A Peeling Tool IPR(PATENT/ID/C)NO.PI2018700210

INTRODUCTIONOFTECHNOLOGY3SIMPLESTEPSREQUIRED:1:Cutaround¾ofthecornhusktothedesired

thickness.2:Removethecornhusk3:Cutthestem

PRODUCTFEATURES

STRUCTURALANALYSIS

MARKETPOTENTIAL

ProjectLeader :Dr.Ermira Junita AbdullahDept./Faculty :DepartmentofAerospaceEngineering,FacultyofEngineeringEmail :ermira@upm.edu.myPhone :03-89467917/012-3512134Expertise :FlightDynamics,ControlSystems,SmartActuator

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PROSPERINGTHROUGHINNOVATION

APEELINGTOOL:BABYCORNPROCESSINGHANDTOOL

COMPARISONSTUDY

Step2Step1 Step3

Theresultsshowthattheprocessingusingtheprototypeisbetterthanthemanualprocessing:

Item ProcessingMethod

PeelingTool Manual

processing

Averageprocessing

timepersinglebaby

corn

11.34s 26.26s

Estimatedprocessing

rate

316corn

cobs/hr

137corn

cobs/hr

Efficiency 92.67% 83.33%

Source:Statistik Utama Pemasaran FAMA,(2014),FederalAgriculturalMarketingAuthority(FAMA),MinistryofAgricultureandAgro-BasedIndustry,Malaysia,page17-27

Sizeoflocalmarketsegment

Priceofprocessedbabycorninlocalmarket

Source:AgrofoodStatistics(2014),MinistryofAgricultureandAgro-BasedIndustry,Malaysia

Year Cannedbabycorn(Tons)

Value(MillionBaht)*

Freshbabycorn(Tons)

Value(MillionBaht)*

2002 61,413 1.643 3,954 1732003 62,830 1.645 8,444 1972004 63,473 1.675 3,853 244

Globalmarketpotential

Source:DepartmentofAgricultureExtensionofThailand,2005(*1US$@39Baht)

Crops 2011 2012 2013

Planting

Acreage

(Hectare)

Total

Production

(Metric Ton)

Planting

Acreage

(Hectare)

Total

Production

(Metric Ton)

Planting

Acreage

(Hectare)

Total

Production

(Metric Ton)

Sweet corn 9,759 59,845 9,481 52,481 9,955 55,105

• Appliedload:12.35N• Themaximumstressvalueobtained(3.29MPa)waslowerthan

materialyieldstrengthofthealuminumalloywhichis240MPa

Mainbody

CuttingThicknessControllercumRoller

CuttingBlade

RollerHolder

HuskRemover