University of Moa develops innovation to boost sugar industry
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The University of Moa has developed an innovation to recover damaged mill shafts, as part of a program to substitute imports and make use of local resources.
The invention, which is in the prototype manufacturing stage, proposes modifying the conventional process, consisting of filling these damaged hubs with tons of imported welding rods, Rodney Martínez Rojas, mechanical engineer and author of the project, told ACN.
The project, led by mechanical engineer Rodney Martínez Rojas, proposes modifying the conventional process by filling the shafts with imported welding rods, although this method is costly and time-consuming.
The innovation consists of placing toothed inserts in the parts, reusing domestically produced rollers, which facilitates recovery and reduces costs by utilizing local components, he said.
According to Martínez Rojas, a prototype is currently being manufactured for installation at the Fernando de Dios mill in Tacajó, Báguanos municipality, to evaluate its performance in sugarcane milling.
This project involves collaboration between the Azcuba Company, the Mechanical Workshops of Manzanillo, the University of Moa, and the Territorial Delegation of the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment.
The university is working on other priority programs that contribute to the change in the energy matrix, food sovereignty and the expansion of renewable energy sources in sectors such as agriculture and water supply. (Source: ACN)
