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Automation and Plant Engineering Division (APE) |
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Mandate |
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- Fast and
low cost sensor based systems for identification, estimation
and quality control of agri-bio-products
- Development
of automation and robotic systems for pre and postharvest
operations
- Development
of automation system for integration of quality control with
processing plants
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Infrastructure |
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The division has
scientists from Agricultural Structures and Process Engineering,
Farm Machinery & Power, and Mechanical Engineering. Division has
small scale lac processing unit, integrated small scale lac
processing unit, and pilot plants for lac dye extraction, bleached
lac production, aleuritic acid production etc. Division has also
created a facility for fabrication of machines, tools and gadgets.
The Project
coordinating unit of Network Project on Harvesting, Processing and
Value Addition of Natural Resins & Gums functions from this
Division. Likewise, Agri-Business Incubation Centre and Institute
Technology Management Unit of the Institute are also operated by the
Division. |
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Available
facilities/instruments |
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- Small scale
lac processing unit (100 kg/day)
- Pilot plant
for bleached lac (40 kg/batch)
- Pilot plant
for aleuritic acid (capacity 2 kg/batch)
- Pilot plant
for lac dye (capacity 4 kg & 1 kg per batch)
- Hunter
colorimeter
- Texture
analyzer
- Dehumidified
dryer
- Desiccant
dryer
- Vacuum
packaging machine
- Disintegrators
for resins and gums
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Major technologies
developed |
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- Small scale
lac processing unit (capacity: 100 kg/day of sticklac)
- Integrated
small scale lac processing unit
- Improved
tapping devices for gums
- Roller type
tapping device for guggul
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Services provided |
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- The Division
attends to different queries related to lac processing, product
development of NRGs, availability of raw materials, machineries,
etc. to GOs, NGOs, FPOs, SHGs, entrepreneurs and individual
farmers too.
- Entrepreneurs
development on primary processing of lac
- Entrepreneurs
development on production of lac dye, bleached lac and aleuritic
acid
- Incubation
centre for entrepreneurs associated with lac processing
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