Alternative Processing Machine

for Swine Feed Production

A Thesis Proposal
Presented to The Faculty of
Golden Gate Colleges
College of Engineering
Batangas CIty

In Partial fulfillment of the requirement for the

Degree Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

by
Frago, Bernard Q.
Magboo, Renz Lloyd
Agoncillo, Emmanuel M.
Velasquez, Mark Jayson V.
Rementilla, John leonard D.
Malicse, Angelica Mae D.

September 25, 2020

 ABSTRACT

Food is one of the most important basic needs of animals like the swine in order to

survive. That is why food and machinery are related in terms of food production,

preparation and other processes.Therefore, this paper proposed the design and

develop of alternative swine feed processing machine in order to abbreviate the whole

process in animal feed production. Animal feeds contributes to a greater percentage of

the cost of production of livestock. For the increment in productivity and profit, farmers

are advised to produce their feed themselves to reduce the cost of production. The

researchers was carried out to sight an alternative feed for swine with the use of local

and organic materials which is molasses and bread waste. The machine was designed

based on its power requirements, capacity and process for quality performance. This

study is an attempt towards designing and developing a machine capable of toasting,

crushing and mixing feed for swine feed. The machine was designed with a view of

reducing human effort and time.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abstract……………………………………………………....….i
Table of Contents………………………………………….…..ii
Background of the Study………………………………….…..1
Objectives of the Study…………………………………….….3
Research Plan………………………………….……………...4
Design of the Equipment……………………………...5
Estimation Budget……………………………………..6

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 Background of the Study

Today, innovation is continuously happening, this generation hold fast in the most

extensive developments of innovations from the littlest thing to the greatest one. It is

said that one of the reasons why human still exist is because of innovations. Innovations

set in numerous changes and developments in human lives in terms of trade, industry,

health and wellness and more vitally within the field of agricultural production.

In agricultural phase, automation is one of the finest ways to maintain and increase

production. One of the issues in agrarian segment is to sight alternative sustenance for

swine. Today’s main challenges for the swine industry are to maximize feed efficiency

while minimizing production costs and environmental impacts. (Garcia-Launay et al.,

2014).

On the other hand, one of the problem of food industry concerns food wastes.

Bread and pastry industry is among the food sector that contributes to food wastes as

they usually just dispose of their stale bread. The utilization of these leftover breads into

something useful is deemed necessary.

Bakery wastes are products obtained from the recycling of bakeries and

viennoiserie industries, raw or baked (Simpson, 2012). It is a combination of different

wastes, and their composition is thus highly variable. It may contain ground plastic bags

as the bakery wastes are unwrapped mechanically (McGregor, 2000). Bakery wastes

are mostly breads removed from the food market as they become unsellable after only

24 hours, but they can consist in any other ingredient like dough, flour, sugar and other

edible ingredients, such as icing, burnt or broken product. (Crawshaw, 2004,)

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 Any bakery waste can be used on farm provided it does not contain meat, fish or

shellfish. Bakery wastes may also provide valuable and readily hydrolysable feedstock

for industrial fermentation (Magbunua, 2000). Waste processing depends on the nature

of the waste. Bakery wastes are safer than other food wastes. (Westendorf, 2000).

As we live in highly diverse world, there are plenty of natural resources for us to

sustainbly utilize specially upon careful understanding of their properties and potentials.

Among them is Molasses that is made from juice extracted from sugarcane stalks and

boiled down to a syrup. Molasses is a mixture of monosaccharides and disaccharides,

rich in minerals. Molasses has a reputation as an appetite enhancer for both swine and

cattle. Liquid molasses has been used intermittently and sparingly in the swine industry

as an energy source for more than a century. Molasses is rich source of vitamin B6 and

several dietary minerals, including manganese, magnesium, iron, potassium, and

calcium. (USDA Nutrient Database, 2019) Molasses for animal feeding is commonly

used by feed millers who incorporate it in the compound feed for poultry, swine, cattle,

goats and horses. Both fresh and dry sources can be supplemented with molasses to

boost up the livestock meals.

The issue and concern regarding quality animal feed source, food wastes and

utilization of concentrated liquid additive to animal feed led the researcher to a identify

and develop a project study that shall help farmers in feeding their swine.

In order to address this problem, research will produce a machine that can process

swine feeds using molasses and leftover bread. The machine has the ability to have a

wet powdered output in order to consume it even for a small pig.

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 Objectives of the Study
The main objective of the study is to design and develop Swine Feeds Processing
Machine. Specifically, the study aims to;
1. fabricate Swine Feeds Processing Machine considering:
1.1 material specification; and
1.2 technical specification
2. Integrate instrumentation and control in the study in terms of;
2.1 Controlling
2.1.1 Heating (Induction motor)
2.1.2 Toasting bin (temperature)
2.1.3 Speed control (mixer motor)
2.1.4 Motion (linear actuator)
2.2 Monitoring
2.2.1 Toasting process
2.2.2 Crushing process
2.2.3 Mixing process
3. test and evaluate the performance of the machine in terms of;
3.1 Efficiency
3.2 Production Rate
3.3 Durability
3.4 Safety
4. Determine the quality of products produced
5. Develop an operation manual for the Swine Feeds Processing Machine
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RESEARCH PLAN

The 220v power supply which serve as the main source of power for the entire

process will energize all motor, heaters, and sensors to control, monitor, and run the

process. Bread heating plate will energize once the push button is press and startup of

process. Once the thermocouple once the temperature, the temperature controller set

for the desired heating set point. After the desired time and heat set point attain, a dc

motor will energize and pull out the rack of bread in order to fall down it into crusher.

During crushing, bread crush goes to mixer with molasses in order to produce powder

swine feeds for all swine ages.

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