tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065552226194080232024-02-19T17:55:59.099-08:00Rory SouthworthDesign EngineerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906555222619408023.post-91557071798148050092012-10-05T23:43:00.002-07:002012-10-06T02:12:04.866-07:00Don't get it twisted, Injection molding is tricky Part 1<div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If your injection molded part is not what you expected then there are many things you may not of considered in the design stage as well as the fact it is such a complex process where many aspects can affect the <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="4c7f2e5eba05a99a6dd852ffc2e9ef7e00d52462" grtype="null" id="GRmark_4c7f2e5eba05a99a6dd852ffc2e9ef7e00d52462_part:0">part</span> and it is hard to get it perfect first time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Different thickness sections of a part will cool at different speeds. A thinner section, such as a rib will cool quicker than a large thicker surface. So a rib <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="7a0289db258c4ffc6ad92863046b6d2b3712e6eb" grtype="null" id="GRmark_7a0289db258c4ffc6ad92863046b6d2b3712e6eb_cooling:0">cooling</span> quicker can twist or bend the section of the part that is yet to be fully solid. This obviously creates issues, as you want a part that is the same as the CAD and therefore needs to be analyzed before the manufacture stage to see if you could have issues with the design with a software package such as Moldflow from Autodesk (which is free for students).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot of the time you don't want to sacrifice the designed-in ribs and thin sections as they are normally therefore a reason. Therefore a part will be <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="1f4b2586641afa7005764c6a202b4df2eb9fc598" grtype="null" id="GRmark_1f4b2586641afa7005764c6a202b4df2eb9fc598_overcrowned:0">overcrowned</span>. By running Moldflow analysis it is possible to predict how much the part will bend in the injection molding process. With this information you can then reverse the <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="e12e5102bcd41b01969c54793afef4fd6d074bea" grtype="null" id="GRmark_e12e5102bcd41b01969c54793afef4fd6d074bea_bending:0">bending</span> so ideally when the part does bend, it bends into the correct position that you want.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a perfect world you would just want a constant thickness part. To achieve this practically you need to core out sections. Cored out sections reduce the thickness of features. <a href="http://www.protomold.com/DesignGuidelines_CoringOut.aspx">Coring out</a> <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="1689d35cec14e1c6a69f64c724fe77872a54dc22" grtype="null" id="GRmark_1689d35cec14e1c6a69f64c724fe77872a54dc22_is explained:0">is explained</span> as well other techniques on Protomold's website. Where you can also get quotes for injection molding for prototypes (which is good for students to estimate <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="2a9e36320d62e488f1fb751335ec62bb59d40bb1" grtype="null" id="GRmark_2a9e36320d62e488f1fb751335ec62bb59d40bb1_costing:0">costing</span> for course work!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For help with ribs and bosses, Protomold <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="e5b10871853becf69b835c2dc87f76ae0f767e53" grtype="null" id="GRmark_e5b10871853becf69b835c2dc87f76ae0f767e53_give a way:0">give a way</span> a <a href="http://www.protomold.com/DesignCube.aspx">free Cube</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After seeing my friend Emily's <a href="http://www.strawbug.co.uk.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/HOME.html" target="_blank">Fairy Letters</a> side project, that she is carrying out in her free time whilst working</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> at the design consultancy </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.seymourpowell.com/">Seymourpowell</a> and selling <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="5ec8b2a4a20a501c855b3a6d155c600fc625d920" grtype="3" id="GRmark_2a7a448f099b6d5d1d18d25b09e310dd1a9939f7_using:0">using</span> the online homemade gift store <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/93997651/handwritten-fairy-letters-in-gift-bag?ref=sr_gallery_1&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=fairy+letters&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=US&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">Etsy</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/93997651/handwritten-fairy-letters-in-gift-bag?ref=sr_gallery_1&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=fairy+letters&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=US&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">here</a> I wondered why people want to side projects. You work so hard at your job, only to come back and work some more. So I wanted to look at some other designers who do side projects and why they do them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe doing something like this is similar to being a part time eBay seller, however you still need to find the time to manufacture and package these home made items. A lot of people these days have an eBay account<span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="b717f6d5cf191c02d1a44729a099c44ea9b094cd" grtype="1" id="GRmark_b717f6d5cf191c02d1a44729a099c44ea9b094cd_,:0">, </span>14 million in the UK alone and 223 million users in the world compared to the 17 million users worldwide on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/?ref=so_home">Etsy</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So why do people do side projects?</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>For Fun? For the extra money? To fill spare time? For exposure? To do what YOU want?