FOLDI MATE CLOTH FOLDING AND PRESSING MACHINE
This project introduces the design process and design results of a cloth folding and pressing machine . Since clothes folding is always a tedious process for most people, it is a good idea to produce a machine that can reduce the work and time of folding clothes. The cloth folding machine is d
2025-06-28 16:32:38 - Adil Khan
FOLDI MATE CLOTH FOLDING AND PRESSING MACHINE
Project Area of Specialization Electrical/Electronic EngineeringProject SummaryThis project introduces the design process and design results of a cloth folding and pressing machine . Since clothes folding is always a tedious process for most people, it is a good idea to produce a machine that can reduce the work and time of folding clothes. The cloth folding machine is designed and produced by a group of four engineering students. The final product is designed for household use and is intended to compete against similar existing products. The design process includes research in background information and relevant standards, needs specification, concept generation and selection, and engineering analysis. The prototype will be built based on calculations and simulations in Solidworks. The design uses several combinations of gears and cranks to flip the boards and thus fold the clothes that is put on the platform by the user. The final product achieved several of the performance goals, including completing one cycle in less than 3 minutes, without failure and the foldimate machine can press and fold the clothes in first phase it press the cloth and in second it folds and then it store the cloth in its storage compartment.
Project ObjectivesThe aim of this project is to fold clothes and iron them merely by pressing a button. The folding machine is fully automatic where one has to place the cloth on the folding tray and press the button. It will then press the cloth and fold the cloth by itself. Usually, a person uses conventional method to fold the clothes which by hand folding. People nowadays have been living with tight schedule in their daily life. Household chorus despite gender discrepancy has been a burden for many. This work is a burden for many and sometimes tiring depending on the amount of clothing and number of people in a house . Clothes such as shirts, pants and undergarments are the usual and if multiplied by the number of person in a family, will consume a lot of time and energy. This is a predicament for an average person that needs to be resolved. This machine can resolve all the issues faced by people for pressing and folding of clothes
Project Implementation MethodArdunio Mega
arduino mega is used for controlling all over the project electronics like motors pressing servos etc through all programming for all automatic work
Protocol
in the start of foldimate , the user will press the start button and the pressing will be started in first phase then the cloth will be folded and stored in third phase
Benefits of the Projectfoldimate is used for folding and pressing of clothes
the foldimate promises to nearly fold shirts,pants,towel,other garments at rate thats twice as fast as human and it helps to minimize the human effort and it can be used in garment shops laundry homes etc all work will be done automatic by just pressing a single button
Technical Details of Final DeliverableThe inner workings of the FoldiMate do sound intriguing . The FoldiMate draws clipped clothing into an inner chamber where a series of mechanisms robotically flip, fold and flatten cloth items into shape. FoldiMate also subjects clothes in the chamber to a special treatment similar to the that presses and folds . The result will be garments that are neatly folded and pressed, expertly layered and ready for your wardrobe. The machine is supposed to be swift too, tackling laundry loads twice as fast as you would if you folded them manually.
Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry OthersOther Industries Manufacturing Core Technology RoboticsOther Technologies Wearables and ImplantablesSustainable Development Goals Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureRequired Resources| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 77137 | |||
| linear DC gear motors | Equipment | 3 | 3167 | 9500 |
| ball shafts | Equipment | 4 | 3750 | 15000 |
| aluminium rollers and machining | Equipment | 4 | 5000 | 20000 |
| DC geared motors 24v | Equipment | 5 | 3000 | 15000 |
| arduino mega | Equipment | 1 | 2200 | 2200 |
| relay modules buck boost | Equipment | 4 | 1360 | 5440 |
| heating element and controls thermostats | Miscellaneous | 2 | 4000 | 8000 |
| spray pump and tank | Miscellaneous | 1 | 1997 | 1997 |