CANTAS - Motorised Cutter for Oil Palm Harvesting
Being a labor intensive industry, one of the key challenges facing the oil palm industry is overcoming an inadequacy of supply of labour workforce brought about by increasing oil palm hectarage and also the difficulty in getting workers from neighbouring countries.
This present trend has compelled the plantation industry to maximise mechanisation on the harvesting process to improve worker's productivity.
MPOB (Malaysian Palm Oil Board) has invented CANTAS™ a motorised cutter to facilitate the oil palm harvesting activities. This technology uses the special designated sickle and chisel, which is installed into the vibrating mechanism which creates greater speed for cutting. A telescopic pole is installed with petrol engine to spur the vibrator.
MPOB in collaboration with Saplantco Sdn Bhd (wholly owned by Sawit Kinabalu Berhad) has given Saplantco the license to manufacture and commercialize the production of Cantas.
MPOB in collaboration with Saplantco Sdn Bhd (wholly owned by Sawit Kinabalu Berhad) has given Saplantco the license to manufacture and commercialize the production of Cantas.
Key Benefits
Increase productivity
Increase harvesting efficiency
Reduction in manpower
Better take home pay
Ease in Handling
Robust Machine
Increase harvesting efficiency
Reduction in manpower
Better take home pay
Ease in Handling
Robust Machine
Specification
Engine - 2 stroke FP petrol engine
Power- 1.3 hp
Maximum engine speed- 10,500 rpm
Working speed- 3,000 to 5,000 rpm
Fuel Capacity- 440cm 3
Maximum length- 3.6m (telescopic)
Total weight- 7kg
Bunches harvested per hour: 70 - 90 bunches
Bunches harvested per day (8hrs): 560- 720 bunches
Cost of machine operation
Fuel (petrol) - 2.40 litre/ day
Fuel cost per day- RM4.56
Maintenance cost per day- RM0.51
Total cost per day- RM4.77
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