Prototype of Integrated Mini Exhausting System For Fish Canning Process

Abstract

The pre-cooking process carried out in the fish canning industry still uses the method of steaming on the stove. The difference in the capacity of the pre-cooking and sterilization processes causes a long holding time, which has the potential for microorganism contamination and low productivity. Research on the prototype of an integrated semi-automatic mini exhausting unit with a capacity of up to 300 cans of 115 mL using a hot steam source from a sterilization retort has to increase production capacity and efficiency. The size mini exhausting has a size of 4 meters x 1 meter and is made of 304 stainless material. It has 3 parts, namely the preparation part, the heating part, and the draining section. The drain part was located on the outside of the mini exhausting box. The draining part has a pan that can be rotated 150 degrees to remove the fish liquid in the can before the next process. The results of the exhausting room temperature reached 90°C within 8 minutes at an autoclave pressure of 0.8 bar. Fish meat reaches a temperature of 80 degrees after heating in the 12th minute. In the mini exhausting system, production capacity can be increased up to 8 times, with 25% electrical energy efficiency.

Sistem Monitoring berbasis Desktop untuk Perangkat Mini Exhausting Pada Proses Pengalengan Ikan

“…C. botulinum mampu menghasilkan racun yang mematikan kadang -kadang tanpa menggembungkan wadah atau mengubah kenampakan secara nyata [4]. Oleh sebab itu, dalam penelitian [5] telah dikembangkan peralatan mini exhausting untuk produksi ikan dalam kaleng kapasitas 200 kaleng 115mL. Dengan dikembangkannya peralatan tersebut diharapkan dapat dipergunakan para nelayan untuk dapat meningkatkan nilai tambah produk perikanannya.…”

“…Karena perangkat yang dibuat merupakan bagian dari Teaching Factory Pengalengan Ikan, peralatan Mini Exhausting juga digunakan untuk keperluan praktikum dan penelitian. Oleh sebab itu dibutuhkan sebuah sistem monitoring [5][6] berbasis aplikasi dekstop untuk dapat menyimpan dan menampilkan data dalam bentuk grafik dan angka.…”