01/04/2025 – 02/04/2025
INTRODUCTION:
Agrozee Organics Pvt. Ltd. is engaged in the processing of multi-grain flakes, with a focus on producing nutritious food products such as sorghum flakes. However, during recent trials and machine inspections, it was observed that the multi-grain flakes machine installed at the facility is not functioning optimally. The machine is unable to produce consistent flakes from sorghum, which affects the quality and uniformity of the final product.
To address this issue, a field visit was conducted to assess the condition and working of the machine. During the visit, a test trial was carried out in which sorghum was steamed for 45 minutes to soften the grains, followed by drying in a heat pump to remove excess moisture. Despite this controlled preparation process, the machine still failed to deliver consistent flaking results. This indicates that the root cause of the problem is likely mechanical in nature.
The inconsistency in flake production not only leads to product wastage but also affects overall process efficiency, productivity, and product quality. Therefore, there is a clear need to analyse and resolve the mechanical problems in the machine to ensure smooth and effective operation.
The objective of this project is to:
Investigate the operational limitations of the current multi-grain flakes machine.
Identify and diagnose the mechanical faults affecting flake consistency.
Propose practical solutions or design improvements for achieving better flaking performance, particularly for sorghum.
Help Agrozee Organics improve their product quality, production output, and reduce material wastage.
Here i visit to the Agrozee Organics
I use the process as follow:
Flow chart:-
First i soak the swarghum (jawari) in to the water for 18hrs to soften the jawari
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after that i give steam to the jawari for 45 min
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placed at heat pump for remove moisture after steaming
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after that swarghum feed into feeder
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and the jawari are flaked
Here is the my observations:
- Some Jawari goes out of the roller and damaged.
- Some are passed through roller and flaked.
- After flaked the some jawari gets proper shaped some get over flaked and some get not flaked properly.
- And have a technical problems of roller, scrapper, and the feeding adjustment and damage control
Visit Report:- VISIT_REPORT_Uralikanchan[1].docx
Conclusion:
We have send this visit report to the Agrozee Organics pvt ltd. but we don’t have any respond from them.
“I discuss it with Dixit Sir and Prasad Patil Sir. If Agrozee is able to pass on the necessary information to us, we will proceed accordingly.”
The discussion is done with the Agrozee Organics pvt ltd. they are able to deliver the Multi Grain Machine to Vigyan Ashram.
25/04/2025
Today, the multigrain flake machine arrived at Vigyan Ashram. Agrozee Organics sent this machine.
The further trials are taken by myself in upcoming days were i use this method
26/04/2025
First i soak 1kg the swarghum (Jalgaon) in to the water for 3hrs to soften the jawari
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after that i give steam to the jawari for 45 min
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placed at heat pump for remove moisture after steaming (for 40min, at 50°C )
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But due to 3 phase machine the connection was not taken on that day first i connect the machine with the help of K.V.Jadhav Sir on 27/04/2025
27/04/2025
I take a trial on swarghum (Jalgaon)
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500gm soaked in 700ml water (3hrs)
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Final wt. after soaking is 543gm
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Steamed for 1hr in steamer
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Dried for 1 hr at 50°C (576gm)
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Take a trial on swarghum with guidance of Abhijeet sir
The result was quite well
| Good Flack | 30% |
| Sticked Flack | 15% |
| Over Flack | 20% |
| Semi Flack | 25% |
| Not Flack | 10% |
28/04/2025
Multi grain Machine
I take a trial on swarghum (Jalgaon variety)
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500gm soaked in 700ml water (18hrs)
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Final wt. after soaking is 566gm
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Steamed for 1hr in steamer
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after steam wt.786gm
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Dried for 1 hr at 50°C (546gm)
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Take a trial on swarghum with guidance of Abhijeet sir
LOD = (WET WT. – DRY WT.)
= 786gm – 546gm
LOD = 240gm
LOD% = (LOSS / WET WT.) *100
LOD% = 240/786*100
LOD% = 30.53%
Result:
| Good Flack | 126gm | 23.08% |
| Sticked Flack | 40gm | 7.33% |
| Over Flack | 146gm | 26.76% |
| Semi Flack | 35gm | 6.41% |
| Not Flack | 108gm | 19.78% |
| Damaged Flack | 91gm | 16.67% |
30/04/2025
I take a trial
Flow Chart:-
Soak a 500gm of swarghum for 1hr (515gm)
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Boil it with 1000gm water for 35min(888gm)
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Placed into dryer for 70min at 55°C (570gm)
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After that feed into feeder for flack
Result:-
| Good Flack | 33% |
| Sticked Flack | 12% |
| Over Flack | 20% |
| Semi Flack | 23% |
| Not Flack | 12% |
Discussion with Dixit sir on the thickness of market flack and the the gap between the roller.
04/05/2025
Make a full factorial design on
1)Soaking
2)Cooking
3)Drying
