CLASSIC PALM OIL MILL SDN BHD
MODEL OF PALM OIL MILL OPERATION
Prepared By: Mohd Alimin Bin Mohd Anni
Position: Cadet Engineer
Figure 1.0: Overview Process
PROCESS OVERVIEW
* Focusing on the type of machine to determine the process flow.
2 3 EFB 4
1
Break Cutter EFB
Strelliser Thresher
Receiving press
Station /
Loading Ramp Palm Fruit
CPO
Digester + Press Oil Clarification Oil Recovery
5 6
Nut & FIbre
Depericarper Purifying
Fiber Cyclone 7
Moisture
Nut + Fiber Debris
Removal
Boiler Fuel Nut Polishing
Source Drum
8 9
Nut
Shell
Ripple Mill Clay Bath
10 11
Kernel
12 Vibrating Screen
Process 1: Receiving Area / Loading Ramp Specification Machine/ Layout:
Purpose: To receive all FFB and loading to the conveyor - Consist of 2 lines.
- A-Line: A1 - A22
Process: * Refer figure 1 layout.
- B line: B1 - B14
SOP:
- Waiting feeder line conveyor move, operator will check which line should
be used.
- Using the stick to move (open or closed) the door ramp.
- Make sure the feeder conveyor are not overloaded with FFB (which will
causing problem to next process.
FFB truck Weight Bride Loading Ramp Feeder conveyor
Cycle Time: Loading to the conveyor for next process depends on timing from next Common Problem:
process. Conveyor are fully control operated by next process. Worker only needs - Door ramp always out of its railing. (shown figure below). This affecting
to open the ramp to feed to conveyor. the feeder line.
Unripe
Bunches
Over
Empty
Bunches
Grading ripe
Bunches
Ripe Preventative Maintenance:
Bunches
To be updated
Process 2: Sterilizer
Purpose: i. Loosen the fruit in the bunch to facilitate the stripping process. Specification Machine:
ii. Soften the fruit pulp for easier further treatment of the fruit during i. Inclined Sterilizer Vertical Sterilizer
Digester + Press process.
iii. Deactivate the oil-splitting enzymes to prevent an increase in free
fatty acid.
iv. Heat and partially dehydrate the fruit for making the nut cracked more
readily.
Process:
Using the conveyor, FFB are transferred to each of the machine. Worker will fully
monitor during loading the FFB into the machine and unloading process of FFB.
Got 2 type of unit:
ii. Vertical Sterilizer
- Vertical Sterilizer: Line A: 6 Unit (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6), Lined B: 6
Unit (B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 and B6).
- Inclined Sterilizer: 2 Unit (A7 and B7)
Cycle Time:
Type Full Process Loading FFB Unloading FFB
Vertical Sterilizer 1 hour 30 min 10 min 5 min
Inclined Sterilizer 61 min 6 -7 min 5 min
*Neglecting the variable of (conveyor time, human error and etc)
* In actual event, loading time taken always changing because waiting the
conveyor to carry the FFB. Unloading time also varies since waiting the lower
conveyor and do not want to overload at the next station.
SOP:
Common Problem:
Preventative Maintenance:
SOP:
Process 4: Break Cutter EFB Press
Common Problem: Purpose:
Process:
Preventative Maintenance: Cycle Time:
Specification Machine:
SOP:
Common Problem:
Preventative Maintenance:
Process 5: Digester + Press
Purpose:
Process:
Cycle Time:
Specification Machine:
Process 3: Thresher SOP:
Purpose: Common Problem:
Process: Preventative Maintenance:
Cycle Time:
Specification Machine: Process 6: Oil Clarification
Purpose: Common Problem:
Process: Preventative Maintenance:
Cycle Time:
Specification Machine: Process 9: Nut Polishing Drum
SOP: Purpose:
Common Problem: Process:
Preventative Maintenance: Cycle Time:
Specification Machine:
Process 7: Depericarper SOP:
Purpose: Common Problem:
Process: Preventative Maintenance:
Cycle Time:
Specification Machine: Process 10: Ripple Mill
SOP: Purpose:
Common Problem: Process:
Preventative Maintenance: Cycle Time:
Specification Machine:
Process 8: Boiler Fuel Source SOP:
Purpose: Common Problem:
Process: Preventative Maintenance:
Cycle Time:
Specification Machine: Process 11: Vibrating Screen
SOP: Purpose:
Process:
Cycle Time:
Specification Machine:
SOP:
Common Problem:
Preventative Maintenance:
Process 12: Clay Bath
Purpose:
Process:
Cycle Time:
Specification Machine:
SOP:
Common Problem:
Preventative Maintenance: