Rancang Bangun Mesin Pemipil Jagung Menggunakan Motor Listrik

Abstract

The process of shelling corn is a post-harvest problem faced by farmers. Usually farmers carry  out the process of separating the corn kernels from the cobs manually by hand, so it takes a  long time. Separation results of corn kernels that are less than optimal results in low  productivity of corn shelling for farmers. The lack of availability of tools or machines to help  corn farmers in the corn shelling process is due to the high selling price of mass-produced  machines and the technology regarding the manufacture of corn shelling machines that  farmers do not yet know. Research on the design of a corn sheller machine is a type of research  that includes the stages of planning, manufacturing and measurement. The three stages are  carried out sequentially so as to produce a product that meets expectations. Based on the  design results of the corn sheller machine using an electric motor drive, it can be seen that the  dimensions and specifications of the corn sheller machine made are relatively smaller  compared to other machine sizes and with relatively small dimensions and lighter weight, the  corn sheller machine has the advantage of being able to be moved easily. easy and does not  require a large space. This machine is suitable for use for hybrid corn types with medium sizes  and must be dry considering that in the experiment the corn kernels were well pickled even  though for large corn sizes there are still many corn kernels left on the cob. To threshing all  corn kernels attached to the cob, it is necessary to repeat the picking process one to two times