Milcotech ᱯᱚᱭᱴ ᱚᱯ ᱥᱮᱞ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢᱮᱴ ᱥᱤᱠᱥᱴᱮᱢ by Innovation and Design Tech of Nile University is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱥᱮᱵᱟ Competition Category.
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱥᱮᱵᱟ· 2023
Milcotech ᱯᱚᱭᱴ ᱚᱯ ᱥᱮᱞ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢᱮᱴ ᱥᱤᱠᱥᱴᱮᱢ
by Innovation and Design Tech of Nile University
Client: Innovation and Design Tech of Nile University
A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱥᱮᱵᱟ Category
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About Milcotech ᱯᱚᱭᱴ ᱚᱯ ᱥᱮᱞ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢᱮᱴ ᱥᱤᱠᱥᱴᱮᱢ
ᱢᱤᱞᱠᱚᱴᱮᱠ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱢᱤᱞᱠ ᱠᱚᱞᱮᱠᱥᱚᱱ ᱥᱮᱱᱴᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱚᱭᱴ ᱚᱯ ᱥᱮᱞ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢᱮᱴ ᱥᱤᱠᱥᱴᱮᱢ। ᱢᱤᱞᱠᱚᱴᱮᱠ ᱠᱩᱲᱤ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱷᱟᱫᱮᱢ ᱯᱨᱚᱥᱮᱥᱚᱨ ᱚᱠᱛᱟᱭ ᱫᱩᱫᱷ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱩᱬᱩᱛᱤ ᱯᱚᱨᱠᱷᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱨᱮᱥᱟᱵᱤᱞᱤᱴᱤ (ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱴᱟᱣ) ᱨᱮᱠᱚᱨᱰ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱣᱟᱭ। ᱠᱩᱲᱤ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧᱠᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱞᱮᱠᱥᱚᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱨᱮᱪᱮᱱ RFID ᱠᱟᱨᱰ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱰᱮᱞᱤᱴᱷᱮᱨᱤ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ-ᱟ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮᱡ ᱜᱚᱦᱴᱷᱟᱣ, ᱴᱮᱥᱴ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱚᱜ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱣ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟ। ᱥᱤᱠᱥᱴᱮᱢ ᱠᱩ ᱛᱨᱟᱱᱡᱮᱠᱥᱚᱱ, ᱜᱚᱦᱴᱷᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱩᱬᱩᱛᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱰᱟᱴᱟ ᱥᱤᱸᱪᱟᱣᱟᱭ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱠᱩᱲᱤ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱨᱮᱟᱜ ᱨᱤᱞᱮᱥᱚᱱᱥᱤᱯ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱡᱢᱮᱸᱴ, ᱮᱠᱥᱴᱮᱸᱥᱚᱱ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱷᱮᱱᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱛᱮᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ। ᱚᱱᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱣᱥᱤᱝ ᱠᱟᱨᱵᱚᱱ ᱥᱴᱤᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱞᱩᱢᱤᱱᱤᱭᱟᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱯᱮ ᱴᱟ ᱢᱳᱰᱭᱩᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱝ-ᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱᱠᱚ ᱰᱮᱥᱠᱴᱚᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱩᱦᱲᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱮᱢ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ-ᱟ।
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Milcotech ᱯᱚᱭᱴ ᱚᱯ ᱥᱮᱞ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢᱮᱴ ᱥᱤᱠᱥᱴᱮᱢ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Milcotech ᱯᱚᱭᱴ ᱚᱯ ᱥᱮᱞ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢᱮᱴ ᱥᱤᱠᱥᱴᱮᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- An innovative point of sale system, that includes milk quality analysis, in addition, end to end value chain traceability from the small farmer to the food processor. The solution also enables data collection and analysis for farmer relationship management, targeted extension services, de risking financing, and hence financial inclusion to small farmers.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions: Width 716 mm x Depth 347.5 mm x Height 500 mm.
- Tags
- Milk collection, Digitalization, UI-UX, Interaction Design, farmers, System Design, Financial Inclusion
- Production Technology
- 1. Black parts were made of plain carbon steel using a laser cutter machine. Fillet corners were bent using a press brake machine. All parts are electrostatic painted.
2. Silver parts were made of Aluminum using a CNC milling machine and painted using sandblasting.
3. Water Tanks, Milk analyzer, printer, RFID reader, screen, faucets are ready made products.
4. UI/UX using Adobe XD, Database: MySQL, Development Environment: .net - Design Challenge
- The most challenging part in the project development is how to integrate different products with different design elements into one design. The design features graceful, elegant sweeping curves, and the appearance of the metal gives it a sophisticated aspect and a tidy appearance.
Also, it was challenging to build the design concept on the idea of modularity which allows the user to re-arrange the three parts on the desktop to fit each user`s ergonomic preference and flow. - Research
- Milk collection is challenging in Egypt, given the fragmentation in the production of milk with 85% coming from small farmers. To maintain quality and traceability across the value chain, innovative solutions are required. Our research was conducted using interviews, site visits, stakeholder observations, and stakeholder interviews. The research resulted in stakeholder requirements workflow analysis, potential value add, and synergies to grow Milcotech as an enabler for dairy sector development.
- Inspiration
- Milk collection in Egypt is highly fragmented, 85% from milk production comes from small farmers with less than 3 cows. Challenges are: 1. milk collection, 2. maintaining milk quality, 3. providing extension services to farmers, 4. availing finance to small farmers.
The product is designed to become a hub for financial inclusion, milk traceability, in a modular design that takes into consideration the existing workflow, the capabilities at milk collection center and stakeholder needs. - Project Duration
- The project started in April 2021 in Egypt, Giza. The research spanned different rural geographies till concept finalization. The concept was manufactured in May 2022. Currently is being piloted in Tanta region.
- Operation Flow
- The farmer delivers the milk to the milk collection center and handover his RFID card, milk collection center weighs the milk, tests its quality, logs needed data to Milcotech, and accepts or rejects the milk accordingly.
The collector comes to receive the milk in bulk, hand over his RFID card, the milk collection center enters the milk quantity, and the milk processor's name and process the delivery of milk.
The system stores the transactions, financial, quantity, and milk quality in and out. - Team Members
- Project Champion: Heba Labib
Product Manager: Ahmed Saleh
Product Designer: Amira Yassin
Product Designer: Gehad Ashraf
UIUX Designer: Mohammed Medhat
Mechanical Engineer: Ahmed Shahin
Mechanical Engineer: Kamal El-Sayed
Mechanical Engineer: Ahmed Saeed
Embedded Engineer: Mazen Taha
Software Engineer: Asem Younis
Software Engineer: Merna Saleh
Software Engineer: Mohammed Esam
Systems Engineer: Mahmoud Saleh
Manufacturing Engineer: Mahmoud Hamed
Project manager: Nour Sameh
Media Photographer: Karim Gordon
Design Awards Researcher: Fatimah Younis
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