College faculty and students develop low-cost dyeing machine in Erode
The Hindu
Innovative, eco-friendly, low-cost dyeing machine developed by faculty and students to enhance productivity and sustainability for textile businesses.
A faculty and three students of Erode Sengunthar Engineering College in Thudupathi, near Perundurai, have developed an innovative, eco-friendly and low-cost dyeing machine designed to enhance productivity and sustainability for small-scale textile businesses.
Under the MSME Idea Hackathon 2.0., the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) approved the proposal, “IOT based low cost compact dyeing machine using Arduino”. The project, submitted by E.L. Dhivya Priya, Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, received ₹ 11.05 lakh in funding from MSME, with an additional ₹1.95 lakh contributed by the college.
The faculty along with two students at the college Incubation centre, R. Arunprakash and A. Sabari Gayathri, and P. Santhosh, a final-year student from the Department of Robotics and Automation, developed the machine. This innovative system significantly enhances productivity by dyeing up to eight products in 10 minutes, compared to the traditional method that processes only one product at a time. The machine features an industrial controller, offering robust automation suitable for commercial applications.
Ms. Priya explained that the machine’s eight-sprinkler rod ensures uniform colour distribution, while a tie-and-dye mechanism enables creative and customizable fabric designs. Additionally, the controller seamlessly integrates with ultrasonic sensors to monitor dye levels and operate the system’s lever mechanisms, ensuring precision and ease of use, she added.
The faculty emphasised that the machine is specifically designed to support lower-middle-class entrepreneurs by reducing operational costs and improving the overall quality of the dyeing process. “The real-time implementation cost of the project is ₹1.80 lakh,” she added.
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