Machine Terms

PNS BAFS 390

Operator's Manual for Agricultural and Biosystems Power and Machinery

machine refers to farm power and machinery for the production, harvesting, processing, storage, manufacture, preserving, transporting and distribution of agricultural and biological products/materials and includes, but is not limited to, tractors and their attachments, power tillers, seeders, transplanters, windmills, harvesting machines, crop protection and maintenance equipment, irrigation equipment and accessories etc.

agricultural and biosystems power and machinery

activities necessary to avoid machine failure, and retain a machine in operable condition

maintenance

any entity that manufactures, fabricates, assembles, distributes, deals, imports and/or exports agricultural and fishery machinery and its parts

MFADDIE (or supplier)

manufacturer any entity that produces agricultural and fishery machinery from conceptualization, prototyping, testing, commissioning, and eventually selling. Usually produces in bulk

manufacturer

any entity that produces agricultural and fishery machinery from prototyping, testing, commissioning, and selling. Usually, they produce agricultural and fishery machinery depending on the order and arrangement

fabricator

any entity involved in the assembly using locally-made or imported individual parts and components for the production of agricultural and fishery machinery

assembler

any trading entity authorized by foreign or local suppliers and/or manufacturers to distribute agricultural and fishery machinery to dealers

distributor

authorized representative of distributors and/or manufacturers to supply, trade, sell and service agricultural and fishery machinery to end user

dealer

any entity who brings agricultural and fishery machinery into the Philippines, whether or not made in the course of his trade or business

importer (indentor, broker)

any entity who ships/sends agricultural and fishery machinery to another country for sale

exporter

authorized person using the machine for the purpose intended by the MFADDIE

operator

document that provides information needed by the operator to safely operate and maintain specified machines

operator’s manual

activities necessary to restore a machine to operable condition after a failure has occurred

repair

single part, multiple parts, or subassembly used to replace a worn or failed part or subassembly

replacement part

activities necessary to repair and install machine components

service

A manual with more than ____ pages should have an alphabetical index placed at the last portion of the manual.

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The manual should be printed in an _____ size (148.5 mm x 210 mm) as it is suitable for most cases.

A5

In case of complex machine, the manual should be printed in an _____ size

A4

In case of a simpler machine, the manual should be printed in an _____ size

1/3 A4

There should be ____ or _____ blank pages at the back of the manual for notes on individual conditions.

1 or 2

The type size of the main text should be ____ points or greater.

10

Any private or government entity and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) which has the capacity to measure, examine, test, calibrate or otherwise determine the characteristics and performance of agricultural and fisheries machinery and has undergone accreditation by the Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE).

Accredited Testing Center (ATC)

Refers to machinery and equipment for the production, post-production, harvesting, processing, storage, manufacture, preserving, transporting and distribution of agricultural and fisheries products and by-products. It includes, but not limited to, tractors and their attachments, power tillers, seeders, transplanters, windmills, harvesting machines, crop protection and maintenance equipment, irrigation equipment and accessories, greenhouses and other thermal conditioning equipment, livestock equipment, fishery equipment, slaughtering equipment, meat/fishery and crop processing equipment, postharvest machines such as milling machines, dryers, threshers and fiber extraction machines.

Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery

A satellite testing center located in Visayas and Mindanao which is formally recognized by the University of the Philippines Los Baños – Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center (UPLB - AMTEC) as one of its official branches in testing and evaluation of agricultural and fisheries machinery.

AMTEC Branch (Satellite) Center

The provision by an independent body of written assurance (a certificate) that the person, product, service or system in question meets specific requirements.

Certification

A licensed Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer (ABE) who is certified to perform testing and evaluation of agricultural and fisheries machinery pursuant to RA 10915.

Certified Test Engineer (CTE)

Refers to machinery and equipment used to execute construction tasks or process materials intended for construction use.

Construction Machinery

Is the process of assessing a machine or equipment, preferably in numerical or quantitative terms relative to statutory requirements and/or specific standards.

Evaluation

Also called as confirmatory testing.

Field Testing

Refers to tools and equipment intended to use for gardening or landscaping.

