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View article: Optimising Laser Harvesting: Nozzle Beam Selection For Enhanced Cutting Efficiency
Optimising Laser Harvesting: Nozzle Beam Selection For Enhanced Cutting Efficiency Open
Laser harvesting technology has emerged as a promising approach for efficient and precise harvesting in agricultural settings, particularly in the oil palm industry. The success of this technology relies on the careful selection of optical…
View article: The Initiative to Further Enhance Technology Adoption in the Malaysian Oil Palm Industry
The Initiative to Further Enhance Technology Adoption in the Malaysian Oil Palm Industry Open
The oil palm industry is facing highly severe labour shortages where most labourers involved in the plantation consist of foreign workers. The usage of manual labourers revealed several negative drawbacks which has caused lower productivit…
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: Performance Comparison of Trunk Injection Mechanisms for Ganoderma Control
Performance Comparison of Trunk Injection Mechanisms for Ganoderma Control Open
A severe disease known as Ganoderma Boninense, which attacks a group of wood-decaying fungi, causes Basal Stem Rot (BSR) in oil palm trees. One of the treatments introduced to control the spread is injecting a chemical into the palm's trun…
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: Preliminary Assessment of Exoskeleton Suit Assistance for Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Collecting Task in Oil Palm Plantation
Preliminary Assessment of Exoskeleton Suit Assistance for Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Collecting Task in Oil Palm Plantation Open
Exoskeletons have been widely used in rehabilitation and heavy work. The concept of exoskeleton technology showed encouraging results in helping to reduce workload and limb movements. In fact, exoskeleton worn on the upper or lower limbs i…
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: Evaluation of Soil Stabilizer in Oil Palm Plantation Road Construction
Evaluation of Soil Stabilizer in Oil Palm Plantation Road Construction Open
Plantation road construction is an important part that requires a serious planning. Any negligence in constructing and maintaining the roads will affect the infield transportation time of the harvested agricultural products as well as the …
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: Influence of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on the Rheological Behavior and Physical Properties of Kenaf Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene Composites
Influence of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on the Rheological Behavior and Physical Properties of Kenaf Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene Composites Open
The incorporation of kenaf fiber fillers into a polymer matrix has been pronounced in the past few decades. In this study, the effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with a short kenaf fiber (20 mesh) with polypropylene (PP) added…
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: Development of a harvesting and transportation machine for oil palm plantations
Development of a harvesting and transportation machine for oil palm plantations Open
Harvesting and transportation represent a substantial proportion of the labor cost of a plantation. Additionally, it involves continuous production of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) by oil palm to the difficulty in mechanizing process that depe…
View article: Kenaf Composites for Automotive Components: Enhancement in Machinability and Moldability
Kenaf Composites for Automotive Components: Enhancement in Machinability and Moldability Open
To date, the mechanical performance of kenaf composites is still unsatisfied in term of its mechanical performance. Therefore, research focuses on kenaf composites fabrication through the selection of polymer resin, including epoxy, polypr…
View article: Development of a six-wheel drive vehicle: A comparative study on steering performance
Development of a six-wheel drive vehicle: A comparative study on steering performance Open
The innovation for the recent agriculture tractors have been widely developed. These tractors are used to enhance the harvesting activities in way to lowering the labour cost. However, the current system of infield collection of oil palm f…
View article: Kenaf Fiber Composites: A Review on Synthetic and Biodegradable Polymer Matrix
Kenaf Fiber Composites: A Review on Synthetic and Biodegradable Polymer Matrix Open
This review paper deals with the previous and current works published on the kenaf fiber composites. Kenaf is grown commercially in South East Asia country and widely used in the construction and infrastructure as well as in the automotive…
View article: Numerical Simulation Analysis of Wood/PP Composites for Injection-Moulded Car Battery Trays
Numerical Simulation Analysis of Wood/PP Composites for Injection-Moulded Car Battery Trays Open
This research focused on the simulation analysis of wood polymer composites (WPCs) based on polypropylene (PP) for the injection moulding of automotive parts, namely car battery trays (CBTs). A plastic CBT, which is commonly used to suppor…
View article: The effect of kenaf filler reinforcement on the mechanical and physical properties of injection moulded polypropylene composites
The effect of kenaf filler reinforcement on the mechanical and physical properties of injection moulded polypropylene composites Open
Natural fibres potentially offer better reinforcement to improve the mechanical and physical properties of polymer
composites. However, these natural materials at this stage are not fully explored yet due to the fibres themselves have
li…
View article: Optimization of Hot Press Parameters on Tensile Strength for Unidirectional Long Kenaf Fiber Reinforced Polylactic-Acid Composite
Optimization of Hot Press Parameters on Tensile Strength for Unidirectional Long Kenaf Fiber Reinforced Polylactic-Acid Composite Open
Processing conditions are one of the factors that significantly influences the properties and characteristics of the polymer matrix composites products. Therefore, the suitable processing parameters must be selected in order to yield the o…
View article: Effects of Fiber Content and Processing Parameters on Tensile Properties of Unidirectional Long Kenaf Fiber Reinforced Polylactic-Acid Composite / Izdihar Tharazi...[et al.]
Effects of Fiber Content and Processing Parameters on Tensile Properties of Unidirectional Long Kenaf Fiber Reinforced Polylactic-Acid Composite / Izdihar Tharazi...[et al.] Open
Recent developments within the field of natural fiber-reinforced polymer composite have led to a renewed interest in fully biodegradable composite or green composite. Interest in using green composites is due to environmental awareness con…
View article: Influence of alkaline treatment and fiber loading on the physical and mechanical properties of kenaf/polypropylene composites for variety of applications
Influence of alkaline treatment and fiber loading on the physical and mechanical properties of kenaf/polypropylene composites for variety of applications Open
Due to current trend and increasing interest towards natural based fiber products, Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) fibers have been used for the developments of many products. Therefore, Kenaf fiber-reinforced composites have been widely used …
View article: MOULDABILITY OF WOOD FILLER REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE FOR INJECTION MOULDED ENGINE COVER USING MOULD FILING SIMULATION
MOULDABILITY OF WOOD FILLER REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE FOR INJECTION MOULDED ENGINE COVER USING MOULD FILING SIMULATION Open
Feasibility studies about processing lignocellulosic reinforced polymer composites by injection moulding have been receiving widespread attention nowadays. The aim of this research was to identify the optimal selection of parameters, signi…
View article: TENSILE PROPERTIES OF UNIDIRECTIONAL KENAF FIBER POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE
TENSILE PROPERTIES OF UNIDIRECTIONAL KENAF FIBER POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE Open
Over the last decade, awareness of environmental issues and the shortage of petroleum resources contribute to the important factors that encourage researchers to explore the potential use of natural fibers such as kenaf as reinforcement in…