Having completed the work on the project about which this report written under the supervision of Engr. Ukwueze B. E. We the undersigned take pleasure in the submission here with the said report for the considerations of the departmental board in accordance with the award rules and regulation of the National Board for Technical Education (BNTE).

Yours faithfully,

NJIMEZI STANLEY K. ME/N2002/031

AKPAN GODSWILL S. ME/N2002/066

UMEANAH ISIDOKE A. ME/N2002/068

OKON KUFRE N. ME/N2002/070

SIGNATURE PAGE

We the undersigned, have performed the project to which this report performed under the guidance, supervisor and support of the department of mechanical engineering, do hereby grant the said department of total access to the information, ideas and any discoveries herein contained for the furtherance of the reading, publication, research and development or other public functions to which the institute and the department are dedicated.

NJIMEZI STANLEY K. ---------------------------

AKPAN GODSWILL S. ---------------------------

UMEANAH ISIDOKE A. ---------------------------

OKON KUFRE N. ---------------------------

RELEASE PAGE

The undersigned being members of the academic staff of department of Mechanical Engineering and acting on behalf of the said department have examined and assessed the results of the project which is the subject of this report and having also read and understood the contents of the report hereby indicated by our signature individually and collectively that the project has been preformed and that the report subject to all such collection we have duly set the forth recommend that the project and be declared PASSED/FAILURE with grade of----------------.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Every year, the final year student of this institution in Higher National Diploma (HND) and the National Diploma (ND) into practice.

This is aimed at justifying the emphasis lead on practical work during the course of study in the assigned to construct a grain-grinding machine by the machine committee of Mechanical Engineering Department, the Polytechnic, Enugu.

A grain grinding machine is an equipment used for grinding maize, beans, melon, millet and such other good crops. This equipment comprises essentially of an electric motor, belt, pulley, transmission shaft, hopper, mills, spiral conveyor and stands. These alleviate the rigours and problems house we encounter when grinding beans for the good stuff.

1.1 RESEARCH PROBLEMS

The project research problem are:

i. To construct a local fabricated grain grinding machine using available local technology.

ii. To construct a machine with a size specification.

iii. To construct a machine which can perform a domestic operations.

iv. To construct a machine which have adequate capacity, lighter in weight, lesser fatigue and portable.

1.2 JUSTIFICATION OF STUDY

i. This is to promote indigenous machine and their producers.

ii. To have a portable grain grinding machine constructed for domestic uses with a powered driven source.

iii. To improve the economic and the country as a whole by neglecting imported blenders i.e producing machine that is affordable to substitute the imported blenders.

iv. To be able to meet National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) requirement in awarding National Diploma (ND) in Mechanical Engineering.

1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The objectives of the study are:-

i. To construct grain grinding machine with local materials.

ii. To construct a machine which is less in crop and domestic usage.

iii. To produce a grain grinding machine that is lesser in vibration, weight and in size.

1.4 SCOPE AND LIMITATION