Project Update 7.21.2017
donnacohn2019-04-28T18:30:53+00:00We have a new prototype that we are eager to test in Niger. We believe our latest prototype resolves the issue of clogging and output speed. Still solar powered, it is a simpler and more compact machine lower energy consumption than the AF2 (the prototype we tested in Niger in 2015). The “crop engagement element” consists of two sets of rotating v-shaped wire flails, which the panicle goes in between. This eliminates the need to rotate the panicle and takes the grain off much faster than in any previous prototypes. "Crop Engagement Element" for thresher prototype October 2016. A pair of flails [...]