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Virtually waterless washing machine
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
IT IS THE MATTER OF GREAT PLEASURE AND PRIVILEGE TO
BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS PROJECT REPORT ON VIRTUALY
WATERLESS WASHING MACHINE. THE COMPILATION OF THE
PROJECT IS A MILESTONE IN THE LIFE OF THE MANAGEMENT
STUDENT AND ITS EXECUTION IS INEVITABLE WITH THE CO-
OPERATION OF THE PROJECT GUIDE. I WISH TO RECORD A DEEP
SENSE OF RESPECT AND GRATITUDE TO MY PROJECT GUIDE,
PROF. VISHAL KADAM FOR HIS ENCOURAGEMENT TO COURSE OF
MY WORK. IT IS DUE TO THE ENDURING EFFORT AND GUIDANCE
OF MY GUIDE THAT ULTIMATELY MADE IT SUCCESS.
I ACKNOWLEDGE MY INDEBTNESS TO VARIOUS AUTHORS
FOR MAKING USE OF VALUABLE INFORMATION LIBERALLY.
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Introduction
Xeros is the brand name for a patented laundering process
that replaces the majority of water with reusable polymer beads,
reducing the water and electricity required for effective cleaning.
Three years of laboratory testing confirms that the Xeros cleaning
process cleans as well as conventional washing while requiring
90% less water and operating with a substantially lower
electricity burden. GreenEarth, which currently licenses its
patented silicone-based dry cleaning technology around the
world, will have exclusive rights to distribute the Xeros
technology throughout North America to retail dry cleaners. The
partnership will enable dry cleaners using both cleaning
processes to have the lowest overall carbon footprint possible.
MANASE DHONEKAR CO.LTD is on the verge of saving us
a LOT of water. Their new washing system (prototype stage) uses
nylon beads to tumble wash clothes with 90% less water than
conventional washers. The machine also uses significantly less
detergent and eliminates the need for tumble drying. They claim
that if all the homes in the US switched to their system, the
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carbon offset would be like taking 5 million cars off the road and
it would save 1.2 billion tons of water per year – the equivalent of
17 million swimming pools.
“We honestly believe Xeros will change the way we
launder clothes”
Objective
The object of implementing is that as we see many
countries are facing the utmost problem of water especially the
country like India has recognized the need for it & thus got the
machine which is beneficial in many aspects like costs, electricity,
water and many more. Like wise the country wants to make the
awareness in many countries so it is planning to export it to the
countries like Zimbabwe, china & many more.
Features
1. Ability to attract the customers
Any company who launch the product in the market will have
intension in the mind that it should be of “Customer Oriented”
Far which it needs to do following things like Research &
Development, Survey & so on.
2. 90% water saving ability
In today’s era, the product along with normal feature & function
should also have some extra features which makes customer
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need to buy a product. Likewise, our product has the extra benefit
of “Saving water” which is an important factor in an organization
& also useful for the betterment of economy. Biggest advantage
of product is the “WATER SAVING”. save water, save life!!
3. Saves Electricity
In India, where daily in some states they face the problem of
power cut. For them it is beneficial. As it saves electricity & in
same way it is also benefits to other countries also who faces the
same problems.
4. Innovative
Due to improvement or drastic change in science & technology
made the world think innovative which is some thing very unique
which makes the product more better in market & it can also
helps in increasing the sales of the company & likely the
contribution to the economy.
5. Reasonable cost
The cost of the product suits the quality and the price
requirement of the customer. It is viable for all class of people.
6. Safer in use
The additional feature of the product is that it is safe to use but
leads to problem when it is used casually.
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7. Eco-Friendly
As our product saves water which is most important need of the
people and also saves time and less efforts are required to use it.
so it is said as Eco-Friendly.
Breakthrough technology
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Process
The machine consists of two drums—an inner drum
containing the clothes and the outer drum containing the beads.
During the wash both drums rotate, mixing the beads and clothes
together. At the end of the cycle, the outer drum stops rotating to
that the beads are spun out and captured by centrifugal force,
leaving the clothes behind.
Nearly 99.95% of the beads are caught using this method,
and a vacuum trap that is pulled out of the machine before
unloading captures the majority of the remaining beads. “Whilst
we are still at a relatively early stage of this development, we
have demonstrated that it is possible to develop a commercially
viable washing machine that is capable of delivering all the
benefits that Xeros expects from its revolutionary technology,”
says Nathan Wrench, programme manager at Cambridge
Consultants. Xeros aims to have a commercially viable product in
production by the end of 2010. The company’s first target will be
the commercial washing market, including hotels, care homes,
and high street washing outlets.
The tiny nylon polymer beads are designed to gently but
fully penetrate into a large wash load. Only a small amount of
water is required to dampen the garments, loosen stains and
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create the water vapour that activates the ''molecular magic'' of
the beads.
The beads are then tumbled with the clothes, allowing the
polarizing properties of polymer to attract and absorb dirt. Once
diffused into the bead itself, stains are locked away from the
garment, preventing re-deposition.455 million litres of water
daily, enough water to fill 145 Olympic size swimming pools.
Benefits
A. Cost Benefits
There are multiple ways that Xeros will save your money.
The dramatic water saving; reduction in electricity through
shorter cycles; using less detergent. Even with the extra cost of
the beads, we project Xeros has the potential to save up to 30%
of direct operating costs. On top, there is the indirect cost savings
of faster through-put, less effluent and no need to tumble dry.
Confirmed cost savings will be validated accurately when final
prototype machines are built and proven in actual commercial
laundry premises.
