barefoot College

Food produce across the country are mostly dried in direct sunlight. When using the traditional method of drying, the food quality decreases due to poor hygiene practises. It’s also a time consuming process which totally depends on the availability of a heating source

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Solar operated sheep shearing machine (2018-2019) Phase I Solar operated sheep shearing machine (2018-2019) Phase I - Barefoot College

The current answer for sheep shearing is a mechanical hand operated the device which is tough to operate, time-consuming and Inefficient The solution aims to provide a sustainable long-term solution. A portable trailer equipped with shearing instrument with sufficient solar

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Water filtration and vending machine (2018-2019) Phase I Water filtration and vending machine (2018-2019) Phase I - Barefoot College

Most Rural villages still find it difficult to access clean potable water. Our solution works on two main aspects, first to provide potable water, and second would be to make it accessible for people from all walks of life. The solution would be a solar operated water vendi

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Remote Solar monitoring for Remote Sensing (2018-2019) Phase I Remote Solar monitoring for Remote Sensing (2018-2019) Phase I - Barefoot College

Managing efficiency of panel and battery has always been the single most daunting task in any part of Solar powered system. Especially when those systems are thousands of miles away spread all around the world. The solution proposed will make this process an easy task with

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Offline server (2018-2019) Phase I Offline server (2018-2019) Phase I - Barefoot College

With limited resources and insufficient infrastructure most of the schools in remote location face acute problem of providing quality education. The low availability of funds also makes it impossible for these remote schools to bring in the best of Digital tools for it's cl

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Solar powered pico projector (2018-2019) Phase I Solar powered pico projector (2018-2019) Phase I - Barefoot College

With limited resources and insufficient infrastructure most of the schools in remote location face acute problem of providing Quality education. The low availability of funds also makes it impossible for these remote schools to bring in the best of Digital tools for it's cl

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Improvising low cost farming equipment/ tools Improvising low cost farming equipment/ tools - Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG)

In the first phase, GEAG has done problem analysis and feasibility study for the technology innovation in the intervention areas and to comprehend the problems associated with the tools that are being used by the small and marginal Farmers. Some of the tools like Weeding a

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Short term weather forecasting and agro advisory Short term weather forecasting and agro advisory - Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG)

 Automatic Weather stations have been installed in Gorakhpur and Bihar and mobile SMS-based climate information advisory services are being provided to the farmers (More than 200) wit

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Millet based value added products (2013-18) Millet based value added products (2013-18) - Society for Economic and Social Studies, Centre for Technology and Development

CTD/SESS has developed a range of FSSAI-compliant, nutrition-rich, Packaged Millet Products, has custom-scaled related equipment/machinery and evolved a Rural Enterprise Model so as to boost demand for Millets, motivate farmers to revive their cult

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Artisanal Blacksmithy (2001-2004) Artisanal Blacksmithy (2001-2004) - Society for Economic and Social Studies, Centre for Technology and Development

A Technology Package for Blacksmiths was developed in collaboration with National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jamshedpur comprising improved heat treatment techniques, a drudgery-reducing Mechanical Hammer for light products such as sickles, an

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Improved Cycle Rickshaw (1992-96) Improved Cycle Rickshaw (1992-96) - Society for Economic and Social Studies, Centre for Technology and Development

A holistically re-designed Cycle Rickshaw has been developed, field-tested and demonstrated. The new Rickshaw is mounted on a chassis, with a covered cabin with flat seat and luggage space underneath. The Rickshaw is ergonomically better for the dr

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Wood router(2017-2018) Phase II Wood router(2017-2018) Phase II - Vigyan Ashram

 

This machine can cut wooden slates according to 2D/3D designs provided by us.

Existing products are costly and made for large size application. Machine developed by us is affordable by small vendors and of small size. We can use it for ta

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Laser engraver (2017-2018) Phase II Laser engraver (2017-2018) Phase II - Vigyan Ashram

 

This is a mchine  which can cut any 2D designs provided by us through USB.

