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Widget (Spring 2022)
For my Advanced Design and Manufacturing course, I recreated and redesigned a widget-- a plastic device to house electronics.
I started with rebuilding the widget in Fusion from a given STL file.
I then added my own spin to the widget and developed renderings, dimensioned drawings, photoshopped images (can you spot it below?), and animations.
Widget: About
Widget Rendering
Widget: Image
Widget in Motion
Widget: Video
Widget Photoshop
Widget: Image
Widget Drawing
Widget: Image
I also updated the widget to be compatible with injection molding.
The design specifications included:
Manufacturable with open and shut tool, no side actions, cams or moving tool parts while retaining function of key features:
During calibration require two flat surfaces (like the ears) and two circular hole-type features to accept a locating pin
3 wire entry holes, open at one end
Provides structure for and protection to internal optics (mold in Polycarbonate)
Include original tapered features
Able to produce 250,000 annually
Widget: Text
Injection Moldable Widget
Widget: Image
Lastly, I developed a sheet metal part in Fusion to support the widget.
Specifically, I delivered a sheet metal cradle to support the widget via the two ears. The part controlled the widget location with the circular hole feature.
Widget: Text
Widget in Sheet Metal Cradle
Widget: Image
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