Design and Manufacturing of Bamboo Processing Machine with Sanding Bamboo Surfaces, Grinding Knots & Splitting Functions

— This document describes about designing and manufacturing of bamboo processing machine having three functions, namely; splitting, grinding and sanding bamboo surfaces. It helps to avoid a tedious and time taking manual bamboo processing. Three people can work at the same time when a need arise. It is designed considering safety factors and ergonomic considerations. The machine is robust in design having low sound, and good aesthetic so as to look attractive and durable while giving service. Designing and fabricating such type of machine is important so as to save money and it avoids from buying individual machine. For the purpose of convenience, focusing on the need assessment of the project, developers are using exploratory research method. Exploratory research made by conducting focus group interviews to get detail information. Developers used four data gathering techniques (tools), namely; oral questions, direct observation, document analysis and questionnaires (closed and open questionnaires) to understand current problems of bamboo processing activities and for the need of this machine. After the quantitative and qualitative data are gathered from those sources developersreached at conclusion to designed and manufactured bamboo processing machine as a solution to facilitate bamboo products. The findings indicate that, there is lack of bamboo processing machine and having high demand of it. In general, according to the newly designed and manufactured bamboo processing machine, it can perform manual splitting, grinding bamboo knots and sanding bamboo surfaces. For the future it can create job opportunity to the society. Keywords—Designing, Manufacturing, bamboo processing, splitting and grinding knots, all cost are in Birr (Ethiopian currency).