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Extrusion Molding Aluminum
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For the aluminum base piece, we designed our part to be manufactured through extrusion molding. However, for prototyping, we used a water jet to cut out our piece and used a CNC mill to do the post machining process. This is because Rose-Hulman does not have the capability to extrusion mold on campus.
Machining simulation using SolidWorks
Flow analysis provided by ProtoLabs
Injection Molding Plastic
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For the plastic pieces for our module, we designed it to be manufactured through injection molding. However, for prototyping, we used 3-D printer to make the plastic pieces. This is because Rose-Hulman does not have the capacity to injection mold on campus.
Cost estimation and design plausibility of our parts were evaluated using ProtoLab's quote service.
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