FIIRO FABRICATED EQUIPMENT

Grain Destoner

The grain destoner can remove stone and other unwanted particles from rice, maize, sorghum and guinea corn in dry form on a continuous basis and in one unit operation.

Cabinet Dryer

This is a dryer in which the heat from the drying medium (hot air) to the food product is transferred by convection.  The convection current passes over the product and not through the product.  It is suitable for dehydration of fruit, vegetables, etc.  The capacity is 500kg per batch.

Instant Pounded Yam Flour

a.      Slicer:  This cuts the yam into thin regular slices. It is made up of a single rotary blade. It is vertically positioned and driven by an electrical motor via a vee-belt pulley arrangement.  Slices are collected through an opening, into a bath of water, prevents discolouration.  Capacity is one tonne per hour.

b.      Parboiler:  This is used to parboil yam.  Water is introduced into the parboiler tank and then headed up by means of a gas burner.  Other heat sources could be adapted, ranging from electric heater, kerosene stove to firewood or perforated trays stacked in a cabinet.  At boiling point, the tray cabinet is gradually lowered into the parboiler tank, which has generated steam to cook the yam to specification.  A thermometer and a pressure gauge are attached to regulate the condition inside the parboiler.

c.      Hammer Mill: this is used to mill dried yam chips.  It is a micro-unit sieve and cyclone that is capable of producing good flour from the chips. The capacity is one tonne per hour.

Pasteurizer

The pasteurizer is made of carefully selected stainless steel metals and insulation materials of appropriate grade and incorporated with systems for monitoring temperature. The basement is made to allow for heating by either gas or solid fuel i.e. charcoal or wood and lined with fibre glass or bricks or clay as the case may be.  The capacities are always synchronized with the mixer, for example 48 bottles capacity pasteurizer with 50-litre mixer.

Plantain Slicer

The plantain slicer is ideal for the local producer.  The machine is rotary driven and produces round chips. The operator can vary the thickness of the sliced chips. The operator’s hands are well protected from injury and the machine has an output of 60kg/hr.

Chipping Machine

This is a simple machine, which consists of a driven disc with radial chipping slots fitted with cutting blades. The machine cuts the peeled cassava tubers transversely between 3mm and 5mm thickness is size.  The capacity is 1 tonne per hour.

Pelletizer

This produces cassava pellets from chips. The machine coverts the powder from the chips into hardened, moulded cylindrical shapes of about 2-3cm long and 0.4 – 0.8 cm in diameter which are uniform in appearance and texture. The capacity is 1 tonne per hour.

Smoked Fish Dryer

The design of the dryer ensures that the fish come out with a very low moisture content and long shelf life.  The fish-smoking kiln is operated by first loading charcoal into the heat chamber, preheating for some minutes, then loading the salted pieces of fish onto the trays in its central chamber. The kiln is closed for some time to allow smoking to take place.  The length of smoking depends on the type and size of fish.  The capacity is 100kg per barge.

FIIRO has fabricated machines and equipment for the following

Low-Cost Extrusion Cooker                     Cabinet Tray Dryer