This paper described the tensile, thermal, and moisture absorption characteristic of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) / bengkuang (Pachyrhizuserosus) starch blend films. The film was produced through the solution casting method. Tensile, thermogravimetric analysis and moisture test were studied to determine the tensile strength, thermal stability, and moisture absorption, respectively. The highest tensile strength (TS) was 15.86 ± 0.69 MPa for pure PVA film. This result was higher than bengkuang starch and its blends film. Tensile elongation (TE) decreased as increased bengkuang starch content in PVA. The thermal degradation of PVA film was higher 10°C than bengkuang starch films in range temperature 200-380°C. The addition of bengkuang starch in PVA also increased moisture absorption. The highest moisture absorption was in the bengkuang starch film. This blend film’s tensile, thermal, and moisture properties probably suggested it could be suitable for food packaging.

Pengendalian kualitas merupakan sebuah teknik yang dapat dilakukan mulai dari tahap sebelum proses produksi hingga proses produksi berakhir. Six sigma merupakan sebuah metodologi terstruktur untuk memperbaiki proses dengan menggunakan statistik dan problem solving tools secara intensif menuju target 3,4 kegagalan per satu juta kesempatan. PT. X bergerak di bidang industri pembuatan kaleng makanan dengan salah satu produknya adalah kaleng tipe two piece cans 307. Berdasarkan informasi perusahaan, pada proses produksi kaleng tipe tersebut seringkali ditemukan produk mengalami cacat yang merugikan perusahaan. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui bagaimana cara yang tepat untuk meminimalkan cacat kaleng tipe tersebut dengan menggunakan metode six sigma. Hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa penyebab utama cacat adalah pekerja kurang teliti, setting clearence dies yang terlalu rapat, dies kemasukan afval, pisau press tumpul, bahan kotor dan rusak, perawatan mesin yang tidak dilakukan secara berkala, area produksi tidak rapi dan bising. Nilai DPMO sebesar 2844 yang dikonversikan kedalam sigma level yakni 4.27. Usulan perbaikan dengan Five-M Checklist meliputi memberikan pelatihan dan memperketat pengawasan kepada pekerja, melakukan setting mesin sesuai prosedur serta ubah clearence dies menjadi 0,24 mm, memperketat pemeriksaan bahan baku kaleng, melaksanakan perawatan mesin sesuai dengan jadwal yang telah ditentukan, menjaga kebersihan dan kerapian area produksi. Quality control is a technique that can be carried out from before the production process until the production process ends. Six sigma is a structured solution to process improvement using statistics and problem solving tools that intensively reach the target of 3.4 recovery per one million opportunities. PT. X is engaged in the industry of making cans with one of its products is a 307 two-piece can. Based on company information, in the production process, cans are found to find products that can save the company. This research was conducted to find out the right way to overcome this type of defect by using the six sigma method. The results of the study are known to be related to the fact that workers do not have meticulous, clear dead settings that are too tight, afval conceded dies, blunt press blades, dirty and damaged materials, machine maintenance that is not officially done, production area is not neat and noisy. The DPMO value is 2844 which is converted into sigma level which is 4.27. Proposed improvements with the Five-M Checklist provide training and tighten supervision to workers, make machine arrangements according to procedures and change clearly to 0.24 mm, tighten inspection of tin raw materials, manage engine maintenance according to agreed schedules, care about cleanliness and neatness production area.

The manufacturing industry has grown rapidly in the last few decades. 3D printing is one of the technologies of manufacturing, this technology makes products by adding filaments that are stacked systematically to become a finished product. PETG filament is a polymer with the name polyester but with glycol modification. This study aims to determine and understand the effect of the process parameters layer height, nozzle temperature, infill geometry and printing speed. This research method uses the Taguchi method with L16 and various parameters; layer height 0.12mm; 0.16mm; 0.2mm; 0.28mm, infill geometry cross; cubic; tri-hexagonal; triangles, nozzle temperature 220ºC; 230ºC; 240ºC; 250ºC and printing speed 40mm/s; 50mm/s; 60mm/s; 70mm/s. After testing, it can be concluded that the most influential parameters are sequentially; layer height, nozzle temperature, printing speed, and infill geometry with layer height parameters have the dominant influence, nozzle temperature and printing speed parameters have a balanced influence and infill geometry parameters have the least influence.

Rolling resistance is one of the main factors affecting the fuel efficiency of a vehicle. Rolling resistance is resistance to the wheels that will and has been rolled due to the force of friction between the wheels with the road surface of the wheel, due to the deformation process on the tire structure, contact area and road surface. Radial tires are tires where the reinforcing fibers on the carcass are arranged radially, have a greater ability to withstand lateral forces and generally have high ratio aspect ratio, widht smaller than the bias tires. The taguchi method is a new methodology in engineering aimed at improving product and process quality, minimizing cost and time. The purpose of this research is to know the air pressure influence, slip angle and tire width to rolling resistance. The research was conducted experimentally by using taguchi method. The result showed that the highest rolling resistance force accurred at a combination of air pressure of 175 kPa, 9o wheel slip angle and 90 mm widht of tire size of 36.914 N. While the smallest rolling resistance was obtained with a combination of parameters at the air pressure level of 325 kPa, slip angle 1o and the size of the 70 mm tire widht of 11.511 N at 350 rpm and normal load 580 N. From the result it can be concluded that the change in the level of the three air pressure parameters, the slip angle and size of tire width can affect the rolling resistance value.

3D printing is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file process created by laying down successive layers of material until the object is created. Many filaments can be used in 3D printing, one of which is PETG (PolyEthylene Terephthalate Glycol). PETG is a modification of PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) with added glycol at a molecular level to offer different chemical properties that provide significant chemical resistance, durability, and excellent formability for manufacturing. This study aims to find the most optimal parameter of surface roughness of PETG with different parameters of nozzle temperature, infill geometry, layer height and fan speed. Taguchi L16 (44), with four levels for each parameter, was used to determine the effect of each parameter. Each experiment was repeated five times to minimize the occurrence of errors. Based on the result, the effect of each parameter is nozzle temperature at 4.9%, infill geometry at 5.9%, layer height at 82.3%, and fan speed at 4.6%. Layer height has the highest effect on surface roughness, and other parameters have a low effect, under 7%. Research shows that the optimal combination of parameters is a nozzle temperature of 220 °C, infill geometry zig-zag, layer height of 0.12 mm, and a fan speed of 80 %.