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View article: Drying model of stingless bee pot-pollen using a swirling fluidised bed dryer
Drying model of stingless bee pot-pollen using a swirling fluidised bed dryer Open
Stingless Bees Pot-Pollen (SBPP), a mixture of pollen, nectar and bee enzyme made by stingless bees has high moisture content, making it susceptible to microbes and fungi growth. This can cause spoilage and become toxic to be. Thus, SBPP r…
View article: Arduino-Based Electromyography System for Enhanced Monitoring and Optimisation of Oil Palm Harvesting Manual Workers
Arduino-Based Electromyography System for Enhanced Monitoring and Optimisation of Oil Palm Harvesting Manual Workers Open
Significant changes have been made in the harvesting operations implemented within the oil palm industry. Mechanisation has replaced conventional manual harvesting methods, which are physically intensive work, leading to increased effectiv…
View article: Multi-Angle Swirling Fluidized Bed Drying Of Stingless Bees Pot-Pollen
Multi-Angle Swirling Fluidized Bed Drying Of Stingless Bees Pot-Pollen Open
Pot-pollen is another stingless bee product, a mixture of pollen, honey, and bee enzyme stored in cerumen pots. Pot-pollen is protein rich and have therapeutic properties. However, they contain high moisture rendering them susceptible to m…
View article: Mathematical Modelling of Stingless Bee Honey Dewatering using Low-Temperature Vacuum Drying with Induced Nucleation Bubbling
Mathematical Modelling of Stingless Bee Honey Dewatering using Low-Temperature Vacuum Drying with Induced Nucleation Bubbling Open
Low-temperature vacuum drying with induced nucleation boiling (LTVD-NB) was developed to dewater heat-sensitive materials such as stingless bee honey (SBH). However, its performance can be further optimised to achieve an efficient LTVD-NB …
View article: Mechanisation Technology for Small-Scale Oil Palm Plantations
Mechanisation Technology for Small-Scale Oil Palm Plantations Open
Oil palm plantation is one of the main economic activities in Malaysia. Most of the activities in the plantations depend entirely on labour, especially foreign labour. Labour availabilities became more serious during post COVID-19 pandemic…
View article: Performance Comparison of Harvesting Performance of Different Harvesting Methods in Oil Palm Plantation
Performance Comparison of Harvesting Performance of Different Harvesting Methods in Oil Palm Plantation Open
Mechanisation in oil palm industry has long been promoted in order to increase the efficiency and productivity of the industry but its adoption is low. One of the reasons is the skeptical view of high cost in mechanisation adoption and the…
View article: An Overview of the Benefits and Advantages of Implementing Mechanisation in the Oil Palm Plantation: A Look at Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Evacuation
An Overview of the Benefits and Advantages of Implementing Mechanisation in the Oil Palm Plantation: A Look at Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Evacuation Open
The oil palm industry is labour-intensive to efficiently sustain the productivity of plantations. This article aims to review the benefits and advantages of mechanisation and introduce the types of machinery available to achieve it. The im…
View article: Evaluation and Comparison of the Ergonomics, Performance and Economics of Battery-Powered and Engine-Powered Palm Oil Harvesting Tools:Cantas Elektro
Evaluation and Comparison of the Ergonomics, Performance and Economics of Battery-Powered and Engine-Powered Palm Oil Harvesting Tools:Cantas Elektro Open
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has introduced an engine-powered palm oil harvesting tool called CANTAS that can double the conventional harvesting output. However, there are several issues that are affecting the endurance and comfort …
View article: MECHANICAL DESIGN ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT OF ALUMINIUM ALLOY CANTAS SICKLE BLADE USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD SIMULATION
MECHANICAL DESIGN ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT OF ALUMINIUM ALLOY CANTAS SICKLE BLADE USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD SIMULATION Open
This article explores the possibility of improving the design of Cantas, by focusing on the failure analysis and the design optimisation of its sickle blade.The sickle blade material was replaced with 6262-T8 aluminium alloy.An analysis to…
View article: Problems and Constraints Involved in the Injection Moulding Process of Biocomposites: A Review
Problems and Constraints Involved in the Injection Moulding Process of Biocomposites: A Review Open
Biocomposite materials have revolutionized the engineering field, predominantly in manufacturing applications, where these materials were widely used as an alternative to the metal-based structural body or component. Since conventional mat…
View article: Optimisation of parameters laser cutting of oil palm fronds using fibre pulsed laser of 1064 Nm wavelength system
Optimisation of parameters laser cutting of oil palm fronds using fibre pulsed laser of 1064 Nm wavelength system Open
Oil palm plantations produce fresh fruit bunches (FFB) as their primary output. Over the years, several technologies for cutting oil palm fronds and FFB have been developed and only a few of these technologies have been taken up by the ind…
View article: Mechanical static structural analysis of CANTAS sickle blade
Mechanical static structural analysis of CANTAS sickle blade Open
A CANTAS is a motorized palm tree cutter which is specially developed to ease the process of harvesting oil palm fresh fruit bunch (FFB). The most crucial part of this machine is the top sickle which is vibrated by the help of a motor to f…
View article: A new dewatering technique for stingless bees honey
A new dewatering technique for stingless bees honey Open
\nOne of the problems faced in stingless bee honey storage is spoilage by the fermentation process occurs in honey due to its high water content. There are a few techniques available currently, but they are time consuming and there is exce…
View article: Engineering economic analysis of meliponiculture in Malaysia considering current market price
Engineering economic analysis of meliponiculture in Malaysia considering current market price Open
\nStingless bees (kelulut) keeping is now a trend in Malaysia. However, since demand for the source of colony in log is increasing, the log price is rapidly increasing. But, there is no data reported on the economic viability of meliponicu…
View article: A new cooling technique for stingless bees hive
A new cooling technique for stingless bees hive Open
\nStingless bees are a type of insect that are very sensitive to the changes of their surroundings, especially to severe heat wave. A report stated that at temperature as high as 38°C can cause death of bees especially to the pupae. Theref…