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Manual
Slicer / Chipper
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| Purpose |
Slicing
root and tuber crops; Cassava, Yam, Potato, Sweet
Potato, Ginger, and also Plantain |
| Output |
Up
to 200 Kg per hour |
| Target
client |
Household
& Small-scale commercial processing |
| Advantage |
Cheaper,
lighter, mobile, range of discs, possibility to
adjust space between hopper and disc, can be constructed
with 2 dics (slicing and chipping)
Simple to operate and much higher capacity than
cutting by hand |
| Disadvantage |
Needs
support frame or can be mounted on table/stand |
| Cost |
US$
45-$ 60 (without frame) |
| Market
potential / Status |
Varoious
companies in Uganda and Tanzania have adopted
this model (both as slicer and/or chipper) and
manufacture now the model on commerical level.
Chipping
discs are currently manufactured by Tonet in
Kampala (7 US$/disc)
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| Information
provided by |
Post-harvest
Group ESARC/PH, Uganda
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| Pictures
of different models of various manufactures |
SAIMMCO
Soroti, Uganda
(blue model
with one metal disc with 2 knive blades)
Tonet, Kampala, Uganda
(chipper
on stand with fly wheel) (older
model slicer)
J.B.T.-Mr. Baljit Singh, Kampala, Uganda
(tabel
model)
Reliable
Motor Works Service Ltd,
Mr. Lucas Kimosola, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mushi, Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(in
action ) ( front
view )
Latest model developed by IITA PEU Nigeria
(semi-finished
model) (front
side of wheel)
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