Reverse Engineering

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Milk Froth Reverse Engineering

  1. Prediction

This product is a milk froth and serves the sole purpose of frothing milk by spinning at very high speeds such that the milk is aerated. It is mainly designed for any market that deals with delivering food to consumers such as restaurants and hotels. In my opinion, this product is simple, fast, user-friendly and highly efficient for its price.

  1. Observation

The milk froth spins the milk at very high speeds, aerating the milk. Its design was to make it user-friendly and portable for single-hand use. Most of the affordances such as the handle and the spinner have obvious uses but the battery casing was not as obvious. In terms of mapping, the switch is easy to use as it has a conventual use.

  1. Test

The cheaper milk forth does a pretty good job. Results were almost the same as the high-end milk froth. The only exception was slightly low speed and instability in the low-end milk froth.

  1. Disassembly

The milk froth is battery powered and it uses a motor to spin the mixer at very high speeds. It comprised of twelve parts, two of which were involved in the milk frothing movement.

  1. Analysis
Name Function Connections Material Cost (USD)
Motor Spins the whisk Whisk, body and circuit Plastic, copper, metal 0.5
Plastic cap Covers batteries Batteries Plastic 0.005
Plastic case( x 2) Body of product, serves as a handle Batteries, motor, whisk Plastic 0.05
Metal plates(small (2)) Completes circuit Batteries, motor Metal 0.001
Metal plate Switch component of circuit Switch, motor Metal 0.001
Whisk Froths milk Spring, plastic tube, motor Metal 0.01
Switch Completion or breakage of circuit Metal plate, body Plastic 0.001
Spring Increase surface area for frothing Whisk Metal 0.001
Plastic tube Medium for motor and whisk Whisk, motor Plastic 0.0001
Rubber bit Keeps whisk &body in place Body, whisk Plastic 0.0001

 

 

Strengths

  • Low price
  • Compact and lightweight
  • Single hand use
  • Durable
  • Highly efficient

 

Weaknesses

  • Instability when frothing
  • No cover to avoid the milk splashing

 

Increased stability when frothing, maybe by upgrading the motor in use. Through the disassembly of this device, I have come to appreciate real design of the object other than the aesthetic. Also, I now know how a milk froth works.