INTRODUCTION
PROCEDURE
PINEAPPLE IS A TROPICAL PLANT WITH
AN EDIBLE MULTIPLE FRUIT CONSISTING
OF COALESCED BERRIES, ALSO CALLED
PINEAPPLES AND THE MOST
ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT PLANT IN
THE FAMILY. PINEAPPLES MAY BE
CULTIVATED FROM A CROWN CUTTING OF
THE FRUIT, POSSIBLY FLOWERING IN 5–10
MONTHS AND FRUITING IN THE
FOLLOWING SIX MONTHS. PINEAPPLES DO
NOT RIPEN SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER
HARVEST.
PINEAPPLES CAN BE CONSUMED
FRESH, COOKED, JUICED, OR PRESERVED.
THEY ARE FOUND IN A WIDE ARRAY OF . IN
ADDITION TO CONSUMPTION, THE
PINEAPPLE LEAVES ARE USED TO
PRODUCE THE TEXTILE FIBER IN THE
PHILIPPINES, COMMONLY USED AS THE
MATERIAL FOR THE MEN'S AND
WOMEN'S IN THE COUNTRY. THE FIBER IS
ALSO USED AS A COMPONENT FOR
WALLPAPER AND OTHER FURNISHINGS.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK:
METHODOLOGY
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION PHASE THE
FIRST STAGE OF CONCEPTUALIZING THE
PROJECT REQUIRES ESTABLISHED RELEVANT
BASES FOR THE DESIGN. BOOKS, MAGAZINE,
AND OTHER JOURNALS TOGETHER WITH THE
INTERNET MADE IT POSSIBLE TO SYNTHESIZE
THE PROJECT CONCEPT. AVAILABILITY OF THE
NECESSARY MATERIALS AND THE PRESENT
FABRICATION PROCESS TECHNOLOGY WERE
PURPORTED TO ENSURE THE WORKABILITY OF
THE PROJECT. STUDIES ON DIFFERENT
EXISTING DESIGNS WERE MADE. FROM THESE
DESIGNS, THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY WAS
DETERMINED AND A CONCEPTUALIZED DESIGN
OF THE PNEUMATICALLY CONTROLLED
PINEAPPLE PROCESSING UNIT.PROBLEM
ANALYSIS PROBLEM ANALYSIS IS THE
KEY STEP TO THIS STUDY. DIFFICULTIES
THAT WILL BE ENCOUNTERED IN THE
PROCESSING WERE CONSIDERED SUCH AS
REQUIRED FORCE TO PUSH AND SLICE THE
PINEAPPLE, THE SIZE OF THE PINEAPPLE
TO BE USED, AND LASTLY ALL THE
MECHANISMS NEEDED TO DO ALL THE
PROCESSES. PROJECT DESIGN
STRUCTURES AND
SLICER-CONSISTING OF STAINLESS STEEL
BLADE WITH SAW LIKE TEETH’S FOR SMOOTH
AND EASY CUTTING. A PUSHER MADE OF
ENGINEERING PLASTIC POWERED BY A
PNEUMATIC CYLINDER WILL SERVES AS THE
PUSHER TO SLICE THE PINEAPPLE.
PEELER- CONSISTS OF A 4” X 5” STAINLESS
CYLINDRICAL BLADE, A V-SHAPED HOLDER
AND PUSHER POWERED BY PNEUMATIC
CYLINDER. THE PEELER ALSO HAS A SAW LIKE
TEETH FOR SMOOTH AND EASY CUTTING.
DE-CORER- CONSISTS OF A 1” X 6” STAINLESS
CYLINDRICAL BLADE POWERED BY A
PNEUMATIC CYLINDER.
PINEAPPLE SLICER-CONSIST OF 1/8 IN THICK
STAINLESS STEEL BLADES WITHIN A 5MM
THICK STAINLESS STEEL. THE ASSEMBLY ALSO
HAS A PUSHER MADE OF ENGINEERING
PLASTIC POWERED BY A PNEUMATIC
CYLINDER.
CHUNKING - CONSIST OF A HALF-CYLINDRICAL
STAINLESS STEEL WITH A WELDED ROUND
BLADE. THE ASSEMBLY HAS A PUSHER MADE
OF ENGINEERING PLASTIC ALSO POWERED BY A
PNEUMATIC CYLINDER.
PNEUMATIC CIRCUIT- CONSIST OF PNEUMATIC
CYLINDER, 5/2 WAY PNEUMATIC VALVE, 3/2 WAY
LIMIT VALVE, 1/8 BY 6MM FITTINGS, PUSH
BUTTON, 6 AND 4MM PNEUMATIC HOSE,
PNEUMATIC AIR FILTER, REGULATOR AND
LUBRICATOR.
OPERATION PROCEDURE
SWITCH ON THE COMPRESSOR. WAIT UNTIL THE
PRESSURE INDICATED IN THE PRESSURE GAUGE
IS 8 KGF/CM2.
PUT THE CLEANED PINEAPPLE IN THE SLICER.
PUSH THE BUTTON SWITCH. A PUSHER MADE
OF ENGINEERING PLASTIC POWERED BY
PNEUMATIC CYLINDER WILL PUSH TO SLICE
THE PINEAPPLE, THE PROCESS WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL THE PINEAPPLE IS FINALLY PROCESSED.
REPEAT STEP 2-3 UNTIL ALL PINE APPLES WERE
PROCESSED.
SWITCH OFF THE COMPRESSOR.
 DO’S AND DON’TS &
RESULTS
DO'S
ALWAYS KEEP THE PROCESSING UNIT CLEAN TO PREVENT
RUST ON THE BLADES.
ENSURE THAT THE PROCESSING UNIT IS CORRECTLY
ARRANGE ACCORDING TO POSITIONS.
SECURE THE ADJUSTMENT TOOLS IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES.
KEEP IN MIND TO ALWAYS CHECK THE CONTAINER ON THE
CHUNKED PINEAPPLES IF FULL BEFORE PLACING A NEW ONE.
AFTER USING THE MACHINE, MAKE SURE THAT THE
CYLINDERS ARE EMPTY AIR.
DON’TS
DO NOT PLACE THE MACHINE ON UNEVEN FLOORING.
DO NOT LEAVE THE MACHINE UNATTENDED WHILE IT’S
OPERATING.
DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM PRESSURE OF 8 MPA OR 8
KGF/CM2
NO HORSE PLAYING.
DO NOT PUT YOUR HANDS OR FACE WHILE THE MACHINE IS
ON.
Table 2 Manual Pineapple peeling and coring
Table 3 Pineapple peeling and coring Using
Pneumatically Controlled Pineapple Processing Unit
RESULTS AND PNEUMATICALLY CONTROLLED
CONCLUSIONS PINEAPPLE PROCESSING UNIT
Table 4 Pineapple Slice Efficiency
Table 5 Pineapple Chunking Efficiency
CONCLUSIONS
Upon testing the prototype, the proponents met its
objective of processing 10 pineapples in every 5
minutes.
The percentage of time saved in peeling and coring
using PCPPU was 95.77% compared to manual
processing.
Using PCPPU in processing the pine apple has a
higher speed advantage of 95.77% compared to
manual processing. Efficiency of PCPPU based on
the gross weight of the pineapple is also reasonable
with an average of 55.29% on peeling and coring
assembly, 74.29% on slice assembly and 73.82% on
chunking assembly.

ALMA MAE C. PAGKALIWANGAN

JESHUA B. LLORERA
JOHN PATRICK D. CRUZ
EDGAR S. CASTRO
ADVISER: ENGR. JORGE B. YASAY
FEBRUARY 2018