Prototype Plate Bending Tool 1 mm Size in the Process of Making a Fence with an Anthropometric Approach in the Pasuruan Regency Welding Workshop

Abstract

In the process of bending the plate making fence workers have difficulty because the process of bending the plate is still done in a conventional way as well as the absence of bending tools that correspond to the posture of the welding workshop bending in Pasuruan district area. The condition of the workers that occurred in welding workshop bending in Pasuruan district at the time of bending the plate is considered not ergonomic, because with the position of the dimensions of the body is not suitable. Among them the head bends, the back bends, the legs bend, the hands bend and the production results are less maximal. In the design of this bending tool uses an anthropometric approach in determining the design of ergonomic bending tools and providing worker comfort, samples used from 20 workers. Based on research conducted in welding workshop in Pasuruan Regency area, researchers proposed the idea of an ergonomic bending tool designed based on an anthropometric approach. With this bending tool, it is expected to be a solution to get comfort and security while working so as not to interfere with the work process. The presence of this product is expected to encourage innovation in the field of designing work systems and ergonomics.