A Low-Cost Portable Cutting Machine for Sustainable Utilization of Sugar Palm Residues: Design, Fabrication, and Performance Analysis

Riza Muhida (Universitas Bandar Lampung)
Muhammad Riza (Universitas Bandar Lampung)
Erry Y T Adesta (Universitas Bandar Lampung)
Mochamad Ibnu Safari (Universitas Multimedia Nusantara)
Maman Abdurohman (Universitas Putra Indonesia YPTK)
Rifki Muhida (Universitas Putra Indonesia Yptk Padang)
Ari Legowo (Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi)

International Journal of Innovation in Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Materials
Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026)

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