Attachment 1_ Insect Release Machine Specs.pdf

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Aerial fruit fly release, Tijuana and Reynosa, Mexico
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The document contains technical specifications and dimensional drawings for a Sterile Insect Release Machine used by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for fruit fly population control. The first three pages detail a first-generation machine with specific components including:

  • Total machine weight of 290 lbs, comprised of:
    • Release Box: 60 lbs (empty)
    • A/C Module: 116 lbs
    • Auger Base & Drive Assembly: 114 lbs
  • Dimensions: 54.5 in long x 24 in wide x 36 in total height
  • Electrical requirements: 24 Volts DC, 50 Ampere protection
  • Constructed with materials including stainless steel sheet metal, clear polycarbonate sheets, and specific discharge chute design

The fourth page shows a second-generation double box release machine with different specifications, including:

  • Containment Boxes: 77 lbs each (empty)
  • Condenser/Evaporator and Controls Unit: 136 lbs
  • Auger Unit: 166 lbs
  • Dimensions varying from the first-generation model, with a note that the center of gravity is to be determined by the installer

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A A

B B

PROJECT: RELEASE MACHINE DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS

CHECKED:

DRAWN:

AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS MISSION, TEXAS, U. S. A.

USDA AEO

SHEET OF

Drawings Property of United States Department of Agriculture

APHIS

and Quarantine Plant Protection

PART NO. DATE: JOB:

DATE:

MATERIAL:

REVISION NO.

J. Whitley

3 1

6/24/2009

B

FINISH:

DATE:

SIZE: SCALE:

SUBJECT:

54.5000 in

[1384.30 mm]

7.0000 in

[177.80 mm]

23.7500 in

[603.25 mm]

24.0000 in

[609.60 mm]

24.3750 in

[619.13 mm]

24.0000 in

[609.60 mm]

36.0000 in

[914.40 mm]

Total Height

Sterile Insect Release Machine

Weights & Dimensions

24 Volts DC

50 Ampere Protection Required

Main Power Cord Hook-Up Positive Line

Has Red Band Identification Pin-A

Sterile Insect Machine

Total Weight= 290 lbs.

Release Box

60 lbs. Empty

A/C

Module

116 lbs.

Auger Base & Drive Assembly= 114 lbs.

A A

B B

PROJECT: RELEASE MACHINE DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS

CHECKED:

DRAWN:

AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS MISSION, TEXAS, U. S. A.

USDA AEO

SHEET OF

Drawings Property of United States Department of Agriculture

APHIS

and Quarantine Plant Protection

PART NO. DATE: JOB:

DATE:

MATERIAL:

REVISION NO.

J. Whitley

3 2

1/14/2005

B

FINISH:

DATE:

SIZE: SCALE:

SUBJECT:

Clear Polycarbonate Sheet

Sterile Insect Release Funnel

Sheet Metal Air Diverter

24 Gauge Stainless

Steel Sheet Metal

A A

B B

PROJECT: RELEASE MACHINE DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS

CHECKED:

DRAWN:

AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS MISSION, TEXAS, U. S. A.

USDA AEO

SHEET OF

Drawings Property of United States Department of Agriculture

APHIS

and Quarantine Plant Protection

PART NO. DATE: JOB:

DATE:

MATERIAL:

REVISION NO.

J. Whitley

3 3 Stainless Steel, 440C

1/12/2005

B

FINISH:

DATE:

SIZE: SCALE:

SUBJECT:

Insect Release Machine

Discharge Chute

5°

24 Gauge Stainless

Steel Sheet Metal

Down

Top View

TITLE

DRAWN

CHECKED

APPROVED REV

SCALE WEIGHT SHEET

PROJECT NO.SIZE

UNLESS OTHERWISE

STATED ALL INFORMATION

IS PROPRIETARY

AND CONFIDENTIAL

1/11:306/11/2022Jose A. Hinojosa

ACT. CODEA

62.88

30.5

33.13 35.064.13Drop Chute Area

Condensor/Evaporator and Controls Unit - 136.Lbs.

Containment Boxes - 77 Lbs. Ea. Empty

Auger Unit - 166 Lbs.

SECOND GENERATION DOUBLE BOX RELEASE MACHINE

NOTE: CENTER OF GRAVITY TO

BE DETERMINED BY INSTALLER

DOUBLE BOX INSECT RELEASE MACHINE

Attachment 1_Double Box Insect Release Machine Assembly.pdf
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