EDP - Business Card Holder

Engineering Design Process

Business Card Holder

Making the Business Card Holder

Students are given a ⅛” x 15 ¾” x 11 ¾” piece of wood to create a business card holder using only a laser engraver as the cutting tool. Students will need to choose a company to design their business card holder for (this could be a real company or a made up company… think about family members)

Constraints:

Students will get only one piece of ⅛” x 15 ¾” x 11 ¾ wood to create only ONE prototype then a ONE final design. Design can be prototyped using cardboard as many times as needed.

• ⅛” of clearance total on any side of the card that is being inserted into the holder.
• It has to have an area (not blocked by the business cards) where you can add personalization.
• You must design your name onto the holder to show a possible client as an example.
• Your business card holder has to hold a minimum of ½” stack of business cards.
• The business cards have to be able to be read while in the holder.
• It has to be able to be assembled without any fasteners, glue is acceptable only to secure joint.
• You will 3D model the design, using SolidWorks for visualization purposes, but the final product has to be a 2D DXF file to be used in CorellDraw.
• Students must follow the Engineering Design Process completing a report packet.

Report Packet to Include:

1. Identify the Problem - Students should state the challenge problem in their own words.

Define your problem statement

How can I design a __________ that will __________?

Identify Criteria and Constraints - Students should specify the design requirements (include the criteria listed above and more)

2. Brainstorm Solutions / Research

Student will sketch multiple ideas to solve the problem. Students should clearly identify knowledge of design criteria.

3. Develop Solutions - The developed ideas will be shared with the class on the design selected. Students should record pros and cons.

Select an Approach - Students will identify the design that appears to solve the problem the best. Students will write a statement that describes why they chose the design. This should include some reference to the criteria and constraints identified above.

Create Drawings - Students should create new drawings that are orthographic projections (multiple views showing the top, front and one side) and isometric drawings (three-dimensional depiction). These are to be drawn in SolidWorks and working drawings created.

4. Build a Model or Prototype - Students will construct model in CAD and will use the laser engraver to build the prototype.

5. Test/Evaluate - Students will examine and evaluate their prototypes or designs based on the criteria and constraints. Students will enlist students other students to review the solution and help identify changes that need to be made. Based on criteria and constraints, students must identify any problems and proposed solutions.

Communicate - Students will share results with the class based on test/evaluation. And record their successes/failures. This presentation will be done in the form of a google presentation, or the like, and will include steps 1-5. Student will include sketches or photos of the product. Students will also print out their slides to include in the final report (multiple slides per page).