KATA PENGANTAR

Puji syukur penulis ucapkan kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, karena berkat
dan rahmat-Nya penulis dapat menyelesaikan Kerja Praktek (KP) dan menyusun
laporan kerja praktek ini dengan judul PERHITUNGAN ULANG MESIN
CREPER. Laporan ini disusun sebagai hasil dari kerja praktek yang telah
dilaksanakan di PT. RICRY yang merupakan salah satu pabrik karet yang ada di
Riau, tepatnya berada di Rumbai Pekanbaru, selama satu setengah bulan terhitung
mulai 25 Maret 2013 sampai dengan 14 Juni 2013.
Laporan ini memaparkan sekilas mengenai profil PT. RICRY

, serta

proses produksi crumb rubber, dan penulis juga mengumpulkan data selama
melaksanakan kerja praktek.
Atas dukungan dan bantuan yang diberikan dari berbagai pihak kepada
penulis dalam melaksanakan kerja praktek ini penulis menyampaikan ucapan
terimakasih yang sedalam dalamnya ke pada Yth :
1. Orang tua penulis atas doa yang di berikan kepada penulis
2. Bapak Nazarudin, ST.,MT sebagai ketua jurusan Teknik Mesin
Universitas Riau
3. Bapak Dodi Sofyan Arief, ST.,MT sebagai kepala program studi S1
Teknik Mesin Universitas Riau
4. Bapak Ir. Herisiswanto M.T sebagai dosen pembimbing kerja praktek
5. Seluruh Karyawan PT.RICRY
6. Seluruh teman teman Mahasiswa Teknik Mesin Universitas Riau
7. Serta semua Pihak yang telah memberikan partisipasi dan bantuan
kepada penulis untuk menyelesaikan pembuatan laporan kerja praktek
ini.

Sehubungan dengan penulisan laporan ini, karena keterbatasan waktu dan

kemampuan, penulis menyadari bahwa dalam penyususnan laporan ini masih
terdapat kekurangan maupun kekeliruan, oleh karena itu penulis mengharapkan
kritik dan saran yang bersifat membangun demi kesempurnaan laporan ini.
Penulis juga berharap semoga laporan ini bermanfaat bagi penulis dan pembaca
nantiya.

Pekanbaru, 18 September 2013

Penulis

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Halaman
HALAMAN PENGESAHAN
KATA PENGANTAR ...................................................................................... i
DAFTAR ISI ..................................................................................................... iii
DAFTAR GAMBAR ........................................................................................ v
DAFTAR NOTASI ........................................................................................... vi
BAB I PENDAHULUAN
1.1 Latar Belakang .................................................................................... 1
1.2 Tujuan Kerja Praktek .......................................................................... 2
1.3 Manfaat ............................................................................................... 2
1.4 Waktu dan Tempat Pelaksanaan ......................................................... 3
BAB II TINJAUAN PUSTAKA
2.1 Sejarah Perusahaan ............................................................................. 4
2.2 Bahan Baku Karet ............................................................................... 5
2.2.1 Industri Karet di Indonesia ....................................................... 6
2.2.2 Tinjauan Tentang Tanaman Karet ............................................ 8
2.2.3 Jenis Karet ................................................................................11
BAB III METODOLOGI
3.1 Kegiatan Kerja Praktek ........................................................................14
3.2.1 Proses PemilihanBahan Baku ......................................................15
3.2.2 Mesin Breaker ...........................................................................17
3.2.3 Mesin Hammer Mill..................................................................18
3.2.4 Bak Air Pencuci Karet ..............................................................18
3.2.5 Mesin Creper ............................................................................19
3.2.6 Penjemuran ...............................................................................19

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3.2.7 Mesin Cutter .............................................................................20

3.2.8 Dryer .........................................................................................21
3.2.9 Penimbangan-Press ...................................................................22
3.2.10 SIR-Packing ............................................................................22
3.2.11 Flow Chart Siklus Proses Pengolahan Karet ..........................23
3.3 Inventaris Alat ....................................................................................24
3.4 Flow Chart Pengambilan Data dan Pembuatan Laporan

Selama

Pelaksana Kerja Praktek Di PT.RICRY.............................................28

BAB IV TUGAS KHUSUS
4.1 Latar Belakang ....................................................................................30
4.2 Tujuan .................................................................................................30
4.3 Metodologi ...........................................................................................31
4.3.1 Pengertian Mesin Creper ...........................................................31
4.3.1.1 Motor Listrik .................................................................31
4.3.1.2 Roda Gigi ......................................................................33
4.3.1.3 Batang Roll ...................................................................33
4.3.1.4 Bantalan .........................................................................33
4.3.1.5 V-Belt ............................................................................33
4.4 Bagian Perlengkapan Creper ..............................................................34
4.4.1 Bak Penampungan Awal ...........................................................34
4.4.2 Pendayung .................................................................................34
4.4.3 Air..............................................................................................35
4.5 Prinsip Kerja Mesin Creper ................................................................35
4.6 Spesifikasi Mesin Creper ....................................................................35
4.7 Spesifikasi Gearbox ............................................................................35
4.8 Perhitungan Mesin Creper ..................................................................36
4.9 Analisa ................................................................................................39
BAB V KESIMPULAN DAN SARAN
5.1 Kesimpulan .........................................................................................40
5.2 Saran ...................................................................................................40

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LAMPIRAN

DAFTAR GAMBAR
3.1 Karet mentah ..................................................................................................16
3.2 Mesin pemotong karet mentah .......................................................................16
3.3 Gudang bahan baku ........................................................................................16
3.4 Timbangan bahan baku ...................................................................................17
3.5 Mesin Breaker ................................................................................................17
3.6 Mesin Hammer Mill ......................................................................................18
3.7 Bak air Pencuci Karet .....................................................................................18
3.8 Mesin Creper ..................................................................................................19
3.9 Karet hasil proses mesin Creper .....................................................................19
3.10 Penjemuran karet ..........................................................................................20
3.11 Mesin Cutter .................................................................................................20
3.12 Dryer .............................................................................................................21
3.13 Karet hasil Dryer ..........................................................................................21
3.14 Penimbangan-press .......................................................................................22
3.15 SIR-packing ..................................................................................................22
3.16 Produk siap ekspor........................................................................................23
4.1 Motorlistrik .....................................................................................................30
4.2 Roda gigi ........................................................................................................31
4.3 Batang roll ......................................................................................................31
4.4 Bantalan ..........................................................................................................32
4.5 v-belt................................................................................................................32
4.6 Bak penampung awal .....................................................................................33
4.7 Pendayung.......................................................................................................33
4.8 DBB motor dan gearbox .................................................................................35
4.9 DBB belt dan pully 1 ......................................................................................35
4.10 DBB belt dan pully 2.....................................................................................36
4.11 DBB roll .......................................................................................................37

DAFTAR NOTASI

SIMBOL

KETERANGAN

SATUAN

Putaran Poros

rpm

Diameter

Phi

Panjang

mm

Luas penampang

m2

Massa jenis

t/m3

Gaya

Newton

Kapasitas produksi

ton/jam

Kecepatan

m/s

Daya

KW

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