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B. Environment Benefits
Converting from conventional laundry systems will save
90% of the fresh water associated with washing. Take US
domestic washing as an example, that translates into 1.2 billion
tonnes of water saved per year, equivalent to 17 million
swimming pools.
Xeros reduces carbon foot print impact as well – up to 40%
saving if reduction in tumble drying is included .That’s because
far less electricity and detergent is required than conventional
systems. This calculation also includes the environment cost of
the Xeros nylon beads which will be recycled, never just thrown
away.
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Put another way, if all US homes converted to the Xeros
cleaning system, the reduction in carbon footprint is equivalent to
taking 5 million cars off American roads.
Import Procedure
Import means purchasing the goods from a country. The
following are the steps in case of importing the goods.
1) Obtaining License and Quota
Almost all the countries in the world regulate foreign trade. In
import trade the importer has to obtain import license from the
controller of importer. He will also be allotted the quota. The
government of India has adopted a very liberal policy for issuing
the import license. Due to international agreement like ‘dunkel’
India is heading towards free trade.
2) Obtaining Foreign Exchange
The importer has to make the payment to the exporter
either in his currency or in any other standard currency. For this
he approach the central bank. He has to make an application
under foreign exchange regulation act. (FERA) to release the
required currency.
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3) Placing an Indent
After obtaining the license quota and the foreign exchange
the importer places an order for the goods. The order can be
placed directly or through an indent firm or house. Indent firm or
house is a specialized agency that deals in import of goods. It is
better to place the order though the indent firm as it plays all the
responsibilities of importing the goods.
4) Dispatching Letter Of Credit
Then the importer obtains letter of credit from the bank &
sends to the exporter. Letter of credit is an undertaking or a
guarantee given by the bank that whenever a bill of exchange is
drawn on the importer it will be honored to the extend of the
value mentioned in it.
5) Execution Of Order
After receiving the letter of credit the exporter starts
executing the order. If he is a manufacturer he will start the
manufacturing work, if he is a trader he will start assembling the
goods, he has to invest into insurance policy, to make
arrangements for transporting the goods.
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6) Preparing Invoice
The exporter prepares a bill or the invoice giving details like
name & address of the importer & exporter, type of goods, value
of goods, quantity of goods, discount if any amount to be paid,
mode of payment etc.
7) Drawing Bill Of Exchange
The exporter draws a bill of exchange showing the net
amount to be paid by the importer. These are two types of bill of
exchanges. It could be D\P bill of exchange (documents on
payments) or it could be D\A bill of exchange (document on
acceptance).
8) Clearing Of Goods
Clearing of goods means taking the delivery of the goods
from the custom & port authorities. There are many formalities to
be fulfilled so the exporter generally appoints a clearing agent to
take the delivery of goods.
9) Payment
In the last the importer has to make the payment through a
bank draft or bill of exchange as per the terms & conditions laid
down.
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Export Procedure
Export means selling the goods outside the country. Export
procedure is lengthy & time consuming. Following are the steps
involved in export procedure.
1) Obtaining An Indent
Export procedure starts with an indent. An indent is a order
placed by the foreign buyer (importer) for the supply of certain
goods. In the order the importer specify type of goods quantitiy,
mode of payment, mode of delivery. Generally the exporter
appoints his agent of distributor to collect the order. If the terms
& conditions mentioned in the indent are favorable to the
exporter he accepts the order.
2) Obtaining License & Quota
The exporter ha to obtain license & quota of exporting the
goods. Govt. EXIM policy (export import policy) imposes certain
restrictions on the export trade. All types of goods are listed
whether controlled or uncontrolled. Mystery of commerce
announces the policy for license in case of controlled goods. But it
is easy to get license for the uncontrolled goods. For this the
exporter has to make an application Export Trade Control
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Authority. He gets license along with the quota is the quantity in
which he will supply the goods to the importer.
3) Obtaining letter of credit
After getting the license and quota the exporter has to
obtain letter of credit from the importer. This is required for the
safety and security of payments of the goods to be exported.
4) Completing foreign exchange formalities
As per FERA ecvery exporter has to make the declaration in
the prescribed form:-
a) The foreign currency earned through export will be disposed
in the manner and period specify by the central bank.
b) The license bank allowed to deal in foreign exchange will
make though negotiation of the shipping document.
c) The payment of the export will be approved method.
5) Preparation of export
After completing the foreign exchange formality the
exporter starts manufacturing and assembling of goods.he will
do packaging, packing and marking on the goods as per the
desire of the importer.he has to invest in the insurance
policy.he makes arrangement for free shipment inspection.he
has to secure ECGC for covering the credit risk.
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6) Arrangement of transportation
Then he makes the arrangement for transporting the goods
from his place to importers place. For this he has to contact the
shipping company to book a space in the ship.
7) Custom clearance: -
If the goods to be exported are excisablethen the exporter
has to get clearance from the custom authority.For this he
requires following documents:-
a) Shipping bill
b) Letter of credit
c) Original order of importer.
d) Commercial invoice
e) Certificate of valuation
f) Insurance delaration.
Then he has to obtain mates receipt and on the basis of
mates receipt.he will be issued bill of lading. For all this
purposes the exporter can appoint forwarding agent.
8) Dispatching document:-
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Then the exporter has to dispatch all the documents required
for securing the delivery of goods.
9) Drawing bill of exchange:-
Exporter draws a bill of exchange showing the net amount
payble by the importer. Bill of exchange could be D/P or D/A.
10) Realization of proceeds:-
for collecting the payment of the export the exporter has to
undergo various banking formality.a bill of exchange can be
drawn on importer or his bank this is as per FERA.
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