| Abstract |
Loose fruits collection is one of
critical issues in oil palm plantation
industry. The great decline of oil
extraction rate (OER) is due to the
continuous failure of loose collection
about 3 – 5% of bunch weight. Therefore, various techniques have been introduced to overcome the problem. Currently, hand picking and sweeping of those loose fruits are still being practised in the field but some limitations such as safety, trash/debris issues and laborious. Due to these limitations, the Ideal LF Collector & Cleaner (ILF2C) has
been invented to overcome one of the
challenges in the oil palm industry. This model is designed to suit all types of field conditions. The mechanisms of collection are sweeping the loose fruits into sieve case and retaining loose fruits without being tedious. It is manually operated, ergonomic, light, and affordable. This innovation will improve the loose fruits collection task which is strenuous and eliminate back pain of the workers. More than that, both
quantity and quality of the loose fruit would be higher without any debris or trashes. As a result, this will increase oil extraction rate at the mill. ILF2C has high cmmercialization potential due
to the growth of oil palm industry in
the world and the needs of effective
loose fruit collector. This product is
categorized as green technology
innovation. |