Pill Crusher—Black Team

Welcome to the University of Maine Black Team’s Website.  Here, you will find all information about our 2010-2011 Senior Design Project for Mechanical Engineering Technology.

 

Paul hard at work in the shop.

Webmasters:       

           Thomas E. Evans III

           Thomas.evans@umit.maine.edu

          

           Paul P. McClay

           Paul_McClay@umit.maine.edu

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“The Cube” - Our current design model 

Our Pill Crusher will feature the possibility of two different attachments to drive the crushing mechanism : a hand crank or electrical motor.  The pills will be held in a small plastic bag, and placed into a slot which is accessible after opening the top cover.

Solid works rendering of the working model.

Objective: To design an improved Pill Crusher for use in nursing homes and/or hospitals.