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P15420: Rochester Roots Lip Balm/Hand Salve. Ohimai Aisiku Stephanie Bloechl Kenneth Costello Jessica Dill Jeffrey Lariviere. Agenda. Introduce Team Project Background Problem Statement Project Deliverables Use Scenarios Prioritized list of needs – Customer Requirements
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P15420: Rochester Roots Lip Balm/Hand Salve OhimaiAisiku Stephanie Bloechl Kenneth Costello Jessica Dill Jeffrey Lariviere
Agenda • Introduce Team • Project Background • Problem Statement • Project Deliverables • Use Scenarios • Prioritized list of needs – Customer Requirements • Engineering Requirements • House of Quality • Draft Project Plan • Design Challenges • Questions P15420 - Lip Balm/Hand Salve Problem definition review
Team Roles • Project Manager: • OhimaiAisiku (Industrial Systems Engineer) • Record Keeper: • Stephanie Bloechl (Mechanical Engineer) • Web Designer: • Jessica Dill (Mechanical Engineer) • Project Engineers: • Kenneth Costello (Mechanical Engineer) • Jeffrey Lariviere (Mechanical Engineer) P15420 - Lip Balm/Hand Salve Problem definition review
Current Product – Homemade crockpot lip balm/hand salve P15420 - Lip Balm/Hand Salve Problem definition review
Basic Process: • Dry petals • Infuse oil with dried petals for 6 weeks • Strain out oil to get basically particulate free • Heat oil with beeswax until melted (about 50 mins for 16 oz oil, 4 oz beeswax) • Add essential oil • Fill containers • Allow mixture to cool until solidified (about 30 mins) • Cap containers • Add labels P15420 - Lip Balm/Hand Salve Problem definition review
P15420 Problem Statement • Current State • School students harvest plants and label containers • Jan McDonald makes lip balm/hand salve in small batches • Desired State • Students are able to take part in entire process • School desires self-sustaining process that also helps fund Rochester Roots program • Functioning product line to make products safely • Constraints • Student safety • Easy to clean P15420 - Lip Balm/Hand Salve Problem definition review
Project Deliverables • Functioning system that involves students to make lip balms and hand salves to sell to the public • Expand student understanding of both the New York core curriculum and STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) principles P15420 - Lip Balm/Hand Salve Problem definition review
Project Stakeholders • Rochester Roots • Jan McDonald • Montessori School (as a part of Rochester City School District) • Students • Our MSD Team • RIT P15420 - Lip Balm/Hand Salve Problem definition review
Use Scenarios • Students pick plants and give to Jan McDonald who makes lip balm/hand salve behind the scenes. Students label containers. • Students are involved in every step of the process to create a sellable product for Rochester Roots. P15420 - Lip Balm/Hand Salve Problem definition review
House of Quality
Design Challenges • Automated pouring system within budget • Automated capping system within budget • Easy to clean: beeswax sticks to most materials • Replacement possibilities for honey P15420 - Lip Balm/Hand Salve Problem definition review