THE OIL MILL DIGESTER PRESS

 CHAPTER TEN: THE DIGESTER PRESS


 Since March 2022 (till now) I have been employed at Basicon Engineering company, the same company I had my Industrial placement/training during my 4th year as an undergraduate in the university. 

 This time I am tasked as a CAD Technician or Draughtsman. My job description includes reverse engineering of fabricated machines by disassembling them, taking their dimensions and specifications and converting them to 3D&2D Computer Aided Design (CAD) models. I'm also involved in documentation and preparation of the CAD models for easy access and reproduction via 3D printing, CNC machining and injection molding. The very first of my models working in this capacity was the DIGESTER PRESS. 

This machine is a popular machine in the Oil Mill industry. It harvests the oil pulp from the fruit. The machine carries a screw shaft that presses and mashes the palm oil fruit pulp out of the nut. Below are some views of the model of machine and it's components that I drew. 

















Location: Owerri, Nigeria

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