Development of a Fabric Waxing Machine to Improve Beeswax Wraps Production

卡莫森学院将协助自然蜜蜂控股有限公司（自然蜜蜂）通过这第一个应用研究合作伙伴关系，重新设计原型织物打蜡机。自然蜜蜂是一家生产蜂蜡包装纸的公司，最初是凯蒂·甘布尔（Katie Gamble）在维多利亚大学攻读商学学士学位的最后一个项目。一种可重复使用的食品包装配方使用了可持续的成分，包括加拿大的蜂蜡。在Katie父母的地下室里开始小规模的生产和销售，在头两年的运营中有了显著的增长。因此，自然蜜蜂开始自动化织物上蜡过程，这是生产的关键部分，非常耗时，混乱和劳动密集型。随着持续的增长和技术的采用，自然蜜蜂现在正在寻求进一步提高产量和提高效率。卡莫森学院在制造自动化、设计和原型制作方面拥有内部专业知识，这将有助于自然蜜蜂减少浪费和提高产量。

Camosun College will be assisting Nature Bee Holdings Ltd. (Nature Bee) through this first applied research partnership in the redesign of a prototype fabric waxing machine. Nature Bee, a Victoria, BC company that manufactures beeswax wraps, started as Katie Gamble's final project towards her Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Victoria. A recipe for reusable food wraps was created using sustainable ingredients and including Canadian sourced beeswax. Production and sales started at a small scale, out of Katie's parents' basement and has increased significantly over the first 2 years of operation. As a result, Nature Bee started automating the fabric waxing process, a key part of production which was very time consuming, messy, and labour intensive. With continued growth and having embarked on a technology adoption path, Nature Bee is now looking to further boost production and improve efficiencies. Camosun College has in-house expertise in manufacturing automation, design and prototyping that will assist Nature Bee in its effort to minimize waste and increase throughput.