Open AccessComparative Performance Effectiveness of the Portable Food Balls Extrusion Machine
Author(s) -
Ana Maria A. Bonito*
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jpair
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2244-0445
pISSN - 2012-3981
DOI - 10.7719/jpair.v13i1.220
Subject(s) - extrusion , manufacturing engineering , computer science , production (economics) , mechanical engineering , process engineering , engineering drawing , engineering , materials science , composite material , economics , macroeconomics
This study developed a portable extrusion machine for food balls products.The study used the Research and Development (R&D) process for it involved thepreparation and construction of a finished product that can be used in the field of education. The extrusion machine’s cost efficiency was 10 times better than the manual method but twice lower compared to the commercial machine. There wassignificant variation in the weights of the food balls produced by the three methods,and the instructional and commercial value of the machine obtained an overall meanrating of 4.46 or very satisfactory. Thus, it is technically feasible to construct theportable extrusion machine in view of the expected functionality of the designedparts, the availability of supplies and materials and affordability of its cost. Theconstruction of the machine requires procedure to follow for ease and accuracy.The portable extrusion machine is superior over the manual method but inferiorto commercial units as to production ratio. Furthermore, it is more economically viable to use the portable extrusion machine for small-scale food balls production than the manual method. Potential for technology transfer/ generation and businessincubation should be conducted before its release in the Philippine market.Keywords: Food Science Technology, portable extrusion machine, research and development, Philippines