Existing technology is costly and very sensitive to earthing and we can not let students work on it independently as it is hazardous . If we cons

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Quantitative and qualitative Improvements in natural Indigo ( 2009-2014) Quantitative and qualitative Improvements in natural Indigo ( 2009-2014) - Shri AMM Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC)

Indigo is a natural dye, extracted from Indigofera tinctoria which can be used for dyeing cloths or preparing hair oil. The cultivation of indigo is not labour intensive and the crop doesn’t need much protection. Indigo can be also cultivated as inter crop. The l

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Forest fire management Equipments(2018)Phase I Forest fire management Equipments(2018)Phase I - WWF

 

To support the State Forest Departments and local communities in managing  forest fire, WWF- India has designed, fabricated and tested two units that can be used for forest fire management.



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Animal Intrusion Detection and Repellant System(2016-17)Phase I Animal Intrusion Detection and Repellant System(2016-17)Phase I - WWF

One of the biggest challenges faced by farmers residing in the vicinity of Protected Areas (PAs) and other forest areas even is the loss of crops to wild herbivores including wild elephants. In some areas local communities have even given up farming. The development of low cost Early Warning Syst

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 Improved looms for women durrie weavers from the Tharu community, Uttar Pradesh(2014-17)Phase I Improved looms for women durrie weavers from the Tharu community, Uttar Pradesh(2014-17)Phase I - WWF

WWF-India has been working with the weavers of Tharu community living in the northern buffer of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, located in the Terai region of Uttar Pradesh for building their capacities on weaving and thus augmenting their income. The women associated with ‘Tharu Hath Karga Gharelu U

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Herbal Oil Processing Unit(2018)Phase I Herbal Oil Processing Unit(2018)Phase I - Rural Communes

In India we have a tradition of processing oils by using different herbs since a long time. Many vaidus and their families process oil at household level for their personal use and for selling as well. Taking a leaf therefore from our rich tradition Rural Communes has been motivating and promotin

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Aero sence  a weather parameter sensors for School (2017-2018) Phase II Aero sence a weather parameter sensors for School (2017-2018) Phase II - Vigyan Ashram

Aero-seance is a simple DIY kit module for building a multiple sensor check on one device. This sensor module has following modules ( not limited to below list) –

  • MQ6 — It detects LPG Gas leakage.
  • MQ7— It detects Carbon Monoxide (CO) Gas.
  • MQ1

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Sanitary Napkin Incinerator  (Version 4)(2015-2016) Phase II Sanitary Napkin Incinerator (Version 4)(2015-2016) Phase II - Vigyan Ashram

Sanitary Napkin Incinerator  (Version 4)

A novel incineration device has been developed that uses pyrolysis to decompose sanitary napkins into hydrocarbon vapours and combustible gases along with some non-combustible gases and char. These vapours and gases are mad

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Rice De-Husking(2014-2015) Phase II Rice De-Husking(2014-2015) Phase II - Vigyan Ashram

Rice De-husking machine is made to reduce the manual effort to sepearate husk from the rice. It can process 8 to 10 k.g. rice in an hour. Rice can be process multiple times as per the qualtiy required. It is easy to operate and work on single phase connection. 



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TARA Handloom Technology(2014-15)Phase II TARA Handloom Technology(2014-15)Phase II - Development Alternatives - Technology and Action for Rural Advancement

TARA Loom is an ingenuous machine that incorporates many advanced features to improve the efficiency of the weaver and the quality of the woven fabric with existing levels of operational skills.  The manually operated TARA Loom combines versatility with ease of operation.  It is ergonom

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Development of Hobby wheel Development of Hobby wheel - Integrated Rural Technology Centre (IRTC)

In order to popularize the traditional craft of pottery, IRTC has been working on developing a hobby wheel which can be handled easily by even women and children. We wish to introduce it in schools and tourist cent

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Mini Oil Expeller Mini Oil Expeller - Gandhigram Trust

Miniature for Oil extraction has been developed and oil extracted from Groundnut, Coconut, Gingili, and groundnut seed. The performance of the oil expeller is sixkgs/per hour and the yield were 40% forground& Gingili and 63% for coconut. Oil, filtration pr

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Technological Improvement And Mechanization Of Charkha Technological Improvement And Mechanization Of Charkha - Gandhigram Trust

15 V. Solar powered spinning Charkhas were developed   and integrated to operate Two numbers of eight spindle charkha at a time by a spinner. Productivity and income level has been increased from 25hanks to 50 hanks and Rs.75/- to Rs.150/per day resp

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Mechanization Of Nepal Loom Mechanization Of Nepal Loom - Gandhigram Trust

Technology Intervention:           

Prior to the DST supported intervention, the Nepal looms were run by foot power of the weavers. Thi

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Pedal operated Stone Crushing machine(2015)Phase I Pedal operated Stone Crushing machine(2015)Phase I - Mitraniketan

Stone crushing is one of the tedious works done by women in quarries. They use hammer for manually crushing the rubbles into metal pieces. The job is tedious as well as less productive in terms of wages. It causes numerous health hazards affecting lungs and shoulders.

