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- New design should meet criteria such as ease of transport and assembly as well as material availability
- Pilmico will partner with TESDA to have egg machines fabricated locally where they will be distribute
Promoting the spirit of Teamwork and Innovation, Pilmico held a nationwide Egg Machine Design Contest recently in response to positive feedback from companies and individuals in purchasing egg machines. The contest will help the company create an egg machine design that is distinctly its own.
The egg machines are currently being sourced from various suppliers and while their efficiently designed in terms of the egg laying process, transporting them remains challenging as it requires additional resources, like an installer, to set it up and be used.
The egg machine design entries should be:
- Collapsible
- Easy to transfer (inter-island freight)
- Easy to assemble once turned over to owner (do-it-yourself)
- Materials are easy to source
- Efficient egg-laying production
- Aesthetically pleasing
- Low cost
The contest started with a pre-qualifying round with teams submitting their designs/ blueprints with material specifications and costing. The chosen designs qualified for the next round, which is the building of prototypes. These were then presented to a panel of judges for review.
Of the 23 teams who joined, six reached the finals and, after final deliberations, the judges named Team Mulawin as winner and their design will now be used as basis for the Pilmico Egg Machine.
Aside from having the desired features and costing, Pilmico plans to partner with local TESDA offices to have the egg machines fabricated locally where they will be distributed, reducing transport costs and providing an additional source of livelihood for TESDA students.