This study aims to determine the engine performance and capacity of the elephant grass chopping machine on animal feed chopping machines by varying the number of blades and their speed. In this study, there were 2, 3, and 4 blades. The speeds are 750 rpm, 850 rpm, and 1100 rpm. The results of the study showed variations using 4 blades resulted in the highest chop, which was 93.7 kg/hour. Variat…
Composite technology continues to develop with the use of natural fibers (Natural Fiber). One of the natural fibers that are quite abundant in Indonesia is sugarcane fiber. This study aims to make a composite board made from sugarcane fiber which is treated with alkali and bonded by polyester resin. In this study, the alkali variations were treated with values of 0%, 10%, 20% and 30% and the co…
Indonesia is one of the largest palm oil producers in the world, in processing one tonne of palm oil is able to produce solid waste in the form of empty palm oil bunches by 23%. Fiber from oil palm empty fruit bunches is a solid waste that has been widely used and many studies have been conducted regarding its application to composite materials. Many studies have been carried out in utilizin…