Garden Tools/Equipment

Refers to machinery and equipment that is used for dwelling

Household Machinery

Refers to machinery used in a specific trade or manufacture and includes but is not necessarily limited to large facilities and construction equipment. Industrial machinery and equipment mean machinery and equipment used by a manufacturer in a manufacturing plants/establishment

Industrial Machinery and Equipment

Refers to various tools and equipment used to or involved in generating the results of an analysis or testing.

Laboratory Machinery/Equipment

Refers to machinery and equipment turning the primary product into another product affecting its chemical properties.

Secondary Processing Machinery

Is the systematic and objective process of assessing the construction and performance of a machine or equipment using specified repeatable procedures.

Testing

A technical report showing the description, performance and conditions of the machine, method of test used, result of test as well as photographs of the machine, issued by the AMTEC or accredited testing center.

Test Report (TR)

Refers to machinery and equipment used in carrying off-field food/goods transportation operations without affecting its chemical and physical properties.

Transport Machinery

an objective and systematic assessment conducted by UPLB – AMTEC in accordance to PNS/PABES or other standard test procedures to determine the actual characteristics, specifications, and functional performance of the machine under laboratory and/or actual field conditions.

AMTEC Testing and Evaluation

an objective and systematic assessment conducted by the Certified Test Engineers in the accredited testing center in accordance to PNS/PABES or other standard test procedures to determine the actual characteristics, specifications, and functional performance of the machine under laboratory and/or actual field conditions. Test reports that will be issued by these testing center shall be evaluated and validated by AMTEC.

ATC Testing and Evaluation

a testing undertaken by government procuring entity as part of the procurement process to verify the acceptability of delivered machine and equipment in terms of quality and compliance to set specifications.

Acceptance Testing

an on-farm testing of agricultural and fisheries machinery to be undertaken by the UPLB-AMTEC or ATC to ensure consistent quality of commercial units. The Regional Agricultural Engineering Divisions (RAEDs) and Agricultural Engineering Division/Section (AED/AES) of LGUs shall assist the UPLB-AMTEC in field-testing of agricultural and fisheries machinery.

Field Testing

a level of testing that validates the performance of a complete and fully integrated several machines or facilities.

System Testing

determines the capacity of an equipment to handle its expected load for continuous period or under sustained or prolonged use

Endurance test

determines the duration of time an equipment can meet its performance requirements, e.g. lifetime span, or it determines characteristics of an equipment under various load conditions over time, or its fitness for purpose over its intended lifetime

Durability Test

determines the physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of equipment components, including but not limited to hardness, bend strength, break load, among others.

Materials test

determines safety features and characteristics of the equipment and their compliance to specifications and operator safety requirements.

Safety Test and Inspection

guarantess that the machine produced, purchased or sold in the market meets the national standards, shall be issued by BAFE for all agricultural and fisheries machinery with PNS/PABES or other relevant standards

Certificate of Conformity (CC)

act of officially recognizing any Supplier for meeting the pre*set parameters/criteria to assemble/manufacture/imp ort/ distribute agricultural and fisheries machinery

Accreditation

consists of parts and services provided by the manufacturers/distributors/dealers t.o the end-user to ensure continuous serviceability of agricultural and fisheries machinery

After-sales service

mocle of production where multiple items of agricultural and fisheries machinery are manufactured in bulk

Batch/Mass Production

refers to the classification of agricultural and fisheries machinery Suppliers into small, medium or large entities accorcling lo the pre-set paranteters in this Guidelines

Classification

an entity that takes advantage of an opportunity to make a quick profit; it does not have relevant experience, manpower, parts and after-sales-service logistics for the product being offered

"Fly-lty-Night' Supplie

refers to the certificate issuecl by the NAMDAC Board to agricultural and fisheries machinery Suppliers which will pass the pre-set parameters/criteria in this Guidelines

NAMDAC Certificate of Accreditation (CoA)

shall be primarily tasked to classify and accredit agricultural and fisheries machinery Suppliers into small, medium and large entities based on their organizational strengths and track records, area of operation, marketing and distribution network, after-saies service and manufacturing r:apabilities,

NAMDAC Board

The NAMDAC CoA shall be issued within ____ calendar days upon submission and validation of complete requirements submitted by the Suppliers

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The NAMDAC Certificate of Accreditation ICoAJ shall be approved/signed by the ______ and _______.

NAMDAC Board Cliairperson and the PCAF Executive Director

NAMDAC CoA validity

5 years