]> http://west.gian.org/taxonomy/term/79/0 en http://west.gian.org/auto_compression <img class="thumb" src="http://west.gian.org/images/innovation/thumbs/thumb_22ec6d413c11a7e77ea5c1ff72acbc60-168.jpg" /><p align="justify">The sprayer utilizes the ergonomic jerk experienced by a person while walking to generate pressure which operates the sprayer. The spring and dead weight act as an actuator for generating pressure inside the pump and thus spraying is done without any manual strokes required for operation. There is tremendous savings in manual energy while spraying due to which the productivity of spraying increases. </p> <p align="justify">The innovator of the Auto Compression sprayer is Sh. Arvindbhai Patel, who is a serial innovator. He has invented many other devices like the Natural Water Cooler and Auto Air Kick Pump. He has studied up to Class Xth and had enrolled for an ITI Course, but he dropped out midway. Arvindbhai has also worked for about 5 years as a mechanic in a petrol pump</p> Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:30:31 +0530 http://west.gian.org/button_hole_machine <img class="thumb" src="http://west.gian.org/images/innovation/thumbs/thumb_8ab2e07596232feea5d6990ea9ffa88a-167.jpg" /><div align="justify"> The innovative buttonhole machine developed Mr. Anil Kamdar is machine ideally suited for the Indian environment, especially the rural and the semi-urban markets, where availability and parts and maintenance is an issue. Second hand imported machine are used for buttonholing by tailors in large cities. However, the same machine cannot be used in smaller towns and villages because these machines are complex and can be repaired only by the company trained and authorized service stations, which are located only in the large cities. The innovative buttonhole machine is so designed that most average sewing machine Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:12:51 +0530