TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: CRAFTING CONVENIENT

MINI RICE THRESHER MACHINE USING RECYCLABLE MATERIAL

Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Subject Modern Physics

By:

JACK KASHMIR C. MINAMI

LESLIE ANNE G. CASANDING

MIKE SYLVANN D. LABASAN

CHARLES ANSELMO
ADVISER

ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY

Cauayan Campus
 August 2022
Background of the Study

Thresher machine is a convenient tool that is use for separating wheat, peas, soybeans,

and other small grain and seed crops from their chaff and straw. Knowing that thresher

machine is very handful to our farmers, researchers set out to craft a mini rice thresher that is

eco-friendly and convenient to use. The researchers are here to see if crafting mini rice

thresher is possible using recyclable materials.

According to Azouma, O. Y., Porosi, M., & Yamaguchi, K. (2009, Threshing is done

manually by farmers in many developing countries, resulting in poor quality paddy rice and

grain loss. As rice production increases, manual threshing becomes more difficult.

In addition according to Dauda, S. M., & Adgidzi, D. (2002). Rice threshing remains

a challenge for Nigeria's peasant farmers. The traditional method of hand beating is still used

to thresh rice. This method is time-consuming, inefficient, and costly. Also, the most

commonly available rice threshers are imported, which are out of reach for the majority of

farmers.

Based on this research, we discovered that as of 2020, 80-90% of farmers in Nigeria

still rely on manual labor. This only proves that our project is still required by some

countries.

Our team designed and tested a mini prototype rice thresher in order to mechanize this

process. The thresher's components were designed, fabricated, and assembled using locally

available material and recyclable material.

Methodology

Materials:
High Speed Synchronous Motor
12V Motor
Ball Bearing
Packaging Boxes
Switch
Tire Wire

Process:

Cutting Cardboard Attaching tire wire as

Cutting
cardboards hook Attaching motor

Attaching grain slider

Attaching grain slider Making space
Taping the cardboard
for grain outlet
Results and Discussion

Table 1: Checking the efficiency of the Mini Rice thresher.

We concluded from the results that threshing more rice straw reduces the time

required to extract all of the panicle. This thresher is indeed capable of threshing a harvest

from a small area. In addition to improving its performance and ability to thresh a hectare of

rice field, the materials should be upgraded by your choice; alternatively, this project will

only serve as a prototype for future researchers.

Table 2: Expenses

Conclusion

Based on the result of our project, we can justify that it is convenient and helpful in

separating the rice grains from the rice straw without damaging the grains.
References

Dauda, S. M., & Adgidzi, D. (2002). Development of an Indigenous Rice Thresher in

Nigeria. http://repository.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/6323

Azouma, O. Y., Porosi, M., & Yamaguchi, K. (2009). Design of throw-in type rice thresher

for small scale farmers. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2(9), 10-14

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.909.6513&rep=rep1&type=pdf .