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Carbon Fiber Armored Case

Carbon Fiber Armored Case. Designed By: Peter Wiese, Andy Janda , Jason Varnum , Kristine Redmond and Matt Brady. Product Area.

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Carbon Fiber Armored Case

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  1. Carbon Fiber Armored Case Designed By: Peter Wiese, Andy Janda, Jason Varnum, Kristine Redmond and Matt Brady

  2. Product Area • The general product area would include anyone who owns laptops, but could also include handgun owners or professionals who have expensive electronics that need to be kept safe.

  3. Quantifying Target Market • According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) the amount of laptops sold in 2009 was approximately 16,000,000 in the US and 66,000,000 worldwide. We estimate that, out of the 16,000,000, .0005% will buy our product, which means a total of 8,000 a year or 32 a day.

  4. Hardshell case • Made from 4 plies of carbon fiber • Priced at $440.00 Competing Products • Dro Carbon Fiber Macbook Pro Case • Made from 6 plies of carbon fiber • $289.99 for 13 inch, $399.99 for 15 and 17 inch models

  5. IASUS Concepts Carbon Fiber Laptop Case • Designed to hold a 12 inch MacBook Pro • Priced at $1000R • Room inside for charger and mouse • Made from heat-treated carbon fiber • ECS Composites Custom Carbon Fiber Cases • Marketed toward a military market • Some models provide multi-axis shock and vibration protection • Can be made out of Carbon fiber or Kevlar fiber • Pricing depends on size and model requested.

  6. Materials - Pre-impregnated carbon fiber with a fast curing epoxy • 50" wide roll • 3K, 2x2 Twill Weave • Resin content 33.00% - 39.0% • 10 plies thick • Final Dimensions: 16”x11”x3”

  7. Other materials • Fasteners • Handle • Latches • Foam • Rubber Gasket

  8. Manufacturing • Compression Molding • Fast curing carbon fiber prepreg • Tooling: • Two piece aluminum mold • Equipment: • Multi platen compression molding machine • Cordless drills • Dremels • Rivet Guns

  9. Expenses Compression Molding Machine $0.12 Per case per year for a 10 year useful life 75 ton WABASH 4 PLATEN COMPRESSION MOLDING PRESS $10,000.00: Ebay

  10. Tooling • $0.02 Per case • Assumed useful life 10 years

  11. Material Cost • $372.04 Cost per case for all: • Prepreg • Hardware • Tools • Consumables

  12. PayrollExpenses • $9.00 per hour base pay, No health care or 401K • Costs to employer = $11.00 per hour • $6.04 per case • 3 employees • 6 hour staggered shifts • $378.08 Cost Per Case • For all expenses: • Payroll • Hardware, Tooling & Fabric • Compression molder

  13. Profit • $548,243.58 • After 34% Federal Corporate tax • After 9.8% MN Corporate tax. • After all expenses, tooling, hardware & employee expenses. • Assuming 8000 cases a year.

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