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Simple Pulse Dehusking Machine
Introduction:

Pulses are mainly consumed in the form of dehusked split dal. Conversion of pulse to dal is probably the third largest food processing industry. The dal processing is done as a small scale rural or cottage operation from ancient times. Recently it has been taken up as a large-scale commercial operation. The newly developed low cost pulse-dehusking machine is hand as well as power (0.5 HP) operated.

Product : Manufacture of dal, using pulse-dehusking machine.
Applications:

Edible dal.
By products: Husk, brokens
Raw materials: Pulse (tur, blackguard greengram bengalgram)
Market: Dals are essential items of food and are in great demand. The dal obtained by simple dehusking method compares well with that obtained from modern dal mills.

Process:

The technology consists of soaking the raw material in water and drying in sun. The dried material is fed into the machine to get the dehusked dal. Cleaning and grading are done manfully.

Equipment and gadgets : Simple pulse dehusking machine
Nature of Enterprise:

Cottage scale
PLANT PARAMETERS
Capacity, Ton/Year 1500 Tonnes
No. of shifts / day 1
Working days / Yr 300
Land Reqd., m2
25
Covered Area, m2
20
MANPOWER
Skilled 1
Unskilled 2
UTILITIES  
Power, KwH 1
Raw water, KL 1
PLANT & MACHINERY
Pulse dehuking Machine 1
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