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Siwes Report On Agricultural Engineering
Siwes Report On Agricultural Engineering
CHAPTER ONE
Consequently, SIWES is a planned and structured programme base on stated and specific
career objectives which are geared towards developing the occupational competencies of
participants. In spite of the challenges faced by SIWES in the four decades of its existence, the
scheme has not only raised consciousness and increased awareness about the need for training
of SET students, but has also helped in the formation of skilled and competent indigenous
manpower which has been manning and managing the technological resources and industrial
sectors of the economy. Participation in SIWES has become a necessary condition for the
award of degrees and diplomas to SET students graduating from higher institutions in Nigeria.
It is therefore, not in doubt that SIWES is a veritable means or tool for National Economic
Development.
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1. It provides an avenue for students in institutions of higher learning to acquire industrial skills
and experience during their course of study.
2. It expose students to work methods and techniques in handling equipment and machinery
that may not be available in their institutions.
3. It makes the transition from school to the world of work easier and enhance students’ contact
for later job placements and a chance to evaluate companies for which they might wish to work.
4. It provides with the opportunities to apply their educational knowledge in real work and
industrial situations, thereby bridging the gap between theory and practice.
5. The programme teaches the students on how to interact effectively with other workers and
supervisors under various conditions in the organization.
2. It provides students with an opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to real life
situations.
3. It enables students to gain experience in handling equipment and machineries.
4. It provides an environment whereby students can develop their creativity and interpersonal
skills through software design techniques.
5. It is one of the award of Bachelors of Science/Technology Degree (B. Sc. / B. Tech.).
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CHAPTER TWO
Avon manufactures crown-caps, metal containers which are used for packaging of milk
powder, beverages, insecticides, chemicals and agro based products and also metal drums used
by the oil and lubricants industry.
Avon is a member of SEDEX which provides member companies with a secure online platform
for sharing and managing information on four key compliance related areas: health and safety,
labour standards, business ethics and the environment.
Avon is part of the Enpee Group;-a diversified transnational conglomerate with interests across
the packaging, construction, energy and chemicals sectors and with over 50 years of business
experience across Africa & Asia.
To build enduring relationships and bonds that rest on the solid foundation of mutual trust and
understanding and to adhere to the highest standards of quality and excellence.
2.2.2 Vision:
To delight customers and satisfy all other stakeholders by continual development and nurture
of people, products, process and environment.
2.2.3 Mission:
To be the customers preferred choice for quality, service, new product development and
collaboration.
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However, quality control serve as a medium by which the manufacturer measures the actual
quality performance in regard to the standard and takes necessary steps on the courses of the
variation from specification (if there is any) to ensure good quality product.
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CHAPTER THREE
4. Heat Resistance Gloves: Use heat resistance gloves or other hand protection when handling
hot materials. Heating plates, hot water and glassware can cause burns, never touch hot objects
with your bare hands.
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5. Plastic Gloves: Wear disposable plastic gloves to protect yourself from contact with
chemicals or organisms that could be harmful. Keep your hands away from your face and
disposed-off the gloves safely at the end of the activity.
6. Sharp Objects: Scissors, scalpels, pins and knifes are sharps that can cut or puncture your
skin. Always direct sharp edges and points away from yourself and others. Use sharp
instruments only as directed.
7. Poison: Do not let any poisonous chemicals get to your skin and do not inhale its vapour.
Wash your hands when you have finished with the activity.
8. Flames: Tie back loose hair and clothing and put on safety goggles before working with fire.
Follow instructions from your instructor about lighting and extinguishing flames.
9. Fumes: Poisonous or unpleasant vapours may be produced, work in a ventilated area.
10. Disposal: Chemicals and other materials used in the activity must be disposed-off safely.
11. Hand Washing: Wash your hands thoroughly with soap, water and sanitize your hands with
the aid of hand drier when finished with the activity.
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2. Secure Seal Tester (Leakage Tester): It is use for crown leakage/secure seal test.
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5. Open one side of the balance and remove the material weighted.
6. Close the opened side and off the machine.
7. Do not weight any material above 210g on the scale.
4. Capping Machines: It is use in capping crowns for leakage test. There are three types
namely;
• Manual capping machine: This is a type of capping machine that is simple and versatile, no
power needed and fit a large range of caps.
