Performance evaluation of a mechanically-aided cocoon deflosser
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2024-12
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DMMMSU Research and Extension Journal
Abstract
Sericulture products such as woven linen and novelty items were already sold at the market at premium-priced commodities. However, it was not given emphasis and sustainable support. One of the problems identified is the availability of cocoon silk production machinery and equipment. Humans can defloss 2 to 3 kg or 900 to 1,600 pieces of cocoon in an hour. Therefore, cocoon delfossing is a tiresome laborious job. This contributes to the market's poor production of silk and novelty items. Hence, a cocoon deflossing machine with a higher deflossing capacity than a manual is needed. To address this concern, a mechanically aided cocoon deflossing machine was designed, fabricated, and evaluated. Performance evaluation of the machine shows that it lessens deflossing cost from USD 0.53 /kg manual deflossing to USD 0.47/kg. It has a capacity of 4.80 kg/hr and 2,374 pieces of cocoons per hour.
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Sericulture--Equipment and supplies, Silk industry--Machinery, Cocoon processing, Agricultural machinery, Postharvest systems
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Macadaeg, F. R. (2024). Performance evaluation of a mechanically-aided cocoon deflosser. DMMMSU Research and Extension Journal, 8, 82–92. https://doi.org/10.62960/dmmmsu.v8i.48