UIET Institute granted a patent for Multi Vegetable Transplanting. It will speed up the plant saplings by saving time, energy and money.
According to Prof. Sachdeva (Vice Chancellor), promoting research and research is their main priority. To promote innovation, entrepreneurship and self-employment, two incubation centers have also been established in UIET Institute. Research and innovation is the key solution to social problems including agriculture, business, science and technology.
This patent was applied in June 2023 by the team of Department of Mechanical Engineering. A team of 19 students from the Mechanical Department along with Dr. Sanjay Kajal, Dr. Sunil Nain, Dr. Anuradha, Dr. Upendra Dhull. The machine was also displayed at Mahatma Phule Agricultural University, Pune, Maharashtra for assessment and inspection purpose.
350 saplings can be planted in one go
In the agricultural sector, the work of planting saplings is done by hand, which takes more manpower and time. By using this machine a farmer sows in his field, he can adjust the distance from plant to plant and line to line in the machine as per his wish. This machine not only saves time and energy in planting trees but also saves money. The machine has technology of a transmission, Geneva and rotor mechanism, through which the distance can be set according to the need of the plant.
The space is provided for two trays, through which 350 plants can be planted at a time. This machine can transplant many plants like brinjal, tomato and chilli.