Technology Details:
The portable semi-automatic cashew apple and nut separator offers an effective method for separating the cashew nut from the cashew apple. The average separation capacity and separation efficiency were found to be 29.48 kg h-1 (RCN) and 91.45%, respectively. The twisting mechanism of the semi-automatic cashew apple and nut separator offer following advantages:
• Operators can work while seated. Sitting posture is preferred over standing posture when visually intensive or accurate work is required, the task is repetitive, and everything is easily reachable:
• The emergency stop function and motorized features are enabled:
• Adjustable fixtures to accommodate varying nut sizes:
• It is a non-destructive technique for separating the nut and apple of cashews:
• The developed machine is equipped with a 4-fixture mechanism for firm gripping of the nuts, along with a rotating shaft. This allows two people to feed the samples at the same time, resulting in increased output:
ICAR-DCR, Karnataka has developed this technology in collaboration with ICAR- CIAE (RS, Coimbatore).