Cotton Wicks for diyas are mostly made by women using their hand manually. Through machines for making long cotton wicks are available however there is no machine available for making round cotton wicks. The innovators have developed a machine to automate the process of making round cotton wicks compared to the manual process where one can make only about 8-10 wicks per minute, this machine can produce 25-30 good quality wicks per minute.
Key Competitive Advantages: 
Compact, portable & affordable.
Easy to use and maintain. 
Power required: Single Phase. 
Production: 25 Nos. Per Minute.
Provides income generation opportunity for rural and urban people.
Very good technology based livelihood generation option for SHGs.

Cotton Wicks for diyas are mostly made by women using their hand manually. Through machines for making long cotton wicks are available however there is no machine available for making round cotton wicks. The innovators have developed a machine to automate the process of making round cotton wicks compared to the manual process where one can make only about 8-10 wicks per minute, this machine can produce 25-30 good quality wicks per minute.
Key Competitive Advantages: 
Compact, portable & affordable.
Easy to use and maintain. 
Power required: Single Phase. 
Production: 25 Nos. Per Minute.
Provides income generation opportunity for rural and urban people.
Very good technology based livelihood generation option for SHGs.