Work/Operating Instruction:
1. Adjust the capping head to the size of required bottle.
2. Position the bottle ensuring it align with capping head.
3. Put the crown to be capped inside the capping head.
4. Press the capping handle down.
5. Remove the capped bottle and check crimp diameter using crimp gauge.
6. If the crimp diameter is not okay, repeat step 4 until required diameter is got.
7. Record your observation.
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• Automatic capping machine: This is also a type of capping machine which is powered by
pneumatic (compressed air/gas) and is suitable for any size of the bottle.
1. Carefully inspect the set up and ensure that there is no gas leakage in any part of the
set up.
2. Check the capping machine if it is well set for required height of the bottle, if not,
adjust to fit the height of the bottle.
3. Carefully use capping machine to crown the bottle.
4. Check the crimp diameter by using the crimp diameter gauge.
5. If the crimp diameter is not okay, repeat step 4 until required diameter is got.
6. Record your observation.
• Semi-automatic capping machine: This is also a type of crown capping machine, it is simple
and very versatile. It is also powered by pneumatic (compressed air). Will also fit a large of
caps.
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Work/Operating Instruction:
5. Pasteurizer & Water Bath: it is use for boiling of crown samples during crown boiling test.
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6. SALT SPRAY CORROSION TEST MACHINE: It is use for crown-caps corrosion test.
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1. Clean the machine surrounding area, chips separator and waste box.
2. Clear all crown lying on the conveyor, tray and floor.
3. Check level of lubrication in the tray and fill if required.
4. Check the air pressure.
5. Switch ON the main motor.
6. START the machine and punch one sheet.
7. Set the deco as per design
8. Punch five sheets. There should not be any variation in deco setting.
9. After approval of quality control (Q.C) personnel run the machine in auto mode
continuously.
10. Record all the machine data in prescribed format.
11. In case of any abnormality, STOP the machine and inform the supervisor.
2. Crown Lining Machine (PMC): It is use for lining crown during production after punching
by the PTC machine.
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Work/Operating Instruction:
Check the crown hopper and compound drum to ensure that the desired materials are inside.
1. START the chiller, if OFF.
2. Check the compressed air pressure: it should not be less than 6 bars
3. Switch ON the PMC machine and the cooling conveyor.
4. Switch ON the CVS camera.
5. Switch ON the extruder heater.
6. Check the temperature of the extruder zones.
7. Start the extruder motor to flush the extruder properly.
8. Set the extruder speed to the required liner weight.
9. Run the m/c in automatic mode and produce some crowns
10. Check the adhesion of the liner to the crown.
11. Visually check the profile of the liner and confirm the quality of the crowns.
12. Run the m/c for mass production, having confirmed the quality of the crowns
13. If you notice any abnormality in m/c or crown, inform the shift supervisor immediately.
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CHAPTER FOUR
The test is carried out to improve the seals and also to determine minimum and maximum burst
pressure. Leakage tests are often performed before the distribution process in order to meet the
safety and quality standards. The test can be detected by bubbles when submerged the
pressurize object in water.
AIM: To identify weak spots as well as to improve product design. To determine minimum
and maximum burst pressure.
SAMPLE SIZE: 24 crowns for PMC 1, 2, 3 & 4 while 36 crowns for PMC 5.
FREQUENCY: one per day running job.
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3. Shake and allow the crowns to stay for a minute. Then pour out the copper sulphate
solution and rinse the crowns with water.
4. Use cotton wool to clean/dry the crowns.
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5. Visual inspect for rust on both inside and outside of the crowns.
6. If rust is observed, stop production and hold the produced lot for further investigation/test.
7. Record your observation in corrosion test chart.
8. Inform QA supervisor/Designate for necessary action.
STANDARD RESULT: No rust marks after one minute inside copper sulphate solution.
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SAMPLE SIZE: 24 Crowns for PMC 1, 2, 3 & 4 While 36 crowns for PMC 5
FREQUENCY: Every 2 hours.
MATERIAL USED: Knife
WORK INSTRUCTION/PROCEDURE:
1. Collect 24 samples of crowns (representing 24 punches) from each machine (PMC 1-
5), every two hours.
2. Pull the inlay with knife from the shell to know if the inlay pulls easily. If it pulls easily,
tell the production supervisor for correction.
3. Record your observation in the chart.
STANDARD RESULT: The liner should not pull easily.
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WORK INSTRUCTION/PROCEDURE:
1. Fill up seven (7) bottles 0.1N (H2S04 acid) leaving head space.
2. Add 4grams of NaHC03 to each bottles.
3. Crimp the bottle with crown-caps (ensure good crimping using appropriate crimping
gauge).
