Optimización del desaponificado de la quinua para la elaboración de productos derivados mediante implementación de una máquina escarificadora en la Empresa ASOALIENU.

Abstract

The present graduation work describes the optimization of quinoa disaponification for the elaboration of products through the implementation of a scarifier machine in ASOALIENU Company. Through the analysis of the situation on how the company worked, rudimentary methods were determined for the post-harvest processing of quinoa. In order to optimize the scarified different alternatives of machinery were analyzed that engage with the production requirements and financial capacity of the company, determining as the best option, the construction of the machine. Consequently, the materials and mechanical components were established based on the UNE-EN 1672-2 and UNE-EN ISO 12100 actuallu in force in Ecuador. An static analysis of the support structure of machinery was made in SolidWorks software in order to determine if the design complies with the technical parameters of material resistant. The construction of the scarifier was carried out, later tests to determine the production capacity were done, concluding a capacity of five quintals per hour (5qq/h). Also a comparative analysis between the rudimentary method and the mechanical method was conducted, resulting in the reduction of 49.18% in processing time. In this way, the improvement and optimization in the process is proved by reducing the time in the scarified operations and maintaining a constant flow of raw material when entering into the feed hopper so that the machine can work at maximum capacity.