It was discovered that a minimum output shaft speed of 900 rpm transmitted by a v-belt drove by an electric motor of 3.5 hp which is required for the effective performance of the vibrating sieve. Mild steel was used majorly for the fabrication of component parts for ease of machining, assembling, maintenance and affordability. The plant would reduce the hazardous health implication currently experienced when eating locally produced rice.
It would reduce the cost of labour and also enhance the economic status of the peasant farmers in
Nigeria.