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New Tool Prototyping & Testing

Articulating Tool Prototype
Updated version includes a more robust lever handle

CATIA 3D Model
3D model of updated mechanism

Tool issues
Significant interference between base and locking wheel in initial version.

Articulating Tool Prototype
Updated version includes a more robust lever handle
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Hands-On Approach
A noteworthy takeaway included specifying design revisions to improve repeatability and avoid tool failures. The implementation of my suggestions resulted in a more robust and efficient mechanism which could reliably form complex nylon tube shapes.
2014
This project evaluated the ability of a dynamic tool to accurately form 22.5mm Nylon 6 tubes for a major automotive OEM. I was assigned to test the newly built device as part of a sample build for the OEM's engineering team as part of my internship at MPC.
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