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Team Dow Electronic Materials

Team Dow Electronic Materials . Nicholas Bishop, Jessica Harrington, Rachael Lutchmedial, Alexander Stachnik , Anthony Vacaro . Final Design. Concept Generation. Overview. Prototype. Background Information.

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Team Dow Electronic Materials

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  1. Team Dow Electronic Materials Nicholas Bishop, Jessica Harrington, Rachael Lutchmedial, Alexander Stachnik, Anthony Vacaro. Final Design Concept Generation Overview Prototype Background Information Five different concepts were generated and compared to each other on how well each met the top five wants of the customer. The Linkage was chosen as the final concept by the team, the sponsor, and Dow’s operators. After several iterations, a final prototype was made out of Extruded Aluminum T-slot with a total cost of $2168. The prototype addresses and resolves all issues encountered with the mock-up. Dow Electronic Materials currently extracts material from a 275 gallon intermediate bulk container tote by manually inserting an attachment at the top. Upgrading to a 330 gallon tote saves $250,000/year, but the height of the tote increases by 7 in. and the manual process becomes difficult. Dow is seeking adesign to improve ease of use and efficiency for this extraction process. Design Process With a selected concept, a mock-up was made out of inexpensive materials to demonstrate a proof of concept. While testing, potential problems arose and respective solutions were developed. Project Scope To create a system that will consistently and easily extract liquid raw material from a 330 gallon industrial tote. This system must integrate into the existing production line and be safely and ergonomically operated by individuals of any physical strength and stature. Metrics Testing Plan and Validation The final prototype was tested both to ensure that all metrics were satisfied. The final prototype will be immediately implemented into Dow’s process. A complete drawing packet, installation instructions, and path forward will also be given to Dow. Simple Finite Element Analysis showed that for less deflection in the output link, 1” Double T-slot should be used instead of Single T-slot for this link. Acknowledgements We would like to thank our sponsor, James Romesberg and Dow Electronic Materials, and our advisor, Dr. James Glancey, Steve Beard, and the rest of the Senior Design Staff.

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