Pengembangan Alat Vacuum Kemasan Hasil Perikanan Dengan Pemanfaatan Limbah Mesin Pendingin Sebagai Bahan Baku

I Made Adi Wirawan (Program Studi Teknik Mesin, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha)
Gede Widayana (Program Studi Teknik Mesin, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha)
I Gede Wiratmaja (Program Studi Teknik Mesin, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha)
I Nyoman Pasek Nugraha (Program Studi Teknik Mesin, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha)
Edi Elisa (Program Studi Teknik Mesin, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha)

Jurnal Inovator
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Jurnal INOVATOR-On Progress

This study aims to investigate the development, feasibility, and practicality of a vacuum packaging machine for fishery products utilizing a waste compressor from a refrigeration unit. Following the 4D Research and Development (R&D) model (Define, Design, Develop, Disseminate), the device integrates a waste compressor as a vacuum pump, complete with a filter, check valve, vacuum hose, and heated sealer. Evaluation data were gathered through expert validations and usability tests on small and large groups. Results revealed average feasibility scores of 86.6% from product design experts and 88% from manufacturing experts, placing the device in the "highly feasible" category. Practicality assessments yielded 88.3% for the small group and 89.2% for the large group, categorizing it as "highly practical." Overall, this vacuum packaging machine serves as an effective, feasible, and practical appropriate technology alternative for fishery product packaging.