Papads are a necessary part of Indian cuisine. It has been a staple in Indian households since ages. Long time back, it was a tradition for the women to get together and make papads at home. The whole process was carried out with care and enthusiasm, much like a ritual. Right from sorting the appropriate ingredients to drying the papad to the right amount of crispness, all was done with a careful eye. But, with time such traditions have faded and there has been a shift from making the papads at home to buying them off the counters. And with this trend, papad making has emerged as a booming industry. And, from here, the papad making machines have come into being.
Various industries are now involved in manufacturing and selling papad making machines to cater to the needs of customers. These machines can be manual, semi automatic or fully automatic. In this article manual and semi automatic papad making machines will be discussed.
Manual papad making machines
This type of machine is manual that is foot operated. Such machines are capable of making about 500 papads per hour from dal flour dough. The thickness of the papad can be adjusted in the machine by chanching the clearance between the roller and polpat. Since it is foot operated, minimal amount of effort and skill in needed. A manual machine consists of a heavy duty fabricated structure covered in stainless steel sheet. Cast iron chrome plated (stainless steel optional) palpate rotate at 0.5 H.P (0.375Kw) electric motor. The revolving guide having four deep groove ball bearings is driven by palpate and is operated using one’s foot. A specialised limit switch is given with the machine which will enable starting the electric motor when the revolving guide and palpate comes into contact.
Manual machines are primarily used for cottage scale production of papad. Raw materials for making papad are easily available even in rural areas, which can be used for starting a cottage level of industry. It can be a good source of income for rural areas with little investment and minimal amount of labour orientation. Since it involves no or little consumption of electricity it is suited to the needs of rural area people. It is an ideal appliance for them to use and earn. It is more suited to the needs of people with little or no literacy, since it involves no elaborate process of operation. No training or guidance is needed for using this machine for papad making.
Standard accessories for pedal papad making machine
- Machine and motor pulley
- Adjustable motor rails
- Five set of pvc sheets
- Limit switch with suitable miniature circuit breaker for single phase motor only.
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