Hygienic design of moving elements in the food and beverage industry: The development of a double-acting muscle actuator

The food and beverage industry often uses pneumatic cylinders to enable machinery in food processing plants to move. The requirements around hygiene are strict. This is to prevent consumer food from getting contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms. The food itself and the intensive chemical cleaning products used, form a harsh environment for...

Walking and Talking: Using persuasive game elements to increase physical activity

Physical activity (PA) benefits a healthy condition. On the broader canvas public health benefits from promoting a healthy lifestyle, which includes sufficient PA. Apart from the lives that are improved, The financial merit of improved public health is substantial. Walking is deemed one of the most effective forms of PA. It is for this reason...

Paper choice - the starting point for sustainable printing: Design of an Eco Paper Wizard for Dutch printshops

This graduation thesis, written at Oce, analyses the main problems in the Dutch printshop sector for more sustainable printing. A new indicator is discussed, that compares environmental impact of papers. Secondly an Eco Paper Wizard has been designed and tested. The designed Eco Paper Wizard has a unique interaction design and tests have shown...