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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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1 the Lentil Cleaner 400 a machine for rough cleaning lentils 2.009 Final Presentation Green Team December 12, 2005

2 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

3 Product Demonstration

4 The Lentil Cleaner 400 Throughput: 50 lbs/min Average lentil farm size: 500 acres  Yields 60,000 lbs of lentils Processing time: < 3 weeks

5 Before Rough Clean The Lentil Cleaner 400 7% foreign material < 1% foreign material After Rough Clean

6 Design Features Hopper  Adjustable aperture  Capacity: 150 lbs.

7 Design Features Screens  Two mesh sizes  Removable

8 Design Features Chutes  End 21” off ground  Compatible with various removal methods

9 Design Features Frame  Portable  Detachable

10 Business Model Market to:  Lentil growers  Farm equipment dealers Sell product through:  Farm equipment dealers

11 Accumulated Cash Flows

12 Sales Revenue, Costs, and Profits Revenue Costs Profits

13 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

14 Questions?


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