4MEB Chewing Gum Manufacturing Process

CHEWING GUM MANUFACTURING PROCESS

Hasna F (217411922), Marligan C (217411923),
Mohamad Irfan (217411924), Muhammad Helmi (217411925)
Teknik dan Sistem Produksi, Politeknik Manufaktur Negeri Bandung, 2018

ABSTRACT
Chewing gum telah menjadi salah satu produk permen yang memiliki pasar
cukup banyak. Untuk mendukung perkembangan permintaan yang semakin meningkat dan
ikut serta dalam pembangunan era industri 3.0, perlu diterapkan sistem otomasi dalam
beberapa lini proses produksi industry chewing gum. Salah satunya adalah dengan
mengurangi jumlah tenaga kerja dan menggantinya dengan mesin/alat atau robot. Adapun
teknologi otomasi tersebut telah diterapkan pada hampir seluruhnya proses produksi
chewing gum. Proses produksi tersebut terdiri dari; melting and filtering process, blending
process, extrusion and sheeting process, cutting process, breaking and packaging process.

INTRODUCTION
Chewing gum is a soft, cohesive substance designed to be chewed without being
swallowed. Modern chewing gum is composed of gum base, sweeteners,
softeners/plasticizers, flavors, colors, and, typically, a hard or powdered polyol coating.[1] Its
texture is reminiscent of rubber because of the physical-chemical properties of its polymer,
plasticizer, and resin components, which contribute to its elastic-plastic, sticky, chewy
characteristics.

Gambar 1. Chewing Gum

Gum base composition is considered proprietary information known by select

individuals within each gum-manufacturing company. Information about the other
components of chewing gum are more accessible to the public and they are listed in Table 1.

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Gum base

Gum base is made of polymers, plasticizers, and resins. Polymers, including

elastomers, are responsible for the stretchy and sticky nature of chewing
gum. Plasticizers improve flexibility and reduce brittleness, contributing to the plastic and
elastic nature of gum. The interactions of plasticizers within gum base are governed by
solubility parameters, molecular weight, and chemical structure. Resins compose the
hydrophobic portion of the gum base, responsible for its chewiness. Although the exact
ingredients and proportions used in each brand's gum base are trade secrets within the gum
industry, Table 2 lists all of the natural and synthetic gum base components approved for use
in the United States, demonstrating some examples of key gum base components

Tabel 2. Bahan Dasar Gum

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CONTENT

Manufacturing Process

First, gum base is previously prepared through a melting and straining or filtering
process. The formulation for gum base is proprietary information known to few individuals
within each gum-producing company. Next, other ingredients such as nutritive and non-
nutritive sweeteners and flavors are added to the gum base until the warm mixture thickens
like dough. The gum base mixture is heated during this mixing process in order to increase
the entropy of the polymers to achieve a more uniform dispersion of ingredients.
Then, extrusion technology is implemented to smooth, form, and shape the gum. Next, the
gum goes through a shaping process that is determined by gum type and consumer demand.
For example, cut and wrap (chunk or cube) pieces are severed straight out of the extruder
using a vertical cutter. Sheeting is a technique often used for stick, slab and tab gums. Next,
gum is either conditioned by being sprinkled with a powdered polyol or coated via the
application of subsequent layers of coating using temperature controlled coating basins before
it is sent to packaging. Gambar Proses Produksi dapat dilihat di halaman selanjutnya.

Otomatization Production Line Reasons :

 Mass Production
 Low Variety
 Sterilization
 Low cost of product

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Gambar 2. Proses Produksi Chewing Gum

REFERENCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewing_gum#References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8XaK-SZs7Q