Department of Science & Technology

Mehrauli, Delhi

• Capacity60 Kg/hr
• cutting size2 MM to 16 MM

• Weight150 Kg

we have been developed dehusking cum threshing machine for overcoming the problem of tedious and energy consuming manual dehusking of Kondo and kutki. It reduces drudgery of tribal women engaged in dehusking for self consumption. The newly improved threshing cum dehusking machine is for minor millets having the capacity of dehusking continuously without any break. This machine has the capacity to dehusk 100 Kg millets per hour and 2 HP single phase electric motor and 150 Kg weight.

The hand operated molding machine developed by IIT, Kharagpur were existing in this area. Pressing machine, in which the dye is heated by a stove using biomass as fuel. This machine was tested and found to be easy to operate by tribal families. This machine does not require electricity. It can therefore be operated in any remote place. The heating device is a metallic, biomass burning stove. It produces a lot of smoke and heat at the workplace. Most of the machines are therefore lying idle, without being operated by the potential users.