A Low-Cost Portable Cutting Machine for Sustainable Utilization of Sugar Palm Residues: Design, Fabrication, and Performance Analysis
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Rotary cutting machine, sugar palm (Arenga pinnata), low-cost design, additive manufacturing, sustainable agriculture, biomass processingAbstract
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