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15. Mechanical design

Assignments for the week

Group assignments

  • Design a machine (mechanism + actuation + automation), including the end effector, build the passive parts and operate it manually.

Individual assignment

  • Explained your individual contribution to this project on your own website.

Requirements for group

  • Shown how your team planned and executed the project.
  • Described problems and how the team solved them.
  • Included your design files.
  • Included your design files and ‘hero shot’ photos of the mould and the final object.
  • Optionally included an aprox. 1 min video (1920x1080 HTML5 MP4) + slide (1920x1080 PNG).

Group assignments

See 2019 Fablab Taipei Group site Week 15

Individual assignment

Syringe pumps

Commercially available pumps

NE-1002X Programmable Microfluidics Syringe Pump
USD 1500

CONTEC SP900 US $649

Syringe Pumps Machine price unknow

T34™ Syringe Pump
price unknow

BOM

Parts Spec. Quantity
syringe 5 - 10 ml 4
Screw M5 * 100 mm 4
Screw and nut M3 * 16 mm ~20
Milling wax - 1
Silicone resin - -
Epoxy resin - -

Make a four channels syringe pumps.

Draw the syringe holder 2D plan.

Laser cut and assemble it.

molding and cast the connector ( see week 10 for the progress)

Install four rails and push/pull parts for each channel.

Test it by hands.

Put in syringe and test by hands again.

Files

2D design