Rancang Bangun dan Pengujian Mesin Pelumat Tanah Liat Bakal Cetak Batu Bata Metode Screw Conveyor

Abstract

The clay crushing machine will print bricks to soften or thin the soil mixture after immersion in a pond. This machine can increase brick farmers' time efficiency and production in micro, small and medium enterprises (UMKM). The method used to soften or thin the dough is using a screw conveyor as a soil pusher and a crushing knife as a soil crusher. The results of processing clay using a crushing machine are smooth and even. The trial results that have been printed, then dried and burned, produce solid and good-quality bricks. This machine can pulverize quickly compared to traditional processors, and this machine can cut processing time by two days compared to the manual method. A crushing machine with a capacity of 3 kg, a trial process was carried out using four buckets of clay, then the capacity of the soil crushing process was around 3 kg per 5 seconds, with a capacity of 300 cm3/second. The calculation of the potential production potential of this crushing machine in 1 working day, which is 8 hours, is capable of processing clay that is ready for production as raw material for bricks up to 8640 bricks/per day