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Compact Cornmill
The PHilMech developed an improved village type compact
cornmill for white corn to produce good quality of corn grits.
This cornmill addresses the lack of available cornmill in the
country. It also provides business opportunities to small
enterprise given its low capital requirement and financial
viability.
Features
l Produces good quality corn grits and at the same time provide higher milling recovery
l Easy to transport
l Eliminates aflatoxin contamination in corn grits
l Sorts different sizes of corn grits
l Allows simultaneous operations (sorting, cleaning and size reduction for white corn)
Specifications
Milling Capacity: 250 kgs per hour
Output Capacity: 160 kgs per hour
Output Recovery 64.32%
Degerming Efficiency: 91.45%
Prime movers: 5 hp (degermer), 2 hp (hammer mill), 0.50 (Pneumatic conveyor)
Power Consumption: 6.6KW per hour
Corn grit sizes: # 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18
Labor requirement: 1 person
End-users
l Corn millers and corn growers