Need statement:

Automatic Bottle Filler and capper machines can help companies to consistently fill bottles with liquid products by avoiding errors and minimizing waste. These machines make it possible for industries such as pharmaceuticals to packaging their products in liquid form with precision.

1.1 Question and answer

SL.NO	QUESTIONS	ANSWER	OBJECTIVE/FUNCTION/CONSTRAINT
1	Should the machine be automatic or manual	The Machine should be semiautomatic	Objective
2	Does the machine should be portable or not ?	it should be portable	Objective
3	What is the budget that you can afford ?	around 4000Rs.	Constraint
4	What should be the weight of the machine ?	2kg	Constraint
5	How many bottles should it cap per minute ?	atleast 2	Constraint
6	Should the machine be userfriendly ?	yes it should be easy to use	Objective
7	What are the materials that you want to be used ?	materials used should be non toxic	Objective
8	Does the machine should be hygenic ?	yes	Objective
9	What should be the working capacity of the machine ?	it should work continuosly for atleast 3 hrs	Constraint
10	how should be the capping ?	it should not miss any bottle	Function
11	what should be the feature of capping machine ?	it should not damage the caps	Objective
12	Do you have an uninterrupted power supply ?	yes	Objective
13	What other function should it perform ?	it should fill the bottles without any leakage and avoid overflow	Function
14	what should be the quantity of liquid ?	250 ml	Constraint

1.2 Basic Survey and requirements

Sl.No	Observation from Surveys	Requirements
1	Weight of Machine	It should be light weight
2	No of operations	The machine should work good for at least 6 to 8 attempts
3	No of bottle to be capped	The machine should cap two bottles per minute
4	Materials to be used	Materials used to build, must be non toxic and light weight
5	Cost	Machine should be built with minimum budget

1.3 Identifying Client's Objectives

Sl.No	Objectives
01	Machine should be Semi-automatic.
02	Machine should be portable.
03	Machine should be hygienic.
04	Machine should be User-friendly.

Problem definition version 1.1 :

Design a semi automatic bottle capping and bottle filling machine, which is able to accurate and hygienic filling and capping process, it should be portable and user friendly.

1.4 Identify constraints

SL.NO	CONSTRAINTS
01	Machine should be less weighted.
02	DimensionS 2ft2ft4ft
03	Machine should fix at least two caps per minute
04	Minimum 250 ml bottle should be capped
05	Machine should cap one bottle at a time
06	The machine should work for 3 hrs continuously
07	Machine should be durable for 6 to 7 uses
08	It must be made user friendly product
09	Cost of the machine should be within Rs-4000

Problem definition version 1.2

Problem definition; Design a semi automatic bottle capping and bottle filling machine, which is able to accurate and hygienic filling and capping process, it should be portable and user friendly. Machine must not exceed the volume of 6 cubic feet should be able to cap atleast 3 bottles per minute, budget to build should not exceed Rs.4000 and it should work for 3 hours continuously.

1.5 Establish Functions

SL.NO	FUNCTIONS
1	sense the bottle
2	Fill the bottle
3	Capping
4	Hold Bottle

Problem definition version 1.3

Design a semi automatic bottle capping and bottle filling machine, which is able to accurate and hygienic filling and capping process, it should be portable and user friendly. Machine must not exceed the volume of 6 cubic feet should be able to cap atleast 2 bottles per minute, budget to build should not exceed Rs.4000 and it should work for 3 hours continuously. Machine should indicate the user after capping process is completed and should not do capping in case if bottle is empty/partially filled.(Detect the level of liquid in the bottle)