DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF A CALCULATOR HOLDE
Classroom desks are not large enough to fit all of the supplies engineering students need during classes and exams. A portable calculator holder that clips onto any desk, providing a designated spot for bulky calculators to go and saves precious desk space during class and exams.
Collaborators: Adrian Perez, Darwin Chiu, Nicole Zarillo, Matthew Averill.
Parts Specifications
•Desk Clip: 3” x 1.5” x .75” Thick enough to support calculator and clip onto desk.
•Calculator Stand: 3” x 1.5” x .25” Ideal height for a calculator.
•Additional 0.05” tolerances so the robot has more room for error during assembly.
•Parts designed using PTC-CREO and GibbsCAM
HDPE Desk Clip
Polycarbonate Stand
Manufacturing Processes
CIM integrated the use of: Collaborative Robots programmed with different pathways for the operation. Vision system programmed to identify the working parts. CNC to cut-off the working pieces.
Collaborative Robot Tending
CNC Process
Results
Implemented lean principles for the parts be error-proofed. The calculator could only be assembled one way. Implemented parallel process to reduce production time.
Total cost $8.19/product where Material cost: $2.05/product Operation cost: $6.14/product
Robot Assembly
Product in use
