Developing Candlenut Slicer Tool for Andaliman Derived Product Production using Design for Sustainability Principle

Authors

  • Benedikta Anna HaulianSiboro* , GieryStevanus

Abstract

The transfer of technology is main criteria in technology sustainability. It is able
to balance the environmental preservation program and human needs. Andaliman as one of
the typical plants of North Tapanuli that needs to be preserved its sustainability by
processing it into food products that can be consumed as a special Toba, namely Arsik. Other
herbs needed to process this spice are onion, chili, candlenut, etc. In producing this spice, the
workers of SMEs Taman Eden 100 complained when slice of candlenut by using a knife. It
takes a long time and needs to redesign candlenut slicer. Reverse Engineering (RE) and
Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) methods are used to find alternative design slicer that
are appropriate to meet the needs of slicing. Two alternatives are offered with certain
specifications and outlined into criteria and sub-criteria. Interviews and discussions have
been conducted to determine the criteria and sub-criteria. The expected criteria are features,
performance, reliability, suitability of resilience, ease of service, aesthetics, impression of
quality, while for sub criteria such as having a container, can slicing candlenut, meet
production targets, etc. Based on RE and AHP, the most important criteria is reliability
criteria with weight of 0.2420, the most important sub-criterion is the tool can meet
production target with weight of 0.2139, so alternative to be built is alternatives 1 with a
weight of 0.6915. The advantages of alternative design 1 is the bigger capacity of containers
and smaller noise than alternative 2.

Published

2020-06-30

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