4. Pasteurize the bottles at 680 C and leave to cool overnight.
5. Check one bottle for initial volume by means of relevant equipment and chart (pressure
gauge and gas volume chart).
6. Record the result on C02 retention chart.
7. After one week, check two of the bottles as in method 5.
8. At the end of third week check the remaining bottles as in method 5.
9. Compare the volume got in all bottles with the initial volume and make a remark.
10. Any cap losing more than 0.2 gas volume is considered a failure.
STANDARD RESULT: Okay/ Fail.
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c. Texture.
6. Carry out the parking test on the carton by using it to pack and then smoothly seal the carton
using gum tape .Carefully observe if there is any difficulty in the process.
7. Do drop test by dropping a crown filled carton flatly on the floor at height 5 feet. Pins should
not remove and not burst.
8. If all test and checks are okay, accept the cartons, if not reject.
4.1.17 CHECKING/TESTING OF INCOMING POLYBAGS
This is also a quality check that this carried out on product packaging materials from the
suppliers to know if meet the required standard.
SAMPLE SIZE: Two polybags per batch supply.
FREQUENCY: Every batch supply.
WORK INSTRUCTION/PROCEDURE:
1. Check the length of the poly bag which must be 860 ± 10mm
2. Check the breadth of the poly bag which must be 460 ± 5mm
3. Check the gusset of the poly bag, which must be 180 × 180 ±5 mm
4. Check the thickness of the poly bags which must be 0.05mm
5. Carry out packing test by using it to pack required job quantity. The nylon must not
tear.
6. If all tests proved okay accept the poly bags, if not okay hold and generate report for
disposition.
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Crown Outer Diameter: During shell checking and COA using crown outer diameter
gauge. Standard result; 32.05±0.2mm.
Flange angle: During shell checking using flange angle tester. Standard result; 16 ͦ±4 ̊
Crown inner diameter: During shell checking and COA using crown inner diameter
gauge. Standard result; 26.8±0.1mm.
Crimp diameter: During leakage test using crimp diameter gauge. Standard result;
28.7±0.1mm.
Liner ring height and centre panel: During shell checking using crown centre panel
and ring height gauge.
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Also there is need to put in place skilled and experienced people in the field that can bring
innovation and apply their mind positively, to bring about reasonable productivity.
3. MANAGEMENT: There should be cordial relationship between the employee and the
employer, to facilitate and motivate the workers to be more productive. This encompasses the
health status of the workers, good working environment etc.
4. MACHINE: Machine must be well operated so as to obtain optimum result. Therefore, the
need for technical knowhow must come in. Also machine must be designed to suit the
manufacturing process and to be maintained under a perfect working condition.
5. PROCEDURE: Failure to strictly follow the laid down standards and due process may result
in poor quality of the products.
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CHAPTER FIVE
5.3 RECCOMMENDATION
In view of the relevance of the SIWES program, it is important that it is sustained by the
government through the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) as it exposes the student to work tools,
facilities and equipment that may not be available in their respective institutions in relation to
their course of study.
To this end, I recommend that the following under-listed points should be implemented:
i. Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) needs to be strengthened by all
concerned stakeholder in order for its objectives to be fully realized.
ii. Regular monthly allowances for students on attachment should be paid promptly.
iii. Organization should always accept students for SIWES and subsequently assign them to
relevant jobs.
iv. Experience staff should always be made to train the students on attachment.
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v. Employers of labour accepting internship students should always ensure that they’re
properly monitored, taught and disciplined. The I.T Students shouldn’t be treated as servants
all because they came for training.
vi. They should be supported by the organization (no matter how small) with money probably
daily, weekly or monthly for their transportation and service.
5.4 CONCLUSION
My six months Industrial attachment with Avon Crown-caps & Containers (Nig.) Limited has
been one of the most interesting, productive, instructive and educative experience I have ever
gained. Through this training, I have gained new insight and more comprehensive
understanding about the real industrial working condition and practice and also improved my
soft and functional skills as well as industrial skills.
All these valuable experiences and knowledge that I have gained were not only acquired
through the direct involvement in task but also through other aspects of the training such as;
work observation, supervision, interaction, supervisors superior and other people related to the
field. It also exposed me to some certain things about quality control (Q.C). And from what I
have undergone, I am sure that the Industrial Training Programme has achieved its primary
objective.
I therefore conclude that SIWES is of great benefit to students in tertiary institutions, though it
is confronted with series of challenges which may have hindered the realization of the goals
and objectives of the scheme.
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