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PRODUCTIVITY
ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES / BEST PRACTICES
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INSTALLATION OF DUST COLLECTOR AND ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT
Dust is a prevalent health hazard to people in the Furnitureville, Inc. It hinders productivity of people and causes considerable amount of losses to the company. In 2002, the company reported an opportunity lost amounting to P3 to P3.6 million by refusing additional orders for fear of inability to deliver on time. Aside from this, it shoulders the medical expenses of its employees who are forced to be absent due to health hazards.
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Posted: 9/28/2005 1:26:36 PM |
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ESTABLISHMENT OF A FURNACE TYPE LUMBER DRYER
In 2001, Walch Furniture and Home Furnishing experienced cracking and warping of finished furniture due to improperly dried raw materials causing more than P6 million losses in a year. This amount accounted to product rejects from about 20% of the furniture sold in the local market and 50% from the export market. Aside from this, the company also spends an additional P5 per bd-ft for the re-drying of kiln-dried wood which was not guaranteed to meet the varying standard moisture content of wood in different countries.
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Posted: 9/28/2005 11:10:46 AM |
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INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY THRU AN EFFECTIVE CENTRALIZED DUST COLLECTING SYSTEM
In 2003, the sawdust from the milling and machining sections of the MTC (More Than a Chair, Inc.) caused problems in the production area thereby affecting its productivity and the efficiency of workers. In line with DOST's contribution to the directive of PGMA to help MSMEs, MTC was able to acquire a P937,000.00 financial assistance through the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) to help finance the fabrication and installation of a Centralized Dust Collecting System (CDCS) worth P1.664 million.
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Posted: 9/27/2005 11:05:41 AM |
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PROCESS UPGRADING OF REGION X’S SPECIALTY MEAT PRODUCTS THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF DOUBLE CHAMBER TYPE PACKAGING MACHINE
The meat processing industry is an industry that has proven to be one of the catalysts in urban development that addresses poverty in Northern Mindanao. It is considered as one of the fast-rising industries in the country. Basically, meat processing industries in the region range from small scale to medium enterprises (SMEs). These firms need upgrading to further improve their capabilities and production methods, thus ensuring the production of new and higher quality processed meat products.
DOST-10 has spearheaded the provision of technological assistance for the upgrading of meat processing industry in Cagayan de Oro City. Through the Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP), DOST-10 has been assisting various meat processors in the region. The project involves the upgrading of the processes on meat processing particularly the packaging of processed meat products (i.e. hotdogs, bacon, corned beef, etc.).
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Posted: 9/26/2005 3:35:45 PM |
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MANGO FRUITFLY: POPULATION FLUCTUATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BAIT TRAP FOR ITS CONTROL
Abundance and fluctuation of adult fruitfly in mango was investigated with the use of bait trap. The bait used was poisoned methyl eugenol (PME). Trapped flies were collected every week. Adult population was correlated with rainfall, temperature, and relative humidity.
The effect of PME as a control method for fruitfly was also conducted with two treatments: traps with PME applied every ten days and traps applied only once with a 56-day period. The bait trap for each treatment was placed in one mango tree with a distance of 50 m between treatments.
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Posted: 9/26/2005 2:30:26 PM |
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