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Cashew Project Revival

Bring an idle plant back to profit

TTQ revives idle and under-performing cashew factories — diagnosing bottlenecks, upgrading the weak stages and re-commissioning the line to profitable, automated production.

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Audit& diagnose

Upgradeweak stages

Re-commission

Cashew Project Revival — Bring an idle plant back to profit

FIG.S3 // REVIVAL Ø IDLE → RUNNING

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In short

Cashew project revival takes an idle or under-performing plant back to profitable production. TTQ audits the line to find the bottlenecks — often shelling breakage, poor drying or manual peeling — upgrades or replaces the weak stages, integrates automation and shell-fired energy where it pays, and re-commissions the line with operator training. Many stalled African and Asian plants fail on yield and energy cost, not demand; revival fixes the root causes rather than starting over.

Scope

What's included

Plant audit

Diagnose the yield, energy and reliability bottlenecks on the line.

Targeted upgrades

Replace or automate the weak stages instead of the whole plant.

Energy fix

Add shell-fired heat or a biomass boiler to cut running cost.

Re-commission & train

Bring the line back to spec and retrain operators.

The process

How it comes together

Audit & diagnose

Survey the line and find the yield and energy bottlenecks.

Plan the revival

Prioritise the upgrades with the best return.

Upgrade & integrate

Replace or automate the weak stages and energy.

Re-commission & train

Restart to spec and retrain the operators.

Why TTQ

One manufacturer, end to end

Fix the root cause

Most stalled plants fail on yield and energy — we fix those, not symptoms.

Cheaper than rebuilding

Reviving the working parts costs far less than a new plant.

Any make of machine

We revive plants built on mixed or third-party equipment.

Back to profit

The goal is a line running profitably at export grade again.

Diagrams

The process, drawn

Process diagram

The eight core stages

Raw cashew nut in at one end, packed export kernel out at the other. Moisture is the thread: every stage either takes it out or puts a controlled amount back.

Calibration Size grading 8–10% moisture

Steaming Shell softened 3–4 bar · 20–25 min

Shelling Kernel released 85–90% whole

Borma drying Testa turns brittle 13–14 h → 3–4%

Humidification Surface rewetted → 5–6% surface

Peeling Testa removed 80–90% first pass

Grading & sorting Size then colour W180–W500

Packing Vacuum + metal check 3–5% moisture

Capacities and cycles are Size A basis, per 8-hour shift. Stages 04 and 05 are separate machines in separate rooms — the borma oven dries, the humidifier puts moisture back.

See it in action

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