Coconut meat drying case

1、 Customer demand: Traditional drying methods constrain the development of enterprises

A coconut processing enterprise in Hainan was established in 2003 and has been using natural drying and coal-fired hot air drying production methods for many years. With the expansion of business scale, traditional production methods have exposed many problems: they are greatly affected by weather, production capacity is unstable, product qualification rate is only about 90%, and coal-fired drying also faces environmental pressure. Enterprises urgently need a set of efficient, energy-saving, and stable modern drying equipment to meet the growing demand for orders and meet environmental protection requirements.

2、 Original intention of Jinlu Machinery design: tailor-made intelligent drying solutions

In response to customer needs, the R&D team of Jinlu Machinery conducted in-depth research and customized an electric heating and drying equipment with a length of 7 meters, a width of 2 meters, and a 10 layer structure. The original intention of the design is:

1) By using a multi-layered three-dimensional structure to improve space utilization, the single processing capacity can reach 500 kilograms;

2) Adopting an intelligent PLC temperature control system to achieve precise temperature control of ± 2 ℃, ensuring product quality;

3) Optimize the hot air circulation path and combine it with a heat recovery device to reduce energy consumption by 30% compared to traditional methods;

4) Fully enclosed design, eliminating pollution and meeting the requirements of food safety production.

3、 Customer evaluation: Double improvement in production efficiency and quality

After the equipment was put into use, the customer gave high praise:

The equipment of Jinlu Machinery has completely changed our production mode. Now the drying time has been shortened from 9 hours to 4 hours, the production capacity has increased by 40%, and the product qualification rate has increased to over 98%. Especially the intelligent control system has greatly reduced the difficulty of operation. What we are more satisfied with is that the electric heating method completely solves the environmental protection problem and clears the obstacles for us to explore the international market, “said the production manager of the enterprise. At present, the company’s coconut meat products have been successfully exported to Southeast Asian and European markets.

4、 The future direction of Jinlu Machinery’s continued efforts

Based on the successful cooperation experience, Jinlu Machinery will continue to make efforts in the following areas:

1) Deepen the research and development of intelligent control systems, explore AI algorithm optimization of drying curves;

2) Developing a solar electric hybrid heating system to further reduce energy consumption;

3) Expand the applicable fields of equipment and develop specialized drying equipment suitable for more agricultural products;

4) Improve the after-sales service system and establish a permanent technical service team in Hainan.

Jinlu Machinery will continue to promote the transformation and upgrading of the agricultural product processing industry through technological innovation, creating greater value for customers.