A Review on Design and Fabrication of Cashew Fruit and Nut Separating Machine

A Review on Design and Fabrication of Cashew Fruit and Nut Separating Machine

Yuvaraj K. B.1 Lucky Somanna M K2, Mohamed Khalid3, Mohammed Khaleel4, Amogh P Hegde5, Hithesh K. B.6

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering, Moodbidri

 2,3,4,5 Students, Final Year Mechanical Engineering 2022-23, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering, Moodbidri

6 Assistant Engineer, CAMPCO ltd. Kaavu, Puttur.

Corresponding Author: yuvaraj@mite.ac.in

Abstract: Cashew is one of the important potential fruits. It takes a long time to separate cashew seeds from the fruit using the traditional approach. The cashew fruit is considered to be one of the most promising types of fruit, but the process of separating the fruit from the nut in large quantities is a difficult task. The cashew seed separating machine was created to make farming easier. With the current shortage of labour and the high cost of hiring workers, many farmers have turned to machines to carry out this task. The fatigue experienced during manual operation is also expected to be significantly reduced. Separating cashew fruit and nut has been the subject of literature. Only three different machines were developed to separate cashew fruit and nut, according to the literature review. Additionally, these machines produce very little output. Thus, there is a huge window of opportunity for the development of such machines. Additionally, a machine with high productivity and mass production must be developed.

Key Words- Cashew fruit, cashew nut, machine, labour, productivity