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The MELVAC is a honey extractor specifically designed for meliponiculture i.e. beekeeping with stingless bees. Its structural and functional configurations are simple. The product encompasses a recipient to suck the honey, a hand driven vacuum pump and a sucking system with a pressure adjustment. Conceived to be an improvement in the honey extraction activity, the product allows quick cleaning and parts exchange, giving the worker a practical, productive and ergonomically way of extracting honey for these peculiar bees.
Universidade Federal de Campina Gra
Campina Grande, Brazil
Abraão Gomes Lacerda Cavalcante
Campina Grande - Paraíba, Brazil
Abraão Gomes Lacerda Cavalcante