ABSTRACT

Competition in the industrial world is driven by progressive technological

developments. Technological developments in Indonesian automotive industry
are also progressing, so that competition in Indonesian automotive world is
getting tighter. PT. Showa Indonesia Manufacturing as a supplier of automotive
components for motorized vehicles, in the form of a shock absorber, cannot be
separated from the competition. This research aims to improve the production
process at PT. Showa Indonesia Manufacturing in the 2W production section,
especially the damper case section.

Damper case is a component on the rear cushion (rear shock absorber) that
functions as casing for the small parts inside. There is an effect of increasing sales
of automatic motorcycles. This is related to the production line capacity problem.
PT. Showa Indonesia Manufacturing plans to add a reinforce welding machine to
the damper case line section A. It aims to fulfill the production capacity of the
damper case on the automatic type motor at PT. Showa Indonesia Manufacturing.

In the process of adding this reinforce welding machine, there is a

problem, where the transformer used, which is XD-350 transformer, has been
discontinued or has not been reproduced by the supplier. Therefore, in this study
the authors conducted a trial on DM-350 and Welbee M-350L transformer to gain
production results that match with PT Showa Indonesia Manufacturing welding
standards. Several tests were carried out, including tensile testing and welding
penetration testing. This transformer trial is closely related to several welding
parameters.

Keywords : damper case, reinforce welding, tensile testing, welding penetration

testing, transformer, welding parameters

INTISARI

Persaingan di dunia industri didorong oleh perkembangan teknologi yang

semakin maju. Perkembangan teknologi di industri otomotif Indonesia juga
semakin maju sehingga persaingan di dunia otomotif Indonesia menjadi semakin
ketat. PT. Showa Indonesia Manufacturing sebagai pemasok komponen otomotif
kendaraan bermotor berupa shock absorber, tidak lepas dari persaingan tersebut.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan proses produksi di PT. Showa
Indonesia Manufacturing di bagian produksi 2W khususnya seksi damper case.

Damper case merupakan komponen pada rear cushion (shock absorber

bagian belakang) yang berfungsi sebagai casing part – part kecil di dalamnya.
Terdapat efek dari peningkatan penjualan sepeda motor tipe matic, hal ini
berhubungan dengan masalah kapasitas line produksi. PT. Showa Indonesia
Manufacturing merencanakan penambahan mesin reinforce welding pada seksi
damper case line A. Hal tersebut bertujuan untuk memenuhi kapasitas produksi
damper case pada motor tipe matic di PT. Showa Indonesia Maufacturing.

Pada proses penambahan mesin reinforce welding ini menimbulkan

permasalahan, dimana trafo yang biasa digunakan yaitu trafo XD-350 sudah
discontinue atau sudah tidak diproduksi kembali oleh supplier. Oleh karena itu
dalam penelitian ini penulis melakukan trial pada trafo DM-350 dan Welbee M-
350L hingga mendapati hasil produksi yang sesuai standar welding PT Showa
Indonesia Manufacturing. Dilakukan beberapa pengujian meliputi uji tarik dan uji
penetrasi welding. Trial trafo ini sangat berkaitan dengan beberapa welding
parameter.

Kata kunci : damper case, reinforce welding, uji tarik, uji penetrasi welding,
trafo, welding parameter.