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://jessicahische.is/">Jessica Hische</a> a Designer and Illustrator who creates <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_360223002">daily </a></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dailydropcap.com/">illustrative initial caps</a> for<b> free</b> personal use. This is not a side project to make money as she gives away her work so she must do it for fun, however with that comes exposure and personal promotion. I do like her free to use caps, there are many to choose from and they look great, I have used they a couple of times on this blog post.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another ex-Brunel designer that enjoys side projects is <a href="http://www.dshott.co.uk/">Duncan Shotton</a>. I met him when he was working at </span><a href="http://www.kinneirdufort.com/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kinneir Dufort</a> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I was unsure whether to do a BA or BSc in design, and he has since helped me with applying for jobs and with my CV. Duncan used to work for the design consultancy </span><span class="fullname js-action-profile-name show-popup-with-id" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kinneirdufort.com/">Kinneir Dufort</a> but is now moving to Toyko. In his free time working at Kinneir Dufort Ducan designed the Key cloud. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Pecha Kucha video of Duncan explains about the Key cloud and about personal projects and I think it shows that he does it for the fun.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I could try to become an all-rounder and be a product, graphic and web designer, or just end up being low skilled in a lot of things. I am however currently trying to learn web code, with the end goal being to create my own website so that I can put my own work on it ready for graduation and getting a job. However my pace is slow as I have a lot of other more important things to do and trying to squeeze it in is hard.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I feel I have got to grips <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="694365f6e5976b294449be3bd1d6545f01812fbc" grtype="3" id="GRmark_694365f6e5976b294449be3bd1d6545f01812fbc_on:0">on</span> HTML, but CSS I feel is harder and I have spent less time on.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe I feel this as my design course does not teach web design and only touches on Flash. Self promotion I believe is such an important thing, showing what you can do, and that you are out there, I feel makes you more employable. I know that you can get jobs without even leaving a trace of yourself on the web, or in print. But I know I am not that type of designer.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906555222619408023.post-18701773824970260612012-07-09T13:14:00.000-07:002012-07-09T13:30:21.379-07:00New DesignersI am now back from my trip up to London to go to new designers, it was great to see the guys from Made In Brunel and was a nice surprise to see a picture of t<span style="background-color: white;">he installation that my team and I created for the show up on one of the </span><a href="http://madeinbrunel.com/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Brunel</a><span style="background-color: white;"> boards. </span><span style="background-color: white;">I preferred the Brunel stand layout this year to last's as I thought it definitely flowed better.</span><br />
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As New Designers show not only Product Design and Furniture, but also Digital media I went to check out the Brunel work again to see my favorite media project, by <a href="http://www.davidpaliwoda.com/index.php?/uni/major-projectdissertation/" target="_blank">David Paliwoda</a>, and the winner of Brunel University Digital Media most outstanding project award.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The installation I have been working on was finally unveiled on the 14th June at the Bargehouse as part of the Made In Brunel design show. This show reveals the freshest design talent from the top Design University in the UK. The entrance hall of the Bargehouse has a high ceiling with plain walls and the space can look large and empty, I was asked to create and <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="b54ea380c453c94043343b2de32e1f3d72708382" grtype="3" id="GRmark_b54ea380c453c94043343b2de32e1f3d72708382_installation:0">installation</span> to combat this problem. I decided to create a hanging origami feature that fitting in with the Brunel brand guidelines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Folding over 2000 pieces of paper was not something I could do alone and needed the help of people from other teams within <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="8eaa6414b4cdc321b35b754c1b6020fe9271a240" grtype="3" id="GRmark_8eaa6414b4cdc321b35b754c1b6020fe9271a240_Made:0">Made</span> In Brunel. Without the help of Sophie Randles, George Williamson and Mitch Gebbie from the Events team, the Made In Brunel Directors, Ben King and Emily Riggs, Neethu (my partner) and I could not of created this installation. Even once the paper was folded, threading the carefully folded paper onto the practically invisible fishing wire was a colossal task. This task took Neethu and I a couple of days, only to be sped up by the help of Sophie Randles and Ben King, whilst watching the Queens Jubilee to keep the boredom of such a repetitive task at bay. To hang the paper I built three white boxes to be hung from hooks in the Bargehouse ceiling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After spending some time discussing what the shape of the paper should be in to create the best swarm effect with Sam Whyman we decided on an eye shape that tapered more to the right, if being looked at from the front. The exact shape could only be <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="aea0e737da988c0e5be9dc02ec628d14dabaee0a" grtype="1" id="GRmark_aea0e737da988c0e5be9dc02ec628d14dabaee0a_finalised:0">finalised</span> whist being created in the jig (pictured above). The hanging paper was used as pixels to create the shape desired. By sliding the paper up and down the wire and <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="c0b05cbaea85c80479547e5039e2ffde28a63a07" grtype="1" id="GRmark_c0b05cbaea85c80479547e5039e2ffde28a63a07_changng:0">changng</span> the number of folded paper on each wire the shape could be controlled and created.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weighting the wires down were M8 nuts, these nuts created a blanket effect that were all the same height. As the installation is designed to be walked under it was very important to get all the nuts hanging from the same height. The jig I built to work on the installation without having to hang it<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> allowed me to get the correct height accurately. </span></span><br />
