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Coconut is widely used in food Industry within industrial food plants as well as at homes.

Scraping coconuts is quite a time consuming task. Manually doing so requires a lot of efforts and

is not so economical. So here we propose an automated coconut scraping machine project. It

provides fine scraped coconut as desired for food preparation and requires no manual effort. It

also does this work in a fraction of time. The system uses a shaft with holder to hold half cut

coconut in place. This holder shaft is held in place by mounts designed for it. Also a frame is

made to hold the entire mechanism. On the other side has another shaft that is mounted

horizontally with scraping tool attached to it at one end. At the other end it has a motor attached

to the shaft. The motor is powered by our electrical circuit to move the scraper tool and the

coconut can be pushed against it to achieve coconut scraping in a short time without much

manual effort.

Many researchers have hypothesized the origin of coconut (cocos nucifera) example the

American botanist orator F. Cook was one of the modern researcher to propose a hypothesis in

1901 on the location of the origin of coconut. He hypothesized that the coconut originated in

Americas, this was based on his belief that the American coconut populations predated European

contact. Thor Heyerdahl later hypothesized in 1950 that coconut originated as two migration

streams from the Canadian pacific coat to Hawaii, and on to Tahiti and New Zealand in a series

of hopes another migration from South America (The source, 2016). Coconut scrapping is the

process of extracting the coconut kernel from the shell using an appropriate tool or machine

ready to be used for processing the final product. Coconut is widely used in our day to day home

activities. The flesh of the coconut is the important product used by homemakers in preparing
dishes. For this purpose, the coconut needs to be processed Coconuts are known for their

versatility of uses ranging from food to cosmetics. The kernel which is the white fleshy inner

part of the coconut is used to extract coconut milk and coconut oil when scrapped also the

scrapped coconut kernel is good for digestion and helps to treat acidity in the body. Raw coconut

kernel in scrapped form can be a good source of saturated fats for the body when consumed. The

scrapped coconut kernel contains high amount of dietary fiber which helps to break down the

fats thus assisting in weight loss. It is also known to contain antioxidant which help to flash

down the unwanted toxins from the body

In small-scale coconut processing, coconuts are cracked with the use of a hammer or knife. The

kernel is extracted using hand tools or mounted-type coconut scrapers. Even in smallscale

coconut processing, the use of manual tools is very tedious and effort is required (Practical

Action, 2008). Manually-operated coconut scraper machines are portable and may be used

effectively in households, using the clamping screw to clamp the entire mechanism securely on a

table. As one rotates the manual handle, the rotation is transferred to the scraping bit (Figure 1a).

The dehusked coconut half-shell is pressed against the sharp bit while in rotation (Figure 1b).

This device requires a fair amount of effort to grate a coconut. Attention is required by the

operator because if a slip occurs, serious injuries may result.

Introduction

Manufacturing technology is that the application of physical and chemical change to vary or alter

the geometry, properties and appearences of a starting material to form part or products.

Manufacturing also about assembly the multiple parts to create a product. Economically,
manufacturing is transformaing of materials into greater value by ots process or assembly. Easy

to said that manufacturing increases the value of the material by changing its shape or properties

or bu combining with other materials. The knowledge about manufacturing practice will give big

advantage for engineering nowadays.

Coconut is widely used in food Industry within industrial food plants as well as at homes.

Scraping coconuts is quite a time-consuming task. Manually doing so requires a lot of efforts and

is not so economical. So here we propose an automated coconut scraping machine project. It

provides fine scraped coconut as desired for food preparation and requires no manual effort. It

also does this work in a fraction of time. The system uses a shaft with holder to hold half cut

coconut in place. This holder shaft is held in place by mounts designed for it. Also, a frame is

made to hold the entire mechanism. On the other side has another shaft that is mounted

horizontally with scraping tool attached to it at one end. At the other end it has a motor attached

to the shaft. The motor is powered by our electrical circuit to move the scraper tool and the

coconut can be pushed against it to achieve coconut scraping in a short time without much

manual effort. Project statement: Nowadays people in this 21st century expecting more from the

technological side to reduce their working time. Scraping coconuts is quite a time-consuming

task and the manual way of scraping coconuts require a lot of work power. An automated

coconut scraper machine is a machine designed to reduce the working time.

Malayalis’ craving for grated coconut is a stuff of legend. But grating coconuts has turned out to

be a daunting task for the ever-busy, on-the-move neo nuclear family, leaving them to depend on

packed products that are easily available in the market. There has been no change in the way

coconut is grated, for several decades. The only change being the introduction of a motorized
blade. But still, one has to hold the coconut. But all that is set to change with the invention of an

innovative coconut grater which can do the job in just few minutes with improved safety and

convenience.

The figure below shows some of the coconut graters discovered till now. The problem with all

these designs is that someone should hold the coconut near the blade all the time. Also scraping

coconut using these machines are really time consuming and laborious. Also there is less safety

while using these scrappers. The innovative design of the grating machine presented here solves

all the above problems.

Laboremus Industry and Trade of Agricultural Machinery Ltda (Laboremus Indústria e

Comércio de Máquinas Agrícolas Ltda), located in the city of Campina Grande, state of Paraíba,

is an industry consecrated in the field of manufacturing machinery and equipment for

agribusiness and has been seeking solutions for the preservation of the environment face to the

seasonality problem encountered by the branch where it operates. Thus, it was identified the need

for an equipment that could facilitate the use of waste (urban waste) generated by industries that

use the pulp or even the in natura consume of green and dry coconut. The present work proposes

the development of the conceptual design of a machine to defibrate the coconut shell and that

meets the technological needs for the applications of the produced fibers, aiming to realize the

process of defibration in a single machine thus increasing the productivity and quality of the

produced fibers. The conceptual design of the proposed shredder presents a semiautomatic feed

system with feed rollers that will crush green coconut in order to remove some of its moisture,

these rollers will be driven by a gear reducer, crown and endless. Afterwards, a rotor beater,
composed of six rectangular bar modules, equally spaced, will receive the crushed coconut. The

objective of this rotor is to promote the coconut defibration by beating (impact of the bars with

the coconut). Finally, a small fiber cleaner rotor ("porcupine" type), integrated to the beater

system, will be coupled on the same axis in order to obtain cleaner fibers.

Automation has played a vital, not only in modern industrial procesess, but also in the

agricultural corp processing systems. It is characterized by self-acting machine and devices with

integrated control systems that are often arranged in complex processes or systems. the necessary

of automation is to reduce the human effor and save time as the world is emerging with various

types of technolgy for better quality of life and efficient production of food, automation and

mechanization technology for agricultural machines are used for faster, lesser labor agricultural

production for sustainable agriculture. The agriculture industry is already adopying the modern

ways of crop production and processing. On of the agricultural crop that need modernization for

more efficient production and processing is the coconunt

Scientifically known as ‘Cocos nucifera’ the coconut plant has been very useful to mankind

because of its beneficial parts. The coconut meat is widely used in dishes especially for its milk.

The shel is converted into charcoal through pyrolysis process. The husk is a source of fiber that

is significantly made as household items such as ropes and brush. The leaves are used as a roof

for a hut. The tree trunk is also used for building house or furniture. Coconut is referred to as
‘The Tree of Life’ because of is promissing use and is indeed one of the valuable gifts of nature.