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ALPHA Design Proposal PDF
ALPHA Design Proposal PDF
Alpha, which stands for Adjustable Leveling Pot with Holder Arm, is a
container to help farmers in seedling bed process. This tool basically a reusable pot
equipped with a well-designed arm which has cone shaped end to dig a hole into
the ground. This device is expected to replace the polybags, even the tray pots, and
help the farmers in doing their works faster with higher benefit.
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INTRODUCTION
Seedling bed is a step to prepare the seeds individually before they are
transferred to the plantation. This step’s objective is to obtain good and stable
seedlings. The seedling is expected to adapt well with its environment. This step is
crucial because the seeds are susceptible to the climate changing, pest or bugs
invasion, and infection or disease. Farmers are commonly using polybags in
seedling bed. The farmers minimize the possibility of failure by doing the seedling
bed in the polybags since the seeds are planted separately from each other. Little do
they know the effect from using this plastic bag.
Land preparing is a step to plough or prepare the soil to be soft and ready to
be planted. Through this process, the surface of the ground is dredged in order to
open the channel for the air and sunlight. This channel allows the air and sunlight
to reach deeper ground and increase its fertility.
Planting is a step to transfer the seedlings from the seedling bed to the
ground. This step’s objective is to give the seedling the chance to grow bigger in a
wider space. After planting, caring is also important because if any invasion is
happened then the whole plantation will be affected. Until the harvesting time is
come, the caring should continue to be done.
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BACKGROUND
Farmers have been using polybags for their seedling bed process. They
choose the polybags because of the short-term advantages. Unfortunately, most of
them do not know what they have done. They do not concern about the sea-littering
because of the plastic garbage. Actually, the polybags may be used for 2-3 years or
1-3 times usage but most of the time they are being thrown after a one time use with
a small seedling.
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Tray pots have been the alternative for seedling bed process beside the
polybags. These tray pots are also affordable with more times of use. They are
designed to contain the plants which have strong root since the method of taking
out the seedling is by levering the soil and this method has a risk to damage the
root.
The seedling bed process is crucial because the 0-4 weeks seedlings cannot
adapt well to the condition of the ground of plantation. They are susceptible to the
climate changing, pest or bugs invasion, and infection or disease. To minimize such
things, the container in seedling bed have to several functions. The functions are:
a. Helping the farmers to control or watch the seedlings one by one if there
are any threats.
b. Avoiding the seedling to get in an overflow or infected by pest.
c. Helping the farmers to give the right amount of dung
d. Compositing the plantation easily
e. Making the nutrition way to reach the root fast to be absorbed
f. Allowing the cultivation in any weather and making the productivity
increase
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The problem that we must concern about is also the litter that is being
produced by the farmers. Even if they have used the tray pots, the plastic will not
be recycled for centuries. Mieszkowski (2007) states that,
We cannot exclude the fact that the agriculture use less plastic than our daily life
style since they are connected. Furthermore, the problem with plastic bags is not
just where they end up because they never seem to end. Stephanie Barger, executive
director of the Earth Resource Foundation, says that all the plastic that has been
made is still around in smaller and smaller pieces, and plastic does not biodegrade.
Biodegradable plastic is designed to be recycled easily by the earth, unfortunately
it is never really degrading. Redstone (2012) reveals some surprising facts about
biodegradable plastic, which are:
The students from Indonesia made several options to replace the polybags
and tray pots to use in farming. The options are the bio-pot which is made from hay
waste or coconut fibers. The other problem is they couldn’t find the manufacturer
for the mass production. Even though this pot is eco-friendly, this pot is a one-time
use and may lead to a complicated preparation in the beginning of the planting
season and lower the productivity.
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PROBLEM FORMULATION
•cheap
•easy to get
•one time use
•unrecycleable
•common use for most of types of Polybags
plants
•have several sizes
•broken after use
PROBLEM SOLUTION
The solution is basically simple, the farmers need to stop the usage of plastic
materials in their farming activity. We need to minimize the plastic-litter producing
as the plantation also working especially in seedling bed process. The seedling bed
process need a replacement tool for polybags and tray pots. We can conclude that
the demands from the replacement are:
a. Affordable
b. Continuous and unlimited usage
c. Easy to use
d. Recyclable
e. Minimizing the damage to seedling
f. Flexibility of sizes
g. Increase the farmer’s productivity
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CONTENTS
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
ALPHA, which stands for Adjustable Leveling Pot with Holder Arm, is a
container to help farmers in seedling bed process. This pot is expected to meet the
requirements to replace polybags and tray pots completely. ALPHA pot consists of
two main parts, the tray and the adjustable layer of pots. ALPHA has two types of
size, there are the small and the large pot. Those sizes also have more sizes since
they are adjustable. The small tray has 63 pots and the large tray has 12 pots.
Figure 5. The comparison between small tray and large tray of ALPHA.
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Third Layer
Second Layer
First Layer
Basic Layer
Basic Pot
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The tray is designed to each size. It has exact hole diameter to the basic pot.
The basic pot is welded to each hole meanwhile the basic layer fits into the hole
without being welded. The distances between holes are measured to have a free
space so the layer can be adjusted easily. This condition allows different sizes of
pots in one tray.
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No Name Illustration Function
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After knowing the detailed function, here is the steps to use the holder arm:
Figure 12. Step by step to transfer the seedling using the holder arm.
