Manual depodding of melon pods for the purpose of extracting the edible seeds is a time
consuming and tedious operation. A melon depodding machine was therefore designed,
fabricated and evaluated for performance. The major components of the machine are the frame,
hopper, depodding chamber and discharge outlet. The machine is powered by a 1.5 kW, 1420
rpm single-phase electric motor. All materials used for fabricating the components were sourced
locally.