A Development of A Semi-Automatic Bamboo Shoots Peeling Machine

Abstract

This research aims to develop the prototype semi-automatic bamboo shoots peeling machine and find the efficiency of the newly created bamboo shoots peeling machine. The researcher determined the scope of research by developing a newly designed a semi-automatic bamboo shoots peeler. And test the performance of the machine. Newly developed bamboo shoots peeling machines are 0.30 X 0.50 X 0.40 meters. Use steel as the main material in building the machine structure. As for the peeled bamboo shoots, the rubber is used as the main material which is new innovation. The transmission system uses a 0.5 hp motor is generated power. The results of the performance testing of newly designed and developed machines showed that the machine can peel the bamboo shoots with work efficiency with an average time 33.86 seconds per shoots. Which, when compared with the prototype, found that the machine that the researcher developed can work better with an average peeling speed of 36.8 seconds per shoots.