COCO LOG EXTRUSION MACHINE (MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN EXTRUSION MACHINE FOR COCO FIBER-BASED BIO-LOG)
Agency: Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC)
Field / Industry: Agriculture
Patent Number / Registration Number: 2-2011-00547
Status of Application: Granted
Brief Description / Features of the Technology:
The extrusion machine is used to compress the coco coir to be placed inside a sack like container forming a coco log for soil erosion control.
Problem Addressed:
Variable compressive force by manual operations
Advantages:
Single-man operated machine
Market Potential / Application:
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Engineering and Erosion Control
- Agriculture
Inventors:
Arthur Lucas D. Cruz
Francisco C. Dime
Jose B. Ferrer
Rommel G. Adame
Amado G. Tagal, Jr.
Wilfredo M. Ramilo
Camilo C. Cariaga