Diseño del proceso de elaboración de gritz fino y sémola a partir de maíz amarillo para la pequeña industria simaa

Abstract

The curricular integration work aimed to design the process of making fine Grits and semolina from yellow corn for the small industry SIMAA. First, the raw material, the corn (Zea Mays L), was characterized based on NTE INEN 187:2013 to verify its compliance with the corresponding quality and ensure the continuity of obtaining the final products. Different design parameters were established for the process sizing using engineering calculations present in the industrial production of fine Grits and Semolina. The necessary equipment for the production line is the Silo, Silo Lung, Cyclone Air Cleaning Waste Equipment, Cleaning Equipment, Humidification Equipment, Cells, Degerminator, Roller Mills, Plansifter, and Packaging Equipment. The production line goes according to the amount of material to be used, which is 8 tons per working day. The technical validation regarding the final work was carried out based on NTE INEN 2051:2013, where data were obtained within the parameters of the standard, thus saying that the final products are suitable for human consumption and are indicated to start their processing and get cereals snacks, or extruded. A yield of 57.60% was obtained for the fine corn Grits and the semolina of 34.56%. An NPV of $649077.9209 and an IRR of 45% are established, concluding that the project is viable. In the same way, the layout design elaborated the dimensions of the small industry and its respective plans for each of the teams involved in dimensioning the production line to guarantee efficient and optimal production to obtain the final products.