The stone crusing ma

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Poly Bag Filler(2015)Phase I Poly Bag Filler(2015)Phase I - Mitraniketan

Poly bag filling machine is an equipment used for filling potting mixture in the poly bags in which the seedlings are planted. There is large demand for the poly-bag filling device in the plant nurseries. Currently they fill the poly-bags manually which is time consuming as well as having problem

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Motorized Winch for Chinese Fishing Net(2016)Phase II Motorized Winch for Chinese Fishing Net(2016)Phase II - Mitraniketan

About Chinese Fishing Nets:

Kerala having about 590 Km of costal area is blessed with fish resources. Along with this, the backwaters also provide ample opportunity in fishing. Chinese fishing nets commonly known

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MUKTI - LOW COST SANITARY NAPKIN MUKTI - LOW COST SANITARY NAPKIN - Society for Rural Industrialization (SRI)
MUKTI-the low cost napkin was developed by SRI in late 90’S with support from DST. This prompted many multi-nationals to produce low cost napkins. Over the years lot of change have taken place in material and structure of the pads. Earlier pads were made of surgical cotton with surgical gauge as bin

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Dry fruit roll cutting machine(2013-2014) Phase II Dry fruit roll cutting machine(2013-2014) Phase II - Vigyan Ashram

Dry fruit roll which are available in market are in variety of flavors like Khajur , Fig, Rose, Oragne etc. IN making of such rolls first a …. Mm thick roll is prepared by mixing Khajur pulp with other dry fruits like cashew, almond etc and then cut pieces of (coins) of desire size (2 mm t

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Anupam Oil Extraction Machine(2013-2014) Phase II Anupam Oil Extraction Machine(2013-2014) Phase II - Vigyan Ashram

This is low cost oil extaction machine, as we all know that the edible oil available in market is not pure which can harm our helth but the Anupam oil extraction machine is simple solution for this which can extract oil from groundnut, sesame, coconut, castor, linseed, neem etc at your home. It r

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The TARA Paper Recycling Package(2009-10)Phase I The TARA Paper Recycling Package(2009-10)Phase I - Development Alternatives - Technology and Action for Rural Advancement

Problem addressed India faces severe environmental degradation in which solid waste is a major contributor. Paper use and disposal is growing at a rapid rate causing large amount of wastage of paper. There is a large potential to facilitate and support small groups and organizations for setting u

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Water Mill-multiple use(2002)Phase I & II Water Mill-multiple use(2002)Phase I & II - Himalayan Environmental Studies And Conservation Organisation (HESCO)

The technology initially replaced wooden turbine with mild steel one. The shaft of turbine is attached with pulley which can run different agro- processing machines. In order to get appropriate RPM correct pulley arrangements are done to get desired RPM. The ultimate pulley with desired RPM is at

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Mini Pugmill Mini Pugmill - Integrated Rural Technology Centre (IRTC)
Pugmill and motorized potters’ wheel are two equipments developed during the last 4 years. Pugmill is used for grinding clay so that a smooth uniform clay mix is prepared and wheel is used for shaping terracotta wares.

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Motorised Potters wheel Motorised Potters wheel - Integrated Rural Technology Centre (IRTC)
Pugmill and motorized potters’ wheel are two equipments developed during the last 4 years. Pugmill is used for grinding clay so that a smooth uniform clay mix is prepared and wheel is used for shaping terracotta wares.

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MechBull(2009-2010) Phase I MechBull(2009-2010) Phase I - Vigyan Ashram

MechBull is a mini tractor of 10H.P. diesel driven, equivalent to 4 bullocks. First generation MechBull was manufactured at vigyan ashram. All engineering drawings and manual are made. Later on our alumni Mr Shindade takes it forward, he sold 20 tractors.



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