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the Lentil Cleaner 400 a machine for rough cleaning lentils 2.009 Final Presentation Green Team December 12, 2005
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Lentil Harvesting Market United States: $64 million Canada: $880 million Benefits of a “rough clean” Increases selling price by 14% Allows longer storage before professional cleaning Harvest Rough Clean Storage Processing Company
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Product Demonstration
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The Lentil Cleaner 400 Throughput: 50 lbs/min Average lentil farm size: 500 acres Yields 60,000 lbs of lentils Processing time: < 3 weeks
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Before Rough Clean The Lentil Cleaner 400 7% foreign material < 1% foreign material After Rough Clean
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Design Features Hopper Adjustable aperture Capacity: 150 lbs.
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Design Features Screens Two mesh sizes Removable
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Design Features Chutes End 21” off ground Compatible with various removal methods
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Design Features Frame Portable Detachable
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Business Model Market to: Lentil growers Farm equipment dealers Sell product through: Farm equipment dealers
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Accumulated Cash Flows
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Sales Revenue, Costs, and Profits Revenue Costs Profits
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Acknowledgements 2.009 Faculty: David Wallace, Dick Fenner, Pappalardo technical staff John Brooke, North Dakota grower Diane Paulson, Paulson Premium USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council Flaman Screens
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