Associate Professor of Department Process & Food Engineering expertise from Universiti Putra Malaysia,

Prof. Dr. Rosnah Shamsudin and her students came up with this invention, Sesame Cracker Biscuits Machine which is an apparatus for coating/covering food pieces (such as dough balls) with powder material such as sesame seeds using a stirring concept.

There is no denying that today's technology has made our lives as easy while at the same time as efficient. And people have used this to benefit themselves in so many ways, aren't they?

Prof. Madya Dr. Rosnah Shamsudin who is expertise in the field of machine technology and also a lecturer in Department Process & Food Engineering at Universiti Putra Malaysia is well known for her skills in developing various types of machinery for food-based Bahagian Industri Kecil Dan Sederhana (IKS) over the past few years. The field of machine technology she ventured into, brings meaningful achievements when inventing various machines for IKS use over the last few years in particular for the benefit of housewives. 

“The idea of inventing sesame cracker biscuits machine is when someone or I must say a small entrepreneur that makes kuih traditional for years, coming to me and said it is hard to make the kuih alone. Years ago, when all of her children were small, they help her to make the kuih into round shape. But now as the children grows and makes their own path with studying and working. Nobody helps her.” Said Prof. Madya Dr. Rosnah Shamsudin during the interview.

In addition, Prof. Madya Dr. Rosnah Shamsudin said that, “To invent the machine is easy but to come up with the idea, to make exact calculation, the size and every machine has their try and error. It took 7-8 month to make it perfect. All of my machine are custom made. When people came and told me what they want, then we proceed making it. We do not make readymade machine. My students and I really trying our best to invent this machine that safe time and energy. Also, my machine using electric. Other than that, this is a learning process for my Masters students. All of my students doesn’t have any experience so it takes time for me and them to process it.”

This machine enables dough balls to fall into the round collector that filled after cutting. Rotation of the intersected stirrer combs causes the dough balls to be coated during the stirring process. The machine can be use on kuih that has no filling inside and Maajun the traditional medicinal products.