SPE Student Design Competition for TopCon 2025
December 31, 2024 @ 12:00 am - March 7, 2025 @ 11:30 pm
The Society of Plastics Engineers SPE Rotational Molding Division is conducting a Student Design Competition to promote interest and innovation in rotationally molded products. The division is offering winners FREE registration and hotel to attend TopCon 2025 in either Minneapolis, MN or Pittsburgh, PA!
2025 Submission Deadlines: TBD
Enrollment: December 31st, 2024
Final Project Submission: March 7th, 2025
Send projects to: Heather.Fennell@shell.com
Instructions for Submission. The Finial Project must include the following:
Title Page:
- Name of product:
- Student Applicant Name(s): Max Two Students Per Group
- College or University:
- Date:
Report:
- Introduction – Product description and details
- Rotational Molding Application – Explain why rotational molding is the preferred process for this product
- Design Details – Describe the critical design parameters for this product and material. Explain your “Design for Manufacturability” such as draft, shrinkage, venting etc.. Explain how the product could be rotationally molded robustly.
- Design Drawings – Standard view drawings and isometric pictures.
- Mold Design – Describe the specific tooling to be used and why.
- Manufacturing Details – Explain how the specific attributes of rotational molding will be used to manufacture the product. Explain any technical risks associated with the manufacturing of the product.
WINNERS WILL BE INVITED TO PRESENT THEIR PART DESIGN AT THE 2025 TOPCON
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