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Radical changes do not happen by answering the market need, but by proposaing new ideas. Proposing new ideas leads to technical innovation and meaningful innovation. As Steve Jobs said: "People don't know what they want until you show it to them." Who would of thought a couple of years ago that we needed a laptop, a tablet and a smart phone, they all do a similar thing, yet we have them?</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Something has helped me thriough the last of my projects has been <a href="http://designers.mx/" target="_blank">Designers MX</a> music playlists made by designers for designers, great music, great playlist cover art. One of my personal favorites is <a href="http://designers.mx/#/mixes/listen/let-s-make-sweet-sweet-pixels-pt-2" target="_blank">Let's make sweet sweet pixels pt 2</a> Check it out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Really busy at the moment, but whats getting me through the hard work at the moment is that I am planning an awesome getaway after Easter to the mountains (Dartmoor or Breacon Beacons) for a couple of days. This is in preparation for my plan in the summer for some serious all day hiking and wild camping in Scotland. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also today I have to do some ADAMS dynamic computer modelling, I don't really like the interface for ADAMS, I don't understand why the background must always be black, and it is the same for ANSYS 13.0, maybe it is because I am used to Soildworks and ADOBE. That as well as doing more on my washing up concept should take up most of the weekend, as PT says, "We don</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'t have weekends".</span><br />
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Been working towards on a concept for the installation I am working on for the <a href="http://madeinbrunel.com/show-and-events/" target="_blank">Made in Brunel show</a> and looking at a lot of inspiration pictures, so I thought I'd share a few.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I organised a lecture on some of the experiences of the mountaineer Paul Josse yesterday as part of Brunel's One world Week, which went well and had a very good turnout including guests such as PT and Stephen Green as well as most of the <b><a href="http://madeinbrunel.com/" target="_blank">MADE IN BRUNEL</a></b> team. Thanks to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/emilyriggs" target="_blank">Emily Riggs</a></b> for helping me to promote the event. I learnt from organising this event to make sure to book a larger room than you think you will need, and no matter how many posters you print, using respected contacts to promote your event is more effective. Next time I will book a better, bigger room, and also try to get it sponsored by Relentless for free refreshments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">An interesting project I have been following is the<a href="http://www.splinterbike.co.uk/home" target="_blank"> <b>Splinter Bike</b></a> that you may of seen at <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/p/powerofmaking/" target="_blank"><b>The</b> <b>Power Of Making</b></a> exhibition at the V&A. The bike is completely made from wood, and is currently the </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">100% Wooden Bicycle Speed
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Primarly a student of design at Brunel. I busy myself<b> </b>with as many projects as I can both commercial and personal. I'm on <a href="http://rorysouthworth.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/rorysouthworth" target="_blank">twitter</a> already and feel having a blog to log my progress as a designer could help me. I cannot promise perfect spelling or regular updates, but I will try my best to be imformative and helpful to aid other's research and inspiration as well as my own. I am interested in Open Design and believe the basics of my research should be open too. Most of my design work is on my <a href="http://www.coroflot.com/rorysouthworth" target="_blank">Coroflot</a> account.</div>
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Working on a couple of projects currently, trying to improve the process of hand washing in the kitchen, a promotional product in the shape of a book filled with fold out products, running a team to create an installation at the <a href="http://madeinbrunel.com/" target="_blank">Made In Brunel exhibition</a> this year. Hopefully should be getting a nice packaging design project for <a href="http://www.makielab.com/" target="_blank">makielab</a> soon, working with illustrator and product designer <a href="http://enwill.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">enwill</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">N</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">eed to secure a placement for next year</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> so thinking about companys I could apply to. Went to the <a href="http://www.londondesignfestival.com/events/send-print-print-send" target="_blank">Send to Print</a> exhibtion on at Aram yesterday so wanting a 3D printer</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> more than usual, looked around a bit on the web and found one for about £600, maybe see how my placement pays? Thinking also about trying to get another collaboration for the next mechanics project using ADAMS, as my last collaboration with GB cycles using ANSYS went well and the product that I worked on is likely to be in production soon. </span><b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0