1. Grab the sliding lock (pink) upwards in order to open the cone door (grey)
and allow the widen arm (yellow) to spread.
2. After the widen arm is ready, push down the layers from the top by giving
some force by the handle (brown) and the layers will slide down afterwards.
3. Since the layers are already down and the seedling is open, the widen arm
will hold them. To take the seedling inside the arm and lock them inside,
grab the sliding lock downwards. After that, the cone door will also close
the arm.
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Figure 13. Step by step to transfer the seedling from the holder arm to the plantation ground.
Transfer the seedling from the holder arm to the plantation ground
1. Hold the arm in the straight position of the ground.
2. Push the arm with a rotary movement to dig a hole. Don’t forget to hold the
slide lock to prevent it slides.
3. Since the hole is ready, slide upwards the slide lock in order to spread the
widen arm and allow the seedling to drop into the hole.
4. Flatten the seedling and the ground without the arm.
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Composition : Tray, Two Sized Pot, and Holder Arm (optional use)
Size Table :
Tray
Small Pot (mm) Large Pot (mm) Holder Arm
(without handle)
20 x 420 x 660 mm Basic: Ø25 x 30 Basic: Ø60 x 60 Diameter 135mm
63 pot holes (S) Level 1: Ø 28 x 45 Level 1: Ø 70 x 88 & Total Height
20 x 420 x 660 mm Level 2: Ø 34 x 60 Level 2: Ø 85 x 120 (Closed Position)
12 pot holes (L) Level 3: Ø 40 x 75 Level 3: Ø100x160 ±780mm
Table 2. Size of the products.
Estimated price :
Polypropylene
Small Pot Small Tray Large Pot Large Tray
Plastic
Volume 0.05 liter 1 liter 0.2 liter 1 liter
Tools &
Rp 50.000.000 Rp50.000.000 Rp 50.000.000 Rp 50.000.000
Manufacturing
Raw Material
Rp 236.250.000 Rp75.000.000 Rp 225.000.000 Rp 75.000.000
Price
Total Cost Rp 286.250.000 Rp125.000.000 Rp 275.000.000 Rp 125.000.000
Production Pcs 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000
Price/Product Rp 57.250 Rp25.000 Rp 55.000 Rp 25.000
Price/Set Rp 82.250 Rp. 80.000
Table 3. Price for Small Pot using PP plastic.
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ST37 Steel Small Pot Small Tray Large Pot Large Tray
Mass 2,457 kg 1kg 1,17 kg 1kg
Tools & Rp40.000.000 Rp40.000.000 Rp40.000.000 Rp40.000.000
Manufacturing
Raw Material Rp368.550.000 Rp150.000.000 Rp175.500.000 Rp150.000.000
Price
Total Cost Rp408.550.000 Rp190.000.000 Rp215.500.000 Rp190.000.000
Production Pcs 5000 5000 5000 5000
Price/Product Rp81.710 Rp38.000 Rp43.100 Rp38.000
Price/Set Rp 119.710 Rp 81.100
Table 4. Price for Pot and Tray using ST37 Steel.
Holder Arm
Widen Arm and Cone Door
Tools & Manufacturing Rp 30.000.000
Raw Material Price Rp 530.550.000
Total Cost Rp560.550.000
Production Pcs 5000
Price/Product Rp112.110
Table 5. Price for steel parts from Holder Arm
Holder Arm
Parts Quantity Material Price Product Price
Handle 2m Rp 60.000 / 4 m Rp 30.000
Pipe for Sliding Lock 1/5m Rp 215.000 / 4 m Rp 10.750
Engsel 2 Pcs Rp 15.000 Rp 30.000
baut 5pcs pcs Rp 5.280 Rp 26.400
Pelubang dan Pencekam 1 Pack Rp 112.110 Rp 112.110
U Steel 1 pcs Rp 10.000 Rp 10.000
Total Price Rp 219.260
Table 6. Price for Holder Arm
Durability : Strength
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CONCLUSION
ALPHA, which stands for Adjustable Leveling Pot with Holder Arm, is a
container to help farmers in seedling bed process and improving steps to transfer
the seedling into the ground. This well-designed pot is expected to meet the
requirements to replace polybags and tray pots completely and as a respond to the
world’s plastic problem, also the holder arm to improving the farmer’s productivity
in planting the seedling. There are several options materials for the tools and have
their own pros and cons. For steel materials there will be some adjustment to adjust
the weight. The estimated price for the adjustable leveling small pot set with tray
ranges about Rp 83.000-120.000. The estimated price for the adjustable leveling
large pot set with tray ranges about Rp 80.000-82.0000. The estimated price for the
holder arm is about Rp 220.000. ALPHA offers two sizes of pot which is adjustable
to several diameters of pots that makes this tool is worth to consider. Not only the
pot, but the holder arm also beneficial because it helps the farmer to do their job
quickly and efficient.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Arinda Dwi Yonida. (2015, Mei 6). Jenis-Jenis Tanah untuk Pertanian.
Retrieved December 23, 2017, from https://farming.id/jenis-jenis-tanah-untuk-
pertanian/
Katharine Mieszkowski. (2007, October 8). Plastic bags are killing us.
Retrieved December 29, 2017,
from https://www.salon.com/2007/08/10/plastic_bags/