Modifikasi Alat Pengupas Kulit Dan Pemotong Buah Nanas Tipe Manual

Abstract

RIZKY ADRIAN RAMADHAN LUBIS: Modification of manual Pineapple Peeler and cutter, supervised by ACHWIL PUTRA MUNIR and AINUN ROHANAH Until this time, peeling of pineapple fruit is known only through manual tools by kitchen knife. However, later on pineapple peeler has begun to be developed in the form of pineapple peeler manually press by using human operator. Therefore through this research design, the author tried to ease the peeling of pineapple peel by designing a pineapple peeler equipment which had a larger capacity which to be more effective and efficient in pineapple peeling. This principle of the manual pineapple peeler and cutting was worked by moving the blades to the pineapple after cutted both of its end, then the cutted pineapple was place parallel on the pedestal tools with the bladesdirection move by manuallypressed. The capacity of the pineapple peeler was 139,86 kg/hour, 147,71 kg/hour and 152,67 kg/hour.