Cracker Dough Kneading Machine for Increasing Productivity and Quality of Mackerel Crackers in Tambakasri Village Malang
Yusuf Hendrawan; Sandra Malin Sutan; Hamidah Nayati Utami; Retno Damayanti
Universitas Brawijaya
Abstract
Mackerel amplang cracker is a type of fish crackers with the basic ingredients of mackerel fish. The potential of mackerel fish production reaches 5000 tons/year. Moreover, it is supported by the Indonesian governments policies which currently make the marine sector a superior program, so that business licensing of marine and fishery products can be faster. Mackerel amplang cracker processing industry in Tambakasri village, Malang, Indonesia is still facing problems in its production process. This research was conducted in small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) Yuan Mina Kartika which produces various fish crackers. The constraints in the SMEs include: 1) the amount of production that has not been optimal, because of the inadequate production tools; 2) the process of refining fish that still uses traditional tools; 3) the process of kneading is done manually so that it takes a long time and produces uneven mackerel fish mixture. The purpose of this study is to develop and to test a cracker dough kneading machine to increase productivity and quality of cracker products. Dough kneading machine uses a kneading system that is driven using an electric motor and transmission. Engine capacity is designed for 100 kg/hour using 1.5 HP with 5 outputs of dough tube. The test results showed a significant increase in time efficiency in the kneading process as well as the quality of the cracker dough which was better than the manual method.
Keywords: amplang cracker; dough kneading machine; mackerel fish
Topic: Sosical Economic and Community Development