1. ELECTROPLATING CLIP SOLUTIONS
Steven
Group: 11
Members: Trevor Nyeholt, Steven Tarske, Jake Vandekieft, & Kyle van Veen
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2. TEAM MEMBERS Trevor Nyeholt Steven Tarske Kyle van Veen
Jacob VandeKieft
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3. BACKGROUND
Lacks uses an electroplating process that makes chrome plating plastic possible
Most common use for chrome plated plastic parts is in the automotive environment
Jake
Lacks Enterprises
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4. THE PROBLEM Clip fatigue Surface Area of the Clip
Withstand chrome plating buildup
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Clip fatigue
-once the clip becomes too fatigued from continuous bending, the parts become loose and fall, resulting in scrap
Surface Area of the Clip
-maximum surface area is needed for the current to flow through the stainless steel clip and plastic part
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5. PROJECT GOALS Increase clip grip strength
Significantly prolong clip lifetime
Reduce scrap rate
Improve ergonomics
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-lower overall cost by increasing the lifetime of the part and decreasing the scrap rate, even if overall complexity of the clip increases
-current scrap rate
-Stewards of the Environment =)
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6. FEASIBILITY Many options for improvement Add spring Change Material
Set travel
Engineering calculations
Model with FEA
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Lots of options for improvement.
Many paths to try.
Use knowledge of engineering equations to model clips
Use Engineering tools such as CAD to model designs
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7. RESOURCES Jesse Gerspach “Rack Design Considerations” Trip to LACKS
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Primary contact: Plating Process Engineer Manager
Document provided by LACKS
Overview of Plating Process. Background of problem.
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8. ANALYSIS Mathematical models for current clip
Modeled current clip in SOLIDWORKS
Brainstormed ideas for improvement
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Modeled clip as beam using EES
Life cycle calculation in Excel FROM VALUES FOUND FROM FEA IN SOLIDWORKS
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9. DESIGN NORMS Stewardship Delightful Harmony Trust 9 of 12 Introduction
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Stewardship- Electroplating Clip Solutions is concerned about generating as little scrap as possible. Society today has become increasingly more wasteful, therefore it is important to design a clip to reduce the scrap parts rate.
Delightful Harmony-Clip design includes ergonomic considerations because the product should be easy to use…
Trust-The clip solution must be dependable and reliable, and it is important to establish trust between the company to guarantee things operate smoothly.
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10. OBSTACLES Communication with LACKS Resources from LACKS
Resources on clip design
Resources on rack design
How to model
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11. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Models allow for testing of various cases
Easily change design parameters
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12. QUESTIONS? 12 of 12 Introduction Background Feasibility Status
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